#MBAchicTakeover – Stephanie Navasu shares a day in the life as a VP of HR and Executive MBA
This week, Stephanie Navasu takes over to share a day in the life of a VP of HR, mother of three and Executive MBA candidate…
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#MBAchicTakeover – Laura Sandoval shares a day in the life as a second-year MBA at Harvard
This week, Laura Sandoval takes over to share a day in the life of a second-year MBA candidate at Harvard Business School. She shared her…
#MBAchicTakeover – Alina shares life at Cornell Johnson during virtual grad week
This week, Alina Everett takes over to share a day in the life of a graduating Cornell Johnson MBA. Coming at us live from Sage…
COVID-19, from both sides of MBA student life
Our discussion with a 2020 MBA candidate and higher education professional who offers a unique perspective, being on both sides of MBA student life during…
[Guest Blog] Unlocking the true power of LinkedIn
[Guest Blog] Unlocking the true power of LinkedIn Now more than ever is a time to focus on E-networking. What better tool to leverage than…
[Guest Blog] 2 Easy Ways for MBAs to Network While Social Distancing
[Guest Blog] 2 Easy Ways for MBAs to Network While Social Distancing Networking is a cornerstone in the MBA experience. Many key business school relationships…
#MBAchicTakeover – Hawa shares life as a Simon MBA and entrepreneur navigating COVID-19
This week, Hawa Sultani takes over to share a day in the life of a Simon Business School MBA candidate and small business owner. As…
Life in the time of coronavirus: COVID-19 news, resources and more
New admissions deadlines, news and resources around the global coronavirus pandemic, how we’re adapting, how to help others & navigate unprecedented timesBSchool in the time…
#MBAchicTakeover – Leticia shares a day in the life of a hotelier and Harvard MBA grad
This week, Leticia Tavares takes over from Washington DC to share a day in the life of a hotelier and Harvard MBA grad. Visiting from…
Why right now is a great time for women to get an MBA
Get in, ladies, we’re going to business school… Why right now is a great time for women to get an MBA If you’ve ever considered…
#MBAchicTakeover – Yasmina shares her Kellogg MBA experience
This week, second year MBA candidate Yasmina Chalhoub shared her Kellogg MBA experience and brought us along to Northwestern Kellogg’s Day at Kellogg, or DAK.…
VELOCITY: 2020 UCLA Anderson’s Women’s Leadership Summit
Open to the public Now more than ever, female leaders must come together and raise our voices to elevate one another, our communities, organizations and the world…
Giveaway: let’s go back to bschool
Let’s kick off this year with a back to bschool giveaway. We’ve all been talking about new semester vibes, so to celebrate the start of…
#MBAchic Takeover – Lauren Fraser shares part-time MBA life at John Carroll U
This week, Lauren Fraser shared part-time MBA life at John Carroll University’s Boler College of Business in Cleveland, OH. Lauren offered her insights into the…
Giveaway: bschool travel giveaway with FLOAT/THERE
It’s a bschool travel giveaway! To celebrate the semester and almost ending, and the bschool travel to someplace warm just beginning, we’ve partnered with FLOAT/THERE…
Stay healthy during finals week
“Stay healthy during finals week” has been published in Thrive Global! Read it here. December is here, and the only thing standing between you and…
MBA Founder Spotlight on Small Business Saturday
On Small Business Saturday, we highlighted on social media some of our favorite MBA founders and their companies. Sharing the list here so you can check…
Should I get an Executive MBA?
Should I get an Executive MBA might be a question you’ve asked yourself (certainly if you’ve followed us for any amount of time… care to…
#MBAchicTakeover – Bri Taylor takes us to MIT Sloan’s Diversity Visit Day
This week, MBA applicant Bri Taylor brought us along to experience MIT Sloan’s Diversity Visit Day in Cambridge, MA. As she shared her insights into…
#MBAchicTakeover – Laura Gallardo shares a weekend in the McCombs Working Professional MBA
This week, current MBA candidate Laura Gallardo brought us along to share a weekend-in-the-life in the University of Texas’ McCombs School of Business Working Professional…
Announcing Brenau University’s 2020 MBAchic Fellows!
