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.
Would it help my MBA admissions chances if I secured a recommendation letter from the President of the United States? As hypothetical as it sounds,
The video statement isn’t only a challenge – it’s a valuable opportunity to bring your application to life. More business schools are adopting a video
In recent years, MBA program admission committees have started asking unconventional essay questions. For example, Berkeley-Haas asks you to pick a song that expresses who you are; Chicago Booth leads applicants to an assortment of photos – “shared Booth moments” – and to pick the one that resonates the most with them; Cornell Johnson requests you to create a Table of Contents to explain your life story. However despite this innovation, many schools are still also asking the old old favorite ‘Why an MBA and why this school’ question. These seemingly innocuous questions that are also at the core of many MBA interviews can be challenging to get right. So how should you tackle them, and how do you convince each admissions committee that their school is your top choice?
The following is adapted from our original article, Global Experience: What Schools Want in Poets and Quants. More and more MBA programs are emphasizing
With the round 2 interview season underway, former Harvard Business School Assistant Director Malvina Miller Complainville from the Fortuna team offers 7 top tips to boost your performance in your MBA interviews.
With MBA admissions interview invitations going out for round 1 applicants, many of you are wondering what questions will be asked, how to prepare, and
According to a recent article by Poets and Quants, several MBA admissions experts believe that business schools are placing too much emphasis on the GMAT
When many people think of MBA program structures, the full-time two-year MBA program format is often the first to come to mind. With full-time programs,
In this step we’ll discuss a very important component of your application: letters of recommendation. Every MBA application requires candidates to submit letters of recommendation,
Previously in this series, we identified five common themes found in essays. In addition to those, some of the most daunting essay questions for candidates
There are several themes that recur in essay questions that business schools ask so we’ll provide some MBA essay tips for these. Earlier in
Tackling application essays for business school is a daunting task. They’re a critical part of your sales pitch. Your application may be read by a