In sales, there’s an old saying that, “it’s the sizzle, not the steak.” When it comes to your Personal Statement, there’s some truth to this, but the fact is that you need to make sure that your personal statement has BOTH genuine substantive and a compelling story. …

Applicants often give a great deal of attention to having an introduction that grabs their readers’ attention, but then don’t put enough focus on their conclusion. This is a mistake. After all, the conclusion is the last impression you’ll make, so you want to make sure that you end your…

Letters of recommendation are a key part of your application, and yet most people do not approach the process with enough planning and strategy. They wrongly assume that, since somebody else is doing it, their job begins and ends with just emailing a boss or former professor and they take…

Graduate school admissions differ from college, law school, MBA, or medical school admissions in very important ways. In terms of structure, what they look for, and (most importantly) who staffs these admissions boards, they have a markedly different approach to assessing and admitting graduate students than do other kinds of…

When you’re applying for an MBA, it can feel like you don’t have any control over the process. After reading two articles on Giri Kesavan’s LinkedIn page, I knew that I wanted to speak with him about his approach the MBA process. …

How specific should your grad school Personal Statement / Statement of Purpose be? In this video, we explore how you thread the needle between not being expert enough and being overly narrow in a way that suggests you’re inflexible. The core challenge that many applicants face is that they…

Emory University’s Goizueta Business School has become an increasingly popular destination for aspiring MBAs looking to earn a degree that puts their career on a steeper ascent. As part of Gurufi’s ongoing collaboration with GMATClub, we are producing a weekly podcast. …

Oxford Said has earned its reputation as one of the top business schools, not just in the UK, but in the world. In this week’s GMATClub Podcast, I speak with Rashmi Singh, who earned admission into Oxford Said’s MBA program. She walks us through her application timeline, some tips on…