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  One of the biggest mistakes that many business school applicants make when starting to write their admissions essays is to overthink and complicate the process. As with any communication,…

  Undergraduate students are often surprised to learn that approximately 20 MBA programs across the US will consider their applications even before they graduate from college. These business schools range…

Guest post by Vince Huang, Senior Admissions Consultant, The MBA Exchange   A common question I hear from smart, driven individuals is whether it’s better for them to jump into…

We’ve all been there at some point in our lives… •    That super-cool high-school classmate you invited to your prom turns you down. •    The morning you discovered that (spoiler…

Extremely important – at HBS and every other selective business school! As many MBA programs, including Harvard, have reduced the number of essays and placed word-count limits on recommendations, the…

Business school applications typically feature one of the following two optional essay questions: 1.    Are there any extenuating circumstances that you would like to explain? Applicants should consider this question…

    “Relax, be genuine, and enjoy the opportunity.” That’s the guidance offered by the admissions staff at Wharton in their invitation to the all-important, team-based discussion. What the adcom…

  Feeling nervous before taking the GMAT or GRE is quite natural for business school applicants. After all, they’ve invested hundreds of hours studying – and maybe thousands of dollars…

You’re probably familiar with this iconic sci-fi classic film in which a young Marty McFly goes back three decades – courtesy of Doc Brown’s DeLorean time machine – to interact…

In the fierce competition among well-qualified MBA applicants to get a coveted admissions interview, recommendations have become increasingly important. However, the trend among b-schools to impose standardized questions and word-count…