Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - as we look at the role that community service, volunteering, extracurriculars, and the impact you have on the communities you touch as on your MBA application.

Just how important is this? Is this more important in certain countries than others? At certain schools? In the spirit of the giving time of year, the holidays, your hosts MBA Waves are excited to ring in the season and the new year with this episode that might feel warm and fuzzy, but is actually some serious stuff when you're applying to a high stakes, top-ranked MBA program!

We are joined by two of our friends, fellow Admissions Consultants, and proud AIGAC members, Maris Wich-Vila, who help us dive into this topic about which many of us are so passionate.

Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - as we learn more about McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University!

McDonough is one of the world's top-ranked MBA programs which also embraces values that connect rigorous academics, research, and experiential learning with the opportunity to serve the common good.

On our Spotlight on Georgetown McDonough episode we are joined by Anne Kilby Jilani, who serves as Associate Dean of MBA Admissions for the Full-Time MBA, Flex MBA, and Flex MBA Online programs. We are also joined by current full-time MBA student, Medha Dalela, who will share about her experiences int he classroom, as well as among the leadership of two student groups on campus. Our conversation allows for Anne & Medha to field any admissions questions from you, our LIVE audience.

Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - as we are joined by one of the best MBA programs in Spain and in the world - IESE!

Right in the heart of bustling and beautiful Barcelona, this fantastic school has worked hard and succeeded in attracting an incredibly diverse cohort year after year. If you're looking for an MBA program that truly embraces the unique differences in each of its students as a true strength, while in the thriving business hub and cultural medley that is Barcelona, this could be the best fit school for you!

We are joined by full-time MBA alumni, Michael Mascarenhas, now working at BCG, and Diane Sicsic, now at Parloa, who will share their experiences as students and alum. We'll also have with us Admissions Director, Paula Amorim, who will answer all your questions about the admissions process right on MBA Waves LIVE! Tune in on time this week!

Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - as we consider the accelerating impact of #ArtificialIntelligence on our world today - not only in MBA Admissions!

We are joined by 5-time published author and visual artist, Sparkle Richards, who writes in a very niche genre: Trinidadian Erotic Fiction. Sparkle shares her journey from rejection to embracing #AI in her various artistic media. We'll explore what it means to be authentic, how we might now define plagiarism, and how all of this applies to #MbaAdmissions. Tell me you haven't already thought about writing your #Harvard MBA essay using ChatGPT! Do you even know the #HBS policy on using AI??

Adding to the conversation, we've invited MBA Waves veteran, J.R. McGrath, Executive Director of Master's Admissions at Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business. He'll share his perspective from the admissions side of things and can give some clear advice and guidelines you should consider in your own #MbaApplication.

Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - as we take a stab at battling TEST ANXIETY.

Is this something you deal with? According to some estimates, between 40 and 60% of students have significant test anxiety that interferes with their performing up to their capability. That includes on the GMAT, the GRE, the EA, and other tests that can serve as gatekeepers at the doors of the most coveted MBA programs in the world. A competitive test score can transform the trajectory of your career and essentially change your life. It's really that important! Are you going to let stress and anxiety block you??

NO WAY!! We are joined by Test Prep Expert, Scott Carroll, and Performance Coach, Ben Bernstein, as well as our very own Bara Sapir, owner of City Test Prep and Mindflow Speedreading. These folks are going to walk us through just what is test anxiety, how to recognize it, tame it, and beat it - as you take your exams with calm and confidence, on your road to admission and success!

Episode 157

Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - as we put on the gloves and train on how to best bring it for Round 2 of MBA admissions. Helping us to understand how to be as competitive as possible, we have Melody Jones, Co-Founder of Vantage Point MBA Admissions. Are you going for R2? Don't miss this important conversation!

Episode 153

Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - as we get to know what exactly is Action Based Learning and MAP at one of the world's top-ranked MBA programs at University of Michigan's ROSS School of Business.

For this episode, all about Ross, we are joined by a panel of two current students, Manisha Vupputuri & Trent Hill, as well as the Managing Director of the Office of Action-Based Learning, Megan Anda. To answer any admissions questions from our LIVE audience, we are also joined by the Associate Director of Full-Time MBA Admissions, Lysa Wang.

Episode 162

How can AI help you during your admissions process?

MBA hosts, Bara Sapir—CEO of City Test Prep and MindFlow Speed Reading—and Eric Lucrezia—founder of Candidate Coach—are joined by admissions consultants and AIGAC members Petia Whitmore of My MBA Path and Adam Markus of Graduate Admissions Guru, who tackle this topic and discuss the do's, don't's, and warnings for AI in admissions. They will also discuss how the cognitive debt people today are experiencing with AI and how to work around it, as well as how you can best most effectively use AI in your application.

Episode 150

Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - for INTERVIEW TIME! With Round 1 deadlines flying by one after the other, it's time to start thinking about next steps - the MBA Interview. This week, we have fellow Admissions Consultant and long-standing AIGAC member, Paulo Cesar Oliveira, who will share his interview training tips and techniques to help knock the Round 1 interview out of the park. Don't miss it!

Episode 140

Which Test? GMAT, GRE, EA... or None?

Do you have a plan yet to take the GMAT, GRE, or even the EA? Perhaps an internal psychometrics test? Are you considering going test optional?

This week we're welcoming MBA Waves veteran, Travis Morgan, fellow AIGAC member, Kellogg MBA alumnus, and founder of the MBA Whisperer. His expertise on tests like the GMAT and GRE give him tons of insight in the enigmatic world of graduate standardized testing. Don't miss this one!