Leland+ Content Library

Wharton Essay – Resilience, Mentorship, and Giving Back

A thoughtful contribution essay reflecting on how the applicant turned early career setbacks into leadership growth—and how he plans to pay it forward at Wharton through mentorship, service, and peer coaching.

Dark Sky Mock Case Interview and Feedback

A full walkthrough of the Dark Sky case study, including an analysis of the problem, the solution, and specific feedback to help you improve.

Northwestern Personal Statement – Dualities, Debate, and Discovery

A vivid reflection on navigating identity, politics, and academics through the lens of contradiction—where a mixed cultural background, love for both precision and ambiguity, and intellectual curiosity shape a unique worldview.

How to Prepare and Guide Your Recommenders

Don't just ask for a recommendation—guide your recommenders to write a powerful letter. Learn how to prepare them to help you get accepted.

Real World — AV and EV Market Entry

A real-world case study on the market entry strategy for autonomous vehicles (AVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). Analyze the market landscape, competitive dynamics, and key challenges and opportunities for new entrants.

NYU Stern Example – Activities and Achievements List

A sample of curated extracurriculars and accomplishments designed to strengthen an MBA application by showcasing leadership, initiative, and impact.

How Are the GMAT and GRE Scored?

Demystify GMAT and GRE scoring systems! Learn how each test is graded and what your scores really mean for your grad school applications.

(May 2024) Advanced Averages, Mixtures, and Solutions

Master the most challenging averages, mixtures, and solutions problems with advanced strategies for the GMAT, GRE, and other standardized tests.

The GMAT and GRE: A Comprehensive Overview

Deciding between the GMAT and GRE? This comprehensive guide breaks down each exam to help you choose the right test for you.

Understanding Job Offers (Including Compensation and Benefits)

A practical guide to understanding the full value of a job offer—from salary to stock options to hidden perks.

How and When to Start a Company

Mapping out my founder journey--this is a guide to how I approached starting my own company!

Fixed-Income Curve, Carry, and Hedging Lab

Build a synthetic zero curve, price a bond, estimate duration, convexity, DV01 and key-rate risk, examine carry and roll, size a three-node hedge, and compare first-order curve scenarios in one transparent Excel model.

Software Engineering Pull Request and Incident Lab

Review a realistic pull request, interpret production logs, repair failing tests, resolve an incident, and write a concise postmortem. The package includes starter code, a worked solution, ten tests, and a scoring rubric.

Portfolio Construction and Risk Management Interview Guide

Build interview-ready intuition for portfolio objectives, covariance, diversification, optimization, constraints, turnover, and stress testing. Includes calculation drills, diagnosis prompts, answer checks, and a final readiness list.

Execution, Market Microstructure, and Transaction Costs Primer

Learn how order books, spreads, liquidity, execution benchmarks, implementation shortfall, and opportunity cost connect in real trading decisions. Includes synthetic examples and eight interview-style practice prompts.

Fixed Income, Rates, and Credit Interview Primer

Prepare for fixed-income interview questions with concise explanations of bond pricing, yield curves, duration, convexity, credit spreads, carry, and hedging. Includes eight practice problems with answer checks and clear assumptions.

Probability and Expected Value for Quant Interview

A compact, interview-focused guide to probability and expected value, with clear explanations, checkpoints, worked solutions, and timed assessments.

Slash Commands for AI Applications and Terminal

Learn what slash commands are, how they work, and what commands you'll use most when working with agents like Claude.

Career Pathways in Trust and AI Safety

Trust and AI safety roles are growing quickly, but the paths into them are often unclear and highly interdisciplinary. This session is for students and professionals who want to understand how to break into this space and what backgrounds actually translate. You’ll learn how to map your current experience to relevant roles, identify the core skills and knowledge areas that matter, and position your interest in AI safety in a credible, differentiated way.

Distance, Speed, and Time on the GMAT

Distance, speed, and time questions are a common source of frustration on the GMAT, especially when time pressure makes them harder to untangle. This session is for test takers who want a clearer, more reliable way to approach these problems on exam day. You’ll learn how to recognize the most common DST setups, apply efficient frameworks to solve them quickly, and avoid the calculation traps that often slow candidates down.