Georgina Hannah

Dec 30, 2024 | poetsandquants.com | Georgina Hannah

Is it worth applying in Round 3? Each year we field this question from MBA hopefuls. My colleagues at Fortuna — all former MBA admissions professionals —and I invariably reply, “It depends.” There are no definitive rules, much like the rest of the MBA application process.

Dec 27, 2024 | poetsandquants.com | Georgina Hannah

As one year draws to a close and a fresh year begins, you may find yourself making plans and setting goals for the future. If you’re thinking it’s time to supercharge your career with an MBA, it’s also time to plan your application process. Getting an MBA is a life-changing endeavor, and getting admitted to a top school is a rigorous and competitive process. You will need to invest considerable time, energy and self-reflection to maximize your chances of admissions success.

May 7, 2024 | poetsandquants.com | Georgina Hannah

UCLA Anderson’s professor of behavior economics and genomics Dan Benjamin weighs aspects of human well-being across the U.S. as part of this fascinating interview with John A. Byrne. Watch Next: A Business School Course Focused On Your Happiness?

Apr 25, 2024 | poetsandquants.com | MBA Specialization |Georgina Hannah |Judith Silverman Hodora |Fortuna Admissions

Twenty-somethings don’t have a monopoly on talent, energy or the audacious pursuit of world-changing excellence. But to scan the class profiles at the world’s leading full-time MBA programs, you might think they have a monopoly on business school. On average, students starting their MBA class at most top US business schools are 28. At Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, University of Michigan Ross and University of Michigan Darden, it’s 27.

Apr 17, 2024 | poetsandquants.com | MBA Specialization |Georgina Hannah

Official GMAT Critical Reasoning questions test a range of logic and reading skills across various question types. The difficulty in these questions generally comes from cleverly constructed scenarios and arguments that contain very nuanced wording. Often the difference between an incorrect and correct answer comes down to subtle changes in meaning between only a few words in the answers. On hard official questions in particular, the game is extremely precise.