Saïd Business School at University of Oxford has posted the MBA application deadlines and essay questions for the 2012-2013 admissions cycle.  Stage 1 Deadline: October 12, 2012 Final Decision Notification: December 7, 2012 Stage 2 Deadline: January 11, 2013 Final Decision Notification: March 15, 2013 Stage 3 Deadline: March 8, 2013 Final Decision Notification:...

Next up in our series of featured MBA bloggers is Anujan, author of the blog, GMAT and B-school app diary of a re-applicant. There’s a lot to be learned from re-applicants (even if you are a first time applicant), so read on for some serious...

Together with the GMAT Club, we will be hosting an MBA webinar called 5 Ways to Make B-Schools Love You on Tuesday, August 21st at 6:00 PM PT / 9:00 PM ET. If you want to create a b-school application that will make the adcom swoon,...

This post originally appeared on Stacy’s “Strictly Business” MBA blog on U.S.News.com Yes, you’re applying to business school, but you don’t need to look like a business tool. If you’ve doubled sales, you need to discuss that. If you’ve helped get a new technology to market, by...

*Please note that no client details are ever shared in SBC Scoop or otherwise without complete sign off from client. Our client Sandra was stuck without a current supervisor recommendation to round out her MBA application. She had spent a few years with an ad agency...

In a recent update to its MBA admissions blog, Stanford Graduate School of Business attempts to ease the concerns of some applicants wondering how the school will view their scores in the GMAT’s brand-new Integrated Reasoning section. “Rest assured that IR is is new to us,...

The Dartmouth Tuck School of Business has a small student body and a rural location, combined with world-class faculty and academic focus. As you approach your Dartmouth Tuck MBA application it will be important to consistently show how you will fit into the school values...

A recent Businessweek article, “As Applications Flag, U.S. B-Schools Hit the Road,” discusses the implications of the new five-year GMAT test taking low (8% fewer tests taken in 2011 than in 2010). Not surprisingly, the number of U.S. applicants applying to U.S. b-schools is also...

A recent Poets & Quants article outlines three important updates to the Wharton admissions process and curriculum. The three innovations are: 1. Team-Based Discussion for MBA Applicants Wharton’s vice dean, Karl T. Ulrich, says that these discussions or “tests” will give the admissions committee a new “tool to...

The Judge Business School has posted the main essay questions on the Cambridge MBA application. What did you learn from your most spectacular failure? (200 words) What are your short and long term career objectives? What skills/characteristics do you already have that will help you to achieve...