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June 17, 2025
Berkeley Haas Application Essay Tips, 2025–2026 Berkeley Haas decided to simplify its application this year, reducing the number of essays and changing its primary essay to a video. Here are some thoughts to help you stand out in your Haas application. Demonstrating how you embrace or embody one of Haas’s four Defining Leadership Principles —…
June 17, 2025
NYU Stern Application Essay Tips, 2025–2026 Given how short this “essay” is, you want to start with a goals statement that indicates the role, industry, and type of company you want to work in, including even the firm’s stage, if possible. For example, “Post-MBA, I’d like to work as product manager in a medium-stage fintech…
June 17, 2025
INSEAD Application Essay Tips, 2025–2026 Job Description 1: For this first prompt, describe the different phases of your career thus far, and don’t forget to explain “the rationale behind your key decisions” along the way. INSEAD wants to know what has motivated you professionally. You also need to describe multiple elements of your current job…
June 16, 2025
Northwestern Kellogg Application Essay Tips, 2025–2026 After making big changes to its application essay prompts last season, Northwestern Kellogg is holding the line for this upcoming application season, making no major changes to its essay questions. Even this year’s deadlines are within one day of last year’s deadlines for each round. I had a conversation…
June 12, 2025
UW Foster School of Business Essay Tips, 2025–2026 In this post, we offer tips on how to tackle each of the program’s application essays. Keep in mind that your personal narrative should flow throughout all components of your application. The admissions committee already has your resume, so the purpose of your essays is to add…
June 11, 2025
London Business School Application Essay Tips, 2025-2026 With this prompt, LBS wants to know that you have given careful thought to your career path, that you understand what the program has to offer with respect to your particular professional objectives, and that you believe the skills and experiences you will gain there will help you…
May 27, 2025
Michigan Ross Application Essay Tips, 2025-2026 This year, Michigan Ross condensed its essay questions and added a note regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Let’s take a moment to discuss how you can best position yourself through your essays for this year’s applicant pool. Part 1: Career Aspirations What is your short-term career goal,…
May 27, 2025
Columbia Business School (CBS) has made minor changes to its essay questions for this year. August term applications have (Round 1 is September 3, Round 2 is January 6, and Round 3 is March 26). There are two application deadlines for the January term program (Round 1 is June 17, and Round 2 is August…
May 5, 2025
The M7 business schools are regarded as the pinnacle of excellence in MBA programs. Often referred to as the “Magnificent Seven,” they are top-tier choices for prospective MBA candidates, both in the United States and around the world. These institutions turn out prestigious alumni, including high-profile CEOs and global industry leaders. Graduates of the M7…
March 27, 2025
Want an MBA that doesn’t just teach global business but throws you headfirst into it? Wharton’s Lauder Program isn’t just about international exposure—it’s an immersive, 16-month dual degree that fuses world-class business education with deep cultural and geopolitical fluency. As the first program of its kind in the United States, Lauder pairs a Wharton MBA…
March 24, 2025
–The HCM program is best–though not exclusively–suited for those heading into management roles within health-care organizations. For many post-MBA health –Stratus’s guideArticulating how the HCM program will help you land a management role within health care will be key. Across your essays, you’ll also want to mention intersectional experiences you’ve had across business operations, research,…
September 27, 2024
Like all top business schools, the Tuck curriculum is rigorous and designed to challenge students to reach their full capacity. Tuck’s goal is to develop leaders with a broad set of business skills who will better world of the business, and one of their key approaches to achieving that is cultivating self-awareness.
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