Jan, 11, 2014
When is the time to start interview preparation? Ideally, at least a month before you are likely to be interviewed. If you apply to Columbia, that means starting pretty much soon after you press the submit button. If know you will be having an open interview for Duke, Kellogg or Tuck, it means start prepping […]
Jun, 17, 2013
My former client, HBS 2014, provides great insight and strong opinions to this Q&A. HBS2014 says about himself: “I am an international student in the HBS Class of 2014. After spending two years in Asia to finish my studies as an engineer, I started working as a consultant in Europe. I decided to apply for […]
May, 30, 2013
Dee Leopold just announced (30 May 2013) the full application deadlines and key application components on the From the Admissions Director blog. I will post my full analysis of the entire application after its release, but I wanted to provide an immediate reaction to what is a dramatic change: This is the only “essay” […]
May, 21, 2013
This is the second of a three part series of posts on the overal topic of “Do you really need an MBA?” In the first post in this series, I discussed that overall question directly. I suggest reading that post, “Do You Really an MBA,” before proceeding to the post below. What Kind of MBA […]
Apr, 02, 2013
“HBS2014” was kind enough to answer my questions. HBS2014 is a former client and a member of the Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2014. HBS2014 is Asian and in his early 30s. ———————————————————————————————————————– Adam: How hard has the first year at HBS been for you? HBS2014: The day-to-day work is not […]
Jan, 12, 2013
In this post I discuss MBA rejection, but for my less philosophical, but more practical advice on reapplication, please see A guide to my resources for reapplicants. While focused mostly on MBA rejection, what I write here applies to rejection from any graduate program or perhaps rejection of any kind. In a much earlier post, I […]
Jul, 03, 2012
This is the eighth in series of eight posts. My analysis of the HBS Application for the Class of 2015 (and 2+2 Class of 2017) consists of: Changes to the HBS application An overall introduction to HBS Who should apply to HBS? Essays Recommendations Interviews Post Interview Reflection 2+2 Program My comprehensive service […]
Jun, 29, 2012
This is the seventh in series of eight posts. My analysis of the HBS Application for the Class of 2015 (and 2+2 Class of 2017) consists of: Changes to the HBS application An overall introduction to HBS Who should apply to HBS? Essays Recommendations Interviews Post Interview Reflection 2+2 Program My comprehensive service […]
Jun, 28, 2012
This is the fifth in series of eight posts. My analysis of the HBS Application for the Class of 2015 (and 2+2 Class of 2017) consists of: Changes to the HBS application An overall introduction to HBS Who should apply to HBS? Essays Recommendations Interviews Post Interview Reflection 2+2 Program My comprehensive service […]
Jun, 28, 2012
This is the sixth in series of eight posts. My analysis of the HBS Application for the Class of 2015 (and 2+2 Class of 2017) consists of: Changes to the HBS application An overall introduction to HBS Who should apply to HBS? Essays Recommendations Interviews Post Interview Reflection 2+2 Program My comprehensive service […]
