Graduate & Professional School Admissions Newsletter

Diversity Statements – Four Questions to Help You Brainstorm

Diversity statements are an increasingly common requirement on graduate and professional school applications. They are one of the many strategies that schools are using to be more inclusive in their application processes, ensuring they are promoting diversity in their student body and demonstrating their acceptance of diversity. While this is a noble goal, it can be stressful for applicants to know what to say. For some of you, talking about diversity might be easy. For others, it is often much harder. Here are four questions to ask yourself when brainstorming your diversity statement.

Graduate Business Programs for College Seniors: A Deep Dive

The more selective MBA programs have traditionally sought applicants who have several years of relevant work experience. Their admissions offices rarely considered college seniors. But now there are seven selective MBA programs targeted to college seniors that offer admission that is delayed until the applicant has acquired the required work experience. Apply to these programs, with an impressive resume and academic record as well as top percentile GMAT scores, and if you get accepted, you will have a seat waiting for you one to four years later, depending on the program you choose.