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Best & Brightest MBAs: Class Of 2018 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 6, 2018

The whispers swirled around him. ‘Don’t let him corner you,’ women warned. ‘Smile and pretend you don’t hear him.’ From a safe distance, some might wonder why no one spoke up about Harvey Weinstein. In the trenches, the women understood the odds: blowing the whistle meant career suicide. No more. Last year, the #MeToo movement…

Have A Question About Specialized Master’s Degree Programs? Ask Judith, Our Resident Expert (NEWS)

By: Judith Stockmon | Last Updated: January 29, 2025

For individuals who want to focus their career on a specific discipline, such as financial engineering or business analytics, attending a non-MBA master’s program may be more valuable than pursuing a traditional MBA degree. However, choosing the “right” specialized program and grad school can be difficult if not overwhelming. As these non-MBA programs attract a…

IESE, IMD Once Again Top FT’s Exec Ed Rankings (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: October 4, 2019

Executive education programs aren't known for their bargain rates. Non-degree offerings might be said to take their cue from their EMBA brethren. At its costliest in the United States, the two-year EMBA program at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the price tag has eclipsed $200,000. In a survey of programs by Poets&Quants…

Why Teams Fail, According To MBAs (NEWS)

By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: October 4, 2019

From the time MBA students step on campus to when they leave and well beyond into the workforce, teamwork is a prominent way of work. Gauging how students will work within teams and interact with classmates is a big piece to the admissions process for business schools. And according to research published yesterday (May 21),…

Globally, MBA Apps See Increase (NEWS)

By: Gregory Yang | Last Updated: May 24, 2018

There is yet another sign that MBA applications are on the rise globally. A recent report from the Association of MBAs (AMBA) found that, since 2015, average applications per program have increased by 10%, with average enrollments per program rising by 24%. That’s a jump from reports in 2009 and 2014, where the average number…

Building An Out & Allied MBA Community From The Ground Up (NEWS)

By: Jay Kiew | Last Updated: May 25, 2018

“What type of support do we have for LGBTQ+ students at the MBA level?” It’s amazing what a single question can do to spark change. Despite being the outgoing president for Ivey’s MBA 2018 class, I had never been asked that question until then. To be honest, I had no idea what the answer was.…

2018-19 Full-time MBA Application Deadlines (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 11, 2019

The biggest news of the 2018-2019 MBA application season came early from Harvard Business School when HBS announced that it would do away with its third and final round (see Harvard B-School Kills An Admissions Round). With more and more MBA candidates filing their applications in the first and second rounds, respectively in September and…

INSEAD 2018-2019 MBA Deadlines (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: May 31, 2018

If you want to apply to INSEAD's 10-month MBA program, you have two important things to consider. First off, INSEAD's application is among the most grueling to complete, with six essay questions--more than any other business school--along with a video interview composed of four random questions that need to be answered within 60 seconds each.…

UVA Darden 2018-2019 MBA Deadlines (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: June 14, 2018

https://youtu.be/WNQMdOGbKiU The University of Virginia's Darden School of Business is adding an 'early action' round with an open interview schedule for this year's 2018-2019 MBA application season. The new option, which is non-binding, is for candidates who believe that Darden's MBA program is their top choice and are ready to move forward with their…

LBS MIF #1 In Financial Times Ranking (NEWS)

By: Hayley McCarthy | Last Updated: June 21, 2018

Today’s Financial Times Masters in Finance ranking has again named London Business School’s full-time MiF the world’s number one post-experience programme. This is the seventh year in the past eight that LBS has topped the table. Rankings are often the first piece of research…

Laura Tyson Named Interim Dean At Haas (NEWS)

By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: June 28, 2018

Unable to seal the deal with one of three finalists for the deanship of Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley today (June 28) turned to a familiar face to hold down the job on an interim basis. Laura D’Andrea Tyson, a Haas economist who had been dean of the school from 1998 to 2001,…

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You Don’t Need A High GPA To Get Into A Top MBA (NEWS)

By: Gregory Yang | Last Updated: July 7, 2018

You Don’t Need a High GPA to Get Into a Top MBA Getting into a high-ranking MBA program doesn’t necessarily require a high college GPA. Ilana Kowarski, a reporter at US News, recently spoke to MBA experts who say college GPAs are often less relevant than the other portions of the MBA application. "Unlike law…

CEIBS MBA Director: ‘China Is Hot’ (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: July 11, 2018

China Europe International Business School is in a prime spot to figure prominently in the major economic and cultural metamorphosis underway in China. Its location in Shanghai puts it at the nexus of rapid change, economic and otherwise, and its status as one of the top (and rising) B-schools in the country gives it the…

