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Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. As admissions decisions continue to be released, many candidates suddenly, and possibly unexpectedly, find themselves with options for the next year. How does one choose between two or more schools? Well, if you cannot determine a definitive “winner” based … Read More  

Are you in New York City and beginning to think about applying to MBA programs? Would you like to take advantage of a free brainstorming session with mbaMission? Is your schedule flexible enough that you are available from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 1? If you are indeed interested, available and prepared … Read More  

Jeremy Shinewald, founder of mbaMission, will help prospective MBAs understand the differences that exist among top MBA programs. Jeremy will elaborate on areas that will profoundly affect your academic and social lives in b-school, including the flexibility of a program’s curriculum, the breadth of core courses, the different methods of instruction, varying sizes of the … Read More  

English, thankfully, is a language without many gender-related problems, but some do exist, and being gender neutral in MBA application essays can be important. In general, a key way to avoid such problems is to pluralize—to talk about groups rather than individuals. Consider the following examples: a. “Today’s manager must be financially literate to do … Read More  

With approximately one-third of Stanford’s MBA students having been born outside the United States, the GSB provides a wide variety of support services for its international students. Before arriving on campus, admitted international students receive information crucial to the logistical and social challenges they may face, including how to obtain a study visa for the … Read More