Earlier this summer, we launched an MBA scholarship in partnership with Brenau University’s Executive Women’s MBA (EWMBA). This is a massive dream come true, and…
[Guest Blog] Staying connected in a Hybrid MBA program
[Guest Blog] Staying connected in a Hybrid MBA program In January of 2018, I had a two and a half year old, a partner who…
#MBAchicTakeover – Melina Flabiano shares life as founder of Keaton and Wharton MBA
This week, Wharton MBA (2019) Melina Flabiano (@melina_flabiano) shares life as Keaton‘s founder and Wharton MBA graduate. She offered her advice and experiences at Wharton…
MBAchic launched an MBA scholarship!
The cat’s out of the bag… we launched an MBA scholarship! This is a massive dream come true, and I am so excited to finally…
[Guest Blog] 4 most important lessons learned from my MBA on building a business
4 most important lessons learned from my MBA on building a business Eight years ago, I was working in consulting and felt pretty successful in…
#MBAchicTakeover – Alissa Warne shows us a day in the life at IE Business School
This week, MBA candidate Alissa Warne (@alissa2112) showed us a day in the life at IE Business School. Followers on Instagram got to join early…
[Guest Blog] How to do it: networking at MBA conferences
Networking at MBA conferencesAs an international MBA candidate studying in Madrid, attending conferences across Spain and Europe is not uncommon. Almost every week, our inboxes…
[Guest Blog] HEC Paris MBAs recap planning the MBAT
Are you familiar with the MBAT? If you follow anyone doing their MBA in Europe, you likely saw a flurry of Instagram Stories covering the…
Creating an Executive MBA just for women
An Executive MBA just for women? [Update: meet our MBAchic Fellows, receiving $10,000 toward their studies at Brenau!] Have you ever considered an Executive MBA?…
#MBAchicTakeover – Giovanna Campagna on life as a Columbia MBA
This week, Giovanna Campagna (@giovanna_campagna), founder of CREO Consulting, showed us a day in the life as a Columbia MBA. A member of the Columbia…
#MBAchicTakeover – Taylor Greeley shows us life as an online MBA student
This week, Taylor Greeley (@taygreeleyblog) showed us how she manages as a full-time online MBA student at Fitchburg State, while working and maintaining her blog…
4 TED Talks to get you focused & motivated at work
In honor of TED2019 happening in Vancouver this week, here are a few TED Talks meant to inspire you at work, school and life in…
#MBAchicTakeover – Leonie Badger & WWIB show us Life at Wharton & a Forte Summit
This week, we joined Leonie Badger (@adwo_leo) and the Wharton Women in Business (@whartonwomeninbusiness) as they headed to Denver, Colorado for the Forte Foundation MBA…
5 ways to pay for your MBA
Pursuing an MBA is no small feat or investment. Congrats! The excitement around advancing your career and envisioning the enormous potential for the future will…
[Guest Blog] On the evolution of higher ed at SXSWxEDU
Discussing the evolution of higher ed at SXSWxEDU and the ROI of an MBA.The SXSW-EDU portion of the larger SXSW-universe is focused on the entire…
#MBAchicTakeover – MBA Zeinab Alliji shows us a day in the life at UNSW
This week, we traveled to Sydney, Australia for our latest #MBAchicTakeover with Zeinab Alliji of UNSW Business School (@travellingmywaythroughfood)! She brought us along with her…
[Guest Blog] Women are good business
Women are good business.As a recent MBA graduate working in the investment management industry, I am the minority. Why am I the minority? Why aren’t…
Stacy Blackman on lessons learned from years of b-school admits
Recently we had the chance to reconnect with our friend, Stacy Blackman of Stacy Blackman Consulting. Back when MBAchic first started, Stacy and her team…
[Guest Blog] Surviving an emotional rollercoaster of an MBA
Back in Fall 2017, I decided to go back to school at Aurora University to pursue my MBA. Being the second person in my family…
Giveaway: celebrating IWD & 1,000 followers on Instagram
Happy International Women’s Day! Hope you take today to celebrate the women in your life who support and inspire you, shop and support female-owned businesses…
10 tips for saving time & leveling-up your productivity
It’s not just for part-time MBA students…Earlier this month, we posted an IG story asking for time management and productivity tips and boy, did you…
Keep it MBAchic: Where can I find the best work pants?
