Tuck | Mr. Invest In Change
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IE Business School | Mr. JD Garay
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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
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MIT Sloan | Mr. Startup Strategy
GMAT 720, GPA 3.7
Stanford GSB | Mr. Mid-Market PE
GMAT 770, GPA 4
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CEIBS’s New MBA Director On Getting An MBA In China (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 27, 2023

The recent headlines in the business media about China are telling: Xi Jinping’s Capitalist Smackdown Sparks a $1 Trillion Reckoning: After 40 years of allowing the market to play an expanding role in driving prosperity, China’s leaders have remembered something important — they’re Communists -- Bloomberg Xi Jinping Aims to Rein In Chinese Capitalism, Hew…

2021 Most Disruptive MBA Startups: ScholarSite, U.C. Berkeley (Haas) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: January 12, 2022

ScholarSite University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business Industry: Education Technology Founding Student Name(s): Nicholas Rudder Brief Description of Solution: ScholarSite’s platform allows the world’s leading academics and experts to independently run live cohort-based courses with leading companies around the world. For instructors, we make the teaching experience and cohort setup process easier than…

The Most Disruptive MBA Startups Of 2021 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 8, 2021

$90,000 a day. That’s how much one contractor can lose after a part fails. When a construction project grinds to a halt, it disrupts an entire chain. As assets sit idle, the ripple effect can mean suspending other projects or incurring financial penalties for delays. Problem is, different vendors specialize in different supplies — with…

Meet The CEIBS MBA Class Of 2023 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 15, 2021

You wouldn’t understand it unless you’re here. That’s one way to think of Shanghai. Picture Medici’s Florence or Pericles’ Athens: a mix of cultural influence and economic might — a center for growth and innovation teeming with energy and possibilities. A modern day Byzantium, Shanghai is considered the ‘Gateway to the East.’ After all, the…

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Coronavirus Pushes Wharton’s India Forum Online (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: December 28, 2021

Count the upcoming Wharton India Economic Forum as the latest casualty of the fast-spreading omicron variant.  Originally scheduled to take place in Mumbai, India, the Wharton School’s student-organized forum will move to a virtual format, Gauri Singhal, MBA ‘23, told Poets&Quants today (December 28). Singhal is WIEF’s vice president for speakers and marketing. The schedule…

2021 MBA Employment Reports & Class Profiles (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: January 2, 2022

There is always another question behind the first question you pose. How much will I make after I graduate? That really means, Is this worth the time and cost? Who will some of my classmates be? Translation: Are they smart, fun, and well-connected? Of course, GMAT and GPA questions always boil down to this: Will…

Poets&Quants’ Favorite MBAs Of 2021 (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: January 4, 2022

2021 wasn't just another year. It wasn't just another class of amazing MBAs at business schools around the world — talented students in school and confident and ambitious MBAs newly graduated. No, 2021 was the year of challenges and character, with the unrelenting difficulty of the first revealing the quality of the second. For so…

3 Key Admissions Trends To Follow In 2022 (NEWS)

By: Matt Symonds, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: March 4, 2022

After a rush of pandemic-driven applications to business school last year you might have expected a rebounding economy to put a dent in demand for an MBA or Specialized Masters. But with campuses reopening and travel restrictions lifting, the appeal of taking one or two years to enhance your personal and professional skillset, build a…

GMAT Averages Rebound Big Time At The Top 50 MBA Programs (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: September 14, 2023

See-saw. Back and forth. A swinging pendulum. Average scores on the Graduate Management Admission Test plummeted in 2020 as business schools loosened admissions standards amid the worst global health crisis in a century. Schools cracked the gates open just a bit more than usual, making GMAT waivers easier to get and extending application deadlines; some abolished…

INSEAD Does It Again: Tops Ranking Of Best International MBAs For Sixth Consecutive Time (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 9, 2022

The past couple of years have been something of an oddity for MBA rankings. Several of the most popular and influential lists from The Economist to Forbes have been delayed. Bloomberg Businessweek skipped its annual ranking in 2020. And some top business schools decided against participating in several rankings due to the pandemic, including the…

Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Leticia Pfeffer, Dartmouth College (Tuck) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: February 12, 2022

Leticia Pfeffer Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College “I’m a passionate change-maker that is committed to driving positive impact for business and society.” Hometown: Miami, Florida Fun Fact About Yourself: I speak three languages—English, Spanish, and French   Undergraduate School and Major: New York University, Global Liberal Studies Most Recent Employer and Job Title:…

Wharton Returns To A Familiar Place In The 2022 Financial Times MBA Ranking (NEWS)

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

The Wharton School returned to what had been a very familiar place in the newly updated Financial Times global ranking of the best MBA programs. For the 11th time in the history of the FT rankings, Wharton finished first on the 2022 list, grabbing top honors for the first time since 2011. Right behind the…

Ten Biggest Surprises In The Financial Times 2022 MBA Ranking (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 17, 2022

Another year, another ranking? Not quite. This year's Financial Times Global MBA ranking, the most credible and authoritative global look at the best business schools, was anything but normal. After a year-long absence by seven highly ranked U.S. players, including Stanford, Harvard and Wharton, the big brand American schools returned and fueled an unusual number…

MBA Handicapping: Applying From Myanmar With A 3.26 From San Jose State (NEWS)

