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Aug 2614 min read

Communications Consultant Scores a 70 point Jump in GMAT, Gets Admitted to Yale MBA

Before taking the plunge to do an MBA two years ago, Matt worked in communications consulting. He started by teaching himself the basics...

Communications Consultant Scores a 70 point Jump in GMAT, Gets Admitted to Yale MBA

Jul 1212 min read

INSEAD GEMBA to Leadership Executive

Sanita is a graduate of INSEAD’s world-famous Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) program. Before this program, she worked at Johnson & Johnson...

Jul 212 min read

International Applicant: Bangalore to NYC for the Cornell Tech MBA

Swarnima graduated with a Bachelor’s in Engineering in 2018. She worked with Salesforce for 5 years before applying to her Tech MBA at...

International Applicant: Bangalore to NYC for the Cornell Tech MBA

Apr 137 min read

Why Does a Lawyer Need an MBA?

Lawyers are a relative minority in the MBA classroom. But there are unique benefits to combining a business education with a legal...

Apr 12, 20234 min read

Oxford MBA Reapplicant Gets Her Dream Admit (Finally!)

When Pragya applied to b-school for the first time, she thought she ticked all the boxes: Her GMAT score was strong, her essays showed...

Mar 10, 20234 min read

Success Stories: Admitted to Cornell EMBA + M7

When you’ve been in the workforce for over a decade, getting back into academia can be daunting. For Scott, this journey began 2 years...

Sep 30, 20223 min read

Success Stories: How Indian Male Engineer made it to Copenhagen

Piyush has a profile to envy. But with only 2 weeks to the application deadline for his target MBA programs, he had to work fast. The...

Aug 25, 20225 min read

If you’re applying to Wharton, you MUST watch this

This client's undergrad GPA was 3.3, she had a gap year on her resume, a modest 710 GMAT score, and she applied in Round 3. Nevertheless,...

Jun 16, 20224 min read

From MBB to INSEAD MBA: How this consultant stood out from the crowd

In MBA speak, MBB stands for the three goliaths of the management consulting world: McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and Bain &...

From MBB to INSEAD MBA: How this consultant stood out from the crowd

May 23, 20224 min read

Success Stories: Mom uses MBA to re-enter workforce with scholarships worth $83,000

Chinenye is different from your average MBA applicant. Sure, she’s worked as a financial analyst in investment banking and consumer...

Success Stories: Mom uses MBA to re-enter workforce with scholarships worth $83,000

Apr 21, 20224 min read

Success Stories: How I got a $170,000 scholarship to NYU Stern MBA

Success stories: A Stern Tale - How I got admits to NYU Stern Business School with $170k full scholarship & Michigan Ross with a $30k award.

Success Stories: How I got a $170,000 scholarship to NYU Stern MBA

Apr 8, 20224 min read

Success Stories: Indian male engineer, INSEAD MBA with scholarship

This year, Harsh got admitted to one of the most prestigious MBA programs in the world, INSEAD, with a €15,000 scholarship. In this...

Success Stories: Indian male engineer, INSEAD MBA with scholarship

Mar 8, 20212 min read

MBA Success Stories: Sarah

In this series, I shine a light on the success stories of previous clients. Hopefully inspiring others to emulate their success. Today...

Feb 17, 20212 min read

MBA Success Stories: Karim

In this series I provide insight into the success stories of previous clients. Hopefully this will inspire other MBA applicants to...

Jan 12, 20212 min read

Q&A with Modern MBA

Last week 'Modern MBA' published an interview we did together. My comments about the lack of diversity at some business schools were...

Dec 17, 20201 min read

PODCAST TIME!

I joined Gavin Jocius of the Wisdom.MBA podcast. We talk about the business school admissions process and the trends seen in 2020 by...

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