Handicapping A Lawyer’s Chances At A Top MBA (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 3, 2023

https://youtu.be/IvPUk33GoOQ He's an Aussie lawyer who works for a major global law firm, mainly working on business deals for a private equity client. Instead of being on the outside of PE, he would ideally like to work on the inside. So he had set his sights on getting an MBA from a top business school…

2018-2019 MBA Admissions Events (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: July 29, 2018

Forget the beaches, barbecues, sunshine, and shorts. Come August, if you work in MBA admissions, it’s time to hit the road. With the first round around the corner, the process starts getting serious. That means adcoms and applicants alike will be fixing their smiles, practicing their handshakes, and sharpening their pitches. These events go by…

Handicapping Your MBA Odds: New Reality For Female MBA Applicants (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 3, 2023

https://youtu.be/eD9VzjiFR-A The New Reality For Female MBA Applicants... We Spill The Beans and Good News By the time she applies to business school, this young female professional will have four solid years of working in the global markets section of a prominent Boston bank with experience in making data useful. She has a 3.5 grade…

Handicapping Your MBA Odds: Overcome A Classic MBA Interview Mistake (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 3, 2023

https://youtu.be/6cEextIVj9g How A Big Four Consultant Gets Into A Big Three Business School From A Non-Feeder Undergraduate School His numbers are superb: A 3.95 undergraduate grade point average and a solid 730 GMAT score that puts him into the 96th percentile of test takers from all over the world. With a year of work experience…

Haas Picks Wharton Professor As New Dean (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 23, 2023

After a long national search lasting more than a year, UC-Berkeley's Haas School of Business chose a Wharton female economist as its new dean. Berkeley alumna Ann E. Harrison, a highly accomplished academic, will begin her term on Jan. 1 of 2019, succeeding Rich Lyons who had the job for nearly a dozen years before…

Handicapping Your MBA Odds: What Accountants and Actuaries Should Say (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: November 14, 2025

What Accountants and Actuaries Should Say When They Apply To Elite Business Schools When it comes to the raw stats, you would be hard pressed to find a better candidate for a highly selective business school than Victoria. With a quant score of 166 on the GRE and a verbal of 167, she's…

Meet The MBA Class Of 2020: Profiles In Courage (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: August 28, 2018

Everyone roots for the underdog. You know, the person who never gives up – or gives an inch for that matter. Against prevailing opinion, they speak out, braving the snubs and scorn that follow. Over time, their rallying cry coalesces into a mission and their actions drive history. They are, to borrow a well-worn phrase,…

LBS Launches New Masters In Analytics (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: December 28, 2022

Program Name: Masters in Analytics and Management School: London Business School Length of Program: 12 months Cost: £33,500 tuition, or approx. $43,550, as well as an application fee of £120 ($156) ~~~ London Business School has been growing apace in recent years, launching a Global Masters in Management degree and, in 2016, a Masters in Financial Analysis. That growth…

Haas Incoming Dean Has Three Areas Of Focus (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 3, 2018

Before stepping down as dean of UC-Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, Rich Lyons made sure to etch in stone the four defining leadership principles that have become the bedrock of the school’s culture: Question the Status Quo, Confidence Without Attitude, Students Always, and Beyond Yourself. Lyons quipped that by carving the principles into the walkways…

Meet the Michigan Ross MBA Class of 2020 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 5, 2018

Experience matters. Every employer expects it. Every MBA applicant covets it. Fact is, inexperience means learning curves, mistakes, and missed opportunities – costs that exceed returns. That’s why companies want people who can jump in, take action, and make an immediate impact. That’s exactly what the MBA program at the University of Michigan’s Ross School…

Meet Emory Goizueta’s MBA Class Of 2020 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 9, 2018

It’s easy to get lost in business school. There are the invitations and expectations, the push of clubs and peers and the pull of recruiters and faculty. Long on stimulation and short on time, opportunity becomes a burden for many. That’s where the small school experience comes into play. There’s no hiding out at Emory…

U.S. Programs Missing From FT’s MIM Ranking (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: September 10, 2018

The Financial Times released its annual ranking of Master in Management programs today (September 10) but forgot to include U.S. schools. Or, at least, decided that none of the MiM programs at such schools as Northwestern Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Michigan Ross, or Duke Fuqua — to name a few — were worthy of inclusion, despite…

Jenifer Raver (CONSULTANT)

By: | Last Updated: June 8, 2026

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…

Karen Hamou (CONSULTANT)

By: | Last Updated: March 3, 2026

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…

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