By: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 25, 2023

https://youtu.be/OEy_rG---6Y Phyo is a 24-year-old professional who works as a chief of staff to an executive director for a private conglomerate in Myanmar. A citizen of the Myanmar, he earned his undergraduate degree in business from the U.S. at San Jose State University. He has a 3.4 GPA and has ranged between 650 and 700…

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Covid-19 Looms Large At The Case Centre’s 32nd Annual Awards (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: February 28, 2022

As companies and economies continue to adapt to the new realities brought on by the Coronavirus, one thing to be said of the pandemic: It makes for rich source material for business case studies. Cases examining the pandemic’s effects on different companies won two of the top prizes at the Case Centre’s 32nd Awards and…

International Women’s Day: Top Scholarships For Women MBA Candidates (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: March 2, 2022

Though women are increasingly interested in an MBA to enhance their career prospects, they still have a ways to go to reach gender parity. Consider the research: Last November, the Forté Foundation found that in 2021, women’s MBA enrollment leaped to an all-time high of 41%, achieving a long-term goal of the nonprofit on its…

Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Miki Yumiyama, University of Texas (McCombs) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: March 6, 2022

Miki Yumiyama The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business “Strongly organized memory called “Mikipedia” as a result of curiosity and logical thinking.” Hometown: Ehime, Japan Fun Fact About Yourself: I enjoy camping, snowboarding, golf, softball, and reading books. Undergraduate School and Major: Osaka Prefecture University (undergrad and graduate school), Aerospace Engineering Most…

Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Alexis Arnold, University of Texas (McCombs) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: March 6, 2022

Alexis Arnold The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business “Colorful and creative, with a strong motivation to develop myself, the world, and its people.” Hometown: Fair Oaks, CA Fun Fact About Yourself: I played in a steel drum band for five years! Undergraduate School and Major: Stanford University – Double Major, Psychology…

Meet The Texas McCombs MBA Class Of 2023 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: March 8, 2022

Hook ‘em Horns. That’s the rallying cry at the University of Texas. At sporting events and airports, you’ll see Longhorn alums flash that signature sign: a pinky and index finger extended upward to show their solidarity with the burnt orange. This gesture reflects more than shared experience and school pride. It is a commitment to…

It’s My Stern: Student Exchanges – A Tale of Two Cities (NEWS)

By: Phan Hoang | Last Updated: March 13, 2022

Almost two years ago, as I was nearing the end of the MBA admissions cycle, I was thankful to receive multiple admission offers. However, this meant that I had to make a choice of which program to select. For anyone who knows me, they’ll say I have some insane FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). That…

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Top MBA Destination Companies That Have Left Russia (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: March 16, 2022

As Russia’s war on its neighbor Ukraine approaches the one-month mark, pressure is mounting on major global companies to pull out of Russia. On Sunday (March 13), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy framed the argument in the starkest terms yet, tweeting to his 5.3 million followers on Twitter: Now can be no 'half' decisions or 'halftones'! There…

MBA Handicapping: Applying To HBS From Mexico — How Do You Become One Of Seven Chosen Per Year? (NEWS)

By: Sandy Kreisberg | Last Updated: August 25, 2023

https://youtu.be/rJ3Q_B7b8g8 In a typical year, Harvard Business School enrolls about seven MBA students from Mexico. For Jose, the challenge will be how to become one of the chosen ones. While he has yet to sit for the GMAT exam, he bring a 3.5 GPA from Anahuac University in Mexico to the game along with fives…

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Three Things You Have To Do To Get Into HEC Paris (NEWS)

By: Brendan Kramp, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: March 30, 2026

Earlier this year, HEC Paris tied with MIT Sloan for the #11 spot in the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2022. Meanwhile, the most recent Forbes ranking awarded HEC the #2 spot. Last year’s HEC graduates enjoyed a base salary of $165,558 and a 124% salary increase. As Forbes emphasized, HEC’s tuition fee (now €78,000…

MBA Class Of 2022: Graduation Dates & Speakers (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 18, 2022

Call it the COVID comeback. In 2020, graduations were migrated online, eschewing pomp-and-circumstance for caution-and-safety. Last spring, many schools remained wary, as speakers zoomed in from studios and offices. Behind a monitor or a mask, commencement just wasn’t the same. Forget celebrating shared sacrifices and profound memories — let alone embracing big changes and new…

100 Best & Brightest MBAs: Class of 2022 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 2, 2022

Real leaders don’t watch history. They imagine it. When the time comes, they step forward, embracing the uncertainty and criticism that come with leadership.  James Cochrane-Dyet’s moment arrived in 2019. Before then, he was a British military officer who’d served everywhere from the Middle East to Eastern Europe. He’d even commanded the 90 horse-mounted guards…

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Personal MBA Coach’s 2022-2023 MBA Essay Predictions (NEWS)

By: Scott Edinburgh, Founder of Personal MBA Coach | Last Updated: January 28, 2025

If you are applying to business school this fall, you may be wondering when to get started with your MBA essays. While the 2022-2023 MBA applications are not yet open, Personal MBA Coach advises applicants to move forward with caution now on their essays for many top MBA programs.  Based on our experience and observations…

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Fortuna Admissions possesses unique insider knowledge of how admissions committees work, because we have been the gatekeepers in the admissions offices of top business schools. Our entire team comprises of former business school professionals from top-tier institutions including Wharton, INSEAD, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, London Business School, Chicago Booth, NYU Stern, Duke Fuqua, IE…