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Chicago Booth Video

Chicago Booth Video Question & How to Craft Your Response

Sep. 17th, 2024 | by: Bill Kooser

Chicago Booth asks candidates invited to interview to submit a short, pre-interview video that showcases who you are and how you think. Candidates will be asked to respond to a personal question, with an option to choose between two prompts. Your answer should run 60 seconds or less. Although the video is assigned at the […]

GMAT Score Results

The GMAT Score Results: Key to Your Test

Sep. 10th, 2024 | by: Rachel Erickson Hee

As of February 1, 2024, the Graduate Management Admissions Test has been replaced with a new exam: the GMAT Focus Edition. With it comes a new GMAT Scores Chart. Many aspiring MBAs preparing to take a test before applying to B-school are wondering how to make sense of your new GMAT Score Results.  If you’re […]

How to Prepare for Yale SOM’s Video Questions

Sep. 6th, 2024 | by: Melissa Jones

As part of Yale School of Management’s application process, candidates are required to submit video entries on top of completing the application and essay questions.  As Senior Expert Coach at Fortuna Admissions, working with countless Yale SOM applicants over the past 12 years, I see the videos as an excellent opportunity to bring your application […]

m7 interview tips

M7 Interview Tips and Advice: What to Expect and How to Ace It

Sep. 6th, 2024 | by: Malvina Miller Complainville

If you receive an MBA interview invite from an M7 business school, it’s a clear signal the school believes in your potential. At the same time, competition is fierce among prospective students and the interview has never been more important. Nowhere is this truer than with the M7 MBA programs — the elite business schools […]

Rotman MBA Essays: How to Ace the Spike Factor Question

How to Tackle the Rotman MBA Essay “Spike Factor” Question

Aug. 13th, 2024 | by: Melissa Jones

When you are applying to an MBA program, it’s crucial to stand out from the crowd. Business schools seek diverse and dynamic cohorts, so they ask candidates to showcase their distinctive qualities and potential contributions to the community. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto takes this a step further with its “spike […]

Carnegie Mellon Tepper MBA Essays and Video Tips

Carnegie Mellon Tepper MBA Essays and Video: Tips & Strategy

Aug. 13th, 2024 | by: Catherine Tuttle

One of the smallest among the top 20 business schools, Carnegie Mellon Tepper boasts a close-knit culture. With a small class size of 200, Tepper places a high value on creating an inclusive and tight-knit community. The school aims to admit candidates who are committed to making a positive impact on each other, business, and […]

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UVA Darden MBA Essays: Tips and Strategy

Aug. 7th, 2024 | by: Trisha Nussbaum

UVA Darden’s MBA application features three short essays that ask you to get introspective about who you are, what you value, and what you’ll bring to the Darden community. The low word counts for the Darden MBA essays require you to use the space wisely. Your goal is to deliver well-honed narratives that provide enough […]

NYU Stern Essays: Strategy and Tips for Success

NYU Stern Essays: Strategy & Tips for Success

Aug. 6th, 2024 | by: Trisha Nussbaum

NYU Stern stands out from the crowd with unique essay prompts that require reflection and creativity. Stern’s tagline defines the school as a place of change. Accordingly, the primary required NYU Stern essay asks you to pick a word that defines what change means to you — a clever way of asking about alignment with […]

MBA Essay advice and Tips

HEC Paris Essays & Interview Presentation: Strategy & Tips

Aug. 6th, 2024 | by: Melissa Jones

HEC Paris is one of the leading MBA programs in Europe, offering a 16-month program of study with two intakes, in January and September. HEC Paris occupies a unique space between one-year MBA programs like INSEAD’s and traditional two-year programs. Its international scope, deep academic rigor, program structure and access to a worldwide network make […]

UCLA Anderson Essay Strategy

UCLA Anderson Essay Strategy

Aug. 5th, 2024 | by: Peter Johnson

UCLA Anderson seeks candidates who reflect the school’s core values: to “share success, think fearlessly, and drive change.” That’s why crafting each UCLA Anderson essay is an introspective journey. The school has moved away from its unusual single essay format and now asks applicants the opportunity to share information through three short prompts. Essay 3 […]

Stanford GSB essays

Stanford GSB Essays: Tips & Strategy on Writing What Matters Most

Jul. 31st, 2024 | by: Matt Symonds

The Stanford GSB essays continue to present a formidable exercise in self-awareness. The Stanford GSB application esssays include two required questions and two optional short-answer questions. From these questions, the GSB wants to understand why we do the things we do, why we make certain choices in life, and the opportunities and challenges we face. […]

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Chicago Booth Essays: Tips & Strategy

Jul. 31st, 2024 | by: Bill Kooser

There are two required Chicago Booth MBA essay questions, with an optional opportunity to provide extra information. Every year, as you might expect for a top-ranked school, Chicago Booth receives thousands of applications from great candidates with consulting, finance and accounting backgrounds. However, the school also welcomes applications from candidates with nontraditional backgrounds. Teachers, nonprofit […]

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