Much like New York City itself, NYU Stern has changed significantly over the years. In 2019, Stern released a ‘Call to Action,’ rebranding with its new slogan: “Change. Dare it.…
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My Fortuna Admissions colleague interviewed an MBA graduate named Paul Heslop, who serves as an Operations and Planning Chief for the United Nations. Among Paul’s bevy of unique distinctions is…
Wharton interview invites are out on October 25th. It’s not too soon to start preparing. The Wharton interview is distinctive among the M7 interview landscape for its Team Based Discussion, and this…
My fellow Fortuna Co-Founders, Caroline Diarte Edwards and Matt Symonds, at an MBA industry event. Matt Symonds and I had known each other for about 10 years while I was…
A gap in a candidate’s MBA resume always gives me pause. When I was Associate Director of Admissions at UCLA Anderson, my team and I often probed into these breaks…
UVA Darden’s MBA application features three short essays that ask you to get introspective about who you are, what you value, and what you’ll bring to the Darden community. The…
Four months ago I wrote an article for Forbes predicting a sharp downturn in MBA applications, and why now might be your best chance in a generation to get an…
Ten years ago, we set out to create a dream team of former MBA Admissions Directors from the world’s top business schools. Looking back on our 10-year anniversary, Fortuna’s trio…
If you receive an MBA interview invite from an M7 business school, it’s a clear signal the school believes in your potential. At the same time, competition is fierce, and…
“What other schools are you applying to?” If you haven’t encountered this nerve-wracking question on your b-school application form, then get ready to encounter it during your MBA admissions interviews.…