Most business schools will ask you to discuss your career goals in your MBA application. Why do MBA programs ask about your goals when they know that your plans may change while you're in business school? And how do they evaluate your goals? In...

The MBA admissions process is, in many ways, subjective. Broadly speaking the top MBA programs want to see a high GMAT or GRE score, a strong undergraduate GPA, and solid work experience. But, there is no magic formula for getting admitted. In ...

If you look at the class profiles of the top business schools, you will find that more admits come from consulting than from any other field. MBA programs love management consultants, but coming from an overrepresented field means that the comp...

The Yale School of Management's mission is to educate leaders for business and society. How does this mission inform the program's approach to academics and community, and how else does the SOM differentiate itself from other top MBA programs? ...

Harvard Business School is known for its top tier faculty and its pioneering use of the case method. But what about outside of the classroom? What are the clubs, events, and section experiences that make HBS special? Today we welcome HBS Studen...

The team at mbaMission has helped thousands of MBA applicants gain admission to the business schools of their dreams over the last twenty years. In today's episode of the mbaMission podcast, Harold Simansky, Jeremy Shinewald, and Susan McInerny...

If you are applying to business school -- and especially if you are applying to the most competitive MBA programs -- having an admissions expert in your corner can significantly improve your chances of admission success. At mbaMission, we help ...

Many individuals working in private equity have their sights set on Harvard Business School, the Stanford GSB, and Wharton for their MBA education. Business schools love PE applicants -- but does that mean you are guaranteed a spot in one of th...

Former mbaMission client Hayden Tanabe was admitted to a whopping eleven MBA programs, including Harvard Business School, the Stanford GSB, Dartmouth Tuck, Northwestern Kellogg, and more. He ultimately chose to attend Harvard Business School an...

The Yale School of Management has a distinct mission: to educate leaders for both business and society. While the school has a strong social orientation, it is also a strong general management program, consistently ranked as one of the top 15 U...

In this episode of the mbaMission podcast, Harold Simansky and Gavriella Semaya discuss their pet peeves when it comes to crafting MBA applications. They shares common mistakes that business school applicants make and why it's important to avoi...

For many business school applicants, writing application essays is the most daunting piece of the admissions process. What are MBA admissions committees looking for in your essays? What are the key components of personal statements? What mistak...

Do you need a track record of community service in your MBA applications? If so, how much community engagement do you need, and what kinds of community involvement are business schools looking for? In this episode of the mbaMission podcast,&nbs...

How can ChatGPT and other AI programs make the MBA application easier? Can you use ChatGPT for your business school research? Can you use it for your essay brainstorming? How about for the actual writing of application essays? And SHOULD you us...

MIT Sloan is consistently ranked one of the top business schools in the country, and is one of the elite M7 programs known for their excellence and competitiveness. It also has one of the most unique business school applications, including a co...

If you have been invited to interview by one or more of your target MBA programs, you are likely feeling both excited and a bit nervous. Being invited to the interview stage means that a school considers you to be a strong candidate -- but, the...

If you have been invited to interview at Wharton, you probably know that the Wharton Team-Based Discussion is unlike any other business school interview. How should you prepare for this unique group interview, and what strategies should you emp...

In this episode of the mbaMission podcast, Stacey Koprince of Manhattan Prep is back to talk about her biggest pet peeves when it comes to the GMAT and the GRE. She discusses tricky quant problems, her favorite (and least favorite) vocab words,...

Harvard Business School and the Stanford GSB are two of the most prestigious business schools in the world, and -- not surprisingly -- have some of the lowest acceptance rates among the top MBA programs. The Stanford GSB admitted a mere 6% of a...

MIT Sloan is consistently ranked one of the top business schools in the country, and is one of the elite M7 programs known for their excellence and competitiveness. In this episode of the mbaMission Podcast, we discuss what makes MIT Sloan the ...

For many business school hopefuls, standardized testing is the most daunting part of the application process. Applicants often find that they cannot reach their desired scores through traditional study techniques. Why is that? And how SHOULD yo...

Business school applications typically open in late spring or early summer -- but when should you actually start preparing your MBA candidacy? Earlier than you might think! In this episode of the mbaMission Podcast, Harold Simansky, Jeremy Shin...

It has been just over a year since the Graduate Management Admission Council, or GMAC, introduced the new GMAT Focus Edition which replaced the traditional GMAT exam. What have we learned? How can you best prepare for it? What score do you need...

In our first podcast episode of 2025, mbaMission's Harold Simansky, Jeremy Shinewald, and Jessica Shklar share their takeaways from the 2024 MBA application season and make predictions for the 2025 application season. They discuss macro trends ...

In this conversation, Harold Simansky and Michael Guttman discuss the intricacies of being waitlisted by business schools, particularly focusing on strategies for applicants to improve their profiles, demonstrate interest, and effectively commu...