Tuck | Mr. Invest In Change
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GRE 326, GPA 3
INSEAD | Mr. Future AI Product Manager
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NYU Stern | Mr. Operations Strategy & Youth Leadership
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IE Business School | Mr. JD Garay
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London Business School | Mr. Decarbonisation
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Harvard | Mr. Energy & AI PM
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Tepper | Mr. Tech Mil-Veteran
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Columbia | Mr. European MBB Consultant
GMAT 645 (Gmat Focus), GPA 8.2
MIT Sloan | Mr. Startup Strategy
GMAT 720, GPA 3.7
Stanford GSB | Mr. Mid-Market PE
GMAT 770, GPA 4
Stanford GSB | Mr. MBB Guy From Big 4 & Startup
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Why Stanford’s Iconic MBA Essay Still Matters (NEWS)

By: Matt Symonds, director at Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: April 22, 2017

When Stanford GSB’s former Dean of Admissions Derrick Bolton first introduced the 'What Matters To You and Why' admissions essay in the MBA application over thirteen years ago, did he have any idea that it would become such an enduring and iconic question? Even if you don’t include Stanford among your short list of target schools,…

Guide To Pre-MBA Camps & Programs (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: August 26, 2023

Pre-MBA summer events — boot camps, seminars, networking festivals — at which soon-to-be students are introduced to potential future employers (and vice versa) are now common practice for major consulting and banking recruiters, and a select number of other companies, as well. They are also becoming common practice for students planning to focus on those concentrations…

My Story: From Tanzania To The Olympics & Stanford GSB (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: October 11, 2019

Benjamin Fernandes was at a fork in the road. The native of Tanzania was weeks away from getting his bachelor’s degree from the University of Northwestern-St. Paul, and he had three good job offers on the table. One involved a lot of money — the most, he says, that anyone in his graduating class had…

How Yale SOM Crashed The M7 Party (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 2, 2023

For Amy Saltzman, it really came down to three business schools: Wharton, Dartmouth Tuck, and Yale University's School of Management. When she was mulling over those choices, at least seven out of ten people urged her to go to Wharton. After all, it was the higher ranked school with the most well-known MBA program. "I…

2017 Best MBAs: Ziad Jarjouhi, Cornell (Johnson) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 3, 2017

Ziad Jarjouhi Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business “Banker turned agri-entrepreneur.” Age: 32 Hometown: Kuwait City, Kuwait Fun fact about yourself: In 1998, I became the youngest person to receive the Eagle Scout rank in Kuwait. Undergraduate School and Degree: Bachelor of Commerce (Honors in Finance) from the…

2017 Best MBAs: Stanford GSB’s Federico Mossa (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 6, 2017

Federico Mossa Stanford Graduate School of Business “Analytical, caring, driven, flexible, generous, inquisitive, learner, musician, passionate, reflective, reliable, resilient, supportive, world citizen.” Hometown: Sardinia, Italy Fun fact about yourself: I have an autographed CD from my favorite band Radiohead saying “Federico, nice covers [of our songs]!”. Undergraduate School and Degree: Università Commerciale “Luigi Bocconi”, Milan,…

2017 Best MBAs: Alex Walker Turner, University of Toronto (Rotman) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 6, 2017

Alex Walker Turner University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management Age: 26 Hometown: Burlington, Ontario, Canada Fun fact about yourself: I play classical and jazz trumpet; I was a World’s Level Cheerleader Undergraduate School and Degree: BAH, Political Science, Queen’s University; MA International Relations, McMaster University Where did you work before enrolling in business school?…

2017 Best MBAs: Myriam Ahmed, INSEAD (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 6, 2017

Myriam Ahmed INSEAD An international mess; French by nationality but also half Burmese, grew up in London, but lived in New York for five years pre-INSEAD. Age: 28 Hometown: London, UK Fun fact about yourself: I went backpacking by myself at 19 across South America for 6 months (and almost gave my parents a heart-attack…

