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Feb, 05, 2014
While the format and structure for Wharton Class of 2016 interviews are the same for Round Two, Wharton has changed the Team-Based Discussion topic. Since the new topic is not online and applicants are supposed to keep it confidential, I will not discuss it here. Please see Preparing for Wharton Interviews for the Class of 2016 and When to […]
Feb, 03, 2014
Please see IMD MBA Admissions Essays for January 2015 Admission (R2-R5) for my full analysis of IMD MBA application. IMD’s sudden introduction of new essay topics that will replace the present MBA application essay questions for January 2015 admission has suddenly got applicants asking me whether to apply now for Round 1 or use the new […]
Feb, 02, 2014
Please see IMD MBA Admissions Essays for January 2015 Admission (R2-R5) for my full analysis of IMD MBA application. I will provide a fully revised post on IMD’s MBA application essays for January 2015 admission, but I wanted to simply provide a quick analysis of the new questions that were released on February 2, 2014. […]
Feb, 02, 2014
Please see IMD MBA Admissions Essays for January 2015 Admission (R2-R5) for my full analysis of IMD MBA application. My initial analysis of the new IMD questions can be found here. Like anyone who has signed-up as an applicant on the IMD website, I just received the following email: “You are receiving this e-mail because […]
Feb, 02, 2014
In this post I analyze the essay questions for the University of Cambridge Judge Business School for Entry in September 2014. I’m too late for the first two deadlines, but better late than never. Hopefully next year, I will get this up in time for first round. I have worked with eight clients to Cambridge […]
Jan, 30, 2014
This post is a companion piece to Adam’s Global Top MBA Rankings 2014. To the extent that any sort of MBA ranking is valuable for purposes of school selection, I have suggested some ways to make school selection decisions both for those who have been admitted to multiple programs and those considering which MBA programs to […]
Jan, 30, 2014
As I have been doing since 2008, I wanted to provide my Global Top 100 MBA Rankings for 2014. The rankings below should hopefully be of value for both those engaged in initial school application selection and for admitted applicants who have been accepted to multiple programs and need to determine where to go. Programs […]
Jan, 28, 2014
This post has been updated for admission to the Kellogg MBA Class of 2016. Just as with essays, interviews for the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management MBA applicant interviews are all about fit. I could not really tell you how many Kellogg mock sessions I have conducted since 2001, when I started working as an admissions consultant, […]
Jan, 25, 2014
The question of applying to INSEAD for January versus September intakes always comes up, but at this time (January 2014), the issue is further complicated by the change in essay content (something I will discuss at the end of the post). Given that the Round Three September 2014 application (Class of July 2015) is due on […]
Jan, 25, 2014
In this post I will discuss the specific problem that some applicants will have if they previously started writing INSEAD’s MBA Application Essays for January and September 2014 Admission, but are now applying for January 2015 admission. Below I provide both the GOOD and BAD NEWS on converting your essays for 2014 admission to what […]
