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How Many MBA Programs Should You Apply To?

It’s time: You’ve decided to invest in yourself and advance your career. You know an MBA is for you, and you’re ready to apply. First you need to decide: How...

Making Sense of the Latest MBA Rankings

After announcing an unprecedented weeklong delay to respond to feedback and re-run the numbers, US News & World Report released its 2023-24 MBA rankings April 25. The results showed some...

ChatGPT and the MBA Essay: What Applicants Need to Know

Full disclosure: A chatbot wrote a first draft of this article. For demonstration purposes, we asked ChatGPT+ to write about the use of artificial intelligence and generative text tools like...

Applying to Carnegie Mellon Tepper: 3 Essential MBA Tips

My Fortuna Admissions colleagues and I have seen an uptick in interest in the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon. One of the smallest among the top 20 business...

10 Tough MBA Interview Questions & How to Handle Them

What do you do when the MBA admissions interviewer asks you whether 3,599 is a prime number? (Besides trying not to break into a cold sweat.) Or, whether the government...

Mistakes to Avoid Before, During & After Your MBA Interview

The MBA interview is a relational process, and the sphere of influence goes well beyond your assessor. It’s vital to recognize that every interaction before, during, and after your interview...

Insider Tips for The INSEAD Interview

INSEAD is among the top schools that enlist alumni to conduct MBA admissions interviews. In doing so, the Fontainebleau, France-based program strives to pair you with one alumnus of a...

Tell me about yourself: 5 Tips for Your MBA Elevator Pitch

So, tell me about yourself. This is a question you can expect to receive, in various forms, from any personal interaction related to the business school application process – from...

Brand building & Storytelling for the MBA: Your How-To Guide

We all have a personal brand, regardless of whether you intentionally manage it or not (and if you don’t, let this be your impetus to start). In short, your personal brand encompasses...

What is the Average MBA Waitlist Acceptance Rate?

You put your heart and soul into applying for an MBA in hopes of getting into a top business school. You were invited for an MBA interview and it went...

The Power of Giving Thanks in the MBA Admission Process

I still have the thank you note from the first student I admitted to Penn in 1990 (pictured here). It means a lot to me. Then, because it allowed me...

Kellogg MBA Interview: What You Need to Know + 7 Tips to Prepare

Kellogg is unique in many ways, not least that it’s the only top business school that seeks to interview every candidate who applies. It’s able to attempt this feat by...

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