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Topics include: Essays, resumes, recommendations, rankings, and more!
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 […]
Aug, 26, 2011
I am pleased to introduce a new guest blogger to my site, Jessica King. Jessica and I have been working together since 2002. She brings a unique perspective to her work as an admissions consultant because she holds a degree in higher education administration from Harvard, is a professional interviewer, and has previously been a […]
Aug, 21, 2011
In what follows, I will analyze the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s MBA Essays for Fall 2012 Admission. If you want to enter the Class of 2014, you will encounter a really easy set of essays to answer. THIS A VERY EASY ESSAY SET, IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED IN UCLA, APPLY! Assuming you are […]
Aug, 19, 2011
I work with a very large percentage of MBA clients who are focused on having future careers in finance. In this post I briefly discuss the current financial career climate and the way admissions offices seem to be reacting to it. Then I provide some advice about what applicants can do in their MBA admissions […]
