MBA Admissions Tip: Common Recommendation Dilemmas

This MBA admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert b-school admissions advice, check out their blog or previous Clear Admit posts on our blog. As many of our readers are aware, letters of recommendation are a central part of the application process.  We …

 

MBA Admissions Tip: Word Limits

This week’s MBA admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert MBA admissions advice, check out their blog. With applicants for the round one deadlines putting the finishing touches on their applications, the question of how strictly applicants need to adhere to word limits …

 

MBA Admissions Tip: MBA Application Data Form

This MBA admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert MBA admission advice, check out their blog. With MBA programs’ Round One deadlines just around the corner, we wanted to offer some words of advice about an often overlooked element of one’s file: the …

 

MBA Admission Tip: Know Your Audience

This weekly MBA admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert MBA admissions advice, check out their blog. As Round One deadlines approach,  applicants are coming to understand that applying to business school is an incredibly demanding process. In addition to taking the GMAT, …

 

MBA Admissions Tip: The Optional Essay

This post comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert MBA admissions advice, check out their blog. We realize that the questions of whether to answer an optional essay and, if so, what to say, are ones that loom large for many b-school applicants at this …

 

MBA Admissions Tip: Off-Campus Information Sessions

This post comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit.. For more expert MBA admissions advice, check out their blog. For all those applicants who have recently opened a calendar to plot out the next few months only to realize they can’t possibly fit in campus visits on top …

 

MBA Admissions Tip: Applying to Business School as a Younger Applicant

This weekly MBA admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert b-school admissions advice, check out their blog. As many of our readers know, it has become increasingly common for younger individuals to apply to MBA programs.  Whereas the average age at the leading …

 

Application Boot Camp: 7 Profile Weaknesses and How to Correct Them

Going into the admissions season, you might feel that your undergrad GPA, your GMAT quant score or that ten-month resume gap you have from 2008 is an albatross around your neck. Don’t worry – even the most glaring of weaknesses can be addressed if you’re honest with yourself and take …

 

MBA Admissions Tip: Planning for the Round 1 MBA Deadlines

This MBA admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert MBA admissions advice, check out their blog. Anyone who’s familiar with the MBA application process knows that August moves forward at an accelerated pace, and come September, entire weeks seem to disappear.  To help …

 

Is a One-Year MBA Program Right for You?

Northwestern’s Kellogg offers a highly-regarded one-year program The “traditional” MBA experience — two years, full-time, with a summer internship after the first year — isn’t right for every applicant. Many MBA students choose alternative paths, deciding to get an Executive MBA, attend school part-time, or take classes online. For students …