Recursos GMAT

Register now for the opportunity to listen in on an exclusive conversation between INSEAD Admissions Directors, past and present!
Fortuna Admissions Director and former head of INSEAD Admissions, Caroline Diarte Edwards, hosts a candid conversation with Virginie Fougea, the Global Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at INSEAD. Thursday’s webinar is an opportunity to take advantage of their collective expertise and knowledge – unparalleled insider insight gained from decades of (...)

Our free webinar, 7 Steps to MBA Acceptance in 2021 , is airing live soon, but you still have time to register!
If you’re planning to apply to b-school next fall or winter, what you’re doing now has a huge bearing on how successful you’ll be. As Benjamin Franklin once said, “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” Not only will putting in some planning time now reduce your stress when the applications land, but it will increase your chances of getting into a top program! (...)

The Kelley School of Business joins the growing ranks of top business schools embracing all things STEM. Kelley has announced it will now offer STEM-designated MBA degrees in five disciplines.
As of this spring, MBAs with majors in accounting, business analytics, finance, marketing, and supply chain and operations will carry the special designation of being Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math certified .
Besides helping all students remain competitive, Kelley says the (...)

“W” can be such a nice letter, so many great words start with W: Wonderful. Watermelon. Wasabi.
Sadly, in academia, there’s also the word “Withdraw.” Withdrawing means you drop a class after the allowed add/drop period ends. You won’t receive a grade for the class, but a “W” will show up on your transcript, indicating that you were not doing well in the course and essentially quit the class. Why would you do this? A couple scenarios when a student might elect to withdraw from a course (...)

An increasing number of top business schools are offering deferral MBA programs where current undergraduate students apply during their senior year. In most cases, students will work for a couple years after graduating from school before beginning their MBA studies. These programs give ambitious students the chance to lock in a top MBA program before entering the workforce.
Harvard Business School’s 2+2 , where students work for two years before starting on campus, is one of the (...)

Lately, we’ve seen growing interest in top-ranked European business school INSEAD —and not just among international applicants. The school has raised its profile among U.S. applicants, too. Just this week, INSEAD opened its San Francisco campus , the school’s first permanent facility in North America. Today we’re welcoming Lucy, a new member to the SBC consulting team, with a Q&A to help applicants better understand the INSEAD admissions process. Lucy served as an MBA Admissions (...)

If you are planning to attend college in New England, get ready for fall colors like you’ve never seen them, clam chowder, lobster (“lobstah”), and a nice dose of Colonial-era history. New England needs no explanation to locals, but if you are from other parts of the country or abroad, you may find yourself a little confused by the region. Our college admissions consultants are here to help!
New England consists of six states: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island, (...)

Yes, we know…the deadline seems really far away right now. But think about how much you have on your plate already. Think about how quickly weeks and months can pass. The deadlines will be here faster than you realize.
Don’t be caught unprepared.
Now is the time to develop a plan of action and a cohesive strategy for executing the perfect application.
If you take a little time to plan out the next few months, you’ll find that when the applications come out, you’ll be ready to knock (...)

The search for a new dean to take the reins at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School has come to an end. Today, the school announced that Erika James would step into the role effective July 1, 2020.
When announcing the appointment, Penn President Amy Gutmann praised James as “a passionate and visible champion of the power of business and business education to positively transform communities locally, nationally, and globally.”
James made history in 2014 when she became the (...)

Last week, Vantage Point MBA Senior Consultant, Katie M., hosted a webinar on GMAT Club’s YouTube channel on a very timely topic: networking for your MBA applications . In the already subjective application process, “networking” can seem particularly abstract or can be simply another “thing” on your long MBA application to-do list . What is it exactly? Do you really need to do it? How will it help you get into your dream school? How do you get started? These are all questions that Katie (...)