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20 Useful Tips for Crafting a Strong MBA Résumé
The resume is an essential component of your business school application. It is a quick snapshot of your skills, experience, key accomplishments, and interests. Difference between MBA Résumé and Job...
View ArticleMBAnalysis: Inside names and outside names; names I love
When I was in high school, every night I would call my friend, Kenny Chin, to go over the homework. Yes, it was every night. I would always ask, “Is Kenny there?” At that point, I would hear his...
View ArticleMBAnalysis: Inside names and outside names; names I love
When I was in high school, every night I would call my friend, Kenny Chin, to go over the homework. Yes, it was every night. I would always ask, “Is Kenny there?” At that point, I would hear his...
View ArticleHow to Search Your Soul in Your Stanford GSB Essays
The Stanford GSB has used the same two essay questions for years now, and they capture very well what the GSB is looking for in its applicants. Despite Kirsten Ross’ recent arrival as Director of MBA...
View ArticleHow to Search Your Soul in Your Stanford GSB Essays
The Stanford GSB has used the same two essay questions for years now, and they capture very well what the GSB is looking for in its applicants. Despite Kirsten Ross’ recent arrival as Director of MBA...
View ArticleFour Tips for Committing to Yale SOM
Yale SOM wants to know who you are beyond the application, what makes you tick and to what you are devoted. The best way to understand this is by asking about your biggest commitment. The Yale SOM...
View ArticleFour Tips for Committing to Yale SOM
Yale SOM wants to know who you are beyond the application, what makes you tick and to what you are devoted. The best way to understand this is by asking about your biggest commitment. The Yale SOM...
View ArticleTop Five Tips on Smart Social Media for MBA Applicants
Are there blush-worthy photos of you on Instagram? Have you ever taken to Twitter in a moment of frustration with a thinly veiled insult directed at your boss? Does your inattention to LinkedIn make...
View ArticleMBA over 30 – is it too difficult to get accepted?
MBA over 30 – how many people actually apply? We get asked this question often by students who’ve just turned the other side of 30. Will business schools consider me too old, and will I be...
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UCLA’s MS in Business Analytics: Prep for the Sexiest Job of the 21st Century...
Are you a quant jock with a bit of a poet in you? Learn about UCLA Anderson’s new MS in Business Analytics! Harvard Business Review declared in 2012 that being a data scientist is the “sexiest job of...
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Understanding Stanford GSB’s Core Value of Intellectual Vitality
Do you have the smarts that Stanford GSB is looking for? What are the qualities that Stanford GSB is looking for as they build their class? How do successful applicants stand out from the crowd? At a...
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Yale SOM MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
As you did for the last two years applying to Yale SOM, you need to make the most of its single required essay, but you also need to take the time to make every box in the application a home run. They...
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At August Academy, we value the privacy of our current, past and prospective students. The counseling process requires our candidates to open up to us, in order to ensure the best results. This might...
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At August Academy, we value the privacy of our current, past and prospective students. The counseling process requires our candidates to open up to us, in order to ensure the best results. This might...
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Admissions Resumes: Putting it All Together
This post is taken from The Quick Guide to Admissions Resumes. Click here to download the full guide. MBA and other graduate school applicants frequently submit a resume with their applications. Many...
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How an MBA from Anderson Helped this Career Switcher
This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with business students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top programs. Here’s a talk with James about his...
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Understanding Stanford GSB’s Take on Demonstrated Leadership Potential
What are the qualities that Stanford GSB is looking for as they build their class? How do successful applicants stand out from the crowd? At a school as competitive as Stanford, it’s a fact that many...
View ArticleThree reasons why you should do your MBA before you start your own business:
I get it – the force is strong with you. You are young, perhaps 2 – 3 years out of college, full of energy, and brimming with ideas. As far as the element of risk is concerned, you are completely...
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When To Retake The GMAT – And When Not To
“Do I need to retake the GMAT?” That’s a question plaguing hundreds, if not thousands, of MBA applicants this time of year. By now, many MBA hopefuls have taken the GMAT at least once but aren’t sure...
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When To Retake The GMAT – And When Not To
“Do I need to retake the GMAT?” That’s a question plaguing hundreds, if not thousands, of MBA applicants this time of year. By now, many MBA hopefuls have taken the GMAT at least once but aren’t sure...
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