The Consortium Application: Benefits The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management is an organization that has formed alliances with many of the best U.S. business schools and major corporations. The list of graduate business programs that participate in the Consortium include: • University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business • University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA Anderson School of Management • Carnegie Mellon...
Read MoreMany candidates question whether they should submit a one-page or a two-page MBA application resume. First, check the specific MBA application to make sure that the admissions committee does not restrict the length of your resume. If the admissions committee indicates it should be a one-page resume, then you should submit a resume of only one page. If the admissions committee does not place a restriction on the resume’s length,...
Read More((When a direct supervisor might get upset that you might be leaving…)) There are many candidates who do not feel they can inform their direct supervisor that they are applying to business school, because their direct supervisor might get upset that they will be losing a team member, or because that direct supervisor may even become envious. In either case, candidates are concerned that the direct supervisor will not be supportive of...
Read MoreAs a rule of thumb, by the time you apply to business school you should list your professional experience first, before you mention your education. Under your education section, of course, you will list where you went to college/graduate school, and how you performed academically. Some MBA candidates have sterling academic credentials, such as a 3.9 GPA, First Class Honors, Magna Cum Laude or Summa Cum Laude honors, etc. Some...
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