Be sure to read my key posts on the admissions process.
Topics include: Essays, resumes, recommendations, rankings, and more!
Sep, 29, 2025
This is the first of three posts I provide advice for HBS MBA Admissions Interviews. This post discusses logistics and content. This post also includes analysis of the Post-Interview Reflection. The second post focuses on strategy. The third post focuses on preparation. These posts reflect the reports I have received from clients over the […]
Sep, 04, 2025
There is a significant amount of concern expressed about AI generated essays. The main reason I would be concerned about it has nothing to do with the graduate admissions process: Becoming dependent on AI makes people stupid. MIT’s study on this issue is worth reviewing. See abstract (https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/) and an interview with the primary researcher […]
Jul, 16, 2025
In this post, I analyze the essay questions for the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for Fall 2026 admission. For my most recent posts on Wharton interviews, please see here. My clients have been admitted to Wharton every year since 2002. Since I started my own counseling service in 2007, I have had […]
Jul, 13, 2025
This post is on the University of Chicago Booth’s MBA application essays for 2025-2026 admission to the Class of 2028. The University of Chicago is a very intellectually serious place. Booth reflects that culture. Not everyone who goes there is an intellectual, but most are quite smart. Your objective is to show you understand yourself, […]
Jul, 11, 2025
This will be a four part series of blog posts on the essays and rest of the application for admission to the Harvard Business School Class of 2028: –The first post focuses on overall strategy, the 3 essays and the goals statement. –The second post focuses on the application form questions. It will focus on […]
Jul, 11, 2025
This will be a four part series of blog posts on the essays and rest of the application for admission to the Harvard Business School Class of 2028: -The first post focuses on overall strategy, the 3 essays and the goals statement. –The second post focuses on the application form questions. It will focus on […]
Jul, 11, 2025
This will be a four part series of blog posts on the essays and rest of the application for admission to the Harvard Business School Class of 2028: –The first post focuses on overall strategy, the 3 essays and the goals statement. –This second post focuses on the application form questions. It will focus on […]
Jul, 11, 2025
This will be a four part series of blog posts on the essays and rest of the application for admission to the Harvard Business School Class of 2028: –This post focuses on overall strategy. It will provide the basis for thinking about what HBS wants to know about you and why. It will discuss the […]
Jun, 21, 2025
In this post, I analyze the MIT Sloan MBA application for Class of 2028. I will discuss the Cover Letter, Video Questions 1 & 2, “The World that Shaped You” essay, Organization Chart, and Resume in this post. My clients have been admitted to the MIT Sloan MBA almost every year since 2002. Since I […]
Jun, 17, 2025
In this post, I analyze Kellogg’s MBA essay and video essays questions for admission to the MBA program for the Class of 2028. I have taken the written essay questions from Kellogg’s website. The deadlines for Kellogg are Round 1: Sept 10, 2025, Round 2: Jan 7, 2026, and R1: Apr 1, 2026. PLEASE NOTE: […]
