We offer a wealth of tips and strategies across a range of topics—from application advice on Harvard or INSEAD to acing the GMAT, writing essays, navigating MBA interviews and more.
Common Mistakes in MBA Etiquette & Top 5 Tips for Written Communications
Sep. 28th, 2018
When you’re busy with a million urgent details, a person can get hurried (especially pecking out a late-night thank you from your iPhone). But your attention to detail – particularly in written communications with alumni, student ambassadors and anyone else connected with the MBA admissions process – can help, or seriously harm, your chances. “It’s […]
8 Essential MBA Admissions Tips from the Gatekeepers at UCLA Anderson, Cornell
Sep. 24th, 2018
Did you know that the Admissions Directors at UCLA Anderson and Cornell often read MBA resumes from the bottom up? Or that WashU Olin assigns a personal recruiter-advocate to every MBA applicant’s file? From tips on overcoming a weak GMAT score to advice for international students, the Admissions Director Panel at CentreCourt Los Angeles was […]
Tips On The MIT Sloan MBA Video Statement
Sep. 20th, 2018
There’s a video component to the MBA application at an increasing number of schools – INSEAD, Kellogg, Yale, Rotman and MIT Sloan, to name a few. Fortuna’s Brittany Maschal offers a terrific take on how to ace the video statement for MIT Sloan, which has a video component as distinctive from the M7 as the […]
MBA Requirements: Advice for Non-traditional Applicants
Sep. 19th, 2018
Gone are the days when the serious MBA contender had to possess a certain academic and career pedigree. At a time when business schools are aggressively seeking diversity in their candidates, key MBA requirements include your leadership experience and potential. “You don’t need to have studied economics or statistics as an undergrad, or taken a […]
8 Tips for Student Loan Refinancing
Sep. 17th, 2018
Everyone loves a good deal, whether we’re talking about student loans or anything else. MBA students, in particular, tend to be money-savvy, and don’t want to pay more in interest than they need to. Is student loan refinancing, then, the best way for MBA students to get a deal on their education debt? Maybe, but […]
Make Me Forget About Your GMAT Score – Q&A with Kellogg’s MBA Gatekeeper
Sep. 16th, 2018
Ahead of the CentreCourt MBA Festival in Chicago, Fortuna Admissions Director Matt Symonds catches up with Melissa Rapp, Director of Admissions for the full-time MBA program at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, to share her insights and admissions advice. If we draw back the curtain on a typical day in the life of the Kellogg […]
MBA Advice for the Entrepreneur: INSEAD Grad Mike Davis
Sep. 13th, 2018
Mike Davis was running three successful startups from a rented office in Manhattan when he decided to pursue the MBA. Before co-founding the student lender MPOWER Financing, where he’s currently Chief Investment Officer, Davis founded more than a dozen startups, served as Director of Innovation and Strategy at Avon, and earned his MBA from INSEAD. […]
Advice on a Non-traditional Path to an MBA: LBS Grad Paul Heslop
Sep. 12th, 2018
In his role at the United Nations (UN), London Business School grad Paul Heslop is responsible for peacekeeping efforts in 17 countries, clearing thousands of mines and other explosives, and defending multi-million dollar budgets to the UN Security Council. While his story is as unique as they come, Paul delivers invaluable advice for any nontraditional […]
Essential MBA Admissions Tips From The Gatekeepers At Stanford GSB, Berkeley Haas
Sep. 11th, 2018
“What I’m really looking for is what have you done and how has that mattered in any organization you’ve touched,” says Stanford GSB Admissions Director Kirsten Moss. “I like to get practical – some people aren’t great test takers. So, what have you done with your smarts?” Moss’s remarks on the qualities she seeks among […]
MBA Trend Alert: Americans head to Europe
Sep. 10th, 2018
We’ve seen a dramatic increase in interest for the top European business schools from the US market over the last 18 months, which made us curious if this was a broader industry trend. What we heard back from heads of MBA Admissions affirms that, yes, they are seeing a significant spike in US applicants pursing […]
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