By Donald Martin, Author of Road Map for Graduate Study Include a succinct, upbeat cover letter with your application, stating why you are interested in the institution and why you hope they will decide to admit you. If you have a strong friendship or professional relationship with a current student or a recent graduate, ask them [...]

By Donald Martin, Author of Road Map for Graduate Study Is this what YOU really want to do? If so, as much as you can, follow your own time frame and path. Do not be someone you are not. It will catch up with you in the end. Consider rankings, but do not focus on them [...]

By Avi Gordon, author of MBA Admissions Strategy: From Profile Building to Essay Writing, www.mbastudio.net The social media revolution has significantly altered how business schools communicate with and promote themselves to MBA applicants. As we speak, schools are desperately figuring out how to integrate their presence and manage their brands across Twitter, Facebook, online discussion [...]

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By Peter von Loesecke, CEO Managing Director, The MBA Tour Once you’ve made the commitment to take an MBA, the question that first comes to mind is, “How will I manage it?” Logistics aside, financing an MBA comes with a hefty price, running $100,000 USD or more. Justifying the cost in today’s economic job market [...]

Essays are really the heart of any application. Why? Because other than conducting an interview (fewer schools are requiring/recommending these), the essays are your primary means of “speaking” directly to the admissions committee. With that in mind, here are a few pointers to keep in mind as you compose your essays: 1. Be aware of [...]

By Linda Abraham, founder and president of Accepted.com Your MBA application resume is often the first document that the b-school adcom readers will review when they receive your application. They look at it as a sort of snapshot – a quick take that highlights your qualifications for their program. If they like what they see [...]

By Donald Martin, Author of Road Map for Graduate Study In our last article, we took a look at five of ten very important do’s and don’ts for applying to business school. This installment gives you the other five. Here we go: 6. Do be confident but don’t be conceited. Similar to #5, it is important that you [...]

By Linda Abraham, founder and president of Accepted.com You’ve worked really hard to build a strong profile. You know you’re top b-school quality, but even the most confident and impressive of candidates aren’t guaranteed acceptance at Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton. Many of you – those who really want to start their MBA next fall – [...]

By: Peter von Loesecke CEO and Managing Director, The MBA Tour The MBA Tour starts its July Tour across Asia with an interesting mix of Asian, European and US programs. The mix reflects a growing trend among prospective MBAs across Asia, and the growing popularity and strength of Asian programs. This trend benefits all participating schools and students. [...]