FAQ Category: MBA Essays

By Paul Bodine, Founder & President, Admitify.com Poets & Quants recently published “Trump’s New Visa Limits Have MBA Admissions Consultants Split On What Comes Next”, surveying admissions consultants on the Department of Homeland Security’s decision..

Is AI’s threat to MBA feeder industries being overplayed? Andrew Hill’s article, “AI isn’t destroying entry-level jobs. It’s changing them” in the July 16 Financial Times made exactly that case. Hill notes that in AI’s..

Stanford GSB has released its 2026-27 deadlines and essay prompts. The key word is continuity. Round 1: 9 Sep 2026, 4:00 pm Pacific Time Round 2: 6 Jan 2027, 4:00 pm Pacific Time Round 3:..

HBS’s application is virtually the same as last year, save for a few minor tweaks to wording in the application itself (e.g., “learn more about your family” instead of “learn more about your family background”..

In announcing its 2026-27 MBA application requirements, Kellogg is following the trend toward tighter application essay word limits.  It now has only a single 2-part MBA essay prompt (550 words). Part I: “An MBA is..

As in years past, more top programs are releasing their application deadlines for admissions cycle ahead. We checked every date against the official school admissions pages, not just aggregator sites, all for the Class of..