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How to Nail the CBS 2020-21 Essay Prompts

Like many of us, CBS just wants to be loved. For a successful candidate, that means making it clear to CBS that it is your first (and possibly only) choice for business school and that you possess the leadership qualities to succeed. If this is you—and you want the best chance of being accepted—then applying…

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Michigan Ross Essay Tips

Updated for 2020/2021 Application Season The University of Michigan-Ross MBA experience is filled with a tight group of classmates who love to work together and who spend plenty of time learning outside of the classroom. Not only is it an opportunity to take classes from world-renown professors, participate in a Multidisciplinary Action based Project (MAP), or start an…

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Top MBA Programs Deadlines and Essay Prompts 2020-2021

This post shares essay prompts for the 2020-2021 admissions cycle. Click here to view our collection of MBA admissions deadlines and notification dates. The schools are listed in the order they appear on US News & World Report’s 2020 Best Business Schools. Schools highlighted in red have not released their essay prompts for this admissions…

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PRE-MBA TIPS: 7 THINGS TO DO IN APRIL FOR ROUND 1 APPLICATIONS

Pre-MBA Tips: 7 Things To Do In April For Round 1 Applications

During these uncertain times, many are doing a great deal of self-reflection and thinking about what comes next. If business school is possibly in your future, take some time between Netflix binges and Zoom happy hours to prepare for submitting your Round 1 applications this fall. Here are seven things you can be doing now.

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Attention International Applicants: Top US MBA Programs with STEM Designations

To view an up-to-date version of this post, click here.  International applications to U.S. MBA programs declined 10% from 2017-18 according to the Graduate Management Admission Council, a big part of why overall applications have declined the past few years. Fewer international students are applying because the recent visa restrictions have limited those students to…

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Goizueta MBA: It’s the Real Thing

(Updated for 2019-2020) 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.  There is also a strong emphasis on leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, teamwork, global awareness and social responsibility at Goizueta,…

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How to Stand Out in Your Kenan-Flagler Essays

While UNC Kenan-Flagler’s Full Time MBA application has gone live for the 2019/20 season with slightly different essay questions, the key things that UNC Kenan-Flagler is looking for does not appear to have changed. If anything, the change to the second question about providing an example of how you upheld a core value gives UNC…

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Haas Essay Hacks

New Haas essays for 2019-2020! And the continued opportunity to share how your path has shaped you. While Haas has changed its essays, you still have the same amount of words to tell your story. Haas has continued to identify questions that help to know the authentic you – and it is important to make…

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Tips for Tackling Tuck’s 2019-2020 Essay Prompts

For the 2019-2020 application for the Tuck School of Business MBA program, some things have changed and some haven’t. What’s the same? Tuck has maintained their purposeful admissions criteria: smart, accomplished, aware, and nice. What’s changed? Essays. Tuck has done away with the short-answer question section of the application. They also replaced last year’s two…

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College Seniors: Is an MBA in your Future? Consider Deferred Admissions!

To view an up-to-date version of this post, click here.  More and more top MBA programs are offering admission to exceptional students in their senior year of undergraduate studies or students who started a master’s degree directly after college. Although the programs differ, the gist is that if college seniors know an MBA is the…

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How to Tackle Kellogg’s 2019-20 Essay Prompts

Kellogg has announced its new 2019/2020 application with deadlines as follows: ROUND 1 – SEPT 18, 2019 | ROUND 2 – JAN 8, 2020 | ROUND 3 – APRIL 8, 2020 In addition to several changes in the application, there are a few other important changes at Kellogg to emphasize. First, Kellogg welcomes incoming new…

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How to Nail the CBS 2019-20 Essay Prompts

Like many of us, Columbia Business School just wants to be loved. For a successful candidate that means making it clear to CBS that it is your first (and possibly only) choice for business school, and that you possess the leadership qualities to succeed. If this is you – and you want the best chance…

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