Fortuna webinars and Masterclass Series
MBA Admissions Masterclass Series: How to Get into Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, or Wharton
Fortuna Admissions is pleased to present a series of three live strategy and Q&A sessions with top tips on how to get into Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, and Wharton — the most selective US business schools.
How To Get Into Harvard Business School
Thursday, April 25th
12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT / 6:00 PM CET
What is HBS looking for, and what should you be doing right now to prepare a standout application for September?
This free, one-hour webinar will offer invaluable perspectives, practical application advice, and the chance to get your HBS admissions questions answered by former gatekeepers in a live Q&A. As MBA admissions veterans, Fortuna’s experts will share insider tips on how to distinguish your unique profile to the HBS Admissions Board.
This is the first in Fortuna’s three-part masterclass series delivering essential application strategy advice for the notoriously competitive trio of HBS, Stanford GSB and Wharton.
Speakers
Matt Symonds, Fortuna Cofounder & Director, business education industry expert & columnist for Forbes, The Economist, BusinessWeek, and the BBC
Karla Cohen, Fortuna Senior Expert Coach & former Associate Director at HBS
Alterrell Mills, Fortuna Expert Coach, HBS ’16, & HBS admissions volunteer
How to Get into Stanford GSB
Thursday, May 2nd
12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT / 6:00 PM CET
NOTE: Register once for our GSB and Wharton Masterclasses on May 2 and 9, and attend the sessions you please.
Stanford Graduate School of Business ranks as the most selective business school in the world. How can you make your MBA application stand out from the crowd and tip the odds of admission in your favor?
Get invaluable insider perspectives and actionable advice straight from Fortuna’s experts and former GSB gatekeepers in this live masterclass.
Speakers
Matt Symonds, Fortuna Cofounder and Director, business education industry expert & columnist for Forbes, The Economist, BusinessWeek, and the BBC
Tatiana Nemo, Fortuna Expert Coach, Stanford GSB alum & former interviewer
Silpa Sarma, Fortuna Expert Coach, former Stanford GSB Admissions Reader & Cornell Johnson MBA Alum
How to Get Into The Wharton School
Thursday, May 9th
12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT / 6:00 PM CET
Hear straight from the former director of MBA Admissions and an alumna to learn what Wharton is looking for and how to position yourself for admissions success.
Speakers
Matt Symonds, Fortuna Cofounder & Director, business education industry expert & columnist for Forbes, The Economist, BusinessWeek, and the BBC
Judith Silverman Hodara, Fortuna Cofounder & Director & former Former Acting Director/Senior Associate of MBA Admissions, Wharton
Jenifer Raver, Fortuna Senior Expert Coach & Wharton MBA / Lauder MA alumna
Previous Webinars
Choosing Between the GMAT Focus Edition and the GRE
Applying to B-School in the Final Round: Is it Worth It?
MBA Admissions Essays Masterclass: INSEAD and London Business School
MBA Admissions Essays Masterclass: Berkeley Haas, Duke Fuqua, NYU Stern and Tuck School of Business
MBA Admissions Essay Masterclass: Columbia, MIT Sloan, Chicago Booth and Kellogg
MBA Admissions Essays Masterclass: Stanford GSB, Harvard and Wharton
Free Preview of Fortuna Admissions’ Ignite MBA Prep Course
Seven Things You Need to Know About Getting into the Wharton School
Seven Things You Need to Know About Getting into Harvard Business School
Seven Things You Need to Know About Getting into Stanford Graduate School of Business
Panelists
Heidi Hillis Rachel Erickson Hee Tatiana Nemo Matt Symonds
Writing a Powerful MBA Essay
Securing Strong Letters of Recommendation
Crafting a Killer MBA Resume & Application Forms
HBS Admissions Masterclass
Stanford GSB Admissions Masterclass
Wharton MBA Admissions Masterclass
How To Create Your MBA Target List & Research Schools
Countdown to Round 1: What You Should Be Doing & When
What You Need to Know About The 2022/23 MBA Admissions Cycle
Masterclass 3: MBA Application Strategy for International Schools
Masterclass 2: Round 2 MBA Application Strategy for S10 Schools
Masterclass 1: Round 2 MBA Application Strategy for M7 Schools
June 23 2021: A Conversation with IMD’s Admissions Director
June 22 2021: Application Strategy for NYU Stern, Duke Fuqua, and Johnson Cornell
June 29 2021: Application Strategy for Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, and Yale SOM
June 15 2021: Application Strategy for INSEAD & LBS
May 10 2021: Optimizing Value: Getting the Most From Your MBA Experience
