by Transcend Admissions | Jan 17, 2023 | Application Strategy, MBA
Are you having trouble deciding whether to submit Round 3 MBA applications or just wait until next year? Regardless of whether you unsuccessfully applied in Rounds 1 and 2, it took longer than expected to get the GMAT or TOEFL score you wanted, or you suddenly...
by Transcend Admissions | Jan 12, 2023 | Application Strategy, MBA, MBA Interviews
Each step of the graduate application process is difficult, with the last step, the admissions interview, being the most challenging, pressurized, and crucial. The all-important admissions interview will certainly be stressful, but having a strategy for success,...
by Transcend Admissions | Nov 7, 2022 | Application Strategy, MBA
One of the great things about an MBA is its flexibility, which allows students to enter many different career paths upon graduation. Using an MBA to transition into a new career – commonly called pivoting – is very common. More than 50% of MBA graduates accept...
by Transcend Admissions | Oct 13, 2022 | Application Strategy, GMAT
A common question we receive is whether applicants should quit their jobs in order to prepare for the GMAT and create their graduate school applications. There is no doubt that preparing for the GMAT/GRE and...
by Transcend Admissions | Oct 5, 2022 | Application Strategy, Graduate School Applications, Undergraduate Admissions
Perhaps you invested excessive time playing video games or trying to impress girls in the guitar club? Now you are terrified that your low GPA may be a fatal weakness that prevents you from fulfilling your MBA dreams. Fortunately, while a solid GPA is a...
by Transcend Admissions | Sep 12, 2022 | Application Strategy, Results
You crammed for the GMAT for months, painstakingly perfected your resume, agonized over your essays for weeks, and when the interview invitation finally came, you felt like you nailed it. You had the champagne ready, waiting to pop the cork when that long-awaited...
by Transcend Admissions | May 30, 2022 | Application Strategy, Undergraduate Application Strategy
In one of our previous blogs, we introduced the University of California school system and covered how to use a narrative approach to write the UC application’s first Personal Insight Question (PIQ) on leadership. In this post we’ll be offering tips on how to answer...
