Over seven thousand applicants compete for one of the approximately 900 seats in The Wharton School’s prestigious MBA programme every year. However, before they can walk the hallowed ground of Huntsman Hall, they must ace Wharton’s unique take on interviews, a Team-Based Discussion (TBD), followed by a one-on-one interview. Given the high stakes involved and […]
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MBA programmes are known to seek out students with diverse backgrounds–people from different industries, at different stages in their career and from different countries. Getting into a competitive programme can be challenging, especially if you have very little work experience. This is where a deferred MBA comes in. Almost exactly similar to a normal MBA,
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You have laboured over your MBA applications for the past few months and now the time has come to submit them. While you have gone through numerous iterations of your application form, resume and essays, there might still be some aspects that you have overlooked. Here are some things to recheck before you hit that
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While researching business schools and their different teaching methods, you will come across something called the case study method. A teaching method employed by many business schools, the case study method focuses on a “learning by doing” approach. Here, students are expected to provide solutions to complex real-life scenarios that are dependent on many variables.
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5th in a 5-part series on MBA interviews The MBA interview is one of the most nerve-racking parts of the MBA application process and a critical factor in the admissions decision. Below, we offer some general tips to help you navigate the MBA interview process: 1) Understand the different formats: Most MBA programmes follow a
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The MBA application process is long and time-consuming. It takes months of committed effort to create a strong application that increases your chances of getting into the business school of your choice. Read through our step-by-step breakdown of what makes a good MBA application: Step 1: Test prep For those of you who have just
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Congratulations on securing an admit! Getting that acceptance letter after months of hard work, including taking the GMAT, submitting your application and interview rounds, is cause for celebration. But after the initial excitement settles, you must be wondering, ‘What’s next? How do I use the time before business school starts?’ One option is to take
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MBA round one and early results are out and some of you may be celebrating with exciting news while some may be processing being rejected from your dream business school. However, some of you might have been placed on a business school’s waitlist. We understand that it’s unsettling and disappointing when there is no clear
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Okay, so it seems the worst has happened. After a long and arduous MBA application process, despite all your hard work, you didn’t get accepted to a single MBA programme where you applied. We realise this is disappointing, even demoralising. As you struggle to understand why this happened, what you should do and whether you
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4th in a 5-part series on MBA interviews By the time you’ve finished your final interview, we are sure you would have heaved a huge sigh of relief, thrilled to be done with this long and exhaustive MBA application process. But before you close the door on your application, there is one last thing you
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