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6 Tips for Waitlisted Applicants
Do you feel like your status as an MBA waitlistee means your application effort is as good as over? Think again – the fact that you’ve made it to the waitlist of a top MBA program means that you’ve come ThisClose to getting in. Don’t...
5 New Year’s Resolutions for 2013 Round 1 MBA Applicants
We finished the season to be jolly. Now ‘tis the season for New Year’s resolutions. If you aim to apply in Round 1 of Fall 2012 and matriculate at a top MBA program in Fall 2013, now is the time to get moving. Here are a...
Kellogg MBA Admissions Director Interview Available Online
Thank you Jennifer Hayes, Senior Associate Director of Admissions at Kellogg, and Erik Mazmanian, a second-year student at Kellogg, for an excellent Q&A about life and admissions at Northwestern Kellogg. Jennifer and Erik covered a wide range of topics, including the following advice on how...
Poets and Quants Releases Their Own Rankings
Poets and Quants decided to stop merely criticizing other business school rankings and created a ranking of its own (“The Top 100 U.S. MBA Programs of 2011”). For the second year in a row P&Q’s rankings are a composite of the five major MBA rankings:...
6 Things to Check Before You Submit
Not to sound like a broken record or anything, but I’m reposting this from last year as it’s really an important reminder for Round 2 applicants. WAIT! Don’t hit “submit” just yet! You may think you’re almost finished with your Round 2 MBA applications, but it...
4 Interview Insights for Acing the MBA Interview
Last week I suggested 4 ways to prepare for your MBA interview. Today I’m going to discuss specific things you can do DURING your MBA interview that will help you make the best impression possible. Engage with stories and specifics. When possible (and it’s really almost...
3 Admissions Trends to Watch in 2012
1. Continuing Impact of Rising Tuition Combined with Recession The law school admissions world has been roiled by the high levels of debt assumed by law school students in anticipation of high-paying jobs that simply never materialized. A couple of cases of alleged fraud...
IMD Executive MBA Program 2012 Application Questions, Deadlines, and Tips
IMD Executive MBA Application Essay Questions and Tips The IMD EMBA essay questions will generate a comprehensive view of you as a businessperson and a professional – in very succinct form. Although the essays are not long, be prepared to put good thought into deciding...
Will That Be Regular or Decaf? MBA Programs Host Coffee Dates Worldwide
Wherever you are in the world, chances are that a current MBA student from a top school is waiting to have coffee with you. In London, Delhi, Tel Aviv, Toronto, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Rio de Janiero, Zurich, Houston, and a host of other...
What is a Masters in Finance?
We recently interviewed Anthony DeAngelis, founder of Masters in Finance HQ, a new website that provides applicants with “everything related to the masters in finance degree.” Anthony’s site proves that there’s a lot to know about this specialized degree…and that Anthony, a...
