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Columbia MBA Essays for 2016 Admission

May, 08, 2015


Click here for my 2017 application post.  Whoever designed Columbia Business School’s The MBA Application Process webpage deserves a design award. If you have not done so, take a look at that page. It does a really nice job laying out the admissions process in a visually appealing way. Columbia Business School has, as they do every year, modified their […]


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Columbia, HBS, and Stanford Essays and Recs

May, 16, 2014


While Columbia Business School is the only one of the three to actually have the application online for 2015 entry, Harvard Business School and Stanford GSB have also announced their essay and recommendation topics.   I have already written about Stanford’s Class of 2017 essays and recommendations very briefly in Stanford GSB cuts 1 Essay […]


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Columbia Business School MBA Recommendation for January and August 2015 Admission

May, 16, 2014


In this post I analyze the Columbia Business School MBA recommendation MBA for January and August 2015 admission.  For my analysis of the MBA application essays and whether to select J-term Class of 2016 or August Class of 2017, please see here. For my analysis of Columbia Business School application interviews, please see here.   Before reading my […]


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Columbia Business School MBA Recommendation for January and August 2014 Admission

May, 25, 2013


In this post I analyze the Columbia Business School MBA recommendation MBA for January and August 2014 admission.  For my analysis of the MBA application essays and whether to select J-term Class of 2015 or August Class of 2016, please see here. For my analysis of Columbia Business School application interviews, please see here.   […]


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HBS MBA 2+2 Class of 2017 Application

Jul, 03, 2012


This is the eighth in series of eight posts. My analysis of the HBS Application for the Class of 2015 (and 2+2 Class of 2017) consists of:   Changes to the HBS application An overall introduction to HBS Who should apply to HBS? Essays Recommendations Interviews Post Interview Reflection 2+2 Program   My comprehensive service […]


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MBA & other graduate programs recommendation advice

Aug, 29, 2011


I wanted to provide a brief guide to my primary posts on recommendations. For overall advice, I would suggest beginning with 10 KEY POINTS FOR WRITING AN EFFECTIVE RECOMMENDATION: WHAT EVERY RECOMMENDER SHOULD KNOW, which provides core advice for what recommenders need to know.  Applicants can use this post to help educate recommenders.  While it is […]


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HBS MBA Program Class of 2014 MBA Essays and Recommendations

May, 16, 2011


This post is focused on the HBS MBA program.  For the 2+2 MBA program essays, see here.  For HBS interviews, see here.  In this very long post, I will discuss the HBS MBA Program Class of 2014 application essays and recommendation questions. I have had comprehensive service clients admitted to the regular HBS MBA for the Classes […]


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HBS 2+2 Program Class of 2016 MBA Essays and Recommendations

Apr, 26, 2011


This post is focused on the HBS 2+2 program.  For the regular MBA program essays, see here.  For the regular program, recommendations see here. For HBS interviews, see here.  In this very long post, I will discuss the HBS 2+2 Program Class of 2016 MBA application essays and recommendations. I have only worked with two […]


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HBS Recommender Questions for the Class of 2013

Nov, 24, 2010


In this post I analyze the HBS Recommender Questions for the Class of 2013. For my analysis of HBS essays, see here.  For my analysis of HBS interviews, see here. I like the HBS recommendation form best because it is short and sweet. Other MBA programs torture recommenders with a series of typically 6-10 questions, […]


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Further Comments on Selecting the Right Recommenders

Nov, 22, 2010


This is a follow-up to my post, 10 KEY POINTS FOR WRITING AN EFFECTIVE RECOMMENDATION. I suggest reading that post first. In my previous post I provided some general guidelines for selecting the right recommender:“It is important that you select recommenders who know you well enough to serve as effective advocates on your behalf.  Selecting […]


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