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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 […]
Jul, 08, 2008
This is the forth 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 fifth post is on additional information, resume, employment history, and activities. […]
Jul, 07, 2008
This is the third 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 fourth post is on Essay C. The fifth post is on additional information, resume, employment history, and activities. […]
Jul, 05, 2008
This is the second 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 third post is on Essay B. The fourth post is on Essay C. The fifth post is on additional information, resume, employment history, and activities. […]
Jul, 04, 2008
This is the first of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2008/2009 Admission. It 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. The fifth post is on additional information, […]
Jul, 02, 2008
I guess because I don’t deal in the realm of the criminal, I had never heard of Scoretop back in the days when it was selling real GMAT questions. Based on GMAC’s FAQ, I am sure they are figuring out what their legal options are vis-a-vis the Scoretop customer base. According to Businessweek, only one […]
Jun, 29, 2008
Secrets of the MBA admission process revealed at last! Actually not. I have to admit I am always suspicious of anyone who writes or says that they have MBA or graduate admission secrets. Such secrets always seem to have the same level of seriousness as much of the spam email I receive. The use of […]
