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Jul, 23, 2008
This is the third post in a four part series. Part 1. Part 2. Part 4. This is the second year that the University of Chicago GSB has required a slide presentation. Based on working with a client who was admitted there as well as with a couple of clients whose applications resulted in interview […]
Jul, 23, 2008
This is the second post in a four part series. Part 1. Part 3. Part 4. The biggest change to the University of Chicago GSB’s application for Fall 2009 admission is Essay 2: Please select one of the following two questions to answer. (1000 word maximum) Option 1 a) Please provide an example of a […]
Jul, 23, 2008
This is the first of a series of four posts on the University of Chicago GSB’s MBA application essays for Fall 2009 admission. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. This first essay question is very standard. It is greatly simplified and the maximum word count has been shortened in length by 50% from last year, […]
Jul, 21, 2008
By request, I am posting the following announcement for Japanese who are interested in applying to Kellogg’s MBA Program. Also see http://www.kelloggalumni.jp/kellogg_life/.–Adam Markusアダム マーカス 「Northwestern大学Kellogg School of Management 在校生・卒業生による学校説明会」のお知せ 7月27日（日）に、Kellogg在校生・卒業生による、MBA受験生の皆様を対象とした学校説明会を開催します。 参加をご希望の方は以下のリンクからお申し込み下さい。 http://kellogg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eEYK4XnhKIq0XPu&SVID=Prod 概要毎年数多くの受験生を集めるNorthwestern大学Kellogg School of Management。マーケティング・ファイナンスをはじめとした世界最高峰のカリキュラム、多様かつ複雑な課題を解決するスキルを体得できるグループワーク、授業や課外活動に散りばめられたリーダーシップ・プログラム、配偶者や子供同伴の方でも安心して暮らせる生活環境といった多彩な魅力が、日本からだけでなく世界各国の若きビジネス･リーダーたちをひきつけています。説明会の前半では、こうしたKelloggの強さ・魅力を在校生や卒業生がたっぷりとお伝えします。 また後半は小グループに分かれ、在校生や卒業生が皆様の疑問・質問にお答えします。 主な対象は現在出願準備中、あるいは将来出願を検討されている方です。 在校生・卒業生の体験談、なぜKelloggを選んだか、どんなスキルが得られるのか等、学校主催の公式説明会ではなかなかわかりづらい情報が得られる機会です。是非ご参加ください。 尚、当日はご家族・パートナーの方の同伴もウェルカムです。ご家族の方にMBA留学全般、及びそこでの生活にに関する理解を深めて頂く機会として是非ご活用下さい。また、服装はカジュアルなものでお越しください。 日時: 7月27日（日）15:00開場、15:15開始 ●約2時間の説明会の後、小グループに分かれて個別に在校生／卒業生に質問／相談す る時間を30分ほど設ける予定です。 ●また、その後、会場付近にて、希望者を対象にカジュアルな懇親会も開催予定です。 場所: 学士会館（東京都千代田区神田錦町3-28） 地下鉄都営三田線・新宿線、東京メトロ半蔵門線「神保町」駅下車徒歩１分 東京メトロ東西線「竹橋」駅下車徒歩５分 http://www.gakushikaikan.co.jp/info/access.html ＜構成＞ 第一部：在校生・卒業生によるKelloggスクールの紹介 第二部：卒業生によるパネルディスカッション –MBAとキャリアについて – 加治慶光: オーテックジャパン 海外事業部部長 […]
Jul, 17, 2008
Note: In addition the post below, see here for my analysis of the Wharton online application form. In this post, I will analyze the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania’s Fall 2009 (Class of 2011) MBA essay application questions for first-time applicants. You can find the full list of questions on the Wharton Admissions […]
Jul, 14, 2008
Well, the article “Credit crunch takes toll on student loans” in the FT makes for depressing reading:Just when overseas MBA students thought it was practical to consider returning to US business schools, the credit crunch has begun to hit them hard. Aspiring overseas MBAs who plan to enrol on US programmes later this year are […]
Jul, 10, 2008
Dear Readers,Well, now that I have finished analyzing Columbia January Term (will do September Term later this month) Harvard and Stanford, over the next two months, I am planning to analyze the 2009 application questions for MIT, Wharton, Kellogg, NYU, UCB Haas, UCLA, LBS, IMD, INSEAD, Chicago GSB, Cornell, Tuck, Darden, and Duke. Are there […]
Jul, 10, 2008
UPDATED TO REFLECT THE COMMENT I RECEIVED. The update follows the original post. ORIGINAL POST:One question that has been at the center of the Scoretop story is whether any of the VIP users could have been innocent. I was curious to see how obvious it was that Scoretop was selling real GMAT questions. Luckily, the […]
Jul, 08, 2008
This is the fifth of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2008/2009 Admission. The first post provides an overall perspective on applying to Stanford GSB. The second post is on Essay A. The third post is on Essay B. The forth post is on Essay C.THINK ABOUT THE REST OF THE […]
Jul, 08, 2008
Warning: This is not my typical blog entry filled with useful information that will help get you into school. I am sure that most of my readers have been following the Scoretop story. It seems like everyone is writing about it. My favorite “fun” take on it so far is from the FT:It has all […]
