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May 18, 20236 min read

5 Ways to Boost Your MBA Profile

Top business schools tell us all the time that they evaluate every profile that crosses their desk “holistically”. Let's shed some light...

May 4, 20235 min read

6 Steps to Prepare Your MBA Application in 2023

Even though the application portals aren't open yet, nevertheless, you can start preparing for your MBA applications by taking these 6 steps

Feb 2, 20235 min read

From Flaw to Strength: 5 Weaknesses For Your MBA Application

Some business schools explicitly ask for weaknesses in their written applications. For example, the INSEAD MBA application includes a...

Jan 20, 20234 min read

Advice for Older MBA Applicants

Who are “Older MBA Applicants?” MBA candidates tend to have between 2 and 9 years of work experience when they matriculate (start the MBA...

Jan 17, 20237 min read

How to apply for an MBA as a younger applicant

Who are “younger” MBA applicants? Most MBA programs have candidates between 2-9 years of work experience at time of matriculation (start...

Jan 6, 20237 min read

8 Easy Ways to Ace your Video Essay

8 Cheap (or Free) Techniques to Record an Amazing Video Essay on Your Smartphone Video essays are becoming more and more popular. MIT...

Jan 3, 20235 min read

Why is Vulnerability Important for MBA Applications?

As an MBA applicant researching online, you’ve probably heard you should be “vulnerable” and to “show more of your true self” in your...

Dec 28, 20223 min read

Is Your MBA Application Ready To Hit Submit?

Round 2 deadlines are just two weeks away! This is the most nerve-wracking phase of your MBA applications. You’re likely at the stage...

Dec 23, 20226 min read

70 Kira Talent Interview Questions

To get a holistic view of applicants, some business schools use the Kira Talent interview platform, enabling schools to conduct automated...

Dec 9, 20226 min read

11 MBA Applicant Mistakes to Avoid

Writing your MBA applications is an epic endeavor. Crushing the GMAT, updating your resume and adapting it to MBA requirements, carefully...

Dec 5, 20223 min read

How to build your MBA Application Narrative

What exactly is an “MBA Application Narrative”? Business school applications are different from other applications you might have done in...

How to build your MBA Application Narrative

Nov 24, 20225 min read

Should I apply in Round 2 this year, or Round 1 next year?

Round 2 deadlines are 40 days away. The question that many applicants are asking themselves is “Should I apply in Round 2, or wait until...

Nov 18, 20224 min read

How the Tech Layoffs Affect Your MBA Applications This Year and Next

Big Tech, once impervious to all market forces, has laid many thousands of people off in recent weeks: Amazon is currently planning to...

Nov 17, 20228 min read

My MBA Application Timeline: An 8-10 Week Guide

At SWC, we like to take 8-10 weeks to build your MBA applications for three business schools. Here's how.

Nov 11, 20223 min read

Pearls of Wisdom from Former Haas Admissions Evaluator

Jon Cheng did his MBA at Berkeley Haas, where he worked as an Admissions Evaluator, assessing applications to the Haas MBA program....

Pearls of Wisdom from Former Haas Admissions Evaluator

Nov 4, 20225 min read

How to get a life-changing MBA scholarship

Let’s examine the costs of an MBA. Tuition fees at an M7 USA MBA start at around $80,000 per year, for two years. Then there’s rent,...

Oct 31, 20224 min read

Using the STAR Method in MBA Interviews and Essays

What is the STAR method? The technique popularly known as “STAR”, is an acronym for Situation, Task, Action and Result. It’s a framework...

Oct 26, 20229 min read

A Spicy Q&A with Emory Goizueta MBA Admissions

We asked our readers and followers to submit your toughest questions to ask an MBA admissions officer at a top US business school. You...

A Spicy Q&A with Emory Goizueta MBA Admissions

Oct 20, 20224 min read

5 Things To Do When You Get MBA Waitlisted

Why you got waitlisted After spending months studying for the GMAT/GRE exams, contemplating your post-MBA narrative and perfecting your...

Sep 15, 20225 min read

Crush the MBA Interview: A Master Guide

If you’ve got an invite for an MBA interview, the Admissions Committee thinks you make a great candidate - on paper. The interview is the...

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