Starting this application season, the TOEFL is no longer required from international applicants (who attended a non-English-speaking undergraduate university) applying for Columbia Business School MBA program. CBS is following other schools that do not need a TOEFL, such as MIT, Duke and Yale. For more info on...

INSEAD is introducing a new component in the application process - Video Interviews (from September 2017 intake onwards): "Upon submission of your application form, you will receive a message requesting you to record video interviews through Kira Talent. You will also be able to access this...

GMAC is introducing a new admission test – Executive Assessment – which will replace the GMAT in the admission process to EMBA programs. The Executive Assessment was specifically designed for busy, mid-to-late career professionals. It helps schools understand: Your business school readiness Your reasoning skills What areas you need...

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...

By Joy Pincus Senior Application Consultant at Aringo MBA Admissions Consulting   Imagine winning admission to several of one’s chosen programs. Now that you have a menu of options, how do you ensure that you make the right choice - one that will undoubtedly affect the rest of your life?   The...

By Danielle Marom, Senior Application Consultant at Aringo:   Stanford’s Graduate School of Business’ celebrated (did I hear ‘dreaded’) What Matters Most essay (herein WMM) has both stumped and challenged applicants over the years. This question is (arguably) the furthest thing from a ‘traditional’ b-school question (though...

We get a lot of questions from MBA candidates about how to select recommenders who will write an excellent LOR for the candidate, so we would like to share some tips and guidelines for selecting recommenders. Here's some advice on which recommenders to select: 1. The level...

London Business School published updated essay questions and deadlines for the MBA program that starts in 2016: Question 1 (500 words) What are your post-MBA plans and how will your past experience and the London Business School programme contribute? Question 2 (300 words) What specific areas of London Business...

There are numerous options for business programs all over the world. It can be hard to determine which is best for you. There are several things to consider, including your age, current experience, your schedule and your GMAT score. Have you held a managerial position for...

In addition to its general rankings of the top U.S. MBA programs published last week, US News also published specialization rankings of the top MBA programs in various categories. Here are the top five programs in each category:   Accounting #1     University of Texas—Austin (McCombs) #2     University of Pennsylvania...