Blog: Archive for the “Application Tips” Category

The official deadline for Round 1 Harvard Business School (HBS) applicants is drawing near: September 4, 2019. Once you submit your HBS application (and breathe a sigh of relief), the waiting game for the interview invitation begins. Predicting exactly what questions you will be asked in your HBS interview is impossible, given the dynamic nature … Read More  

Recently, mbaMission joined forces with Manhattan Prep to host an online Q&A session with admissions directors from Columbia Business School, the Yale School of Management, MIT Sloan, and Northwestern Kellogg. Our thanks go out to these experienced officers, who shared their takeaways from past application seasons and their expectations for the upcoming one: Amanda Carlson, … Read More  

If you have been invited to interview with your target business school, you may be wondering whether or not interviewing on-campus with a member of the admissions committee is more beneficial than interviewing off-campus with a local alumni interviewer. Recently, mbaMission senior consultant Rachel Back addressed this question in a video for our friends at … Read More  

One of the most critical steps in the MBA application process is the interview, and none is more legendary—or stress inducing—than Harvard Business School’s (HBS’s). The HBS interview is particularly fast-paced and can cover a wide range of topics, all based on your specific application and personal story. It is designed to help the admissions … Read More  

We at mbaMission are proud to release our new Insider’s Guides, which includes 17 individual top-ranked business school titles, for the 2018-2019 MBA admissions season! Informed by firsthand insight from students, alumni, program representatives, and admissions officers, the Insider’s Guides offer detailed and up-to-date descriptions of the following: Defining characteristics of the business school’s location, … Read More