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Columbia Business School MBA Essays for January and August 2027 Entry

May, 19, 2026


The Columbia Business School MBA program is one that I have extensive experience experience helping clients get admitted to.  Most recently, I had 10 clients admitted for August 2026 entry and 1 client admitted for J-Term 2026. You can find testimonials from my clients admitted for Columbia Business School here.  Since 2007, when I established my […]


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Shitty Essays are Nothing New: AI Just Makes It Easier to Create Them

Sep, 04, 2025


There is a significant amount of concern expressed about AI generated essays. The main reason I would be concerned about it has nothing to do with the graduate admissions process: Becoming dependent on AI makes people stupid. MIT’s study on this issue is worth reviewing. See abstract (https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/) and an interview with the primary researcher […]


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Wharton MBA Essay Questions for the Class of 2028

Jul, 16, 2025


In this post, I analyze the essay questions for the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for Fall 2026 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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Chicago Booth MBA Application Essays for 2025-2026

Jul, 13, 2025


This post is on the University of Chicago Booth’s MBA application essays for 2025-2026 admission to the Class of 2028. The University of Chicago is a very intellectually serious place.  Booth reflects that culture. Not everyone who goes there is an intellectual, but most are quite smart.  Your objective is to show you understand yourself, […]


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HBS Class of 2028 MBA Admission Application: Joint Degree Application Essays for HKS & SEAS

Jul, 11, 2025


This will be a four part series of blog posts on the essays and rest of the application for admission to the Harvard Business School Class of 2028: –The first post focuses on overall strategy, the 3 essays and the goals statement. –The second post focuses on the application form questions. It will focus on […]


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HBS Class of 2028 MBA Admission Application: The Reapplication Essay

Jul, 11, 2025


This will be a four part series of blog posts on the essays and rest of the application for admission to the Harvard Business School Class of 2028: -The first post focuses on overall strategy, the 3 essays and the goals statement. –The second post focuses on the application form questions. It will focus on […]


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HBS Class of 2028 MBA Admission Application: The Application Form

Jul, 11, 2025


This will be a four part series of blog posts on the essays and rest of the application for admission to the Harvard Business School Class of 2028: –The first post focuses on overall strategy, the 3 essays and the goals statement. –This second post focuses on the application form questions. It will focus on […]


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HBS Class of 2028 MBA Admission Application: The Three Essays & Goals Statement

Jul, 11, 2025


This will be a four part series of blog posts on the essays and rest of the application for admission to the Harvard Business School Class of 2028: –This post focuses on overall strategy. It will provide the basis for thinking about what HBS wants to know about you and why. It will discuss the […]


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MIT Sloan Application for the Class of 2028

Jun, 21, 2025


In this post, I analyze the MIT Sloan MBA application for Class of 2028.  I will discuss the Cover Letter, Video Questions 1 & 2, “The World that Shaped You” essay, Organization Chart, and Resume in this post. My clients have been admitted to the MIT Sloan MBA almost every year since 2002. Since I […]


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Kellogg MBA Essays for the Class of 2028

Jun, 17, 2025


In this post, I analyze Kellogg’s MBA essay and video essays questions for admission to the MBA program for the Class of 2028. I have taken the written essay questions from Kellogg’s website.  The deadlines for Kellogg are Round 1: Sept 10, 2025, Round 2: Jan 7, 2026, and R1: Apr 1, 2026. PLEASE NOTE: […]


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