Stanford has shortened its app, removing one required question, but the overall structure is the same as it was last year. Stanford’s instructions and question are in black below; my comments and tips are in blue. Unlike most schools, Stanford gives a lot of advice and...

MBA Essay Top Technique: Creating a Rough, Rough Draft Trust me when I tell you that the hardest part of writing your MBA essay will be the beginning. Getting started – actually typing out those first few words – will prove the most daunting task. It gets...

Columbia has released its 2013 application essays. It has changed the format somewhat, but the changes are more evolutionary than revolutionary. My tips are in blue below. Applicants must complete one short answer question and two essays. Short Answer Question What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal?...

Harvard has released their essays. Columbia did, too. And Stanford. And with each passing day, more and more schools are going to follow suit. If that’s not a sign that 2013 MBA application season is upon us, gosh, I don’t know what is. So… I guess...

Building on the success of its full-time, one-year program, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management has launched a new, accelerated option in the part-time program to meet the demands of today’s evolving MBA marketplace. With this option, students who’ve completed requisite coursework as an undergraduate or...

*Please note that no client details are ever shared in SBC Scoop or otherwise without complete sign off from client. Darrell had been working for a few weeks with his consultant on his application and thought he had answered all the tough questions. He knew where...

UCLA ANDERSON’S FEMBA FLEX PROGRAM UCLA Anderson’s MBA program has expanded its part-time Fully Employed MBA (FEMBA) to include a new option – the FEMBA Flex – and it’s not too late to apply for fall 2012! This option also expands FEMBA’s accessibility to people beyond...

This post about Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, focusing on financial services, is part of a series of interviews about top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the...

Students interested in a dual-degree have a new program to consider, with a recent collaboration between The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine and Kenan-Flagler Business School. What differentiates Carolina’s program is that it “goes beyond offering health-care management courses by...

Worried about the new GMAT? Look no further than BusinessWeek, which has started a three-part series on the newest version of the exam. The Next Generation GMAT will first be administered on June 5, and the biggest change is the addition of an Integrated Reasoning...