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March 6, 2025
Why I Coach–Karla Magana Figueroa
Karla F., an expert Leland MBA, Consulting, and Investment Banking coach, outlines why she chooses to coach and what it means to her.
March 6, 2025
UNC Adams School of Dentistry: Application and Program Overview
Are you passionate about oral health and looking to apply to the UNC Adams School of Dentistry? Explore the application, admissions process, and DDS program in our article.
March 6, 2025
Why I Joined Leland—Erika Mahterian
Erika M., the Head of Experience at Leland and former EY Consultant, outlines why she chose to come to Leland.
March 6, 2025
Announcing Leland’s Expansion to Medical, Dental, Law, and Master’s Admissions Coaching
Leland’s marketplace is expanding into graduate education programs including Medical School, Dental School, Law School, and other Master’s degrees. We can’t wait to see our coaches' impact in these new areas.
March 6, 2025
How I Got Into Chicago Booth Scholars (Deferred MBA) – An Interview With Bruce Erickson
A recent admit to Chicago Booth's deferred MBA program talks about his application, including the challenges, what made his story stand out, how to navigate the interviews, approaching the essays, overcoming imposter syndrome, and more.
March 6, 2025
6 Expert Tips for Nailing Your Virtual MBA Interview
Interviewing at HBS? GSB? Wharton? Nail that virtual interview with these helpful tips and tricks—only on Leland.
March 6, 2025
The 3 Most Frequently Asked Questions for Graduate School Admissions
A former Director of Graduate Admissions at Stanford University outlines the three questions she gets asked the most, and how she'd answer them to guide your application process.
March 6, 2025
How to Break Into Venture Capital: The Non-Traditional Route
The traditional route to VC is to come from a handful of top schools or have connections in the industry - here if your guide to the other routes, from an expert coach and VC investment associate.
March 6, 2025
What GPA Do You Need to Get Into Graduate School?
How much does your college GPA actually matter to graduate programs? How high of a GPA is "good enough"? A former Director of Stanford Graduate Admissions addresses the importance of GPAs to higher ed. degrees.
March 6, 2025
Craft a Powerful Essay for Stanford GSB: What Matters Most & Why?
A GSB MBA, expert admissions coach, and pro writer, outlines his top advice for nailing the challenging and broad Stanford essay prompt, to help you get into one of the most prestigious MBA programs in the world.