The 2012 Cornell Johnson EMBA questions are unchanged from 2011 and we have made only minor changes to the tips. Cornell Johnson Executive MBA Application Essay Questions The Cornell Executive MBA Program has three essay questions in its application, and they have remained the same for several...

Join us for an interactive Q&A on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/6:00 PM GMT, during which Sara Neher, Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions, will be available to address all your UVA Darden concerns. Are you wondering what the MBA experience...

My tips for the IMD 2012 MBA application are in blue below: The Two Questions Before the Essay Questions: 1) Position sought after graduation Please give us your short term career goal post MBA (up to 5 years). Describe how the IMD MBA will help you achieve this...

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...

Beginning an essay with a famous or eloquent quotation is a common practice and one that business school candidates can use to capture a reader’s attention. For example, an applicant might use a quotation as the very first line of his or her essay: “The best...

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...

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 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:...

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...

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...