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Showcase Your “Spike Factor” in Rotman MBA Application Essays
January 20, 2023
Rotman Application Essay Tips, 2022-2023 Rotman is all about “spike factor,” asking you to upload one to three of your “spikiest” pictures and select 500 words to explain why these pictures showcase your “spike” (i.e., something unique about you). Even on campus, you can feel the excitement and positive momentum of this program firsthand. From…
Six Tips for the Wharton Team Based Discussion Interview
October 28, 2022
Congratulations! You have been invited to interview at Wharton! Making it this far in the business school application process is a huge win, but preparing for the Wharton Team Based Discussion Interview presents new challenges. As you likely know by now, Wharton’s interview process is unlike any other MBA program. Wharton’s Team Based Discussion interview…
Is a Tech MBA for Me?
September 14, 2022
Technology is everywhere these days—and careers revolving around technology are the focus of many MBA programs. Although a general-management MBA will help you build strong management and business skills, if you are looking to pivot specifically into technology, there are programs designed to help you get there. (In addition, all tech MBA programs are STEM…
Tips for Your INSEAD Application Essays
September 13, 2022
INSEAD Application Essay Tips, 2022-2023 Get ready to write! With three motivational essays (plus a fourth optional one) and four short-answer questions (plus a fifth optional one), INSEAD definitely demands that you put in the time to prove your interest in the program. Plus, you’ll need to record four short videos for the video component…
Tips for Your Consortium Application Essays
August 29, 2022
Consortium Application Essay Tips, 2022-2023 The Consortium’s mission is to increase representation of African Americans, Hispanic American, and Native Americans in top MBA programs and throughout the US workforce. For more than 50 years, The Consortium has provided a streamlined application process to now 22 top MBA programs. It is exciting to see Stanford as…
Tips for Your Georgetown McDonough Essays
August 12, 2022
Georgetown McDonough Application Essay Tips, 2022-2023 The 2022–2023 application for Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business is one of the most flexible. With three topic options for your main essay, which one should you choose? The answer will be different for everyone, so focus on the question that you can most passionately respond to while…
Tips for Your UNC Kenan-Flagler Application Essays
August 9, 2022
UNC Kenan-Flagler Application Essay Tips, 2022-2023 Real-life learning, concentrations tailored to your professional goals, a career team behind you, a STEM-focused curriculum, an engaged MBA community, a small class size with big faculty resources—UNC Kenan-Flagler provides all these to help you amplify your career impact and prepare you to excel in a global business environment. …
Tips for your Oxford Saïd Application Essays
August 8, 2022
Oxford Saïd Application Essay Tips, 2022-2023 Oxford Saïd Business School takes pride in being part of a “world-class university, tackling world-class problems.” The school attracts a diverse student body that comes from all areas of life and is motivated to drive change and turn ideas into action. The program’s main 250-word essay is a great…
Tips for Your Berkeley Haas Application Essays
July 28, 2022
Berkeley Haas Application Essay Tips, 2022-2023 The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, has updated its second essay question this year and is now looking for a more direct answer as to what type of leader you’d like to be in the future. What’s remained the same is Haas’s desire to…
Tips for Your UCLA Anderson Application Essays
July 24, 2022
UCLA Anderson Application Essay Tips, 2022-2023 What makes UCLA Anderson stand out among MBA programs is its location in a large city with many different industries, its collaborative culture, and the flexibility to customize your business school experience. Keep these characteristics in mind when completing your one required application essay for the school, and perhaps…
Tips for Your Emory Goizueta Application Essays
July 19, 2022
Emory’s Goizueta Business School is named after Roberto Goizueta, the former CEO of the little local company Coca-Cola. Goizueta’s values of curiosity, intellectual courage, and integrity are part of the Emory Goizueta ethos. The school also places a strong emphasis on leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, teamwork, global awareness, and social responsibility, so these should all be…
Tips for Your Michigan Ross Application Essays
July 11, 2022
Michigan Ross Application Essay Tips, 2022-2023 Michigan Ross takes a short-and-sweet approach to its application essays. The maximum number of words you can use for all three of the school’s essays is just 375! For Part 1, you must choose two sentence prompts to complete that will give the admissions committee more insight into your…