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Ambition & Vision are Good: Thoughts on MBA Career Goals

Aug, 02, 2011


I wanted to discuss the importance of ambition and vision in articulating career MBA application essay and interview goals because it is really a core issue that my clients find themselves confronting. The last section of this post consists of a three step process for developing your future career vision so that you can put […]


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Your Target Audience: American Admissions Officers

Dec, 01, 2009


Sorry for the long silence, but I have been a bit busy helping my clients.  I have been suffering from extreme blog withdrawal.  I would like to say that there will be a ton of posts in December, but that is probably not likely.  I am also hoping to update IMD as their questions changed for […]


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The 100th Post of 2009: An interview with me

Sep, 23, 2009


To celebrate the 100th of 2009, I have decided to engage in a self-indulgent interview with myself.  Hopefully some of my readers will find this interesting as my objective is answer a number of questions I am frequently asked. ON CONSULTING AND CLIENTS Question: How long have you been a graduate admissions consultant and how […]


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Admissions Advice: Mentor, Consultant, Editor or Ghostwriter?

Apr, 19, 2009


In 2007, I did a series of posts on this topic. At this point, I wanted to offer a revised version of this series as a single long post. While much of the original series of posts remains, I thought that this would be a good time to revise and extend my remarks. In this […]


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How to write a strong statement of purpose

Aug, 24, 2008


This is the second of two posts on writing statements of purpose by Steve Green. The first post is here. To learn more about Steve’s graduate admission counseling services, please click here. -Adam Below are some of my suggestions for writing a strong statement of purpose. Please read my previous post on SOPs before reading […]


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The Portfolio Approach to Graduate School Application Strategy

Aug, 05, 2008


In this post, I will provide some suggestions for how to develop a portfolio approach to graduate school application. Below you can find sample portfolios for MBA applicants. Similar types of portfolios could be developed for other graduate degree programs. I have previously blogged about school selection in terms of general selection strategy, ranking, location, […]


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School Selection: Where to apply? Where to go?

Mar, 18, 2008


This is the first in series of posts on school selection for both those in the process of selecting where to apply to and those deciding where to attend. See my other related posts on academic fit, ranking, location, financing your education, and prestige. From my perspective, when deciding where you are going to spend […]


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Do you need an MBA?

Aug, 26, 2007


I am not in the business of telling anyone that they need an MBA, only in helping committed applicants get in. Frankly I think one of my strengths as an MBA admissions consultant is that I am neutral about this question because I don’t believe that an MBA is always worthwhile or even necessarily the […]


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Rule #1 Play the Admissions Game On Your Terms

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 […]


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