Nov, 08, 2011
I just posted the following comment on the BusinessWeek article “MBA Admissions 2.0: Technology Makes Inroads“:“This article is actually inaccurate regarding the specific questions discussed. It creates the misleading impression that technology is actually required when answering questions for NYU and Booth:1. Booth’s 4 page presentation question is in fact, not a test of Power […]
Nov, 04, 2011
If you are preparing for a Chicago Booth MBA interview for entry into the Class of 2014, read this post after you read my general post on interview strategy. If you are looking for my analysis of Booth’s essays for Fall 2012 admission, you can find it here. In addition to receiving many reports from my […]
Aug, 13, 2011
This post is on the University of Chicago Booth’s MBA application essays for 2011-2012 admission application. As is usual, Chicago Booth has again changed its questions. I never get a break with this school! I have taken the Class of 2014 questions from the Booth website with additional commentary from the Booth Insider. In addition […]
Jul, 16, 2011
I wanted to provide some admissions advice for MBA applicants with entrepreneurial goals. As with all my advice, it is based simply on what is intended to generate a positive admissions result from an MBA program and is not primarily intended to be actual career advice. How will a specific MBA program help you achieve […]
Jun, 02, 2011
My former client, Booth2011, is an American who previously worked at a Big 4 accounting in audit and advisory. After Booth, he will become an associate in an investment bank. Adam: Looking back on your MBA experience, what do you think you have gained from the experience? Booth2011: A lot of what I would like to […]
May, 20, 2011
In this post. Booth1Y, a former client, has been kind enough to answer my questions regarding his first year. Booth1Y wanted me to share his background with you: “After the four year experience as an equity analyst and the three year experience in the corporate in one of the major investment banks, I got an […]
Nov, 14, 2010
In this post I analyze NYU Stern MBA program’s essay questions for Fall 2011 Admission. This post is updated from last year, but the changes are all pretty minor because the questions did not change this year. New York University Stern School of Business MBA essay questions’ web page also includes great tips which you […]
Oct, 08, 2009
A former client, a member of the Chicago Booth MBA Class of 2010, was kind enough to answer my questions. ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Adam: So, what did you learn during your first year at Booth? Booth2010: First year is mainly getting core classes done (Accounting, Microeconomics, Statistics) to be able to take more advanced classes. Form a […]
Sep, 22, 2009
In this post I analyze NYU Stern MBA program’s essay questions for Fall 2010 Admission. New York University Stern School of Business MBA essay questions’ web page also includes great tips which you can find here. Every year, I have seen some potential applicants to Stern look at the above questions and simply decide it […]
Sep, 21, 2009
This is the fifth in a series of five posts on the University of Chicago Booth’s MBA application essays for Fall 2010 admission. The parts are Essay 1, Essay 2, Slide Presentation, Optional Essay, and Overall Plan. Start with Question One You need to effectively segment your content. Question 1 has a clear focus, so […]
