From Flaw to Strength: 5 Weaknesses For Your MBA Application
Some business schools explicitly ask for weaknesses in their written applications. For example, the INSEAD MBA application includes a...
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- Jan 20
- 4 min
Advice for Older MBA Applicants
Who are “Older MBA Applicants?” MBA candidates tend to have between 2 and 9 years of work experience when they matriculate (start the MBA...
- Jan 17
- 7 min
How to apply for an MBA as a younger applicant
Who are “younger” MBA applicants? Most MBA programs have candidates between 2-9 years of work experience at time of matriculation (start...
- Jan 6
- 7 min
8 Easy Ways to Ace your Video Essay
8 Cheap (or Free) Techniques to Record an Amazing Video Essay on Your Smartphone Video essays are becoming more and more popular. MIT...
- Jan 3
- 5 min
Why is Vulnerability Important for MBA Applications?
As an MBA applicant researching online, you’ve probably heard you should be “vulnerable” and to “show more of your true self” in your...
- Dec 28, 2022
- 3 min
Is Your MBA Application Ready To Hit Submit?
Round 2 deadlines are just two weeks away! This is the most nerve-wracking phase of your MBA applications. You’re likely at the stage...
- Dec 23, 2022
- 6 min
70 Kira Talent Interview Questions
To get a holistic view of applicants, some business schools use the Kira Talent interview platform, enabling schools to conduct automated...
- Dec 9, 2022
- 6 min
11 MBA Applicant Mistakes to Avoid
Writing your MBA applications is an epic endeavor. Crushing the GMAT, updating your resume and adapting it to MBA requirements, carefully...
- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
How to build your MBA Application Narrative
First, what exactly is an “MBA Application Narrative”? Business school applications are different from other applications you might have...
- Nov 24, 2022
- 5 min
Should I apply in Round 2 this year, or Round 1 next year?
Round 2 deadlines are 40 days away. The question that many applicants are asking themselves is “Should I apply in Round 2, or wait until...
- Nov 18, 2022
- 4 min
How the Tech Layoffs Affect Your MBA Applications This Year and Next
Big Tech, once impervious to all market forces, has laid many thousands of people off in recent weeks: Amazon is currently planning to...
- Nov 17, 2022
- 8 min
My MBA Application Timeline: An 8-10 Week Guide
At SWC, we like to take 8-10 weeks to build your MBA applications for three business schools. Here's how.
- Nov 11, 2022
- 3 min
Pearls of Wisdom from Former Haas Admissions Evaluator
Jon Cheng did his MBA at Berkeley Haas, where he worked as an Admissions Evaluator, assessing applications to the Haas MBA program....
- Nov 4, 2022
- 5 min
How to get a life-changing MBA scholarship
Let’s look at the costs of an MBA first. Tuition fees at an M7 USA MBA start at around $80,000 per year, for two years. Then there’s...
- Oct 31, 2022
- 5 min
Using the STAR Method in MBA Interviews and Essays
What is the STAR method? The technique popularly known as “STAR”, is an acronym for Situation, Task, Action and Result. It’s a framework...
- Oct 26, 2022
- 8 min
A Spicy Q&A with Emory Goizueta MBA Admissions
We asked our readers and followers to submit your toughest questions to ask an MBA admissions officer at a top US business school. You...
- Oct 20, 2022
- 4 min
5 Things To Do When You Get MBA Waitlisted
Why you got waitlisted After spending months studying for the GMAT/GRE exams, contemplating your post-MBA narrative and perfecting your...
- Sep 15, 2022
- 5 min
Crush the MBA Interview: A Master Guide
If you’ve got an invite for an MBA interview, the Admissions Committee thinks you make a great candidate - on paper. The interview is the...
- Sep 9, 2022
- 5 min
Straight Shooting with Alex Zarganis
Alex Zarganis! The man of the hour. Alex has a dual degree in Private School Leadership, an MBA from Columbia Business School, and...
- Sep 1, 2022
- 5 min
How to explain your low GPA in the MBA optional essay
I speak to hundreds of MBA applicants every year. One of the most common questions I get asked is, “How do I justify my low undergrad GPA...
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