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How To Finance Your MBA?

How To Finance Your MBA?

Getting your MBA is a huge step forward for both your education and your career.  As the job market is becoming more and more competitive, any advantage you can bring to a job interview can be the difference between a congratulations handshake and a rejection email. If you’re looking for a way to finance your […]

The Best GMAT Study Guide of 2018

The Best GMAT Study Guide of 2018

If you want to go to business school in pursuit of an MBA, then chances are that you’ll need to take the GMAT exam. Thousands of business schools around the world consider applicants’ results on the test as they mull over who to accept into their programs in any given year. So it goes without […]

Goizueta Business School of Emory University

Goizueta Business School of Emory University

Julie Barefoot, Associate Dean of MBA Admissions, Goizueta Business School What is the one area of the program that you wish applicants knew more about?  The access that Atlanta gives to students professionally and personally.  Goizueta students can connect face-to-face with alumni who are working at the top firms in Atlanta, get anywhere they need to/from [...]
Scheller College of Business

Scheller College of Business

Katie Lloyd, Executive Director, MBA Admissions, Scheller College of Business What is the one area of your program that you wish applicants knew more about? Candidates to our program do not need to have technology backgrounds or aspirations to be a good match for Scheller College of Business. While we do provide students who want to pursue [...]
Top Tips to Improve Your GMAT Score

Top Tips to Improve Your GMAT Score

The Internet is crammed full of information, helpful and ineffective, about mastering the GMAT and getting the score that you want. So how can you figure out what you should actually be doing before test day? A lot of it has to do with evaluation: what’s your learning style? Where are your strengths and weaknesses? […]

Most Business Schools Integrate Data Science Courses Into Curriculum, Meeting Market Demand, But Are Cool to Coding, So Far

Kaplan Test Prep Survey: As global brands increase their hiring of graduates with in-demand tech skills, Kaplan Test Prep’s most recent business school admissions officers survey finds that MBA programs across the United States are integrating data science, big data and coding courses into their curriculum*. Of the 209 business schools who participated in Kaplan’s […]

How To Think About Your Personal Story

How To Think About Your Personal Story

If I think about the area where my candidates often need the most help, it is in crafting a winning personal story. This is the most important part of the application and often the hardest. I advise my candidates to start this process months, if not years, in advance! The good news? Everyone has a […]

Showing Leadership in Your B-School Application

Showing Leadership in Your B-School Application

At Stacy Blackman Consulting, we do a lot of thinking about leadership – what is leadership, how best to showcase it, why it matters, and more. If asked what is the single most important quality for business school applications, I would say leadership. While some schools emphasize it more than others, leadership is extremely important […]