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The “Hidden Essays” in Recent MBA Applications

Apr, 29, 2014


One marketing gimmick, used the world over, is tell potential customers/applicants/survey test takers how easy it is to complete an application for whatever.  I can’t prove that the Business School Admissions offices that I mention in this post had car insurance ads or membership card applications or “Please Take this Survey” requests in mind when […]


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Cambridge Judge MBA Essays for Entry in September 2014

Feb, 02, 2014


In this post I analyze the essay questions for the University of Cambridge Judge Business School for Entry in September 2014. I’m too late for the first two deadlines, but better late than never. Hopefully next year, I will get this up in time for first round.   I have worked with eight clients to Cambridge […]


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Converting INSEAD’s 2014 MBA Admissions Essays into January 2015 Essays

Jan, 25, 2014


In this post I will discuss the specific problem that some applicants will have if they previously started writing INSEAD’s MBA Application Essays for January and September 2014 Admission, but are now applying for January 2015 admission.  Below I provide both the GOOD and BAD NEWS on converting your essays for 2014 admission to what […]


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IESE MBA Application Essays (2013-2014) for the Class of 2016

Jan, 21, 2014


This is my analysis of IESE Essays (2013-2014) for admission to the MBA Class of 2016.   IESE offers an intensive case study based MBA program. It was founded with the active cooperation of HBS and its first-year is a core curriculum program where a section of approximately 70 students will take all the same classes […]


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Oxford MBA 2014/15 Class Application Essays

Jan, 12, 2014


In this post, I an analyze the essay questions for the Oxford MBA at the Saïd Business School for the 2014/15 class.   I have already had one client admitted to the program for this class of 2014/2015.  See here for my client’s results for Oxford as well as other schools. Oxford has six application rounds, so while […]


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London Business School Fall 2014 MBA Application Essay Questions

Dec, 15, 2013


In this post I analyze the London Business School’s MBA admissions essay questions for the Class of 2016. Thinking about London Business School reminds me of the strength of the alumni network, the quality of its academic research, its core competencies in finance and international business, the intensity of its campus community, and the emphasis […]


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UCLA Anderson MBA Essay(s) for Fall 2014 Admission

Jul, 22, 2013


In what follows, I will analyze the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s MBA Essay(s) for Fall 2014 Admission. If you want to enter the Class of 2016, you will encounter only one required essay and it is most basic of all questions.    ACTUALLY IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED IN UCLA, APPLY!   Assuming you […]


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Dartmouth Tuck MBA Essay Questions for Academic Year 2013-14

Jul, 22, 2013


In this post I analyze the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth MBA Application Essay Questions for Academic Year 2013–14 (Class of 2016). Tuck is great school in a small town. This is both its strength in terms of forming a close knit community and weakness in terms of being a location that some find […]


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Harvard Law School LL.M. Essay Questions for Fall 2013

Sep, 06, 2012


Harvard Law School has “updated” their Master of Law application page for Fall 2010 admission, so I am updating my post Harvard LL.M. program as well.  Actually the application has not changed significantly for years and this is my first major update in about four years. The deadlines: For the LL.M. class beginning in September 2013, the application […]


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