At this time of year, many applicants receive notification that they have been waitlisted, which means their candidacy will be weighed against applicants from the next rounds. This is disappointing for some applicants and the start of a nerve-wracking wait. What will you do at...

The Poets & Quants article that covers this topic starts out like this: “if you still need evidence that a highly ranked MBA degree is worth the investment, look no further than this year’s starting median salaries.” I guess this year’s class fared pretty well! The article...

I’ve been thinking about Harvard’s new interview reflections: And just as you frequently do when you replay an interview in your mind after you walk out of the cubicle, I had a few more thoughts when I replayed the video: Several times I mention that you will...

Just a reminder about our Get Moving Special which ends on Thursday, November 15th at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Purchase any non-rush law school, grad school, or MBA service totaling $1000 or more and save $100! What are you waiting for? Hurry up and get the...

‘Tis the season for interviews! This is the most unpredictable portion of the MBA application process, since every interviewer is different. The same interviewer may even react differently depending on his or her mood that day. For the lucky round one MBA applicants who have...

More international students, fewer with undergrad business degrees, and a slight dip in diversity over the previous class were just a few of the changes recently reported by the Stanford Graduate School of Business when it released the MBA Class of 2014 profile. While no two...

When our client Irene first started working with her SBC consultant, she brought up an issue that was causing her a lot of anxiety. At the beginning of her sophomore year of college Irene was undergoing personal challenges and was suspended for academic dishonesty. The...

According to a recent poll of 265 business school admissions officers, early opinion of the GMAT’s newly introduced Integrated Reasoning (IR) section is decidedly mixed. As a new season of applicants prepares to submit the first set of applications with GMAT scores that include the...

In honor of the first birthday of MBA Admission for Smarties: The No-Nonsense Guide to Acceptance at Top Business Schools, by Linda Abraham and Judy Gruen, we are posting a series of excerpts from the book throughout November. This post is excerpted from Chapter 3:...

Guest: Niki da Silva, Dir. of Recruitment & Admissions Date:Wed., Nov. 14, 2012 Time:10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM GMT Register Now! A New Way to Think: Toronto Rotman MBA Admissions Q&A Are you thinking about applying to University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management? Are...