Since September 2023, two major standardized tests for admission to business school have been significantly revised. Both the new GMAT exam and the GRE are brand new to us all — test-takers, admissions committees, and test prep experts alike — so it can be confusing to navigate the various options. Fortuna Admissions previously shared information […]
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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 more tricky than usual. The new version of the GRE was launched on Sept. 22, and the older test is no longer available. The GMAT
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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 mini presentation with five minutes to prepare and five minutes to present. It will be on a topic that the interviewer will choose (from a
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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% or more of the class hails from nations outside the UK. A recent class included 74 nationalities. About seven years ago, LBS expanded into the
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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 your MBA application, it can be frustrating to get the news that you’ve been placed on the waitlist for admissions. As Poets&Quants editor John Byrne
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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 what they think 2024 has in store on the MBA front, and I also peered into the crystal ball in a recent Business Casual podcast
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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 your business school application. Finally, you’ve hit submit. Now what? First, congratulations – what an enormous accomplishment! DO stop to celebrate this huge milestone, you
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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 coaches know that admissions committees are looking for authentic details that go beyond your resume and test scores. They truly want to know the real
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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 nice salary bump. But before you can reap all these benefits, you must first find a way to cover the hefty costs of an MBA,
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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 great question. There are many commonalities between such schools – you’ll find a similar curriculum, top notch professors, access to outstanding job opportunities, as well
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