by Transcend Admissions | Feb 13, 2015 | Application Strategy
You have worked diligently for months preparing for the GMAT/GRE/TOEFL/IELTS and crafting compelling essays and now you have received a coveted interview invitation from your ideal graduate program. Congratulations – this is already a huge accomplishment! But... by Transcend Admissions | Aug 7, 2014 | Application Strategy
Imagine that you are an admissions officer at a top university: you will need to sift through endless application essays for the next several months. In the beginning, you’ll diligently read the essays attempting to understand each writer’s ideas. But after a while... by Transcend Admissions | Mar 20, 2014 | Application Strategy
Greetings aspiring MBA candidates! We would like to build on our previous post that delved into the often problematic “Why MBA Now?” interview question. In our last post, we encouraged interviewees to establish a clear, career-oriented reason for pursuing an MBA.... by Transcend Admissions | Mar 12, 2014 | Application Strategy
There are several interview topics that every MBA interviewee should be prepared for such as discussions of an important professional accomplishment, a significant teamwork or leadership experience, points of learning from a mistake/failure or their strengths and... by Transcend Admissions | Oct 21, 2013 | Application Strategy
Graduate programs, especially MBA programs value diversity of ideas and are extremely results-focused. There is no one ‘right’ type of background for MBA programs – in order to create an optimal learning environment the admissions committee aims to fill the... by Transcend Admissions | Aug 15, 2013 | Application Strategy
As we noted in this past article, shifting functions or industries upon earning an MBA is very normal – ½ of an MBA class may be seeking a major career change. Although this is common, a career changer faces the challenge of persuading the MBA admissions committee... by Transcend Admissions | Jul 26, 2013 | Application Strategy
What do you do when you’re unsure about whether or not graduate school is right for you? There are a number of factors — time and expense perhaps being the two biggest — which could influence whether or not a graduate degree makes sense for you. Graduate...