Sep, 29, 2025
In this third of three posts I provide advice for HBS MBA Admissions Interviews. This third post focuses on preparation. The first post discusses logistics and content. The second post focuses on strategy. At the time of the blog post, 101 of my clients (mostly comprehensive counseling plus those interview only clients I worked […]
Sep, 29, 2025
This is the second of three posts I provide advice for HBS MBA Admissions Interviews. This second post focuses on strategy. The first post discusses logistics and content. The third post focuses on preparation. At the time of the blog post, 101 of my clients (mostly comprehensive counseling plus those interview only clients […]
Sep, 29, 2025
This is the first of three posts I provide advice for HBS MBA Admissions Interviews. This post discusses logistics and content. This post also includes analysis of the Post-Interview Reflection. The second post focuses on strategy. The third post focuses on preparation. These posts reflect the reports I have received from clients over the […]
Jan, 30, 2025
In this third of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. This third post focuses on preparation. The first post discusses logistics and content. The second post focuses on strategy. These posts are a January 2025 revision of posts originally written in 2021. In light of overall changes to HBS’s admissions criteria (See […]
Jan, 30, 2025
This is the second of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. This second post focuses on strategy. The first post discusses logistics and content. The third post focuses on preparation. These posts are a January 2025 revision of posts originally written in 2021. In light of overall changes to HBS’s admissions criteria […]
Jan, 30, 2025
This is the first of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. It is a January 2025 revision of a post originally written in 2021. These posts are a January 2025 revision of posts originally written in 2021. In light of overall changes to HBS’s admissions criteria (See my 2024 post on that […]
Jan, 16, 2022
This is a revision of a blog post I wrote in 2012. It now reflects the insights I gained in subsequent years. Clients frequently ask me, if they are given choice, about whether to choose an interview with an alumni, a student, and/or admissions officer. While my answer to such questions might be very school […]
Jan, 30, 2021
For my overall suggestions on Chicago Booth MBA interviews, please see here. For the current admissions cycle, Booth started asking for one minute video for those who receive interviews: “Please submit a video response to one of the following two prompts: Tell us about something new you learned recently that shifted your worldview. How did it […]
Jan, 21, 2021
One of the frustrations I regularly experience with clients and potential clients is their lack of technical readiness for having Zoom (or Skype or Google or FaceTime) sessions with me. This especially freaks me out when we are doing mock interviews for MBA and other programs. There are just some basic technical things I expect […]
Jan, 20, 2021
Clients frequently ask me questions about the interview scheduling process for MBA programs. Below I have provided advice on the topics I am most frequently asked about both for interviews that are scheduled using online scheduling systems (usually interviews with admissions officers and second year students) and those that are scheduled with an alumnus. […]
