Lulu Curiel is the CEO and Founder of Ivy Advisors, an MBA Admissions Consulting firm, and an HBS graduate. Throughout her time as a consultant, she’s worked with hundreds of aspiring MBA applicants looking to get into the top MBA programs. In this interview, Curiel shares her thoughts on what it takes to get into a Top MBA program, common mistakes she sees MBA applicants make, and some of the trends she is seeing in the MBA application season in 2020. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify today.
Show Notes
- 1:55 – Lulu’s background and how she became an MBA Admissions Consultant
- 3:55 – Should or shouldn’t you get an MBA?
- 6:30 – MBA Alternatives
- 8:52 – What it takes to be a top candidate at a Top-10 MBA program
- 12:22 – How to find your unique story
- 14:20 – Common mistakes MBA applications make during the MBA application process
- 17:18 – Acknowledging where you are at and identifying who you are as an applicant
- 19:13 – The importance of “leadership” in your MBA application, and what it means
- 22:00 – The importance of using others to help you find your strengths
- 24:20 – Examples of how students demonstrated leadership in their MBA application
- 27:20 – The importance of grit
- 29:20 – MBA admissions in 2020
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