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March 19, 2021
Masters in Management: 5 Essentials for MiM Applications
Demand for Masters in Management (MiM) programs are on the rise, and have become increasingly popular over the last few years as more and more individuals seek to increase their...
March 12, 2021
MBA Letters of Recommendation: Strategy for Stanford GSB & HBS
Stanford GSB Admissions Director Kirsten Moss put a fine point on having a strategic approach to securing MBA letters of recommendation during a panel discuss of Admissions Directors at the CentreCourt...
September 17, 2020
MIT Sloan Org Chart: How to Tackle It
In 2018, MIT Sloan became the first top-tier MBA program to ask applicants for an organizational chart that outlines the “internal structure of your department and company.” Sloan’s application requirements already...
July 28, 2020
How To Research MBA Programs: 4 Key Tips in an Atypical Year
Until now, my advice to business school hopefuls looking to research MBA programs was to find a way to visit campus to get a gut feel for whether you can see...
January 16, 2020
Deep Dive into HBS vs. Stanford GSB Admissions Trends
Earlier this month, Fortuna Co-Founder Matt Symonds sat down with Poets&Quants Editor-in-Chief John Byrne for a deep-dive interview into the Fortuna team’s extensive research profiling and comparing the successful...
November 21, 2019
Fortuna Admissions Harvard Business School MBA Deep Dive Analysis
What does a Swedish world rope-skipping champion, Obama Foundation Chief of Staff and reality TV star from CBS’s Survivor: Ghost Island have in common? They’re all MBA candidates in the...
September 23, 2019
Insider Tips on the Top European MBA Programs: London Business School, INSEAD & IE
We’ve summarized the highlights and key insights from our recent live strategy session: Decoding the Essays for the Top European MBA Programs. This includes top application tips and essay advice...
Is a Brand Name Company Essential to get into a top MBA program?
As former directors of admissions, we know that having McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Goldman Sachs, or aspirational companies such as Google or Facebook on your resume is far from a...