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Aug, 24, 2007
This is the first of a series four posts on the University of Chicago GSB’s MBA application essays for Fall 2008 admission. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. While I know everyone wants to know about Question 3, the PowerPoint (not Power Point or power point) question, I will begin with the basics. As I […]
Aug, 24, 2007
I am pleased to announce my membership in AIGAC, The Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants. I am now the first admissions consultant in Japan to be accepted as a member of the sole professional organization for graduate admissions consulting. All MBA and other graduate school applicants would benefit from taking a look at the […]
Aug, 24, 2007
I have launched THE MBA, LAW & GRADUATE ADMISSIONS BOOKSTORE. I have included both books that I can personally recommend, Adam’s Picks, and books in categories that are most likely to be useful to readers of this blog. All of Adam’s Picks have my mini-reviews.Frankly, I have no idea whether anyone will use this, but […]
Aug, 22, 2007
Now for a moment of shameless promotion for the MBA program at my alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (I can’t really help it because both my brother and I studied there. He did his BA and JD and I did my MA there. Plus when an alumni tour came to Tokyo this year, they […]
Aug, 21, 2007
I just found Second City, who has begun reporting on her life in the University of Chicago LL.M. program. She has already provided very interesting information on the entering class:Total of LL.M. students 2007-2008: 50Total of countries represented: 221 Argentina1 Australia4 Brazil1 Belgium1 Chile5 China2 Finland2 France3 Germany1 Hong Kong1 Israel1 Italy8 Japan4 Mexico1 Peru1 […]
Aug, 21, 2007
The Times of India has a very interesting article on the increased demand for MBAs worldwide:Recruiters around the world are on a big MBA talent hunt. The UK is now paying the highest salaries for MBAs worldwide. China is the hottest market with more and more MBAs joining Chinese companies. Asian students are among the […]
Aug, 21, 2007
No matter whether you are applying for an MBA, LL.M., Ph.D. in Computer Science, a Masters in Arts Management, a MPA, or any other graduate degree, you will be required to write about your goals. This can take the form of a Statement of Purpose, Personal Statement, Application Essay, Goals Essay and/or a Why MBA […]
Aug, 21, 2007
Dear Readers,I have now been posting on Admissions Counseling for a month. I want to thank the many visitors to my site. I hope to greatly expand the content in the coming months. I am also happy to announce that my site is now listed on Blogarama. I am always happy to take requests for […]
Aug, 21, 2007
Admissions committees ask applicants to write about their goals after graduate school, but can applicants actually know what will be on the cutting-edge in two or three years? Not only those applying for an MBA, but those applying for degrees in any field need to think whether their goals are about the future. For instance, […]
Aug, 09, 2007
This is the fifth in a series of five posts. The forth one is here. The first one is here. It should be absolutely clear that I don’t condone ghostwriting and would never advocate anyone using it. That said, it is clearly something that enough applicants do that it is a recognized problem. As originally […]
