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FROM Stratus Prep Feed: Think Like an Adcom Member to Ace Your MBA Interview
Whether you interview with a member of admissions committee (adcom), an alumni or a second year student, it is helpful to think about your MBA interview from adcom’s point of view. As a former member of UNC Kenan-Flagler’s adcom, I can share with you some of the groups I knew I had to answer to... View Article

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Rooted in the mission of growing the number of Black, Hispanic and Native American business leaders, the Consortium has made the dreams of many come true in a multitude of ways over the past 50 years. As a Consortium for Graduate Study in Management (CGSM) alumni, I have benefited from attending one of the 18... View Article

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Name change reflects team-based focus on business, law and graduate school placement.

Stratus Admissions Counseling today announced its name change from Stratus Prep to Stratus Admissions Counseling to more accurately reflect the company's team-based focus on MBA, law and graduate school placement. Stratus is a team of experienced and dedicated admissions counselors utilizing Stratus' comprehensive, multi-step process to position applicants for admissions success.

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FROM Stratus Prep Feed: Law School Admissions First Steps: 3 Things You Can Do Now
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Business schools want to admit candidates that they believe can withstand the quantitative rigor of an MBA program. Whether you are a non-traditional applicant with limited exposure to quant-focused work or someone who did not perform well in those courses as an undergrad, there is no need to beat yourself up over things that cannot... View Article

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The business school applications process is a rigorous and intimidating triathlon of sorts, a multi-stage event requiring endurance, speed, and keen strategy. Moreover, it requires a tri-athlete’s ability to separate oneself from the herd of sharp-elbowed competitors. Last year, only 1 in 10 applicants were accepted to the top-ranked business schools in the United States... View Article

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The average age of a first year MBA student is 29 – roughly the same as the average of starting quarterbacks in the NFL. Yet, at 39, Tom Brady recently led the Patriots to his fifth Super Bowl win. If Tom Brady can be a successful outlier, so can I…right? If you are more than... View Article

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March Madness is underway! While it is universally understood that basketball is the meaning of this, for many involved with MBA programs, there is a lot of madness in March! For those working on the admissions side, staffers are poring over thousands of applications to make R2 decisions. This is also the month that many... View Article

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Reading a personal statement recently, my eyebrows raised while reading the second sentence. The applicant used the word “peccadillo,” a word I hate to admit I didn’t know how to define. Encountering such an uncommon word, and one that was unfamiliar to me, led to the following thoughts: • Is this an instance of writing... View Article

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About a week into my first year of law school, I was sitting in the library preparing for contracts class. I opened my casebook and got to it. The assignment was very short: two cases, heavily abridged, totaling only five pages with notes. Reading cases, particularly at that point in one’s legal education, takes time,... View Article

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FROM Stratus Prep Feed: Five Ways to Maximize Your MBA Campus Visit
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1. Articulate Why MBA? And Why Now? Earning an MBA should be a transformational experience. For two years, you grow your skills, knowledge and relationships to take your career to the next level. But WHY do you want an MBA? And WHY is NOW the right time to get one? Just because your friends are... View Article

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As the weather gets nicer, it may be harder to focus on your applications, but there’s so much you can be doing in May to make it easier on you in the coming months. Here are some things you can be focused on this month: 1. Finalize Your MBA Strategy Consider your short and long-term... View Article

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FROM Stratus Prep Feed: MBAnalysis Blog: Business School Rankings – Why I Love/Hate Them (Part 2)
Yesterday, the The Wall Street Journal and Fox News reported that several MBA programs are advising aspiring MBA candidates to stop considering academic rankings published by media outlets and that schools themselves stop participating. The claim is that such rankings are defined by an “overly narrow set of criteria.” Yesterday I talked about why I... View Article

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