While we always work meticulously and intimately with our clients to ensure that their unique stories and qualities shine through in their applications, some of our advice boils down to key fundamentals. Now, via the Guides offered below, we offer these fundamentals to you, so that you too can properly begin your journey towards the MBA of your dreams.
Of course, these Guides are no substitute for working with a dedicated mbaMission professional - specialists specifically trained to ensure that mbaMission clients tell their unique stories in the most compelling manner and that they take advantage of even the tiniest benefit. The Guides below will, however, provide outstanding basic guidance for anyone applying for an MBA, whether they are mbaMission clients or not.
If you need any advice at all with respect to any element of applying to Business School, please feel free to contact us for a free consultation.
The mbaMission Complete Start-to-Finish Admissions Guide collects all six mbaMission Guides together and includes them in one package. For greater detail on each of the Guides, see the individual descriptions further below.
The mbaMission Complete Start-to-Finish Admissions Guide includes:
Total pages: 42
Almost every single Business School on the planet requires candidates to submit a Personal Statement. Though Personal Statements vary in length and in the precise question asked, almost all require candidates to discuss past accomplishments, explain why they want to earn an MBA at the school to which they are applying, and propose professional goals for the future. Because the Personal Statement essay is common to almost all MBA applications, we have prepared the mbaMission Personal Statement Guide to will help candidates develop a Personal Statement that truly "wows" the Admissions Committee and that increases their chances of being admitted.
The mbaMission Personal Statement Guide provides key tips on how to craft your personal statement, as well as multiple excerpts from well-written personal statements and two complete model personal statements. This document is free.
Successful essays - and well-rounded applications - must begin with a proper brainstorming session. The goal of the mbaMission brainstorming session is to reveal the experiences, but more importantly, the stories that make each candidate distinct. Most people, however, cannot "take a step back" on their own and truly list and discuss all of their most interesting and important accomplishments. We have therefore developed the mbaMission Brainstorming Guide – a vital aid that helps candidates draw on the full spectrum of their accomplishments, both inside and outside of the professional world. The mbaMission Brainstorming Guide assists candidates to generate the full stories that will form the basis of a successful and well-rounded application.
The mbaMission Brainstorming Guide provides key tips on how to approach brainstorming, a series of fourteen brainstorming questions for you to answer and a variety of practical brainstorming suggestions.
Virtually everyone is better-off outlining essays before writing first drafts. Those who outline their essays are not just more organized and efficient, but they also enjoy the essay writing process more. In the mbaMission Essay Outlining Guide, we have set out clear and easy-to-understand advice for ensuring that your outlines become time-savers and stress-reducers. Submitting a winning MBA application requires proper organization and structure, and the mbaMission Essay Outlining Guide provides just the sort of organization and structure that all candidates need when they begin to write their essays.
The mbaMission Essay Outlining Guide provides key tips on how to approach essay outlining, two full examples of well-written outlines, and one example of a well-written outline and a corresponding well-written complete essay.
Many candidates simply update their existing resumes and submit them along with their other application material. At mbaMission, we strongly believe that this is a mistake. Resumes should always be tailored towards a very specific audience - the Admissions Committee, in this case - and this requires overhauling your resume to ensure that very specific characteristics and accomplishments shine through. Additionally, experience has shown that many resumes are not as strong as they could otherwise be, regardless of the audience to which the documents are directed, as resumes often mistakenly focus on responsibilities rather than accomplishments. Thus, the mbaMission Resume Guide provides vital tips not just for your MBA application resume, but for each resume you submit for the rest of your life.
The mbaMission Resume Guide provides key tips for how to write an effective Admissions Committee-focused resume, as well as a mock resume and a list of over 300 action-oriented verbs that help demonstrate accomplishments rather than responsibilities.
Letters of Recommendation can be one of the most stressful elements of applying to Business School - and with good reason, since many candidates lack a strategy for dealing with their recommenders and thus risk reducing their chances of getting admitted. The mbaMission Letters of Recommendation Guide takes away much of the stress by providing key strategies for deciding not just who you should approach, but also how you should approach them - it even includes a document you can provide your recommenders to help ensure that they write the kind of letter you need!
The mbaMission Letters of Recommendation Guide provides key tips for how to develop a successful strategy for your letters of recommendation, as well as a document you can provide to your recommenders for their use in preparing your letters.
Admission interviews are usually unlike any other interviews that candidates have gone through. Most candidates find preparation to be difficult and the interview process itself to be quite stressful. In the mbaMission Interview Guide, we provide a recommended strategy for candidates, both with respect to how to prepare for the interview and how to handle the interview itself.
The mbaMission Interview Guide provides key tips for preparing for your interview, as well as a list of 100 questions that candidates often get asked during MBA interviews.