Feb, 09, 2014
The stupidest thing any applicant invited for an MBA admissions interview can do is not prepare sufficiently for the interview! Every year, I work intensively with clients who prepare great MBA applications to top MBA programs, but regardless of what I suggest, regardless of the extensive resources of this blog or other blogs, regardless of what […]
Feb, 06, 2014
I have gone for years without writing a post on London Business School MBA Admissions Interviews. I don’t have a specific excuse for this since I have helped many applicants prepare for this interview and have no lack of information about it. My post on LBS application essays for the Class of 2016 can […]
Feb, 05, 2014
While the format and structure for Wharton Class of 2016 interviews are the same for Round Two, Wharton has changed the Team-Based Discussion topic. Since the new topic is not online and applicants are supposed to keep it confidential, I will not discuss it here. Please see Preparing for Wharton Interviews for the Class of 2016 and When to […]
Jan, 22, 2014
My analysis of the INSEAD admissions application essays for September 2014 is here and for January 2015 is here. Since 2001, when I began doing MBA admissions counseling, I have had an opportunity to work with a large number of clients admitted to INSEAD. Since establishing my own consulting practice in 2007, I’ve worked […]
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 […]
Oct, 23, 2013
In this post, I discuss how to prepare for Wharton Interviews for fall 2014 entry. My post on Wharton’s essays for the Class of 2016, can be found here. There are two parts to the Wharton interview, the team-based interview and one-to-one interview. Each part can be prepared for. I am assuming anyone who […]
Aug, 30, 2013
Please see IMD MBA Admissions Essays for January 2015 Admission (R2-R5) for my full analysis of IMD MBA application. While I frequently prepare clients for interviews, I don’t do case preparation interview training myself. This becomes an issue for IMD interviewees, so I am pleased to be able to refer my clients and blog readers to a Mock […]
Feb, 04, 2013
This will be a rather brief post on MBA Admissions Interviews for the Yale School of Management MBA Class of 2015. Based on a client report (I had one client who was admitted there in R1, you can find that client’s testimonial as well) and the sole report in Clear Admit (Accepted had no reports for […]
Feb, 03, 2013
In this post, I discuss how to prepare for Wharton Round 2 Interviews for fall 2013 entry. This post consolidates my three previous posts on Wharton Interviews for the Class of 2015: Wharton Group Interview Questions Now Made Public (Round 1, not Round 2) More details about Wharton MBA Interviews for 2013 entry Wharton Interviews for […]
Mar, 02, 2012
Steve Green has taken on the unique challenge of providing advice for Darden’s “one question” interview. Darden has been doing it this way for years. Steve’s graduate work in political science was conducted at the University of Virginia, so he is someone particularly familiar with the culture of Mr. Jefferson’s University. (If you don’t know […]
