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At SBC we work with an increasing number of applicants interested in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion – either because they are personally passionate about these topics, see DEI as a possible post-MBA career path, or both. If you are interested in Diversity, Equity, and/or Inclusion this is the ABSOLUTELY the podcast for you. This episode includes all of the following (and more): Tips for DEI-focused applicants applying to MBA programs Suggestions about making the most of your MBA experience Thoughts on how best to advance DEI efforts after graduation For this episode host Chandler Arnold welcomes not one but two special guests: Julye Williams, founder of the Project 2043 initiative () and Keauna Mason who has championed DEI efforts at Facebook/Meta, the Boston Consulting Group, and a range of other companies. We hope you enjoy this helpful and inspiring conversation.

MPG, a former Assistant Director of Admissions and adcom member at Darden -- who's now on the SBC admissions consulting team --  shares insight into UVA's Darden School of Business and its surrounding Charlottesville community.

Your resume is perhaps the single most important part of your application materials. This episode (a replay of episode 16 from August 12, 2020) covers how to maximize that one precious page.

Looking back on 15+ years of helping applicants with their own MBA applications, host Chandler Arnold shares a Top Ten List of  things he wishes he had known when starting his own MBA application.   Part One of this podcast covers tips related to vulnerability in essays, resisting the urge to present yourself as a “typical” MBA applicant, special tips for reaching out to current students and alums, interview prep, and other topics.

Looking back on 15+ years of helping applicants with their own MBA applications, host Chandler Arnold shares a Top Ten List of  things he wishes he had known when starting his own MBA application.   Part One of this podcast covers tips related to short and long term goal planning, career aspirations, story mapping, test scores, and essay writing.

Erika talks with her SBC colleague Kevin, a member of the disability community, about what differently abled MBA applicants need to keep in mind, do/not do, and otherwise prepare for in their application materials, their interviews, their MBA experience itself, and their re-entry into the working world.

This episode will motivate you to get going on your Round 1 MBA materials, and will cover what makes the most sense for you to be working on right now before applications are released.

The hottest topic in MBA circles just might be a term you’ve never heard before: Futurism. Futurism is a broad term referring to the advancement of disruptive technologies across industries. These exponential technologies are rapidly emerging in the fields of genetics, robotics, artificial intelligence, synthetic organisms, nanotechnology, 3D printing, virtual reality, big data, cybernetics and many other areas. Cross-disciplinary by nature, Futurism is growing in popularity among business school applicants. But what does Futurism mean in the MBA context? How do applicants passionate about these areas stand out? What roles can applicants from non-scientific backgrounds play in this rapidly expanding arena? Perhaps most importantly, is it true that futurist MBAs just might save the world? Chandler Arnold sits down with Futurist Dr. Nathan Walworth to discuss all of this and more. Listening to this podcast is a must for anyone interested in exponential technologies, tech for good, and interdisciplinary approaches to systematic change.

In this episode (a replay of episode 6 from June 2020), our host Erika and fellow SBC admissions consultant (and former Kellogg adcom) Caryn have a discussion that covers: Several tactics applicants can use to strengthen their quantitative profiles What applicants should do if they have not taken the GMAT yet amidst test-center closures (COVID-specific) How to use the Additional Info field/essay to address any quantitative weaknesses in your candidacy

If there is one question nearly every school asks somewhere in the application process, it is some version of “What are your short and long-term term career goals?“  Not only is this question essential to nail, but tackling this it in the right way can provide a “north star” for your entire application--linking together who you are, what you’ve done, where you want to go, and how an MBA will help you get there.  Host Chandler Arnold sits down with MBA admissions expert Christina Fu to dive into what works and what doesn’t when thinking about short and long-term career goals. This podcast is especially helpful for those who: Already have a clear idea of their post MBA goals and want to articulate these most powerfully Are still deciding between two possible career paths, or Candidly have no idea what they want to do after B school... and this group is larger than you’d think, so you are not alone!