This article was originally published on June 26, 2025. It was last updated on July 30, 2026. We talk to many MBA applicants every year. But it’s the reapplicants – those who truly should have gotten in the first time - who stick with us the most. These are individuals who have already applied to business school. Based...
If you're wondering how to stand out in your MBA application, you're not alone. Before meeting with my MBA applicant clients, I review a background write-up that they put together. Inevitably, when they are asked about their strengths as an applicant, I see the same answers come up—quantitative and analytical thinking, effective communication and teamwork, trustworthiness,...
"I’m glad we trashed those initial MBA essays", our client, Ben, told his consultant, Alan. Ben is one of those smart, hard-working, rockstars whom private equity firms will one day pay huge amounts of money to run portfolio companies. At the same time, he is a thoughtful person you would trust with a big favor at the...
