Be sure to read my key posts on the admissions process.
Topics include: Essays, resumes, recommendations, rankings, and more!
Jul, 15, 2019
Columbia Business School has, as they do every year, modified their MBA application essay set for August 2020 Admission. You can find testimonials from my clients admitted for Columbia August and January entry here. Since 2007, when I established my own consultancy, (I have been an MBA admissions consultant since 2001) I have been fortunate to work […]
Jul, 08, 2019
In this post, I analyze the essay questions for the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for Fall 2020 admission. You can find testimonials from my clients admitted to Wharton in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 here. For my most recent posts on Wharton interviews, please see here. My clients have been […]
Jun, 25, 2019
In this post, I analyze the Stanford GSB MBA (also MBA and MSX) essays and additional information/resume/employment history/activities for Class of 2022 Admission. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. In addition to the Class of 2022 post, I also recommend reading and/or listening to my presentation, “So you want to get into Stanford GSB?” which was […]
Jun, 24, 2019
In this post, I will be analyzing the essay question and key components of the HBS Application for the Class of 2022. In addition to discussing overall HBS application strategy and the required essay, I will discuss key parts of the application form, resume, and transcript. I also provide some advice for HBS reapplicants and Harvard […]
Nov, 02, 2018
In this post, I discuss how to prepare for Wharton Interviews for fall 2019 entry. There are two parts to the Wharton interview, the team-based interview and one-to-one interview. Each part can be prepared for. I am assuming anyone who is reading this post has actually been invited for a Wharton interview and has […]
Oct, 19, 2018
For my overall suggestions on Chicago Booth MBA interviews, please see here. However Booth started asking for essays for those who receive interviews.In addition to the essays required for applying to Booth, my R1 clients received the following: There’s still more we want to learn about you! Please respond to one question from Group […]
Jul, 14, 2018
This is the second in a new series of workshops that I will initially deliver in 2018 in Japan. The Tokyo-based workshops are being run in collaboration with Affinity, one of Japan’s top graduate test preparation companies. My objective is to take some of the ideas that I work with on my blog and in […]
Jul, 14, 2018
In this post, I analyze the essay questions for the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for Fall 2019 admission. You can find testimonials from my clients admitted to Wharton in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 here. For my most recent posts on Wharton interviews, please see here and here. My clients […]
Jul, 04, 2018
In this post, I analyze the Stanford GSB MBA (also MBA and MSX) essays and additional information/resume/employment history/activities for Class of 2021 Admission. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. In addition to the Class of 2021 post, I also recommend reading and/or listening to my presentation, “So you want to get into Stanford GSB?” which was […]
Apr, 26, 2018
In this post, I will be analyzing the essay question and key components of the HBS Application for the Class of 2021. In addition to discussing overall HBS application strategy and the required essay, I will discuss key parts of the application form, resume, and transcript. I also provide some advice for HBS reapplicants and Harvard […]
