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Stanford Graduate School of Business Essay Analysis, 2018–2019
If we were to choose an MBA essay question that we felt could be considered iconic, it would certainly be the Stanford Graduate School of [...]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT Sloan) Essay Analysis, 2018–2019
The MIT Sloan School of Management’s application essay prompts make for an unusual but comprehensive set! First, you will have to provide the program’s unique [...]
New York University (Stern) Essay Analysis, 2018–2019
New York University’s (NYU’s) Stern School of Business has simplified its application essays this season, dropping last year’s “Program Preferences” prompt, which asked candidates to [...]
HBS Announces Online Leadership Development Program
EXPARTUS MBA Admissions Consulting%%www.expartus.com%% Harvard Business School has announced a new online certificate program focused on leadership. The course, called Developing Yourself as a Leader, will [...]
HBS Black Business Leaders Series Celebrates Black History Month
To commemorate Black History Month, Harvard Business School (HBS) presented a series of cases, courses, and podcasts highlighting influential black business leaders. Within its MBA curriculum, [...]
Michigan Ross Announces New Need-Based Scholarship
A $4.3 million gift to the University of Michigan Ross School of Business will go toward improving math proficiency. In particular, $1 million of the [...]
The MBA as a Finance Case
Today’s article was submitted by Sumit Malik, Editor-in-Chief. With Round 1 MBA admissions in the books and Round 2 underway, we are now seeing the mix [...]
Top 4 Tips for Financing Your MBA
If you’re applying to MBA programs, it’s probably not a surprise that it is a major financial commitment. Not only will you forgo two years of [...]
Olin MBA Brings Africa Into the Business Conversation
As a first-year MBA student at Washington University’s Olin Business School who was born and raised in Owerri, Nigeria, Ony Mgbeahurike saw a need to [...]
Top MBA Programs Gain Ground for Gender Parity
The Forté Foundation released its annual women’s enrollment report for full-time MBA programs at its member schools, which include many of the top business schools in [...]
Student-Run Darden Capital Management Fund Passes $15 Million
The Darden Capital Management program at University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business has notched a new milestone: $15 million in assets. That accomplishment comes [...]
18 Venture Capitalists Join HBS’s Inaugural VC Partner Program
Harvard Business School’s Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship has named 18 people to its inaugural group of Rock Venture Capital Partners, who provide in-person mentoring and advice [...]
Tuck’s Record-Setting Fundraising Year
Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business has declared 2017 a “banner year for scholarship fundraising,” and even that might be understating it. For one thing, 2017 [...]
Why You Should Consider Yourself Lucky to Get to Write the MIT Sloan Pre-Interview Essay
Did you get invited to interview at MIT Sloan today? If so, a hearty congratulations. And if not—there’s still hope! Another batch of invites is [...]
An MBA Likely to Earn Less After Getting His Degree? Vincent Kompany Doesn’t Mind
When it comes to soccer (err, football) Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is one of the most widely known center backs in the world. The [...]