Mar, 03, 2009
While the Fall 2009 admissions season is not completely over, for those of you thinking about Fall 2010 admission, I am taking appointments for initial free consultations now. I have already started working with some clients already for Fall 2010 MBA admissions. In addition to MBA, I help clients gain admission to LL.M. and other […]
Feb, 12, 2009
I have joined the Carnival of College Admissions. While most of this blog carnival is focused on undergraduate admissions, from this edition on, a graduate section has been opened and my recent post on waitlisting is mentioned. This edition of the Carnival of College Admissions is hosted by Mark Montgomery, an independent undergraduate college counselor. […]
Feb, 11, 2009
If you have not done so, I strongly suggest reading BusinessWeek’s “MBA Pay: A Crystal Ball” because it provides a very useful perspective on compensation and another alternative way to rank programs. BusinessWeek commissioned a study of MBA pay over a period of 20 years for “45 top-ranked full-time MBA programs—BusinessWeek‘s 30 Best B-Schools of […]
Feb, 10, 2009
The “Real” Global MBA Rankings for 2009: FT Global MBA Rankings in Weighted US$ Salary OrderThis is my second annual ranking of programs in salary order. This year, instead of 98 schools, FT has 100, so I have 100. The rankings below should hopefully be of value for both those engaged in initial school application […]
Feb, 10, 2009
This is a short follow-up to my post on HBS MBA interviews. In that post I wrote:You need to know your application very completely as you will be asked by adcom about its content. Review your entire application (not just resume and essays, but everything including the transcript) very carefully and consider what your interviewer […]
Feb, 07, 2009
In this post, I have decided to simply comment on the mostly helpful advice that Wharton provides in Tips on the Wharton MBA Admissions Interview. In addition to my own knowledge of Wharton MBA interviews, I am drawing on the reports found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com. For those who might be interviewing with J.J. Cutler, […]
Feb, 07, 2009
Before reading this post on UC Berkeley Haas MBA, I suggest reviewing the Director of Admissions for the Full-time MBA Program’s excellent Tips for Acing the Admissions Interview. I also suggest that you listen to the short podcast on interviewing found at http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/haas/podcast/audio/haas_mba_interview_tips1.mp3. The advice is very simple and clear and applicable to most schools. […]
Feb, 06, 2009
In January, Wharton announced they had had a new Director of MBA Admissions & Financial Aid, J.J. Cutler. This is what Wharton says about him: J.J. Cutler is the new Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid. Since 2007, J.J. has been President of Lindi Skin, a start-up offering skin care products specifically designed for […]
Feb, 06, 2009
Before reading the rest of this post, I strongly suggest downloading a copy of MIT’s excellent guide to behavioral interviews, The MIT Sloan Interview Guide, because reading it first will maximize the value of my comments below.The behavioral interview method is not old:“Bill Byham, CEO and founder of Development Dimensions International, originated the behavioral interviewing […]
Feb, 05, 2009
In my experience, Duke interviews are all about fit. Frankly, I would not characterize them as hard when compared to those of other top schools. For some of my clients, I think the hardest part was that their interviews were conducted in a busy hotel lobby by a student interviewer. One would hope that Duke […]
