Blog: Archive for the “Stanford University (Stanford Graduate School of Business)” Category

For most West Coast business school applicants, the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) and the Haas School of Business at the University of California readily come to mind for West Coast during the school-selection phase of the application process. However, these programs are far from the only strong options in the region, and candidates … Read More  

Accomplished professionals who want to advance their career but feel they have outgrown the traditional two-year MBA—and are unsure whether an EMBA would be the right fit—actually have a range of alternatives they might not be aware of. In this episode of The mbaMission Podcast, hosts Harold Simansky and Jeremy Shinewald are joined by mbaMission … Read More  

The Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) interview is widely regarded as one of the most personal, and most challenging, interviews in the MBA admissions process. Unlike more traditional forms of admissions interviews, Stanford’s is deeply behavioral, highly introspective, and designed to assess not just what you have done but also how you think, reflect, … Read More  

The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, is one of the smaller top MBA programs in the United States, with an average class size of between 250 and 300 students. Despite its small size, however, Berkeley Haas offers a diverse community, both regionally and professionally. Roughly 40% of each incoming class … Read More  

This year, Harvard Business School (HBS) has retained its three concise and closely defined essay prompts, requiring applicants to submit a Business-Minded Essay, a Leadership-Focused Essay, and a Growth-Oriented Essay. With Round 2 application deadlines just around the corner, candidates are asking us what has been working for HBS applicants so far—as well as for … Read More