IESE’s application includes one required essay, one optional essay, and video essays. IESE Business School, based in Barcelona with campuses in campuses in Madrid, Munich, New York and Sao Paulo, is forward-focused and career advancement-driven. Likewise, the IESE MBA application aims to understand your career development and growth, your career aspirations and how the MBA […]
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Articulating your career vision is one of the most critical elements of your entire business school application. A strong career vision not only helps you stand out in the MBA application process, but it’s also essential for your admissions interviews. It will also help you hit the ground running when you actually begin your MBA,
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The University of Texas McCombs School of Business does not issue invitations for selected candidates to interview with alumni or the admissions team. Rather, the school requires each student to complete McCombs video assessment questions after their application is submitted. McCombs introduced the video interview as a more accessible, personal alternative to traditional essays and
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To craft the best career vision for the MBA, you must present a coherent narrative that persuasively links your personal reasons for pursuing an MBA with your past experiences as well as your short- and long-term goals. As you explore and develop your career vision (see part 1 in this series, How to Create a
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IE’s International MBA application asks you to “express yourself” in a single personal essay. IE states that this essay is a way for them to understand who you are, not just as a student but also as a person, and to help them grasp the value that you could add to their program. The assignment
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The Harvard Business School interview is a search for authenticity – the admissions committee is looking to verify that you’re the person they met on paper. The good news is that you don’t get an HBS interview opportunity without a really solid shot of being admitted. Meaning, they’ve seen the seeds of success in you if you’re among the
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There’s an awkward coaching moment that most of us hope to avoid when preparing our clients for the MBA interview. As former senior admissions professionals at top-tier schools, my fellow MBA Admissions coaches and I are seasoned at navigating sensitive subjects while guiding candidates to convey their greatest potential as future business leaders. But anything
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The INSEAD’s full-time MBA application requires candidates to submit a video as part of their application process. Applicants must answer four random questions in a very short, timed session. These videos, submitted via the Kira interview platform, give the Admissions Committee a fresh, unfiltered sample of your communication style and skills and a chance to
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Top Honors If you’ve scoured the web for information on T14 law schools and rankings lately, you will have noticed there is no consensus for which T14 school should take the top spot this year. After more than 30 years dominating the US News ranking, Yale had to share the #1 spot with Stanford, while
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Select your recommenders with care and prepare them to champion your candidacy. MBA application essay questions understandably get a lot of early attention and focused effort. (For insider tips and advice for every top 20 business school, view the Fortuna team’s MBA Essay Tips.) But don’t overlook the importance of securing strong letters of recommendation
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