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For more than a decade, Chicago Booth’s application followed a familiar pattern: two long-form essays, one professional and one personal. This season, the school scrapped them. Applicants to the Class of 2029 now answer …
The Stanford GSB interview is a structured behavioral conversation with a trained alum or admissions staff member that digs into what you’ve done in the past few years and how you did it. Strong …
The IESE MBA essays for the 2026-2027 admissions season focus on your career path. You’ll write a 450-word essay on your immediate, short-term, and long-term goals, a new 250-word Plan B essay, and an …
A non-traditional MBA applicant is anyone applying from outside the usual feeder paths of consulting, finance, and tech. That includes candidates from the arts, military, education, nonprofits, healthcare, and engineering. Admissions committees welcome these …
Every MBA applicant eventually hits the same wall. The essay says everything you want it to say, and it’s 150 words over the limit. On this week’s B-Schooled, host Erika Olson, a Harvard MBA …
For the 2026-2027 admissions season, the Kelley MBA essays include a required 500-word career-goals essay, a 300-word personal essay chosen from four prompts, a 25-word fun fact, and an optional essay. These Kelley MBA …
Gain insight into the review process and eliminate weaknesses from your MBA application.