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Preparing for Your HBS Interview
January 17, 2025
Congratulations! You’re one of the roughly 20% of applicants to Harvard Business School (HBS) each year who have been invited to interview. Of those, about 50% are admitted to HBS. HBS interviews are different from those of other schools, so it’s important to prepare for those differences to increase your chances of acceptance. Here are…
Six Tips to Help You Ace Your Virtual MBA Interviews
October 29, 2024
The massive shift to remote work in the past few years has solidified the case for MBA programs offering remote MBA interview options. And while some in-person interview options are available, many MBA programs continue to prioritize virtual interviewing, offering only virtual options. Some of the benefits center on equity and accessibility, as virtual interviews…
Think Like an Admissions Officer to Ace Your MBA Interview
October 25, 2024
The best negotiators understand the needs and challenges of the person on the other side of the table. You can apply this approach to the MBA interview process by considering the issues that are most pressing to an MBA admissions officer. Admissions teams worry about whether the students they select will be able to obtain…
Seven Things NOT to Do in Your MBA Interviews
October 24, 2024
So, you were lucky enough to receive an invitation to interview at your top-choice MBA program. Congratulations! For most schools, your chances of acceptance have increased to roughly 50%. However, this is less likely to be the case at schools that allow applicants to proactively sign up for interviews, such as Dartmouth Tuck. But for…
You Submitted Your MBA Applications in Round 1—Now What? Strategize for Round 2
October 22, 2024
Congratulations on successfully submitting your Round 1 MBA applications! It is not an easy process, and you deserve a lot of credit for getting your applications in on time. For many of you, now is the time to start preparing for your MBA interviews; we have provided you with some interview guidance in this blog…
Six Tips to Prepare for Your MBA Interviews
October 16, 2024
Congratulations, you got the interview! Now you have the opportunity to tell more of your story to the admissions committee as part of the interview process. Here are six tips to help you convert your interview into a seat at your dream MBA program! 1. Know your story. Practice the basics. Although a few interviews…
Seven Things to Do in Your MBA Interviews
October 8, 2024
Congratulations! You worked hard on your applications and just received that coveted e-mail or call inviting you to interview at your top-choice business school. While some schools grant interviews to applicants on request or to those who file their application before a certain date, most competitive schools offer interviews by invitation only. The percentage of…
Six Tips for the Wharton Team Based Discussion Interview
September 17, 2024
Congratulations on being invited to interview at Wharton! Making it this far in the business school application process is a huge win (fewer than half of applicants are invited), but preparing for the Wharton Team Based Discussion (TBD) presents new challenges. As you likely know by now, Wharton’s interview process is unlike any other MBA…
Six Tips for Acing Nonverbal Communication in Your MBA Interview
May 30, 2024
When we think about the work involved in applying to an MBA program, our minds often go straight to the essays. After all, they do take a considerable amount of time to write and finesse. However, nonverbal communication can make or break your MBA interview, as this type of communication can be even more meaningful…
You Submitted Your MBA Application in Round 1 – Now What? Prepare For Interviews!
October 14, 2022
Kudos to all of you who successfully submitted your Round 1 MBA applications on time! For some of you, that might have meant some late nights polishing your essays, fumbling through the online applications, and bugging your recommenders. For others, it might have been more of a leisurely stroll to the finish line. In any…
Seven Tips for the Wharton Team Based Discussion Interview
February 12, 2021
While the Wharton Team Based Discussion (TBD) follows a unique format compared to other business schools’ interviews, many Stratus clients have reported that it’s also the interview experience they enjoyed the most. As with any interview, preparation is important—so let’s talk about how you might prep differently for the TBD than a typical interview! 1….
MBAnalysis Blog: 5 MBA Interview Do’s and 5 Don’ts (Part 1)
January 18, 2018
To view an up-to-date version of this post, click here. The first hurdle business school applicants have to cross is getting an interview. And at some schools that is nearly impossible. At Harvard Business School, for example, roughly 20% of applicants get to meet with an admissions committee member directly to plead their case. But…