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Topics include: Essays, resumes, recommendations, rankings, and more!
Oct, 25, 2007
初めまして。大学院留学のカウンセラーをしています。私のブログでMBAやLLMといった海外大学院合格のための情報や意見などを公開しています。また、大学院選びから、エッセイ・レジュメ添削や推薦文、面接の準備など個人カウンセリングサービスもしています。 僕のリファレンスはwww.linkedin.com/in/adammarkusで見られます。 他に趣味で書いているポエムや、政治、法学などについての話題を主に載せているブログがありますので、そちらも見てください。 -Adam Markusアダム マーカスMBA留学 LLM留学 大学院留学
Oct, 17, 2007
I just received the following: 10/17/2007 Dear Adam, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for spending a few hours with our wonderful group of Columbia Business School alumni and with me at our recent reception in Tokyo. It was such a pleasure meeting all of you. It is very rewarding to travel […]
Oct, 12, 2007
Based on inquiries I have received from readers of this blog, I will be offering an Application Review and Feedback Service in addition to my standard comprehensive service. This more limited service is designed for those who are seeking an assessment of their completed essays, resume, and the rest of the application. It is ideal […]
Oct, 05, 2007
I have now obtained complete information from UCLA and Michigan, Ann Arbor, as well as additions/corrections from New York University and Vanderbilt. While I thank all four schools for their assistance, I want to especially thank UCLA and Michigan, Ann Arbor for providing the complete data necessary for LL.M. applicants to make informed decisions based […]
Oct, 05, 2007
Please see my earlier post before reading this one.Updates are being made to this entry in reverse chronological order (a blog within a blog?). I have now updated my table on LL.M. admissions rates. I will be using this post to provide additional admissions data that I receive from LL.M. programs. Once I have obtained […]
Oct, 05, 2007
As readers to my blog may have gathered, I am fairly neutral about the value of an MBA. See here for example. I think it is great and valuable to some and a waste of time and money for others. Honestly to hold any other opinion would reduce my effectiveness as a counselor because I […]
Oct, 04, 2007
If you are planning to apply to The University of Chicago GSB’S MBA for Fall 2008, I suggest reading the GSB’s “Admissions Insider: Top 10 List of Things to Consider Before You Submit Your Application.” This is a very useful checklist of things to do before you apply.–Adam Markusアダム マーカス MBA留学
Sep, 28, 2007
Click here for my Fall 2009 (Class of 2011) essay analysis. UPDATE AS OF 2/8/2008: I will not change my comments below regarding the ethics of Wharton because I think it is important that readers know what I had thought. I stand by my analysis of the essay questions, but given recent events, completely renounce […]
Sep, 28, 2007
You can find my analysis for Fall 2009 Admission here. In this post, I will specifically refer to Harvard Business School Essay 3a for Fall 2008: Discuss a defining experience in your leadership development. How did this experience highlight your strengths and weaknesses? HBS is about leadership. The HBS mission statement makes that clear: The […]
Sep, 28, 2007
You can find my analysis for Fall 2009 Admission (Class of 2011) to HBS here. This is the first in a series of posts on the Harvard Business School MBA Application Essays for the Class of 2010. Click for further analysis of Essay 2 and Essay 3a. It is rather obvious that the questions an […]
