Aug, 01, 2007
In my previous post on test preparation, I suggested the importance of knowing enough about your own learning needs to determine how best to prepare for the TOEFL, GMAT, or GRE. This points to what I consider to be the heart of the admissions game: Play the game on your own terms. To get accepted […]
Aug, 01, 2007
In general, I don’t believe in the concept of back-up graduate schools. A back-up school (or safety school) is where you go when you have no alternative. For me, a back-up is like a spare tire or the flashlight you keep in your house if the electricity stops working. That is to say, a back-up […]
Aug, 01, 2007
My Higher Education Associations link list (law related associations can be found in my LLM Resources links) is a good place to start if you are thinking about what to do study or simply trying to determine where to study. One advantage of looking at an education association’s website is that it contains information designed […]
Jul, 31, 2007
While other parts of the admissions process may not be fully transparent (though most of it is), the MBA interview most assuredly is. The Clear Admit Admissions Wiki contains frequently updated interview reports by applicants to Berkeley Haas, Carnegie Mellon Tepper, Chicago GSB, Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Harvard Business School, […]
Jul, 28, 2007
This will be the first of a series of posts where I discuss GMAT, GRE, and TOEFL test preparation from the viewpoint of someone who first taught TOEFL and TOEIC in 1995, marketed test prep worldwide, and has worked with applicants as they struggle with test preparation. (For more about my background, click here). Disclaimer: […]
Jul, 24, 2007
Many applicants will discuss faculty in their statement of purpose (goals essay). This is less true for MBA and some other kinds of professional degree programs, but for more research based degree programs, faculty selection is a critical component of your reasons for applying. Even some MBA applicants will state that they wish to study […]
Jul, 21, 2007
You can find out about my work as a counselor by reading http://www.japaninc.com/mgz_autumn_2006_ghostwritten_mba_applications . I have copied parts of the article here: “Out of this unique environment sprung an industry of counseling services for Japanese applicants. Many are individual Americans who have graduated from reputable western institutions and offer their services through online advertisements or […]
Jul, 19, 2007
Below are my public comments regarding ghostwritten applications.Disclaimer: My comments, “For further information about the views of Adam Markus,” are my own and do not represent the views of any organization I have been affiliated with.Adam I made the following comments:I appreciate really having had the opportunity to present my views regarding graduate admissions counseling […]
Jun, 30, 2007
This post can also be found at The Art of Laughing, my blog on poetry, politics, legal history, legal theory, assorted randomness. I kept it here for reasons of Google search optimization. A story.It was about 10am last Monday when I received the first call on Skype. I had just turned on my computer. It […]
