May, 25, 2011
HEC2011, my former client, is originally from India and worked in the technology and telecom sectors in the USA as a senior software engineer prior to joining the HEC MBA. HEC2011’s Post-MBA aspiration is to work in strategy consulting in emerging markets. Adam: How would you describe the culture of the business school? HEC2011: Culture […]
May, 20, 2011
In this post. Booth1Y, a former client, has been kind enough to answer my questions regarding his first year. Booth1Y wanted me to share his background with you: “After the four year experience as an equity analyst and the three year experience in the corporate in one of the major investment banks, I got an […]
May, 16, 2011
My former client, MIT2Y is an MBA candidate at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to MBA, he engaged in sales & trading in Tokyo at an investment bank. After graduation, he plans to go back to his company in their NY office. Adam: Looking back on your MBA, what do you think […]
Apr, 25, 2011
I love reapplicants because they approach the admissions process with a level of commitment, realism, and focus that only the best first-time applicants can match. Failure is a harsh teacher, but for intelligent people, a great one. For fall 2011, my reapplicant clients obtained admission at HBS, Stanford GSB, Haas, Chicago Booth, INSEAD and Columbia University […]
Jan, 12, 2011
You should probably read my post, Overall MBA Application Interview Strategy, before reading this post.Clients frequently ask me how they should prepare for interviews. As I suggest in my post on Overall MBA Application Interview Strategy, I believe in a proactive approach to interview preparation based on actual practice of your key stories. You might not know […]
Nov, 16, 2010
10 KEY POINTS FOR WRITING AN EFFECTIVE RECOMMENDATION: WHAT EVERY RECOMMENDER SHOULD KNOW In this post, I have provided some advice for recommenders (AKA “referees”). While this advice is focused on MBA recommendations (“recs”), much of what is here would apply to recs for other graduate programs. While this post is meant for your recommenders, […]
Jun, 21, 2010
My former client and member of the Class of 2011, the Japanese blogger at “sutebuu survival@Stanford GSB,” was kind enough to answer my questions regarding surviving his first year at Stanford. “Sutebuu” is one the smartest and nicest guys I know. I think you will find his views very insightful.—————————————————————————————– Adam: You are a really […]
Jun, 12, 2010
Below are the slides and an edited version of the transcript for my Reapplication for Success Webinar. The actual 48 minute Webinar can be found at http://www.aigac.org/summit/SummitVideos/summitVideo12.aspx. This seminar was part of AIGAC’s 2010 Graduate Admissions Virtual Summit. See here for a full list of all the presentations. WARNING: The 48 minute transcript and slides […]
May, 04, 2010
A Japanese member of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth’s class of 2011 was kind enough to answer my questions. “Tuck 2011” is a former client and one of the organizers of Tuck’s 2010 Japan Trek. As a matter of disclosure, I was one of the 2009 and 2010 Treks’ sponsors.—————— Adam: What […]
Apr, 14, 2010
On April 28th at 9pm PST, I will be presenting a webinar version of the post below as part of the AIGAC Graduate Admissions Virtual Summit. I will be taking questions as part of that webinar. For details, see http://www.aigac.org/summit/2010.This post has been updated from last year. Was your admissions game plan for Fall 2010 […]
