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Stanford GSB MBA Essays and Application for the Class of 2024

Jun, 16, 2021


In this post, I analyze the Stanford GSB MBA (also MBA and MSX) essays and additional information/resume/employment history/activities for Class of 2024 Admission. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. For an overall  quick analysis on M7 schools essays see here for an earlier post.   You can find results and/or testimonials […]


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A QUICK GUIDE TO WRITING SUCCESSFUL MBA ESSAYS FOR CLASS OF 2022 ADMISSION TO THE M7 (BUT APPLICABLE TO OTHER SCHOOLS)

Oct, 21, 2019


The following post is based on a workshop I did in Tokyo in September 2019.  I needed to analyze and explain the essays for the M7 (HBS, Stanford, Booth, Columbia Business School, Wharton, Kellogg, MIT Sloan)  in 3 hours. To do so,  I structured key teaching points related to each school, which are often applicable […]


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Tokyo August 11th Workshop: MBA ESSAY QUESTION ANALYSIS: ANALYZE, ANSWER, GET IN!

Jul, 14, 2018


This is the second in a new series of workshops that I will initially deliver in 2018 in Japan.  The Tokyo-based workshops are being run in collaboration with Affinity, one of Japan’s top graduate test preparation companies.  My objective is to take some of the ideas that I work with on my blog and in […]


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HBS Class of 2021 MBA Admissions Application

Apr, 26, 2018


In this post, I will be analyzing the essay question and key components of the HBS Application for the Class of 2021.  In addition to discussing overall HBS application strategy and the required essay, I will discuss key parts of the application form, resume, and transcript. I also provide some advice for HBS reapplicants and  Harvard […]


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Chicago Booth 2016-2017 MBA Application Essays

Jul, 29, 2016


This post is on the University of Chicago Booth’s MBA application essays for 2016-2017 admission to the Class of 2019. The University of Chicago is a very intellectually serious place.  Booth reflects that culture. Not everyone who goes there is an intellectual, but most are quite smart.  Your objective is to show you understand yourself, understand […]


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INSEAD MBA Essay Questions for September 2017 Admission

Jul, 21, 2016


Here I discuss INSEAD’s essays for September 2017 Entry (Class of July 2018).  The application has been updated and now there is a video component.  As the details of what the video component is are not fully available at this time, I will update this post soon (July 21, 2016).  Since 2001, when I began doing […]


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MBA Admissions Events in Tokyo

Jul, 17, 2016


As I am based in Japan, I keep track of MBA Admissions Events in Tokyo.  Sorry I can’t do it for the whole world!  The list can be found here and will be updated weekly.


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IMD MBA Application Essays for 2017 Admission

Apr, 12, 2016


In this post, I discuss the application essays for 2017 admission to IMD.  There have been changes to the short goals questions, but the three main essay questions have not changed from 2016. While IMD had rather significant staff turnover in 2014, which I discuss here, I still highly recommend reading my February 2014 and September 2012 interviews with IMD’s […]


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Thoughts on the MBA Application Season 2015-2016 and Beyond

Apr, 11, 2016


With the results from MIT Sloan for Round 2 now in, I wanted to give my quick take on this past season.  For me personally, I worked with a reduced number of clients from the previous year because I was focusing on my part-time degree studies at INSEAD, so I had a somewhat lower headcount […]


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Yes, you really should write your own MBA admissions essays!

Nov, 19, 2015


As an MBA admissions consultant, I help clients with their B-school applications. I advise on essays. I sometimes edit essays. I don’t write essays. I believe in helping applicants use their own own voice. I always thought this was the right thing to do and that ghostwritten essays were not only unethical, but highly risky […]


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