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INSEAD Essay Tips and Examples

INSEAD candidates must respond to four short career-focused queries (a fifth one is optional) and provide two motivation essays (with an optional third).  Applicants are also tasked with completing a video component for which they answer four questions as four separate video recordings. Given the total number of prompts, tasks, and questions involved, some candidates … Read More  

Wharton Tops Financial Times Ranking Again After Last Year’s Absence

After a surprising absence from the 2023 Financial Times global ranking of business schools, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania was not only back on the list this year but in first place. Wharton was left out of last year’s survey due to not being able to meet the alumni response rate needed … Read More  

Professor Profiles: Antonio Fatás, INSEAD

Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose a business school. However, the educational experience you will have is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Today, we focus on Antonio Fatás from INSEAD. The Portuguese Council Chaired Professor of European Studies, Antonio … Read More  

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INSEAD Essay Analysis, 2020–2021

Once again, INSEAD appears to have made no significant changes to its MBA application essay prompts this season. Candidates must respond to four short career-focused queries (a fifth one is optional) and provide three motivation essays (with an optional fourth).  Applicants are also tasked with completing a video component for which they answer four questions … Read More  

Harvard Business School Tops the 2020 Financial Times Global MBA Ranking

When the Financial Times (FT) released its 2020 Global MBA Ranking this week, it featured a new program in the number-one slot: Harvard Business School. The well-known program is no stranger to the FT ranking’s top spot, however, having most recently held the position in 2015. Last year’s top program, Stanford Business School, is ranked … Read More  


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