MBA Student Life Articles
Huge B-School Fair Happening Now! Here's The Scoop, and How to Register
Discover your ideal graduate program this fall with the QS Graduate Fairs, hosted by the globally recognized QS Quacquarelli Symonds. Meet face-to-face with representatives from world-class universities [...]
Chicago Booth - An Insider's Guide
Think of Booth as just a ‘finance school’? Think again. Booth’s marketing and entrepreneurship departments are also fantastic. Marketing is distinguished by its focus on analytics and its recent [...]
What are the top MBA programs and business schools looking for in a candidate?
Top MBA programs and business schools are very selective in the application process. Each school receives thousands of applications from candidates around the country and all over the world. [...]
Face Off: UCLA Anderson vs USC Marshall
The school selection process for MBA applicants can seem overwhelming. With so many great business schools, how do you decide which one is right for you? In SBC’s blog [...]
Chicago Booth- Insider Information
We interviewed people on admission boards at the top schools, do you don't have to! We found out everything you need to know and combined it into one article [...]
IE Business School- Insider Information
We interviewed people on admission boards at the top schools, so you don't have to! We found out everything you need to know and combined it into one article [...]
Berkeley Haas, UVA Darden, Michigan Ross, USC Marshall & Texas McCombs Admit with $70K Scholarship
Some of the most frequent questions I get from applicants are: What does a successful candidate profile look like or how did X get accepted into so many schools? [...]
Face Off: Oxford vs. Cambridge
The school selection process for MBA applicants can seem overwhelming. With so many great business schools, how do you decide which one is right for you? In SBC’s blog series [...]
Personal MBA Coach's MBA Kick-Start: Week 2: Enhancing Your Extracurricular Profile
Planning to apply to business school in 2020 (or beyond)? Get started NOW with Personal MBA Coach’s 2020 MBA Kick Start Check out week 2 today: Enhancing Your Extracurricular [...]
Three MBA specializations that you should still be considering for 2020
Marketing- The ever-changing world of Marketing is an excellent career choice for those who like to be kept on their toes. In the past decade, since the boom of [...]
Should I get a master’s degree? The ROI of going to grad school.
Unemployment is currently hovering around 3.8 percent nationwide , but according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the underemployment rate, or the number of people working in jobs that require [...]
Working While Pursuing a Master’s Degree in the US: International Student’s Guide
No matter your field of study, studying abroad for a master’s degree expands your worldview and exposes you to a new suite of challenges and opportunities. Alongside the exhilaration of stretching [...]
What can you do with an MBA? Get a Job? Start a Business?
Why bother with an MBA? To land your dream job? Sure. To finally turn that business idea into a reality? Absolutely. The truth is, while an MBA will almost always [...]
Don't Overlook School Culture When Creating an MBA Shortlist
Now is the time when many potential MBA applicants are neck-deep in the school research phase of the admissions process. When choosing which business schools make your Top Five list, [...]
Candidate Success Spotlight: Indian Male Engineer With 8 Years of Experience Accepted To Wharton, Columbia & Ross
One of the best parts of my job is successfully guiding candidates who have previously failed! This week, I would like to share how we successfully guided this Indian Male [...]
MBA Success Story: From 24 Apps, 19 Dings to 1st in Class at Emory
“I wrote 24 applications over two years and was turned down nineteen times in a row before anyone said yes, and all said-and-done I received only two “yeses.” Hundreds [...]
Candidate Success Spotlight: Wharton, Chicago Booth, Kellogg & Yale SOM Admit With $70K Scholarship
Some of the most frequent questions I get from applicants are: what does a successful candidate profile look like? and how did X get accepted into so many schools! Naturally, [...]
Personal MBA Coach’s Guide To Post-MBA Goals
This month Personal MBA Coach’s blogs have focused on guiding MBA applicants who are ready to get started but are unsure where to begin! As part of our recent 5-month [...]
The Bigger Picture: Choose
You probably haven’t heard of the movie Sliding Doors . It was released in 1998 and wasn’t exactly a blockbuster. The official description of the movie: A London woman’s love [...]
Don't Quit Your Day Job
MBA applications take up a TON of time!! From studying for the GMAT to visiting schools, writing essays, prepping recommenders and interview prep, we estimate that the average applicant spends [...]
Most popular jobs for MBA graduates
Coming to the end of your undergraduate degree and are hesitant about pursuing an MBA degree? Or perhaps you’re applying to MBA programs and are wondering about potential industries [...]
MBA and Social Entrepreneurship
The notion of using a management degree to do good while doing well has grown in popularity on today’s business school campuses, where an ever-increasing number of students plan on [...]
5 Ways to Prepare for the 1st Year of B-School
Throughout the business school application process, MBA candidates spend ample time filling out applications, writing essays and even honing interview skills to successfully gain admittance to their institution of choice. [...]
Advice for Your Time at B-School
If you’ll be earning your MBA as part of the Class of 2018, chances are that right now you’re either finishing up your last weeks at work or enjoying some [...]
Motherhood and the MBA
While it's true that going to business school with children in tow is no cake walk, many MBA moms are finding more resources and support on campus than ever before. [...]