Bill Kooser News Today

Photo: Michael Marsland, Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University The majority of business schools are welcoming back prospective candidates to visit campus in-person after more than two years of virtual events.…

Wharton announced application deadlines for the Class of 2025 and affirmed that its MBA essays will remain the same. Wharton MBA application deadlines: Round 1 on Sept. 7, 2022, round…

Like most M7 MBA programs, MIT Sloan interviews are by invitation only. This year, Sloan asks candidates to submit responses to two questions prior to the

Like most M7 MBA programs, MIT Sloan interviews are by invitation only. This year, Sloan asks candidates to submit responses to two questions prior to the interview (up from just one last year). Pre-interview requirements seem to be a growing trend among top schools; Fortuna’s Bill Kooser recently wrote on how to respond to Chicago Booth’s new video question, which this year’s candidates received within their invitation to the interview. The first question is a behavioral prompt that seek...

Meet the MBA Experts: Fortuna’s Bill Kooser Dec 28, 04:40 AM Comments [0] “One thing I tell almost every client that I work with – right off the bat – is that this is a process of introspection,” says Fortuna’s Bill Kooser, former Associate Dean of Chicago Booth. “It’s not simply ‘writing stuff down and shipping it off.’ If you’re going to do it right, you have to spend a fair amount of time thinking about who you are, what motivates you, what exci...

Chicago Booth Essays: Tips & Strategy Dec 10, 13:55 PM Comments [0] Every year, Chicago Booth receives thousands of applications from wunderkinds with consulting, finance, and accounting backgrounds (4,909 apps for the class of 2022). Chicago Booth aims to create a well-rounded, diverse, and unique class, and is looking for individuals who like to challenge conventional wisdom. Given that most students enter the program from a business, economics, and engineering under...