June 8 2021: Kellogg & Chicago Booth Admissions Masterclass
June 1 2021: CBS & MIT Sloan Admissions Masterclass
May 25 2021: Stanford GSB Admissions Masterclass
May 18 2020: Wharton Admissions Masterclass
May 11 2021: Harvard Business School Admissions Masterclass
April 20, 2021: MBA Admissions Masterclasses: Round 1 Application Strategy
Panelists
Matt Symonds, Julia Brady, Caroline Diarte Edwards
May 4 2021. Masterclass 3: MBA Essay Strategy
Panelists
Matt Symonds Judith Silverman Hodara Taniel Chan Bill Kooser
April 27, 2021 Masterclass 2: Recommendations, Resumes & Application Forms
Panelists
Matt Symonds, Heidi Hillis, Brittany Maschal, Emma Bond
An Exclusive Webinar: The Hottest Non-MBA Business Degrees in 2021
Jan 27 2021: Optimizing Value: Getting the most from your MBA experience
Oct 28 2020: Specialized Masters Programs: Admissions Insights & Strategy
Panelists
Matt Symonds Julia Brady Emma Bond Lisa Bevill
Oct. 21 2020: A Winning Round 2 MBA Strategy
Panelists
Matt Symonds Judith Silverman Hodara Caroline Diarte Edwards Sharon Joyce
Oct 14: MBA Interview Strategy for HBS, Stanford GSB & Wharton
Panelists
Michel Belden Malvina Miller Complainville Rachel Erickson Hee
Aug 19, 2020: MBA Admissions Essay Masterclass 4: London Business School, INSEAD & HEC Paris
Panelists
Emma Bond, former London Business School Senior Manager of MBA Admissions Caroline Diarte Edwards, former INSEAD Director of MBA Admissions & Financial Aid Brendan Kramp, HEC alum & former INSEAD Director of Development
Aug 12, 2020: MBA Admissions Essay Masterclass 3: Berkeley Haas, Duke Fuqua, UCLA Anderson & Yale SOM
Panelists
Sharon Joyce, former Berkeley Haas Associate Director of Admissions Jessica Chung, former UCLA Associate Director of Admissions Catherine Tuttle, former Duke Fuqua Associate Director Zachary White, former Yale SOM Assistant Director of Admissions
Aug 5, 2020: MBA Admissions Essay Masterclass 2: Kellogg, Chicago Booth, Columbia & MIT Sloan
Panelists
Bill Kooser, Former Chicago Booth Associate Dean Karen Hamou, CBS alum, former Deloitte Consulting recruiting lead Brittany Maschal, former member of admissions teams at Wharton, Johns Hopkins and Princeton Toby Cortelyou, Director at Northwestern; former Chicago Booth Admissions Director
July 29, 2020: MBA Admissions Essay Masterclass 1: HBS, Stanford GSB & Wharton
Panelists
Hosted by Poets& Quants with Fortuna Admissions Director Matt Symonds Judith Silverman Hodara, former Wharton head of Admissions Karla Cohen, former Harvard Business School Associate Director Rachel Erickson Hee, Stanford GSB alum & former GSB interviewer
June 7, 2020: A Winning MBA Admissions Strategy for SE Asian Applicants
Panelists
Heidi Hillis, GSB (Australia) Jenifer Raver (Wharton/ Lauder) Singapore Nonie Mackie (LBS) Singapore Hosted by: Judith Silverman Hodara, Wharton
May 27 2020, London Business School: A Talk with the Admissions Director
Panelists
David Simpson Emma Bond
May 14, 2020: Applying to HBS, Stanford GSB & Wharton Amid Covid-19
Panelists
Matt Symonds Natasha de Masi Heidi Hillis Paul Stramaglia
April 9, 2020: Applying to Round 1 Amid Covid-19
Panelists
Matt Symonds Judith Silverman Hodara Cassandra Pittman
March 5, 2020: Live Webinar with INSEAD Admissions Director
Panelists
Caroline Diarte Edwards Virginie Fougea
Nov 19, 2019: Admissions Exams Decoded
Panelists
Bill Kooser, Fortuna Director & Former Chicago Booth Associate Dean Joanna Graham, Fortuna Expert Coach & Former Director, GMAC Bryce Warwick, President of Warwick Strategies
Sept 17, 2020: Decoding the Essays for the Top European MBA Programs
Panelists
Emma Bond, Fortuna Director, former Senior Manager of MBA Admissions at London Business School Nonie Mackie, Fortuna Expert Coach, former Assistant Director, INSEAD Lisa Bevill, Fortuna Director, former MBA Admissions Director at IE
Aug 20, 2019: Decoding the Essays for the Top 15 MBA Programs
Panelists
Catherine Tuttle, Fortuna Expert Coach, Former Associate Director at Duke Fuqua Jason Yeh, Fortuna Expert Coach, Kellogg MBA Alum and Admissions Interviewer Sharon Joyce, Fortuna Expert Coach, Former Associate Director of Admissions at Berkeley Haas
Office Hours: An Open Q&A Session with Judith and Jenifer
Panelists
Judith Silverman Hodara Jenifer Raver
Decoding the Essays for Harvard, Stanford, Wharton and the Top 10 MBA Programs
Panelists
Judith Silverman Hodara Tatiana Nemo
Get a Head Start on your 2019-2020 MBA Applications
Roadmap to an MBA: HBS, GSB and Wharton
Panelists
Judith Silverman Hodara Wharton former head of MBA admission Heidi Hillis Stanford GSB Alum & MBA admissions interviewer Karla Cohen Harvard Business School former associate director Hosted by John A. Byrne, Editor-in-Chief of Poets&Quants.
