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Wharton MBA Essay Questions for the Class of 2024

Jul, 05, 2021


In this post, I analyze the essay questions for the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for Fall 2022 admission.  For my most recent posts on Wharton interviews, please see here. My clients have been admitted to Wharton every year since 2002. Since I started my own counseling service in 2007, I have had […]


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Stanford GSB MBA Essays and Application for the Class of 2024

Jun, 16, 2021


In this post, I analyze the Stanford GSB MBA (also MBA and MSX) essays and additional information/resume/employment history/activities for Class of 2024 Admission. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. For an overall  quick analysis on M7 schools essays see here for an earlier post.   You can find results and/or testimonials […]


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Columbia MBA Essays for 2022 Admission

Jun, 08, 2021


Columbia Business School has, as they do every year, modified their MBA application essay set for 2022 admission to the January term Class of 2023 and the August term Class of 2024. Given Columbia’s overall rank as well as the unique nature of both January (J-Term) and Early Decision for August (ED), it has been […]


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HBS Class of 2024 MBA Admissions Essay and Application

May, 11, 2021


In this post, I will be analyzing the essay question and key components of the HBS Application for the Class of 2024.  In addition to discussing overall HBS application strategy and the required essay, I will discuss key parts of the application form, resume, and transcript. I also provide some advice for HBS reapplicants and  […]


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HBS MBA Admissions Interviews: Preparation

Feb, 03, 2021


In this third of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews.  This third post focuses on preparation. The first post discusses logistics and content.  The second post focuses on strategy. These posts post have been completely revised from my prior posts and reflect the reports I have received from clients over the past […]


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HBS MBA Admissions Interviews: Strategy

Feb, 03, 2021


This is the second of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews.  This second post focuses on strategy. The first post discusses logistics and content. The third post focuses on preparation. These posts post have been completely revised from my prior posts and reflect the reports I have received from clients over the […]


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HBS MBA Admissions Interviews: Logistics and Content

Feb, 02, 2021


This is the first of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews.  This post discusses logistics and content. The second post focuses on strategy. The third post focuses on preparation. These posts post have been completely revised from my prior posts and reflect the reports I have received from clients over the past […]


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Booth Interview Video Question Analysis for the MBA Class of 2023 Round 2

Jan, 30, 2021


For my overall suggestions on Chicago Booth MBA  interviews, please see here. For the current admissions cycle, Booth started asking for one minute video for those who receive interviews: “Please submit a video response to one of the following two prompts: Tell us about something new you learned recently that shifted your worldview. How did it […]


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Getting Technically Ready for Online Admissions Interviews

Jan, 21, 2021


One of the frustrations I regularly experience with clients and potential clients is their lack of technical readiness for having Zoom (or Skype or Google or FaceTime) sessions with me.  This especially freaks me out when we are doing mock interviews for MBA and other programs.  There are just some basic technical things I expect […]


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Advice on Scheduling MBA Interviews

Jan, 20, 2021


Clients frequently ask me questions about the interview scheduling process for MBA programs. Below I have provided advice on the topics I am most frequently asked about both for interviews that are scheduled using online scheduling systems (usually interviews with admissions officers and second year students) and those that are scheduled with an alumnus.   […]


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