Marianne Mondt
MBA Admissions Mashup: Summer Overseas, Campus Diversity and Social Impact
Every Wednesday, we share a round-up of the latest news from admissions blogs at the top business schools. In this week’s edition of MBA Admissions Mashup, we take a look at students’ summer overseas experiences, how top business schools are celebrating diversity and emphasizing social impact, in addition to our usual sourcing of advice and tips from various adcom teams. Around the World UC Berkeley / Haas Executive MBA students spent a valuable week in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil as part of an “immersion week focused on entrepreneurship, multi-national corporations, and sports marketing—especially timely in a country focused on preparing... Read more »
MBA Admissions Mashup: Fine-tuning Your Application & The Road Ahead
Every Wednesday, we share a round-up of the latest news from admissions blogs at the top business schools. In this week’s edition of MBA Admissions Mashup, we take a look at some last minute tips coming from the top business schools and some instructions on what’s next in the process for some applicants. Most applicants will come across the perplexing optional essay. It’s a tricky situation. Should you answer it? What if you weren’t able to completely answer any of the required essays in full? You have so much to share about yourself and this seems like a great (read: extra) opportunity to... Read more »
MBA Admissions Mashup: Round 1 Deadlines
Welcome to the first edition of our newest blog series: MBA Admissions Mashup! Every Wednesday, we’ll share the latest news from admissions blogs at the top business schools. As Round 1 deadlines come and go, several programs are sharing last-minute tips on how prospective MBAs can perfect their applications. The Michigan Ross School of Business’ Admissions Director Soojin Kwon shared 5 things to keep in mind prior to submitting one’s application, including “apply when your application is the best it can be.” So if you have all of your application materials together but you’re not comfortable with how your GMAT score turned out, it might be best to wait to... Read more »
