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Describing Leadership in MBA Essays When You’re Not the Boss

May 14, 2021

[caption id="attachment_3657" align="alignright" width="300"] Ex-Marine Angie Morgan[/caption] The MBA essay questions are coming out, and students are already pondering how they can make themselves stand out and show leadership in MBA essays. It's no secret that admissions readers want to read about an applicant's personal leadership experience. But what...

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Choosing an MBA Program: What School Should Be on Your List?

May 27, 2019

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Many students who are applying to business school know they want to go to a top school, but don’t know how to come up with a target list. You might have an idea from rankings, which are a place to see the names of schools,...

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MBA admissions Q&A: GPA, Integrated Reasoning score, alumni engagement

Jul 18, 2016

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Some MBA admissions questions from clients and friends -- answers below On the Integrated Reasoning score Q: My overall score was 770, but my IR was only 5...

Interviews

Incredibly useful interviewing tips from an MBA admissions officer

Jan 18, 2016

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We are proud to present here a special guest post by Interim Admissions Director Ann Richards of Cornell's Johnson School One of the key components to getting in to Business school is doing well on the in person interview. Johnson Interim Admissions Director Ann Richards has...

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GMAT or GRE?

Jun 05, 2014

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For those who are applying to business school, the question arises: should I take the GMAT or GRE? Or if you've already taken one or the other, you may be wondering if you should have taken a different test. In all honesty, I think the answer is...

Essays, Inspiration, Interviews, Uncategorized, Wharton

What You Wish You Had Known Before Applying to Business School

Apr 23, 2014

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A student I worked with, let's call her Jennifer, was recently admitted to Wharton (really) and waitlisted at her first-choice school, UC Berkeley. She was also a reapplicant, and has learned While waiting, she agreed to offer advice from the trenches, of one who succeeded...

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Thinking Ahead about the MBA Application: Go Visit

Mar 15, 2014

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You might think that it's early for the 2014-2015 MBA admissions cycle, but it's actually the best time to start thinking about things. Aside from the fact that I've never, ever, in my life met someone who said, "I wish I had started later on...

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Am I Too Old to Get Into Business School?

Jul 10, 2013

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If you want to get into a full-time program in at a top business school, then the number of years of work experience WILL be a factor. Age is one thing -- but not the biggest driver. Still, I get people all the time asking questions...

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Admissions in the Age of Video

Dec 22, 2011

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It's official. Your camera-ready self is the ticket to getting into business school. At least at the Chicago Booth School of Business. In the competitive world of MBA admissions Chicago Booth had a brilliant idea, and they are rolling it out for their wait-listed candidates. ...

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A Treasury of MBA WaitList Strategies and Resources

Mar 26, 2011

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Quite a few of you are trying now to figure out what to do while hanging out on the waitlist for your top-choice MBA program. It’s a tough position, and I prefer the Wharton model, which doesn’t allow you to add anything. It is so...

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Describing Leadership in MBA Essays When You’re Not the Boss

Choosing an MBA Program: What School Should Be on Your List?

MBA admissions Q&A: GPA, Integrated Reasoning score, alumni engagement

Incredibly useful interviewing tips from an MBA admissions officer

GMAT or GRE?

What You Wish You Had Known Before Applying to Business School

Thinking Ahead about the MBA Application: Go Visit

Am I Too Old to Get Into Business School?

Admissions in the Age of Video

A Treasury of MBA WaitList Strategies and Resources

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