Blog: Archive for the “Yale University (School of Management)” Category

When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment, but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. Students we interviewed reported that “Bulldog” football is a key component of autumn on … Read More  

At the end of the day, you will write only three essays for your Yale School of Management application, but you may very well answer as many as eight questions. Yale’s first essay question involves a number of requirements, and among its various essay choices, one option includes three additional choices. So, before you start … Read More  

Since 2008, we at mbaMission have literally been writing the book on the top business schools with our Insider’s Guide series. An MBA program is far more than just a name and a brand, and each of our Insider’s Guides goes beyond the stereotypes to provide you with powerful insight into the true character of … Read More  

Another week, another eight-digit minimum gift…On the heels of Henry Kravis’s pledge of $100 million to Columbia Business School and the Tata Group’s gift of $50 million to Harvard Business School, Wilbur Ross (YC ’59) has given a $10 million gift to construct a state-of-the-art library as part of the new Yale SOM campus, with … Read More  

Taken together, the first four short-answer questions on Yale’s MBA application encompass what is usually covered in a standard Personal Statement question. Breaking these elements down into separate questions and disengaging them from each other minimizes the opportunity for applicants to get bogged down in generalizations and indicates that the school wants direct, clear responses … Read More