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Q&A with Luiz Lourenço on Leveraging the Booth Waitlist
You’ve spent months (or even years) preparing what you hoped was the perfect application, only to find yourself in limbo. The MBA waitlist process can be frustrating, however, with the right strategy, it’s possible to leverage what can seem at first like a...

Q&A with Lucas Dolabela and Patricia Barbosa on attending INSEAD as a couple
As an admissions consulting firm specialized in international applicants, we know the many obstacles international students have to overcome in order to be accepted into a top-ranked business school. For couples, however, attending an MBA together presents a unique...

Q&A with Head of Admissions Pascal Michels on IESE’s New 15-month MBA Program
With its focus on diversity and ethical leadership, IESE is at the top of the list for applicants who seek high-impact, global careers. Furthermore, in the Economist’s latest MBA rankings release, the IESE MBA climbed 11 spots to #6 worldwide, meaning interest in this...

Q&A: Ross Grad Arthur Lilenbaum Valadares On Breaking Into Consulting Post-MBA
Here at Ellin Lolis Consulting, our goal is to ensure that our clients choose MBA programs they love for life -- after all, you can only do one MBA! One of the most popular programs our clients ask us about is the Michigan Ross School of Business. In recent years,...

Q&A With IESE’s Head of MBA Admissions Pascal Michels
As an admissions consulting firm specialized in international applicants, we know the many obstacles international students have to overcome in order to be accepted into a top-ranked business school. For many students, one of the biggest hurdles is deciding where to...

Q&A: Current Student Natalia Costa on Her Passion for Michigan Ross
Here at Ellin Lolis Consulting, our goal is to ensure that our clients choose MBA programs they love for life -- after all, you can only do one MBA! One of the most popular programs our clients ask us about is the Michigan Ross School of Business. In recent years,...

The Best MBAs for Women
Helping women advance their careers through business education is one of the passions that drives us here at Ellin Lolis Consulting. In honor of International Women’s Day and all the #girlbosses out there, we’re outlining top programs for women to pursue...

How to decide between MBA programs
How to decide between MBA programs Are you between MBA programs? Now that Round 2 admissions decisions have been released, many candidates find themselves in a wonderful position — having to choose between multiple admits. If this is you,...

I didn’t pass in an MBA program this year. Now what?
Didn't pass your MBA? 10,000. 5,126. 12. What do these numbers have in common? They are all measures of failures. Thomas Edison failed 10,000 times before successfully inventing the light bulb. Sir James Dyson failed 5,126 times before inventing a...
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