Nov, 04, 2011
If you are preparing for a Chicago Booth MBA interview for entry into the Class of 2014, read this post after you read my general post on interview strategy. If you are looking for my analysis of Booth’s essays for Fall 2012 admission, you can find it here. In addition to receiving many reports from my […]
Oct, 29, 2011
This post has been updated for admission to the Kellogg MBA Class of 2014. Just as with essays, interviews for the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management MBA applicant interviews are all about fit. My comments below are based on reviewing reports from my clients as well as those found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com (As […]
Aug, 29, 2011
I wanted to provide a brief guide to my primary posts on recommendations. For overall advice, I would suggest beginning with 10 KEY POINTS FOR WRITING AN EFFECTIVE RECOMMENDATION: WHAT EVERY RECOMMENDER SHOULD KNOW, which provides core advice for what recommenders need to know. Applicants can use this post to help educate recommenders. While it is […]
Aug, 19, 2011
I work with a very large percentage of MBA clients who are focused on having future careers in finance. In this post I briefly discuss the current financial career climate and the way admissions offices seem to be reacting to it. Then I provide some advice about what applicants can do in their MBA admissions […]
Aug, 14, 2011
An applicant’s potential employability is not an abstract consideration for admissions officers. Based on my conversations with MBA admissions officers since 2001, I can say with certainty that one factor impacting admissions decisions is potential to be employed. In addition to being hired by someone else, self-employment (entrepreneurship) counts as employment for this purpose Schools […]
Aug, 02, 2011
THE SOLE FUNCTION OF MBA APPLICATION CAREER GOALS IS TO GET YOU ADMITTED Please keep in mind that I am a graduate admissions consultant, not a life coach or career counselor. My advice regarding goals is strictly limited to what I think will get an applicant admitted, not what they actually do. I think applicants […]
Jul, 11, 2011
You can find my suggested MBA, LL.M., or other graduate school admissions resume template on Google docs here and on Scribd here. Many of my clients have found this template to be a very effective basis for making a successful graduate school application resume. It is designed for providing a balanced (academic, professional, everything else) […]
Jun, 21, 2011
In this post, my former client (USC2011), who just graduated from the USC Marshall School of Business, has provided great insights into the MBA program. USC2011 provided the following background information: “I am a recent graduate of the USC Marshall School of Business. I also completed my undergraduate studies at USC in finance. Prior to business […]
Jun, 02, 2011
My former client, Booth2011, is an American who previously worked at a Big 4 accounting in audit and advisory. After Booth, he will become an associate in an investment bank. Adam: Looking back on your MBA experience, what do you think you have gained from the experience? Booth2011: A lot of what I would like to […]
Jun, 01, 2011
My former client, LBS2012, is Japanese. After working 8 years for a global IT company as an engineer and a management consultant, he joined the MBA program at the London Business School in August 2010. Adam: What parts of the program have you liked the most? The least? LBS2012: What I like most is that […]
