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Topics include: Essays, resumes, recommendations, rankings, and more!
Oct, 26, 2011
“Oh Joy!” alludes to the subject of the most interesting of UC Berkeley Haas MBA essay questions for Fall 2012 admission. You can find my joyful take on that essay question along with the rest in this post. The University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business is one of the hardest MBA programs to […]
Oct, 24, 2011
UPDATE: My preparation guide to Wharton interviews is here. My colleague and friend, Vince Ricci, reports that Wharton will be using behavoral questions:“My client recently contacted his friend who is a member of the Wharton Alumni Association. The alumni member confirmed that Wharton will be asking behavioral questions again this year. I do not know […]
Oct, 23, 2011
You can find my MBA essay and recommendation analysis for Fall 2012 Admission here. For 2+2 Program essay analysis, see here.This post has been updated and expanded from my previous post on this topic. HBS ADCOM HQIn my experience, applicants who succeed at HBS MBA interviews go to their interview with a sense of confidence based […]
Oct, 18, 2011
While most of the essay questions for Fall 2012 admission to the Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program are the same as those for the regular MBA program at MIT Sloan, there are two additional questions that I wanted to comment on. You can find my analysis of the cover letter, the three other essays, […]
Oct, 18, 2011
As anyone whose head is not buried in the sand is aware, protests about Wall Street, bankers, and the finance sector are rather heated as of late. Especially for any applicants who might be working on “Wall Street,” I wanted to gave some advice for keeping you focused on winning the MBA admissions game: Don’t apologize […]
Oct, 14, 2011
Michael Melmed, a current Columbia Business School student, has put together a really great Youtube video on Why CBS. Michael writes:“ I made a youtube video in my Social Media Marketing class inspired by this year’s 200-character “Twitter” question on Columbia Business School’s application. The video includes current student tweets exclaiming why they love Columbia. Also […]
Sep, 28, 2011
I had the pleasure of visiting the INSEAD Singapore campus last week. INSEAD’s Deborah Riger, who I have previously interviewed, was kind enough to give me a tour of the campus and arrange a visit to a class. The Singapore Campus is a pleasant urban campus located within a research park. While I have not […]
Sep, 13, 2011
The new GMAC 2011 application trends survey is now being reported on (See Inside Higher Ed and Wall Street Journal) because there was decrease in the total number of applications to MBA programs. While Melissa Korn at the Wall Street Journal concludes correctly at the macro-level that “Thinking of applying to business school? Now may […]
Sep, 01, 2011
When I help a client craft their essays, resume, and other application components and/or prepare for interviews, one thing I am constantly asking myself is whether I believe what they have written or said. If I don’t I let them know. Then we work on making sure that not only I believe, but my client […]
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 […]
