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When preparing personal statements that require significant information about career progress, many MBA applicants choose to discuss their accomplishments in chronological order. Although the simplicity of this approach makes it appealing, we encourage you to consider another way of showcasing your more recent and therefore potentially stronger accomplishments first. By taking this approach instead, you … Read More  

Harold Simansky and Jeremy Shinewald explain how to connect with business schools beyond the website—who to contact, what to ask, and how to turn conversations into stronger applications.

We believe that asking MBA candidates about their goals is plainly absurd, because so many students change their goals while they are in school. Further, an MBA supposed to be about career development and exploration, right? Regardless of how we feel on the subject, though, during a time when the economy is down and many … Read More  

Many MBA applicants assume that being rejected from a top business school means the end of their MBA dreams. In reality, however, some of the most successful MBA students—and later, business leaders—applied multiple times before earning admission.

What exactly is business school, and how does one successfully navigate the application process? Whether you are just beginning to consider pursuing an MBA or are already deep into drafting your essays, this episode of The mbaMission Podcast offers valuable guidance. Senior Consultant Harold Simansky and mbaMission Founder and President Jeremy Shinewald begin by examining … Read More