
10 Years of MBA Admissions Success: Fortuna’s Origin Story
Matt Symonds and I had known each other for about 10 years while I was at Wharton as a Senior Associate and then Acting Director
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Matt Symonds and I had known each other for about 10 years while I was at Wharton as a Senior Associate and then Acting Director
A gap in a candidate’s MBA resume always gives me pause. When I was Associate Director of Admissions at UCLA Anderson, my team and I
Four months ago I wrote an article for Forbes predicting a sharp downturn in MBA applications, and why now might be your best chance in
Ten years ago, we set out to create a dream team of former MBA Admissions Directors from the world’s top business schools. Looking back on
“What other schools are you applying to?” If you haven’t encountered this nerve-wracking question on your b-school application form, then get ready to encounter it
Have you slogged long hours at the office to keep the boss happy and meet client deadlines? Pulled all-nighters in college to accumulate credits and
Let’s face it: Chances are that there’s another applicant to your target graduate school program with the same job title. Applying to a top tier
The majority of business schools are welcoming back prospective candidates to visit campus in-person after more than two years of virtual events. This is great
Video questions have become a more common component in MBA applications at top business schools over the last several years. With some preparation and practice,
Earlier this month, Poets&Quants ranked Fortuna Admissions in the top two of the Most Favorably Reviewed MBA Admission Consulting Firms. In what P&Q cites as
Kellogg asks each applicant to complete a video essay component after submitting its MBA application. Mercifully, the school gives you all three questions upfront. The
When it comes to over-represented profiles in the MBA applicant pool, engineers are at the top (alongside applicants from consulting and finance – which we