What test to take? This question of application strategy is kinda tricky — but kinda not. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. There are always exceptions, of course; the advice we’re offering here is the standard recommendation that will be applicable to most applicants. If you’re wondering if your situation […]
Continue reading...($) GMAT or GRE – or Executive Assessment???
Yesterday we gave a breakdown of how to think about taking the GMAT or the GRE as your test of choice for the MBA applications you’re planning for. But what about the Executive Assessment? Most of you are aiming for a tippety-top full-time MBA program in the United States, and not for an Executive MBA […]
Continue reading...Our quasi-annual predictions on the coming MBA application season
We inadvertently have created a pseudo-tradition around here where we lay out some forecasts and predictions of what is going to change in the admissions process at specific schools in the coming season. We’ve got a half-way decent record of accuracy, as you can see if you’re curious: March 2017: Prediction: Which schools will change […]
Continue reading...There’s a new test in town: Should you take the Executive Assessment?
Update! As of December 2018, NYU has begun accepting the Executive Assessment exam for admission to its part-time MBA program, and in summer 2019, Columbia started taking it for their full-time programs. The information below is from 2016 when the EA first started being accepted by these schools. Things are changing though! There are […]
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