MBA Admissions
Articles and guides on mba admissions — GMAT preparation tips, study strategies, and MBA insights from GMAT Sprint.
How to Crush Your MBA Applications Without Losing Your Mind
Most Round One deadlines at top MBA programs land in early-to-mid September. That leaves you roughly three months of summer to write essays, rebuild a resume,...
Why MBA Rejections Happen (And How to Bounce Back Stronger)
Decision day is here again, and most applicants at most schools will get a rejection. At Stanford, that means a 6% acceptance rate. Harvard sits around 10%....
Chicago Booth vs. MIT Sloan: Which MBA Program Is Right for You?
Chicago Booth and MIT Sloan both sit near the top of most MBA rankings, and applicants often treat them as interchangeable. They aren't. The two programs share...
Navigating the MBA Application Process on a Budget
Applying to business school doesn't have to mean spending $29,700. In earlier posts, I broke down applicant budgets by category: testing, test prep, admissions...
Mastering Your MBA Admissions Interview: A Comprehensive Guide
Most MBA interview advice tells you to be confident. That's not something you can decide to do the night before. Confidence in an admissions interview comes...
Mastering the 'Why MBA?' Question: Your Guide to a Compelling Answer
Most MBA applicants lose the "Why MBA?" question before they even answer it. They walk into the interview with a rehearsed speech about wanting to grow, and...
What Matters Most in MBA Admissions? Understanding GMAT Scores
A 700 on the GMAT can raise doubts in an admissions file if the verbal and quant percentiles sit far apart. That surprises plenty of candidates, who assume the...
Tips For Getting Into Your DREAM MBA School!
Most MBA applications don't fail because the candidate wasn't good enough. They fail because one section got ignored while the others got all the attention....