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Difference Between the GMAT and GRE
February 5, 2024

Difference Between the GMAT and GRE

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...
London Business School MBA Interview
January 24, 2024

London Business School MBA Interview: Everything You Need to Know

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...
January 24, 2024

How to Get Into the LBS MBA

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%...
January 23, 2024

MBA Waitlist: Strategies and Actions for Getting Admitted

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...
January 15, 2024

MBA Trends for 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...
January 6, 2024

What To Do Now That You’ve Submitted Your MBA Application

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...
‘Overcoming Adversity’ MBA Essay
December 19, 2023

Mastering the ‘Overcoming Adversity’ MBA Essay: Tips for Success

Your MBA application essays — and, increasingly, video submissions — are a wide-open opportunity to tell admissions committees who you are in a memorable way. As former admissions professionals, Fortuna...
December 7, 2023

MBA Sponsorship: The Business School’s Perspective

Getting an MBA is one of the most rewarding investments you can make in yourself. It pays off in expanded career opportunities and enormous personal growth – and often a...
December 4, 2023

US vs. European MBA Programs: The 7 Key Differences

As the former Director of Admissions at INSEAD, I often get asked about how an MBA at a top international school is different from a top US school. It’s a...
November 15, 2023

How Parents Can Help (Or Hinder) Their Children on the Road to Grad School

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...
November 14, 2023

MBA Reapplicant: How to Reapply to an MBA Program

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....
November 2, 2023

What to Do After Your MBA Interview

You scored that coveted invitation from your preferred business school and just finished an interview for admission to their MBA program. Now that you’ve been interviewed, what’s next? As former...

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