Extracurriculars Articles
Do This if You Have No Extracurricular Activities
Are you applying to business schools in Round 1? Then the process of pulling your materials together will consume much of your life in the coming months as you focus [...]
Scholarships, Grants & Loans: Tips for Funding Your MBA
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr241Fr2TVg[/youtube] Once you have made your choice of which schools to apply to, it is time for another serious decision—how are you going to finance your studies? In this video, Rebekah Lewin, [...]
60 Days Until MBA R2 Deadlines: A Week To Week Guide
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXAaQLQZZcg&t=25s[/youtube] Now is the time to turn our focus to Round 2 applications. With just 60 days until the first deadlines, there is a TON of work to be done. In this [...]
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What to Do if You’re Light on Extracurriculars
If you’re applying to business schools in Round 1, the process of pulling your materials together will consume much of your life in the coming months. Of particular focus will [...]
Targeted MBA Advice for MIT Sloan Applicants
Is MIT Sloan School of Management on your short list of target schools for this fall's MBA application season? It's a phenomenal, highly academic program that draws on the MIT [...]
Plan Ahead and Positively Impact Your MBA Application
Many b-school aspirants see the spring and summer solely as a time to take a GMAT prep course. They often wait until they are neck deep in the process of [...]
Texas MBA's Perspective on the 'Non-Numeric' You
A recent post on the Texas MBA Insider blog at the UT McCombs School of Business drives home a message that we stress with clients on a daily basis: the [...]
3 Tips for Applying to B-School After Years in the Workforce
The average age of business school applicants has been trending downward for the past decade, and with that, work experience expectations have shifted as well. But not everyone is ready or [...]
Adcom Secrets: 5 Key Tips to MBA Success
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qvljPmBfwM[/youtube] Emily Warter, Assistant Director of Recruitment for the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University, shares the top 5 things the Adcom looks for in MBA candidates. [...]
What to Do if You're Light on Extracurriculars
If you’re applying to business schools in Round 1, the process of pulling your materials together will consume much of your life in the coming months. Of particular focus [...]
Mitigating Your MBA Weakness
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQQ9fgxxKK8[/youtube] Joe El Rady, Director of Admit Advantage and a Stanford/Wharton MBA alum, reviews how to address key challenges plaguing typical applicants—including poor grades, a low GMAT score, work history gaps, [...]
Before You Click Submit: 5 Must Haves for Your MBA Application
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1C0RZBL5Hw[/youtube] [Viewer's Note: An error occurred during recording, so the last two minutes of the session are unavailable. The missing portion includes a response to one final question and closing [...]
Inside Scoop: 10 Must Haves to Get Into Top B-Schools in R2
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pjv8dBaNZo[/youtube] [Editor's Note]: The audio is slightly distorted throughout this session, yet discernible for easy listening. We appreciate your understanding. Shawn O'Connor, renowned admissions expert, Forbes columnist, and Stratus Prep [...]
HBS Deadline is 9/9: 10 Must-Dos in the Next 7 Weeks
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szrggKeMNeE[/youtube] Round 1 MBA application deadlines will be here before you know it. Now is the time to start preparing. Shawn O'Connor, renowned admissions expert, Forbes columnist, and Stratus Prep Founder [...]
MBA Game Plan - Pt. 1: What to Do Before & After You Hit Submit
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9TBXxeZ2E4[/youtube] In part one of this two-part webinar series, Kofi Kankam, Co-Founder of Admit Advantage and Harvard College/Wharton MBA alum, discusses what to do before and after you've submitted your application. [...]
Admissions Tip: Addressing Academic Strengths
While we devoted time last week to advice on addressing weaknesses in one’s academic record , today we wanted to explore the other side of the issue: the strengths that [...]
Admissions Tip: Extracurricular Activities
Because it’s the time of year when applicants aiming for Fall 2014 intake are just beginning to think about the admissions process, we wanted to focus today on one element [...]
Overcome a Low Quant Background in MBA Admissions
The MBA admissions process is a holistic one. If it weren't, every MBA cohort would be full of finance wizards and accounting gurus—not an especially well-rounded group. These days, business [...]
Top 10 R2 Application Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uQz_As8U_o[/youtube] Shawn O'Connor, HBS graduate, Forbes author, and Founder & CEO of Stratus Prep, outlines the Top 10 application mistakes to avoid at all costs when applying to an MBA program [...]
3 Common Hurdles for International MBA Applicants
Nearly a third of students in some of the top MBA programs are international, which offers great professional and cultural diversity and enriches the classroom experience. Applying from abroad involves certain [...]
4 Tips for MBA Applicants From a Finance Background
Students with finance backgrounds comprise the largest percentage of the incoming class at top business schools. Many firms require an MBA for senior level careers, leading finance industries to feed [...]
Last-Minute Community Service
When Ali started working with Stacy Blackman Consulting he had stellar undergraduate grades, an impressive GMAT score and consistently growing work experience at a prestigious investment bank. What Ali did [...]
3 DAYS LEFT: Are You Up to the Task? Become a School Champion on MBA Watch
Beat The GMAT is searching for a team of 5-8 volunteers* to champion MBA Watch, the largest social media platform for MBA applicants, for the entire 2013-2014 application cycle. From [...]
HBS 2+2 Success for Economics Major
Anita was a college senior at Northwestern and was weighing her postgraduate options. She thought Harvard Business School ’s 2+2 program was perfect for her, as she would get two [...]