Getting rejected is tough to deal with. What makes it even more difficult is that few MBA programs give rejected applicants specific feedback on why they didn't get in. Applicants…
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The intended purpose of Tuesday's State of the Union was to take inventory of where the nation stands: what recent actions and policies have been successful and which need to…
Perhaps the most typical mistake applicants make on their early essay drafts is polishing their achievements so that the link between their decisions and the successful results fits like a…
The term “writer’s block” means different things to different people, but here we’ll use it to describe any situation where you know that what is on paper (or on your…
Think back for a minute and consider the last few weddings you’ve been to. If you’re lucky, you only have witnessed great wedding speeches and toasts, but odds are that…
We hope everyone had a very happy New Year! Over at Veritas Prep, we're getting ready for our next wave of worldwide GMAT classes to start next week. If you’re…
Darren K., one of the most experienced editors on the Veritas Prep MBA admissions team, circulated this short article on a hypothetical college course that the author would one day…
Recently the Chronicle of Higher Education published a piece written by an anonymous “hired gun” who writes admissions essays, term papers, and even doctoral theses for paying students, who in…
Yesterday the Yale School of Management community was buzzing with news that Yale University has received a $50 million donation to help finish the new SOM campus. The school will…
We’ve written before about how you don’t go into your MBA admissions interview with a blank slate. Even in the case of a “blind” admissions interview in which the interviewer…