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The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) has announced that it will host an online admissions fair featuring admissions representatives from dozens of top MBA programs next month, on November 22 and 23. GMAC has … Read More

Today we explore the question of whether you should apply to business school in Round 1 or Round 2, and whether this decision really matters at all. Every year we get a lot of questions from applicants in late September … Read More

I am frequently asked if visiting a b-school campus increases one’s chances of acceptance or if schools award some kind of brownie points for visiting. In their public statements, most admissions committee members will … Read More

We’ve written many times about the trend at some top business schools toward accepting younger applicants.  The big question still looms: Does it make sense for someone to enter an MBA program with little or no … Read More

The following is a guest post by money9111, one of the five Giant GMAT Giveaway winners for Beat The GMAT.  For his prize, money9111 chose Veritas Prep’s Comprehensive 1-School MBA Admissions Consulting Package and he … Read More

As business goes global, more MBA students are looking for ways to gain international experience. A number of leading business schools offer students an opportunity to gain in-country experience while using their … Read More

As my clients prepare to write the “Why MBA?” essay that most business school applications require, I am frequently asked the question “what do I need to know about these schools?”  First, you need to know … Read More

For all those applicants who have recently opened a calendar to plot out the next few months only to realize they can’t possibly fit in campus visits on top of full time jobs and essay writing, never fear!  It’s … Read More

Anyone who’s familiar with the MBA application process knows that August moves forward at an accelerated pace, and come September, entire weeks seem to disappear.  To help this year’s Round One applicants avoid the … Read More

By now, everyone should have registered or attended the MBA Tour.  If you have yet to attend, reference back to our articles The MBA Tour: Before, During, and After (Part 1) and The MBA Tour: Before, During, and After … Read More

At this point in your life and career, you’re going to have to make a strong case for pursuing an MBA, and not an EMBA. It’s simply assumed that men and women of a certain age are “too old” for a … Read More

The problem: You are an excellent candidate for top b-school X, but so are hundreds of other applicants, many of whom possess similar on-paper qualifications. The solution: Learn how to stand out in an extraordinarily … Read More

As you begin your b-school research, you’ll probably start to notice that a lot of the business school programs out there are rather similar. You’d be hard-pressed to find a b-school whose marketing material … Read More

Guest post by Kyle Hausmann, a Content Developer for Knewton’s GMAT prep course. Many of Knewton’s GMAT students are aiming for the top MBA programs in the world. Comparing those programs can be difficult … Read More