Blog: Archive for the “Business School” Category

The MBA admissions world is not just competitive from the candidate perspective but also from the schools’ perspectives. What do you do if some your competitors – MIT, HBS and Stanford – start to tap another pool of students by accepting the GRE? You follow suit, of course. NYU is now accepting the GRE and … Read More  

1. Describe your vision for your career, your inspiration for pursuing this career path, and the role of The Duke MBA in achieving your goals. If you are interested in a specific concentration or joint degree program, please discuss in this essay. Because Personal Statements are similar from one application to the next, we have produced … Read More  

We are pleased to release our new mbaMission Insider’s Guides to MIT-Sloan. Through our guide, you will gain a powerful understanding of MIT-Sloan, learning about the school’s unique attributes: Defining characteristics of each school’s location, class size, curriculum, teaching methods, facilities, alumni base/involvement and rankings Courses, experiential opportunities, faculty and clubs related to MBAs’ most … Read More  

The University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business has released its application essay questions for the 2009–2010 season, with no changes from the previous year. Thus, we have made only slight updates to our original analysis of the questions, which follows. Long Answers Essay 1: Briefly describe your short-term and long-term career goals. … Read More  

GENERAL INSTRUCTONS: Please be introspective and authentic in your responses. We value the opportunity to learn about your life experiences, aspirations, and goals. 1) Describe the ways in which your family and/or community have helped shape your development. (750 words) As UCLA Anderson notes in its general instructions, it is interested in learning about your … Read More