MBA FastPitch

Tell us your story; we'll tell you your strategy.

MBA FastPitch

After getting an acceptable GMAT score, the most important thing you can do to be admitted to a top business school is develop a viable "brand" that admissions officers want to buy. Your brand consists of your undergraduate degree, your work experience, your cultural exposure and your post-MBA career goals. That brand also determines who you will compete against in the admissions process, so it's important that you use a viable branding strategy.

Professional diversity is the first consideration when assembling a class. Admissions officers want students from a wide range of work backgrounds and with a wide range of cultural, lingusitic and blank backgounds. A brand is simply a category that you'll fit into in the
We do our MBA FastPitch events live online. We'll ask you to give us a little information about your background, including your undergraduate experience, your work experience, your personal experiences in life and your post-MBA career goals. And then we tell you what your pitch should be.

We know how you'll be perceived by admisisons officers because we've done MBA admissions longer than most admissions directors. We'll tell you how you'll be perceived and make suggestions on what to highlight in your applications. Mostly, we'll tell you which post-MBA goals will be most appealing given your background.

NEXT OFFICE HOURS:

April 15, 2026 | 5:30 PM Los Angeles Time
April 19, 2026 | 4:00 PM Los Angeles Time
April 22, 2026 | 5:30 PM Los Angeles Time


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