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How to Create a Career Vision For Your MBA Application

Jul. 17th, 2024 | by: Heidi Hillis

Articulating your career vision is one of the most critical elements of your entire business school application. A strong career vision not only helps you stand out in the MBA application process, but it’s also essential for your admissions interviews. It will also help you hit the ground running when you actually begin your MBA, […]

MBA Scholarships: Top-tier Funding and Scholarships

MBA Scholarships: Top tier Funding and Scholarships

Jul. 13th, 2024 | by: Alterrell Mills

A top-tier MBA is an excellent investment that will pay off in career advancement and a salary bump. But finding $200,000 or more to cover tuition, fees, and living expenses at top schools can be daunting. Don’t be deterred; MBA scholarships are available from many sources, and you should actively seek them out to help […]

Texas McCombs MBA Essays

Texas McCombs MBA Essays: Tips & Strategy

Jul. 12th, 2024 | by: Scott Brownlee

In a new essay prompt introduced in its 2024-25 application, the University of Texas McCombs School of Business declares that it “does things a little differently.” Indeed, McCombs has shifted its application format in recent years, first introducing videos, and then replacing its required essay with a cover letter. This year, the essays are back.  […]

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Ace the McCombs Video Assessment for UT Austin’s MBA Program

Jul. 11th, 2024 | by: Scott Brownlee

The University of Texas McCombs School of Business does not issue invitations for selected candidates to interview with alumni or the admissions team. Rather, the school requires each student to complete McCombs video assessment questions after their application is submitted. McCombs introduced the video interview as a more accessible, personal alternative to traditional essays and […]

Dartmouth Tuck MBA Essays: Tips and Strategy

Jul. 10th, 2024 | by: Jonathan Masland

The three Dartmouth Tuck essays each have a hard cut-off at 300 words;  this offers scant real estate to convey your story. It’s important to know that the Tuck Admissions Committee uses a set of four criteria to assess an applicant’s fit with the Tuck community, and they will judge each piece of your application […]

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Cambridge Judge Essays: Tips & Strategy

Jul. 8th, 2024 | by: Emma Bond

The application for the MBA program at University of Cambridge Judge Business School is essay-intensive. Judge requires your thoughtful response to no less than four required questions. In addition to a 500-word career objective, the school asks applicants to respond to three essay prompts.  The three Cambridge Judge essays are limited to 200 words, providing […]

Kellogg MBA Essays

Kellogg MBA Essays: Strategy & Tips

Jul. 8th, 2024 | by: Jayne Mulcahy

Kellogg MBA essays have been released for the 2024–25 application cycle, with a new prompt for Essay 1 and revised language for Essay 2.As in the past, the Kellogg essays explore applicants’ approach to leadership and their value system. Based on my years of experience evaluating and selecting candidates for Northwestern’s full-time MBA program, I’ve put together […]

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INSEAD MBA Essays: Strategy and Tips for Conquering All the Prompts

Jul. 8th, 2024 | by: Cassandra Pittman

With six questions ringing in at nearly a collective 2,000 words, the INSEAD MBA application essays are among the longest of any top-tier school’s application. And that’s not including the optional career essay and the “anything else?” question. This can seem daunting when you’re first starting out and staring at a blank screen. But what […]

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MBA Goals: Long Term Vs. Short Term Career Vision

Jul. 4th, 2024 | by: Heidi Hillis

To craft the best career vision for the MBA, you must present a coherent narrative that persuasively links your personal reasons for pursuing an MBA with your past experiences as well as your short- and long-term goals. As you explore and develop your career vision (see part 1 in this series, How to Create a […]

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Cornell Johnson MBA Essays: Tips & Strategy

Jun. 27th, 2024 | by: Silpa Sarma

Cornell’s Johnson School is known for its tight-knit community and culture of collaboration. Learning to harness the power of a team to drive impact is a key component of the MBA experience at Johnson, and diversity among backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences is greatly valued. To identify candidates who fit that culture, the Cornell Johnson MBA […]

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MIT Sloan MBA Strategy: How to Tackle the Application

Jun. 27th, 2024 | by: Tsahala David

MIT Sloan just released deadlines for its 2024–25 admissions cycle, with an additional video essay added to the application components. MIT Sloan’s MBA application exemplifies the institution’s ethos of boundary-breaking innovation. The process omits several of the typical elements of an M7 application. The school doesn’t require you to write a “Why MIT” essay, nor […]

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HBS Essays: What is Harvard Looking For?

Jun. 26th, 2024 | by: Karla Cohen

Harvard Business School has released new essay questions for the 2024-25 season, the biggest change by HBS admissions in a decade. The school has ditched its longstanding wide-open prompt with a generous limit of 900 words in favor of a series of three much shorter essays. As a Fortuna Admissions coach and former Associate Director at HBS, […]

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