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June 13, 2025
Deferred MBA Application: Requirements, Process, & Expert Tips
In this comprehensive expert guide, Coach Austin P. delves into the intricacies of the deferred MBA process and sheds light on the top programs that offer this unique opportunity.
June 13, 2025
The HBS Waitlist Strategy
On the waitlist for HBS? Read this article for information on your chances, how to get off, and what to do in the meantime.
June 13, 2025
How to Stand Out as a Deferred MBA Applicant—From a GSB/HBS Admit
A Stanford and Harvard deferred MBA admit outlines his top tips for other applicants on how to create and submit the most standout, compelling business school application possible.
June 13, 2025
How to Get Off the MBA Waitlist: Insider Tips for Admissions
This expert guide offers tips and strategies to help you stand out and increase your chances of acceptance. We'll show you how to make the most of your waitlist status and increase your chances of getting admitted.
June 13, 2025
Moving Beyond Frameworks: The Secret to Excelling in Product Management Interviews
In the world of product management interviews, one commonly held belief is that mastering certain predefined frameworks is the key to success. Here's why an overreliance on these frameworks can actually be detrimental, and what to do instead.
June 13, 2025
Craft a Powerful Essay for Stanford GSB: What Matters Most & Why?
A GSB MBA, expert admissions coach, and pro writer, outlines his top advice for nailing the challenging and broad Stanford essay prompt, to help you get into one of the most prestigious MBA programs in the world.
June 13, 2025
The 5 Best Classes at Stanford's Graduate School of Business
An overview of the top 5 classes at GSB, from an expert coach and Stanford MBA.
June 13, 2025
The Best Professors at Stanford GSB
Though Stanford is known for its beyond-the-classroom scene, its academic environment is unparalleled. Ben L., Stanford GSB MBA, provides profiles of two professors in the business school: Alyssa and Glenn.
June 13, 2025
How to Break Into Venture Capital: The Non-Traditional Route
The traditional route to VC is to come from a handful of top schools or have connections in the industry - here if your guide to the other routes, from an expert coach and VC investment associate.
June 13, 2025
The 3 Most Frequently Asked Questions for Graduate School Admissions
A former Director of Graduate Admissions at Stanford University outlines the three questions she gets asked the most, and how she'd answer them to guide your application process.