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One of the most effective tools to use in an MBA admissions essay is the name drop. Whether it’s talking about an interaction you had with a current student, alumni,…
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Every MBA application season seems to have its trending buzzwords. A couple of years ago every other applicant we worked with wanted to become an entrepreneur. This year, “technology management”…
After asking applicants about their short-term and long-term career goals after graduation, Fuqua’s MBA application asks candidates an interesting question: Life is full of uncertainties, and plans and circumstances can…
A recent Financial Times article by London Business School Professor of Organizational Behaviour Daniel Cable argues that today’s MBA graduates need to adopt the idea of “humble leadership.” According to…
Many b-school applicants struggle to craft goals that set them apart from every other candidate. As a result, there’s a seemingly endless stream of articles and advice columns offering insight…
In an increasingly globalized and technologically connected world, more and more people are getting the option of working from home… or coffee shops, bed & breakfasts, tropical locations, airplanes on…
Almost every MBA application devotes at least one essay to your goals. That’s the point of an MBA, right? To help you get where you’re trying to go? Because of…
The world of business is often about numbers, and MBA admissions essays aren’t so different. In your essays, you’re often pushed to quantify your claims when at all possible by…
A 2017 Financial Times survey of the most important and least important skills that employers look for in MBA graduates reveals some surprising findings. Among the least important skills that…
When is it okay to use examples from your “deep past”—college, high school, even your childhood—in your MBA essays? There’s a short answer to that question: hardly ever. Unless you’re…