Leland+ for MBA

2025 Recommendation Prep Template

Get templates, timelines, and school-specific guidance to help you secure compelling MBA recommendation letters.

Comprehensive MBA Interview Guide

This end-to-end guide walks you through essential MBA interview questions and provides strategies for you to prepare to nail your interviews.

The Best Rec Letter of 2025 (GSB-HBS-Wharton Triple Admit)

Take a look at an outstanding letter of recommendation for a candidate admitted to the GSB, HBS, and Wharton.

Best-in-Class MBA Resume Template

Use this template to create your own killer resume using best practices that MBA admissions committees will want to see.

Craft a Powerful Essay for Stanford GSB: What Matters Most & Why?

A GSB expert shows you how to plan and write one of the GSB's primary application essays: What Matters Most to You and Why?

MBA Application Organizer

Keep your entire application process organized and avoid extra stress with this all-in-one tool. Covers essays, employment history, awards, recommendation strategies, and more for top business schools.

Why Stanford For You - Mental Health Focus

Check out a top-flight Why GSB essay from a successful 2024 MBA applicant with a vision for mental health

Getting Into a Top MBA Program: Strategies for Success

An overview session covering key tactics for building a standout MBA application—from defining your story and choosing schools to optimizing each component for maximum impact.

Live Mock MBA Interview

Recording of a live MBA mock interview led by Angela C. and Ben L.

Live MBA Mock Interview

​In this workshop, you’ll experience what it’s really like to be in the MBA hot seat through a mock interview led by top Leland coaches Angela C. and Ben L. With years of experience coaching applicants into programs like Stanford GSB, HBS, and Wharton, they know exactly what admissions committees are looking for. ​You’ll practice tackling the toughest questions, get real-time feedback on your answers, and learn strategies to communicate with confidence and authenticity. Whether you’re preparing for your first interview or refining your approach for final rounds, this session will help you sharpen your skills and stand out in the competitive MBA admissions process.

Stanford GSB Impact Essays | Set of 3 | Healthcare

Wondering what to put for Stanford's "optional" short answer questions? Check out three 1200-character responses from a recent GSB admit

Writing a Holistic Set of HBS Essays

Your first-draft essays for Harvard Business School probably aren't what you think they are. Listen to two of Leland's top coaches help you see why, and more importantly, know how you can elevate them to a point where you can "go to school in the Boston area".

Wharton 2025 Admit - Essay Set - Finance

Read a set of essays from a Wharton admit and see how you can apply these example essays to the new Wharton essay prompts.

Writing a Holistic Set of Booth Essays

Many applicants find a way to write at least one strong essay. But those that really maximize the essay-writing process find a way to make clear how their experiences inform their goals, and develop clear narrative through-lines that make their contributions to the school and program tangible. They have a “brand”. You know what they’re all about. Reference the slides from a past event that draws from example essays written by successful U Chicago Booth admits. These essays were particularly strong in how they spoke to one another—how they created a three-dimensional applicant who top Booth AdComs could envision contributing to their community. Their professional and judiciously placed personal experience offer evidence for why they’re the kind of person who will make their specific kind of difference in the world.

Wharton Essay Guide with Examples

See a simplified framework for Wharton's essays and multiple examples of essays from standout admits. This guide was used in the "Writing a Holistic Set of Wharton Essays" event on August 22, 2025.