The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business has long highlighted the strength of its community, the way students collaborate both inside and outside the classroom to learn and grow, and the value of bringing people from diverse backgrounds and with differing mind-sets together, and the school’s application essay prompts focus on all these ideas. … Read More
London Business School (LBS) has been posing the same application essay question since 2015. Clearly, the admissions committee feels the prompt elicits precisely what it needs when evaluating candidates for the school’s next class. Although LBS strictly requires only one essay—one that largely constitutes a traditional personal statement—you might want to seriously consider submitting the … Read More
Did you apply to business school in the 2022–2023 application season and were released from further consideration, otherwise known as “dinged”? If so, we want to help you improve your chances of success in the coming application cycle. Now through May 15, 2023, “dinged” reapplicants have a chance to win an mbaMission “reapplicant strategy” service … Read More
Each year, thousands of people apply to the top business schools. Although many of them opt to work with an MBA admissions consultant, many others do not. We at mbaMission find that this decision greatly depends on each candidate’s personal, professional, and financial circumstances. In this post, we address several common questions from applicants related … Read More
Often, we hear from candidates who are just beginning their business school research and have questions about the MBA experience, application components, and submitting their applications. Many applicants who are entirely new to the process of MBA admissions might be wondering, What do MBA admissions consultants do? And do I need one? If this sounds … Read More
