Blog

MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: I Love Your School So Much I Cannot Stop Writing About It

Although admissions officers want to know that you are interested in their school, they do not want to read your repeated professions of love for it. Some candidates mistakenly believe that in their essays, they must constantly repeat enthusiastic statements about how they will improve their skills at their target school, regardless of whether the … Read More  

MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: I Have a Gap in My Resume

The perfect MBA applicant does not actually exist. However, the perception of the perfect applicant absolutely does—such an individual scales greater and greater personal, community, and professional peaks undeterred until finally applying to business school. Because of this idealized image of an applicant, candidates who have taken any time off from their professional pursuits believe they … Read More  

Admissions Myths Destroyed

Comments Off on MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: I Have a Gap in My Resume

Tags:

Top-Paying MBA Programs: The Highest Post-MBA Salaries Among 2024 Graduates  

The path to an MBA tends to be a demanding and expensive one. The MBA programs of top-ranked U.S. business schools come with a hefty price tag, not to mention the intensive workload that students navigate throughout their education. For many aspiring MBAs, the end result is what makes it all worthwhile: MBAs are known … Read More  

How to Explain Gaps in Your MBA Resume

Many MBA applicants believe that their professional past needs to have followed a perfect trajectory, with them having gone seamlessly from job to job, from promotion to promotion. The reality, however, can be quite different. Candidates sometimes get laid off and are unable to find a new job for several months. Sometimes, an illness or … Read More  

Application Tips Resumes

Comments Off on How to Explain Gaps in Your MBA Resume

Tags:

MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: Harvard Business School Is for Everyone

Harvard Business School (HBS) offers an excellent MBA program. This is largely a given, and we are not questioning that. However, what we will call into question is whether HBS (or any other school, for that matter) is right for you. Every year, we get a few calls from confused MBA aspirants who say, “I visited HBS, … Read More  

Admissions Myths Destroyed

Comments Off on MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: Harvard Business School Is for Everyone

Tags:


onTrack by mbaMission

A first-of-its-kind, on-demand MBA application experience that delivers a personalized curriculum for you and leverages interactive tools to guide you through the entire MBA application process.

Get Started!

Upcoming Events


Upcoming Deadlines

  • Carnegie Mellon Tepper (Round 4)
  • IESE
  • Texas McCombs (Round 4)

Click here to see the complete deadlines


2025–2026 MBA Essay Tips

Click here for the 2024–2025 MBA Essay Tips


MBA Program Updates

Explore onTrack — mbaMission’s newest offering allowing you to learn at your own pace through video. Learn more