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.
The Best Way to Focus your Application Efforts Before Round 1 MBA Deadlines – Part 1
May. 15th, 2015
The following blog is adapted from our article featured recently on Poets and Quants. In the last few days, top MBA programs including HBS, Stanford, Wharton, MIT Sloan, INSEAD and Columbia have announced their Round 1 deadlines for the upcoming year’s MBA applications. First up is HBS, with a September 9th deadline and other schools’ […]
The 12 Steps on How to Apply to Business School Series – Step 3: Self-reflection and how to position your MBA candidacy
May. 12th, 2015
Whether you’re convinced that you want to do an MBA, or are just toying with the idea, we suggest that you spend a significant amount of time on self-reflection. Most business schools want to know more about you than just what’s written on your CV. They want to get a sense of what makes you […]
The 12 Steps on How to Apply to Business School Series – Step 2: Plan your Timing
Apr. 30th, 2015
On average, leading business schools organize three or four rounds of admissions in the 12 months before matriculation (with the exception of Columbia Business School and a small handful of other schools who have rolling admissions and review applications as they’re received). Common sense suggests you should apply only when you’re ready, but let us […]
The 12 Steps on How to Apply to Business School Series – Step 1: Do Your Research
Apr. 20th, 2015
Fortuna Admissions was asked by The Economist to write a multi-part series explaining how to improve your chance of getting into a top business school. Our experts from Wharton, INSEAD, Harvard Business School, London Business School, Chicago Booth, IE Business School, Kellogg, and UC Berkeley Haas have contributed to this series of articles. Below is an […]
US News MBA Rankings – 1990 – 2014
Mar. 25th, 2015
One of the longest-established of the big five media MBA rankings, US News recently released its twenty-fifth annual ranking of US-based MBA programs. Although BusinessWeek claims it published the first full b-school assessment in 1998, actually US News published a business school reputation survey in 1987, which would make it the oldest MBA ranking. However, […]
MBA Admissions Clinic – Applicant Profile 3 ‘Darsana’ – The Back Office Banker
Mar. 9th, 2015
In partnership with the Forté Foundation, Fortuna provides MBA admissions advice based on our prior experience as senior admissions professionals at top MBA programs. Each case study features a common applicant profile and evaluation of the applicant’s strengths, weaknesses, and related admissions advice. The Applicant – Darsana Age: 27 Job: Assistant Vice President at UBS […]
Exclusive Interview with INSEAD’s Current Director of Marketing, Admissions, and Financial Aid, Conducted by INSEAD’s former Director of Admissions
Mar. 4th, 2015
In an interview with INSEAD’s Pejay Belland (Director of Marketing, Admissions, and Financial Aid for Degree Programmes), Fortuna learned about some of the latest program updates and admissions tips for INSEAD in 2015. We’re delighted to share Pejay’s responses to our questions from the interview, conducted by Caroline Diarte Edwards, who served previously as INSEAD’s […]
The ROI of Business School – Reach, Opportunities And Income
Feb. 26th, 2015
There’s no shortage of predictions about the bleak future of business education. Rising costs, disruptive technology, issues with staffing, and market competition rank high on the list of issues faced by business schools, large and small. However, if you ask MBA alumni about the value of their business degree, you will receive an overwhelmingly positive […]
Alternatives to the Two-Year MBA Program – Accelerated Full-time MBA Programs
Feb. 19th, 2015
While most MBA programs follow the standard full-time two-year program format, this structure doesn’t appeal to everyone. The traditional two-year program can be great if you have a few years of work experience and are looking to make a career transition, but what if you’re planning to go back to your current company or remain […]
Wharton Mock-Interviews offered
Feb. 13th, 2015
For anyone who has received an invitation to interview with Wharton, we are offering a mock-interview session to prepare you for the Team Based Discussion format on Sunday Feb 15th at 7 PM (EST) We recognize that all group dynamics are different. This mock session will help you get rid of pre-interview jitters by allowing you to […]
Preparing for your b-school interviews
Feb. 9th, 2015
With many schools now extending interview invitations, now is a great time to get ready for your upcoming interviews. One of the most useful interview tips that we can provide is to prepare well in advance! As former admissions directors at top MBA programs, we interviewed thousands of applicants and it was always pretty clear […]
Women applying to b-school: What is the best strategy?
Feb. 4th, 2015
Here’s some advice for women applicants from Caroline Diarte Edwards, former Director of MBA Admissions at INSEAD and Director at Fortuna Admissions. Providing b-school application tips specific for women could be questioned, as some believe that there should be no differences in applying to b-school for women or men. But based on my admissions experience […]
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