- You’re considering getting an MBA, but you’re not sure how to beat through the competition to get into one of the top business schools.
- These guides will give you the inside scoop on how institutions such as Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton sift through applicants and help you make yourself stand out.
- Business Insider regularly interviews MBA experts about getting into and succeeding in business school. You can read them all by subscribing to Business Insider.
Check out our guides to mapping out your MBA and getting into top institutions such as Harvard, Stanford, Kellogg, London Business School, or Wharton.
US MBA programs
- Harvard Business School: Here’s exactly what it takes to get accepted into Harvard Business School, according to 5 grads and the managing director of admissions
- Stanford Graduate School of Business: Here’s exactly what it takes to get accepted into Stanford Graduate School of Business, according to 6 grads and the assistant dean of admissions
- Columbia Business School: Here’s exactly what it takes to get accepted into Columbia Business School, according to 3 alumni and the director of admissions
- University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School: Here’s exactly what it takes to get into Wharton’s MBA program, according to 6 grads and a Wharton admissions expert
- Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management: Here’s what it takes to get accepted into the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern’s MBA programs, according to 6 graduates, the senior director of full-time admissions, and a former admissions officer
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business: Here’s exactly what it takes to get into the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, according to 5 students and grads and the deputy dean for MBA programs
- Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business: Here’s what it takes to get accepted into Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, according to 3 MBA grads, an admissions dean, and 2 former Fuqua staffers
- MIT Sloan School of Management: Here’s how to get into the MIT Sloan School of Management, according to the assistant dean of admissions, an MBA admissions coach, and 6 students and alumni
- NYU Stern School of Business: Here’s what it takes to get accepted into the NYU Stern School of Business, according to 6 current and former students and the executive director of MBA admissions
- UC Berkeley Haas School of Business: Here’s exactly what it takes to get accepted into the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, according to 4 alumni and 2 program directors in charge of admissions
- University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business: How to get into the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, according to former admissions officers, recent grads, and current students
- Yale School of Management: How to get into the Yale School of Management, according to admissions directors, students, and MBA consultants
International MBA programs
- London Business School: Here’s how to get into London Business School, according to 7 grads, 3 current and former admissions officers, and an MBA admissions consultant
- INSEAD: How to get accepted into INSEAD – the top feeder school to McKinsey & Company and other major consulting firms – according to students, alumni, and admissions consultants
Online MBA programs
- Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business: The Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon has one of the top online MBA programs in the US. Here’s why – and how to get in.