We offer a wealth of tips and strategies across a range of topics—from application advice on Harvard or INSEAD to acing the GMAT, writing essays, navigating MBA interviews and more.
Another Win for Stanford GSB: What Stanford’s new Financial Aid System Means for MBAs
Nov. 15th, 2018
There’s a lot to celebrate this month if you’re part of the Stanford GSB community (or hope to be). This includes the school’s latest rankings triumphs – including the number 1 slot in the revamped Businessweek Ranking of Best B-Schools as well as yesterday’s Fortuna Ranking of MBA Rankings. But as a Stanford GSB alum, […]
Fortuna Ranking of MBA Rankings 2018 – US Business Schools
Nov. 13th, 2018
Fortuna Admissions has compiled the results of the big five MBA rankings of the last 12 months to produce the eighth edition of the Fortuna Ranking of MBA Rankings 2018. Every year we combine the results of the MBA rankings published by US News, the Financial Times, The Economist, BusinessWeek and Forbes to produce a wide-angle […]
MBA Interview Questions: Insider Tips
Nov. 9th, 2018
Being prepared is the best way to feel confident and get the most from your MBA admissions interview. It will also help you stay calm and continue to give thoughtful and poised responses when confronted by difficult questions. An important starting point is preparing to answer the standard questions (noted below) and training yourself to […]
How To Maximize Your Employer Tuition Assistance for the MBA
Nov. 6th, 2018
Your employer offers a tuition assistance program. Excellent! But do you know how it works? Failing to plan in advance could end up costing you unused dollars for your MBA. If you aren’t sure if your company offers tuition assistance, reach out to your manager/HR/benefits department to find out. You don’t want to leave any […]
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL TIPS: APPLICATION DEADLINE, GMAT SCORES AND MBA REQUIREMENTS
Nov. 5th, 2018
Harvard Business School is looking for candidates who are ambitious and extraordinary, with a habit of leadership, an impressive track record, and a penchant for consistently hitting their goals. Beyond that, HBS wants mission-driven individuals who are poised to make the institution proud and motivated by a deeper purpose. If you can combine that with […]
MBA Interview Prep: ‘Which other schools have you applied to?’
Oct. 23rd, 2018
Here’s a classic MBA admissions interview question that gives many candidates pause: Which other schools are you applying to? Every school wants to know they’re your first choice. So how to answer this tricky interview question? First, you want to demonstrate sound reasoning for why you’re applying to other programs in the context of why this school […]
Free, live webinars in October: Behind the scenes of MBA Admissions with “The Committee”
Oct. 9th, 2018
Discover the discussions that take place ‘behind the curtain’ in MBA Admissions Committees. Join Poets&Quants Editor-in-Chief John A. Byrne for a series of in-depth strategy sessions that take you behind-the-scenes to look at how MBA admissions decisions are made. Listen in as the Fortuna Admissions team of former gatekeepers from HBS, Wharton, INSEAD and other […]
HBS interview invites out today: How to get ahead
Oct. 1st, 2018
Word is out: Harvard Business School releases round 1 interview invites today, Oct. 1, with a second wave going out on Thursday, Oct. 4. If you, along with many of our clients, are among the fortunate few to receive an invitation to interview, it’s a tremendous validation of your hard work and talent. Yet having […]
8 Essential MBA Admissions Tips from the Gatekeepers at UCLA Anderson, Cornell
Sep. 24th, 2018
Did you know that the Admissions Directors at UCLA Anderson and Cornell often read MBA resumes from the bottom up? Or that WashU Olin assigns a personal recruiter-advocate to every MBA applicant’s file? From tips on overcoming a weak GMAT score to advice for international students, the Admissions Director Panel at CentreCourt Los Angeles was […]
8 Tips for Student Loan Refinancing
Sep. 17th, 2018
Everyone loves a good deal, whether we’re talking about student loans or anything else. MBA students, in particular, tend to be money-savvy, and don’t want to pay more in interest than they need to. Is student loan refinancing, then, the best way for MBA students to get a deal on their education debt? Maybe, but […]
Make Me Forget About Your GMAT Score – Q&A with Kellogg’s MBA Gatekeeper
Sep. 16th, 2018
Ahead of the CentreCourt MBA Festival in Chicago, Fortuna Admissions Director Matt Symonds catches up with Melissa Rapp, Director of Admissions for the full-time MBA program at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, to share her insights and admissions advice. If we draw back the curtain on a typical day in the life of the Kellogg […]
MBA Advice for the Entrepreneur: INSEAD Grad Mike Davis
Sep. 13th, 2018
Mike Davis was running three successful startups from a rented office in Manhattan when he decided to pursue the MBA. Before co-founding the student lender MPOWER Financing, where he’s currently Chief Investment Officer, Davis founded more than a dozen startups, served as Director of Innovation and Strategy at Avon, and earned his MBA from INSEAD. […]
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