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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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Preparing for Wharton Interviews for the Class of 2016

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 […]


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Mock IMD Case Interview Preparation Course

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 […]


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Q&A with a Member of the London Business School MBA Class of 2014

Jun, 17, 2013


My former client, MBA2014 is Japanese. He worked in Tokyo in Investment Banking for four years as a credit trader He received MBA sponsorship from his company and joined the MBA program at London Business School in August 2012.   —————————————————————————————————————————————   Adam: What parts of the London Business School program have you liked the […]


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Q&A with a Member of the HBS Class of 2014

Jun, 17, 2013


My former client, HBS 2014, provides great insight and strong opinions to this Q&A.  HBS2014 says about himself:  “I am an international student in the HBS Class of 2014. After spending two years in Asia to finish my studies as an engineer, I started working as a consultant in Europe. I decided to apply for […]


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Q&A with a Member of the Ross MBA Class of 2013

Jun, 09, 2013


My former client, Ross2013, is a Japanese American. After working in Tokyo at a global software company for 6 years as an engineer, he joined the Full Time MBA program at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Post-graduation, he will be joining a top consulting firm at its Chicago office. You can find […]


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Q&A with a Member of the INSEAD Class of July 2013

Jun, 01, 2013


My former client, Singy 2013, is a management consultant with 8 years experience, joining straight after graduating from a national university in Tokyo.  He had no experience working/living outside Japan before INSEAD. Singy 2013 provides some really great advice below.  —————————————————————————————————————————————   Adam: What parts of the INSEAD program have you liked the most? The […]


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Stanford GSB: Additional Info, Resume, Employment History, Activities for Class of 2016 Admission

May, 27, 2013


This is the fifth of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2016 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. In addition to the Class of 2016 posts, I also recommend reading and/or listening to my presentation, “So you want […]


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Class of 2016 Stanford GSB Essay 2: What do you want to do—REALLY—and why Stanford?

May, 27, 2013


This is the third of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2016 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. In addition to the Class of 2016 posts, I also recommend reading and/or listening to my presentation, “So you want […]


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What Kind of MBA Do You Need?

May, 21, 2013


This is the second of a three part series of posts on the overal topic of “Do you really need an MBA?” In the first post in this series, I discussed that overall question directly. I suggest reading that post,  “Do You Really an MBA,” before proceeding to the post below.   What Kind of MBA […]


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