Behind the MBA Admissions Curtain with The Committee
Panelists
Matt Symonds, Heidi Hillis, Cassandra Pittman, Michel Belden
Behind the MBA Admissions Curtain with The Committee
Panelists
Emma Bond, Randall Sawyer, Karla Cohen
Behind the MBA Admissions Curtain with The Committee
Panelists
Caroline Diarte Edwards Judith Silverman Hodara Sara Neher
A WINNING MBA ADMISSIONS STRATEGY FOR BOOTH, HAAS & KELLOGG
Panelists
Julie Ferguson, Willie Kotas and Sharon Joyce
A WINNING MBA ADMISSIONS STRATEGY FOR HBS, STANFORD GSB & WHARTON
Panelists
Karla Cohen, former Harvard Business School Associate Director Heidi Hillis, former Stanford GSB MBA Admissions Interviewer Judith Silverman Hodara, former Wharton Head of Admissions
A WINNING MBA ADMISSIONS STRATEGY FOR LBS & INSEAD
Panelists
Caroline Diarte Edwards, former INSEAD Director of MBA Admissions Emma Bond, former LBS Senior Manager of MBA Admissions
Your Roadmap to an MBA with Former Admissions Insiders
Panelists
Judith Silverman Hodara and Caroline Diarte Edwards
A Winning MBA Admissions Strategy for the M7 Schools
Panelists
Heather Friedman, former Harvard Business School Assistant Director of MBA Admissions; Heidi Hillis, Stanford GSB alumna and former GSB MBA interviewer; Judith Silverman Hodara, former Wharton Director of MBA Admissions
Countdown to R2 + How to Bounce Back from a R1 Ding
Panelists
Caroline Diarte Edwards, Director, Fortuna Admissions (former Director of Admissions, INSEAD) Judith Silverman Hodara, Director, Fortuna Admissions (former Wharton Acting Director of Admissions) Moderated by Matt Symonds, Biz Ed Columnist for Forbes and The Economist
Should I Apply for An MBA In Round 3 or 4?
Panelists
Jessica Chung, former UCLA Anderson Assoc Director of Admissions Caroline Diarte Edwards, former INSEAD Director of MBA Admissions; Director, Fortuna Admissions Moderated by Matt Symonds, Business Education Columnist for Forbes & The Economist
Your Roadmap to an MBA: Top Tips from ex Admissions Directors – with former Wharton and INSEAD Admissions Pros
Panelists
Judith Silverman Hodara, former Wharton Acting Director of MBA Admissions; Director, Fortuna Admissions Caroline Diarte Edwards, former INSEAD Director of MBA Admissions; Director, Fortuna Admissions
A Winning MBA Admissions Strategy for HBS. GSB & Wharton – with former HBS, Stanford, and Wharton Admissions
Panelists
Malvina Complainville, former Harvard Business School Assistant Director Heidi HIllis, former Stanford GSB MBA Interviewer Judith Silverman Hodara, former Wharton Director of MBA Admissions Moderated by John Byrne, editor-in-chief at Poets & Quants
A Winning MBA Admissions Strategy for INSEAD & LBS – with former INSEAD and LBS Admissions Directors
Panelists
Caroline Diarte Edwards, former INSEAD Director of MBA Admissions Emma Bond, former London Business School MBA Senior Admissions Manager Moderated by John Byrne, editor-in-chief at Poets & Quants