May, 15, 2015
Now that the 2016 entry essays for Columbia, HBS, MIT, Stanford and Wharton (schools all link to my analysis for 2016 entry) are known, I have an opinion about which school to start with, but the answer just really depends on the applicant. Every year, my early bird clients always ask me which school […]
May, 08, 2015
In this post, I analyze the Stanford GSB MBA essays and additional information/resume/employment history/activities for Class of 2018 Admission. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. In addition to the Class of 2018 posts, I also recommend reading and/or listening to my presentation, “So you want to get into Stanford GSB?” which was made to a Japanese […]
Jun, 04, 2014
In this post, I analyze the Stanford GSB MBA essays and additional information/resume/employment history/activities for Class of 2017 Admission. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. In addition to the Class of 2017 posts, I also recommend reading and/or listening to my presentation, “So you want to get into Stanford GSB?” which was made to a Japanese […]
May, 17, 2014
This is the second post in a series. In the first post, I looked at competition from the macro-level of Acceptance Rates, Number of Applicants, Number of Enrolled, and Yield. Given the global nature of my client base and my experience over the past twelve and half years, I am able to assess the competition […]
May, 16, 2014
The Stanford MBA Admission Blog announced the following on May 15, 2014 (My comments follow the announcement): “Get Ready to Apply for Fall 2015 We’re gearing up for a new application season and we hope you are, too. We’ve made some changes to this year’s application. To help you prepare, whether you’re a first-time applicant […]
May, 09, 2014
Clients frequently ask me to assess their chances for MBA admission. They want to know how they compare with their competition. They want to know how to beat their competition. This is an extremely reasonable request. After all, admission to top MBA programs or other competitive graduate programs is a zero sum game: You get […]
May, 07, 2014
Amongst the many different types of clients I work with, applicants whose careers and/or future goals are related to their family businesses have special advantages and challenges. My family business clients have come from very diverse backgrounds. I have had applicants whose families controlled businesses that were quite small, $1 million or less in annual sales, […]
Jan, 12, 2014
Stanford GSB’s is the hardest MBA admission interview invitation to get on the planet. If you have been invited, your chance of admission just went from about 6.5% (depends on the year) to 50%. The odds are much better, now you must close the deal. While a poor interview is unlikely to result in admission, the […]
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 […]
May, 27, 2013
This is the forth 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 […]
