Articles by Stacy Blackman Consulting
2024-2025 MIT Sloan Cover Letter Advice & Application Tips
This article was originally published on January 7, 2021. It was last updated on August 1, 2024. If you’re applying to MIT Sloan’s MBA Program, you’ve likely given thought to [...]
2024-2025 Kellogg MBA Essay Tips
Once again this year, the Kellogg School of Management has revised its MBA essay questions. While the new prompts are certainly on-brand for this M7 program, they are more dense [...]
Wharton Interview Tips: How to Prepare for the Team-Based Discussion
Originally published on October 26, 2023. Updated on October 24, 2024. You were granted a Wharton interview, congrats! You’re one step closer to being accepted. At this point, you might [...]
When to Push Your MBA Applications to Round 2
Originally pushed on September 1, 2016. Updated on August 23, 2024. HBS and Wharton applications are due in less than 2 weeks. Kellogg, Stanford, Columbia – just one week later. [...]
Round 1 vs. Round 2 MBA Applications
This article was originally published on July 14, 2022. It was last updated on July 25, 2024. This is the time of year when many applicants realize that the crazy [...]
Understanding the MBA Application Process: Five Things You Can Be Doing Right Now
Yes, it’s only January and it may seem like you have plenty of time before the first round of MBA application deadlines. However, there are several crucial things you can [...]
How to Make Your Resume “MBA Ready”
This article was originally published on March 1, 2021. It was last updated on August 15, 2024. The resume you used to get your last job is not the one [...]
How to Choose an MBA Program
If you are fortunate enough to have finished round 1 with acceptances from multiple MBA programs in hand, congratulations! While you may have entered the application process with a mental [...]
The Scoop on MBA Extracurriculars
If you're applying to business school in round one, pulling together your MBA applications is pretty much your life right now. A particular focus will be planning how to best [...]
How to Ace Your MBA Interview
We’re in the thick of interview season for Round 2 applicants! If you’re among this group, first of all, congrats on making it to this stage. You’re well on your [...]
What Do You Bring to an MBA Program?
As the new admissions cycle kicks off and applications open, it's crucial to understand the qualities you should convey in your MBA application. It's not just about why you need [...]
The Top 3 Pitfalls to Avoid in Your Business School Interview
With Round 2 MBA deadlines in the rearview mirror, many of our clients are (smartly!) turning their focus to preparing for business school interviews. We love mock interviewing with them [...]
Why is HBS Requiring the GMAT Business Writing Assessment?
If you submit a GMAT Focus score with your MBA application to Harvard Business School, prepare to supply additional proof that you know how to write. With the rise of [...]
2024-2025 Wharton MBA Essay Tips + An Example
Originally published on July 13, 2023. Updated on July 3, 2024. The Wharton MBA essay prompts are confirmed for 2024-2025 and they remain unchanged from last year. The questions are [...]
Why Should You Get an MBA?
There's a vast difference between knowing internally why you should get an MBA and conveying those reasons on paper or in person. Even if the application doesn't ask this question [...]
Leveraging Online Courses and Certifications to Strengthen Your MBA Application
You’ve spent months preparing for this moment. This is the culmination of countless hours of hard work. Soon enough, you will be hitting the submit button on your business school [...]
Advice for MBA Applicants with Employment Gaps
Are you gunning for a spot in a top-tier business school, but there's a glaring gap on your resume when you were unemployed? Maybe you took a break to travel [...]
How to Write a Great MBA Essay
“I’m glad we trashed those initial MBA essays”, our client, Ben, told his consultant, Alan. Ben is one of those smart, hard-working, rockstars whom private equity firms will one day [...]
GMAC’s Eight Types of MBA Aspirants
The journey to getting an MBA is as diverse as those who embark upon it. The Graduate Management Admission Council's (GMAC) recent white paper, "Meet the Segments," categorizes eight types [...]
HBS – How to Answer the New Essay Prompts (2024-2025)
HBS sent the MBA community reeling when it announced (after months of rumors) that it would be changing its longstanding, single essay prompt this year. The prior question, “As we [...]