by Transcend Admissions | Jun 22, 2023 | Application Strategy, MBA Essays
Each application cycle thousands of applicants grapple with challenging and sometimes opaque essay questions. During the process, people often find themselves pondering not just the essay prompt, but the purpose of the essay itself. How heavily are the essays weighed...
by Transcend Admissions | Jun 15, 2023 | Graduate School Applications
Let’s examine a hypothetical situation. Two students – Terry and Sharon – are applying to MBA programs in the United States. Terry and Sharon both went to National Taiwan University and got top grades throughout their undergraduate careers. They have both...
by Transcend Admissions | Jun 8, 2023 | Application Strategy, Undergraduate Application Strategy
Many universities stress their desire to recruit well-rounded applicants to fill up their classes. For example, the Northwestern Kellogg admissions page tells us that: We value individuals who: Approach business problems with a mix of hard and soft skills Seek...
by Transcend Admissions | Jun 1, 2023 | Application Strategy, Undergraduate Application Strategy
This is the third and final part in our series on making a game plan to apply to multiple undergraduate programs abroad. Please take a look at Part I and Part II to begin assembling important dates and links as a foundation to your game plan. In Part III, we’re...
by Transcend Admissions | May 25, 2023 | Undergraduate Application Strategy
This is the second part in a three-part series on making a game plan to apply to multiple undergraduate programs abroad as a high school senior. In Part I, we reviewed the importance of consolidating all of the important dates in one place and setting up calendar...
by Transcend Admissions | May 18, 2023 | Application Strategy, Undergraduate Application Strategy
So you’re a high school senior in Taiwan, and you’re preparing to apply to college in the US. Actually, you’re thinking about applying to five or ten schools. They all seem so competitive. Your dream is Columbia or Penn or maybe Johns Hopkins, but you wonder if you...
by Transcend Admissions | May 11, 2023 | Application Strategy, MBA
The MBA admissions process has become somewhat paradoxical. Admissions teams like to give lip service to the importance of compiling a well-rounded class, with the theory that diverse groups tend to work smarter. There is certainly a clear interest in going beyond...