2017 Best MBAs: Charles Gallo, Georgetown (McDonough) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 6, 2017

Charles Gallo Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business “Passionate with a relentless drive to make a difference.” Age: 35 Hometown: Cape Town, South Africa Fun fact about yourself: I ran a marathon in a monkey suit to raise money for charity. Undergraduate School and Degree: Southern Methodist University, BSc. Economics with Finance Where did you…

2017 Best MBAs: Andrea Michahelles Barreno, IMD (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 6, 2017

Andrea Michahelles Barreno IMD “Energetic and analytical engineer. Volunteer by heart, true friend and action driven. Loves to smile and ask questions.” Age: 32 Hometown: Lima, Peru Fun fact about yourself: Sometimes I am so self-absorbed in my own thoughts, that I get injured easily in domestic accidents. Undergraduate School and Degree: Bachelor in Engineering,…

2017 Best MBAs: Itsuma Tanaka, ESADE (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 6, 2017

Itsuma Tanaka ESADE “Passionate telecom professional who chaired global standardization meetings to connect the world with 4G LTE.” Age: 35 Hometown: Yokohama, Japan Fun fact about yourself: Rock musician and happy father of two amazing children Undergraduate School and Degree: Information Systems Engineering, Imperial College London (UK) Where did you work before enrolling in business…

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How I Got Into INSEAD (NEWS)

By: Hewitt Chan | Last Updated: May 16, 2017

I am from Hong Kong, a city where all the fun happens and where the Eastern and Western cultures fuse together. I graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a bachelor's degree in business administration and information systems (Dean’s honor list) and was admitted as a certified public accountant (CPA) of the Hong Kong Institute of…

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Vlerick’s Master Of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: May 24, 2017

Program Name: Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship Length of Program: 10 months Cost: € 16,400 (about $18,198) Vlerick Business School in Leuven, Belgium is no stranger to the startup world, having ranked ninth among top MBA programs for entrepreneurship in 2015, according to the Financial Times. (The school did not make FT's top 25 for entrepreneurship in 2016, but did squeeze into the…

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Gay MBA Tells HBS Classmates To Speak Up (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: May 25, 2017

https://youtu.be/SrK8-ZDWSiI?list=PLPndSdqaaC1aOx3rPEqk1CSrMFPETkCL- As a gay 15-year-old boy in the conservative Midwest, Andrew Cone concedes that silence smothered him. As the student speaker at Harvard Business School's Class Day activities today (May 24), Cone demonstrated he has gotten over the problem. In a 12-minute, 30-second address on the Baker Lawn of the school’s campus in Boston, the…

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He Fled Terrorism At Home. An MBA Helped Him Rebuild His Life (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: June 10, 2017

Kashif Khaleel could hear the gunfire from his office. Looking from his third-floor window across the skyline of Islamabad, Pakistan, he could see the smoke rising from Lal Masjid, the Red Mosque, one of the city's oldest mosques, only a couple of kilometers away. It was the third major terrorist attack since he'd moved to the city.…

Assessing Your Odds Of Getting In (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne & Sandy Kreisberg | Last Updated: June 18, 2017

Call him Mr. Silver. He didn't go to an Ivy League School. He has worked for a Big Four accounting firm and a mid-market private equity shop. And he has a 710 GMAT. But this 24-year-old professional has gold ambitions: To get into Harvard, Chicago Booth or Northwestern Kellogg. This young professional at Accenture describes…

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The Golden Passport: Misunderstanding HBS (NEWS)

By: George Yip | Last Updated: June 19, 2017

Duff McDonald’s new book, The Golden Passport, is receiving much publicity for its blaming of Harvard Business School for most of the wrongs of American capitalism. I commend McDonald on his detailed history of HBS, much of which I recognize. But I criticize him for drawing mostly wrong conclusions. Before I explain why McDonald errs…

