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.
GMAT vs GRE
Feb. 5th, 2024
Both the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) and the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) debuted new, shorter versions in late 2023. This makes deciding which test is the best for you more tricky than usual. The new version of the GRE was launched on Sept. 22, and the older test is no longer available. The GMAT […]
How to Ace the HBS Interview: An Insider’s Advice
Jan. 31st, 2024
Congratulations to our many Fortuna clients who have just landed a Harvard Business School interview when Round 2 invitations went out recently. For those fortunate candidates and others who may have received that coveted invitation, here’s a roundup on what HBS is looking for, along with seven top tips to make the best possible […]
London Business School MBA Interview: Everything You Need to Know
Jan. 24th, 2024
London Business School’s MBA interview involves more than answering standard questions. The LBS interview is a dynamic one, as beyond the standard one-on-one interview, you’ll be asked to give a mini presentation with five minutes to prepare and five minutes to present. It will be on a topic that the interviewer will choose (from a […]
How to Get Into the LBS MBA
Jan. 24th, 2024
If London Business School (LBS) isn’t yet on your radar, it should be. LBS offers a flexible and rigorous applied MBA program with an immensely diverse study body. Typically 90% or more of the class hails from nations outside the UK. A recent class included 74 nationalities. About seven years ago, LBS expanded into the […]
MBA Waitlist: Strategies and Actions for Getting Admitted
Jan. 23rd, 2024
Being waitlisted can be tormenting, but there are actions you can take now to boost your chances of admission. After all the work you put into polishing every sentence of your MBA application, it can be frustrating to get the news that you’ve been placed on the waitlist for admissions. As Poets&Quants editor John Byrne […]
MBA Trends for 2024
Jan. 15th, 2024
At Fortuna Admissions, we love to keep a finger on the pulse on what is happening in the world of business education. I recently polled my colleagues to find out what they think 2024 has in store on the MBA front, and I also peered into the crystal ball in a recent Business Casual podcast […]
What To Do Now That You’ve Submitted Your MBA Application
Jan. 6th, 2024
You’ve logged long hours at work to keep clients happy, agonized over essays, juggled GMAT study sessions amid competing priorities, and exhausted loved ones with your near-obsessive commitment to perfecting your business school application. Finally, you’ve hit submit. Now what? First, congratulations – what an enormous accomplishment! DO stop to celebrate this huge milestone, you […]
MBA Goals for 2024: 5 Things to Do Right Now
Jan. 3rd, 2024
As a new year arrives, it brings a fresh start —an opportunity to seize the day and transform your future. For many, it’s a time to make resolutions to change, grow, choose a new direction, and maybe even reinvent yourself. If your goal for 2024 is to apply to an MBA program, congratulations! This is […]
Our Top MBA Application Advice in 2023
Dec. 28th, 2023
The new year is upon us and with it comes resolutions to learn, grow, and be the best we can be. If boosting your skills with an MBA is a goal you’re aiming for in 2024 — or if you are pulling together and polishing materials to apply in Round 3 and 4 this spring […]
How Parents Can Help (Or Hinder) Their Children on the Road to Grad School
Nov. 15th, 2023
As you slice up the Thanksgiving turkey, sit down to a big family meal, and begin to pass side dishes around the table, your son or daughter announces they want to get an MBA, earn a JD, or get a graduate degree in public health. You haven’t even gotten to dessert–your grandmother’s famous pumpkin pie–and […]
MBA Reapplicant: How to Reapply to an MBA Program
Nov. 14th, 2023
Responding to Business School Rejection So, the acceptance letter you have been anxiously awaiting from your top-choice MBA program did not arrive. A rejection showed up instead. Don’t lose hope. If you don’t get into your dream MBA program on your first attempt; you can always try again and reapply. Remember, sometimes rejection just comes […]
Yale SOM MBA Interview: What to Expect and How to Prepare
Oct. 23rd, 2023
The Yale SOM interview tends to be a comfortable and friendly interview experience, lasting approximately 30 minutes, with a second year MBA student or member of the admissions committee.A unique feature of Yale SOM’s MBA Interview is its pre-interview assignment. If you’re invited to interview (as are approximately 40% of applicants), you’ll be asked to […]
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