Welcome to another installment of #KeepitMBAchic. We’ve been fielding a lot of questions in our Instagram DMs (slide on in!), and one of the first…
#MBAchicTakeover – Ken Joseph takes us on an MBA job trek across London
On Thursday, we kicked off our #MBAchicTakeover series with Ken Joseph of CUNEF in Madrid, Spain (@kenintexas)! We had the unique opportunity to follow along…
[Guest Blog] Why You Should Start Building Your Network Before You Get to Business School
Editor’s Note: this is a previously published post about building your network that we’ve selected to share with our new friends as we relaunch MBAchic.…
What do full-time MBA rankings tell us?
This weekend, we saw the release of the Financial Times Full-Time Global MBA Rankings for 2019. MBAchic immediately posted the link on our social channels,…
I challenge you: “Everything that I produce… it’s 50% women.”
Yes, Regina King! Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably heard Regina King’s epic Golden Globe acceptance for her incredible work in If Beale Street…
I think I want an MBA. Wait: do I?
So you’re thinking about going to business school – maybe you want an MBA. It sounds like the right next move to make, you went…
[Guest Blog] 5 ways being an MBA spouse has changed my life for the better
For me, writing is therapeutic, so I’ve shared a lot about my experience being an MBA spouse through blogs like MBAchic. Most of the time,…
[Guest Blog] Priorities change when you combine an MBA & marriage
My husband is not someone who makes a decision lightly (like the decision to combine an MBA & marriage). We used to joke that we…
[Guest Blog] Keep It MBAchic: What to Wear to your Holiday Office Party
It’s that time of year, MBA ladies. Holiday e-cards, secret santa gifts, and your holiday office party! These parties are a time to wind down…
[Guest Blog] How to Juggle Work and Business School
Two years ago, I made the decision to get my MBA while continuing to work a full time job. Although the past two years have…
The “sorry, I can’t… I have to study” time management struggle
How many times do you have to skip out on fun with friends or family gatherings because your MBA homework and studying is out of…
MBA Checkpoint: Are you on track?
We’re about halfway through the semester, and that means midterms, projects and typical MBA fun. As if business school was not busy enough? Between all the company…
[Guest Blog] 10 Questions to Ask Yourself: How To Choose The Right Grad School Program for You and Your Career
When I began my pursuit of grad school, I did all of the right stuff you’re supposed to do to get into an MBA program.…
Chatting with the Dean: James Dean, UNC Kenan-Flagler
Recently, MBAchic had the opportunity to chat with James Dean, Dean of The University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. In this interview, we discussed…
MBAchic Working with Beat The GMAT!
You might have seen my tweet last week, but I wanted to post a blog explaining what is happening with MBAchic and Beat The GMAT.…
Make Sure You Stop By: QS World MBA Tour
Hope you are enjoying your Friday, and that you are ready for the weekend! Before you pack up and head out, quickly jot this down…
Advice from a Pro: Interview with Carmen Wong Ulrich
Recently, MBAchic had the opportunity to speak with personal finance expert Carmen Wong Ulrich, former host of CNBC’s “On the Money” and author of Generation…
Future MBA Ladies: Pencil Forte In!
What are you doing this September? Studying to beat the GMAT? Maybe figuring out who will write you the absolutely, positively, most superb Harvard recommendation…
Keeping it professional when you’re stressed
Keeping it professional while stressed or trying to keep it together. Because I am a gosh darn professional! Anyone who has seen the 2001 film…