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Imperial’s Novel Master Of Climate Change (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: June 24, 2017

Program Name: Master of Climate Change, Management & Finance School: Imperial College Business School Length of Program: 12 months Cost: £27,000 for non-EU students, £15,600 for EU students Nearly one full year into a unique partnership between Imperial College Business School and the College's Grantham Institute-Climate Change and the Environment, developers of the resulting Master of Climate Change, Management &…

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What I Learned In My 1st Year At Stanford GSB (NEWS)

By: Natasha Malpani | Last Updated: June 30, 2017

My first year in the MBA program at Stanford Graduate School of Business was a whirlwind. I moved to a different country, changed roles, co-founded a company and met some unbelievably amazing people. But I also struggled with adjusting to being a student again, and building a new home, career, and circle of friends. Looking back,…

Are These MBAs Best For Entrepreneurs? (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 10, 2017

For the third consecutive time in three rankings of the best MBA programs for would-be entrepreneurs, Stanford's Graduate School of Business came out on top, according to the new Financial Times' 2017 list. But the results of this ranking--doubled to 50 schools from last year's 25--is all over the place. Of the 25 schools that…

What MBAs Really Want From Employers (NEWS)

By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: July 17, 2017

Show me the money. That's the message from MBA graduates who value compensation from employers more than anything else, according to self-reported data from TransparentCareer, an MBA-centric online career platform. So much for all the millennial focus over work/life balance, the chance to advance in a company, or even the reputation of an employer. It's…

2017 MBAs To Watch: Ana Carolina Lopez Pinaya, U.C.-Davis (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: August 6, 2017

Ana Carolina Lopez Pinaya University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management “Passionate and persistent, I am hard-working and constantly seek opportunities to learn and grow.” Age: 29 Hometown: Santo Andre-SP, Brazil Fun fact about yourself: When I was living in Europe, I surprised one of my friends with a day trip to Dublin…

2017 MBAs To Watch: Sarah Spoto, University of Rochester (Simon) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: August 6, 2017

Sarah Spoto University of Rochester, Simon Business School “Social entrepreneur and former apparel buyer ready for a new career in automotive marketing.” Age: 27 Hometown: Chicago, IL Fun fact about yourself: I have an identical twin sister who lives in Scotland. Undergraduate School and Degree: BA, Business and Studio Art from Lake Forest College Where…

2017 MBAs To Watch: Kathryn Flaschner, University of Rochester (Simon) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: August 6, 2017

Kathryn Flaschner Simon Business School, University of Rochester “I am an athlete that leads with empathy, hard work, and an eagerness to evolve.” Age: 25 Hometown: Buffalo, New York Fun fact about yourself: I was an All-American athlete in college and consider myself a closeted thespian. Undergraduate School and Degree: University of Rochester – Bachelor…

2017 MBAs To Watch: Bina Bhaskar, UC-Irvine (Merage) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: August 6, 2017

Bina Bhaskar The Paul Merage School of Business, University of California Irvine “In pursuit of excellence through my capacity for diligence and ability to work hard.” Age: 28 Hometown: Hyderabad, India Fun fact about yourself: I realized my love for coconut water was something special when I could chug as many as six coconuts in…

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By: Heather Soderquist | Last Updated: November 12, 2024

The trailblazer in MBA admissions consulting is the team at Stacy Blackman Consulting (SBC). No other firm has demonstrated not only staying power for over two decades but also built a top-tier team of consultants with bios that would impress even the most discerning MBA applicant. Their real-world MBA admissions committee expertise enables SBC consultants…

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By: Heather Soderquist | Last Updated: May 26, 2023

From its 2002 launch on the campus of Yale University, to serving more than 50,000 MBA applicants over the past decade, Veritas Prep has been fueled by the desire to help applicants get admitted to their dream schools. Its team includes more former MBA admissions directors and associate directors from top programs than any other admissions consulting firm.  Check out…