Author: Katie McQuarrie

MBA Career Goals – Crafting a Compelling Short-Term Vision

You’re probably aware that ambitious, yet realistic MBA career goals are critical to a compelling business school application. Not only that, understanding how business school will accelerate or pivot your career path is essential to justifying the financial and time investment required to pursue an MBA. Many clients we speak with have a general sense of what...

The Consortium: Member Schools, Application Process, and an Amazing Scholarship Opportunity

Are you familiar with The Consortium, including their MBA member school and The Consortium fellowship fellow program? If not, you should be! Formally known as The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management (CGSM), this amazing nonprofit’s mission is to “enhance diversity and inclusion in global business education and leadership”, which is something we can all rally...

How to Network for Your MBA Applications (And Why You Should Start Now) + A Free Download

How to network and why exactly networking is important is something we’re frequently asked by our MBA admissions consulting clients. In an already subjective and sometimes vague process, “networking” can seem particularly abstract or worse, can simply be another “thing” on your long MBA application to-do list. While there’s no hard deliverable attached to networking, we believe...

Understanding MBA Admissions Consulting Prices

Are you considering hiring an MBA admissions consultant and curious to understand how MBA admissions consulting prices work? It’s confusing, we get it! In today’s article, we’ll do our best to clarify the various ways MBA admissions consultants charge for their services and share the pros and cons of each. We also want to acknowledge upfront that,...

Stanford GSB Essay Tips

If Stanford GSB is your dream school, you may already be thinking about how to craft perfect essays. We’re here to help! Read on for Stanford GSB essay tips to ensure your submission stands out from the (very crowded) pack. If you’re applying to Stanford GSB, here is what you need to know. Stanford GSB Application Run Down Stanford...

Wharton Team Based Discussion: How to Stand Out

You were invited to interview with Wharton, congrats! You’re one step closer to getting accepted. You might wonder what the odds of acceptance are for those who participate in the Wharton Team Based Discussion. Well, Wharton interviews roughly half of all applicants, but only accepts one in five. So, they’re looking to cut the remaining pool...