Sep, 28, 2007
Click here for my Fall 2009 (Class of 2011) essay analysis. UPDATE AS OF 2/8/2008: I will not change my comments below regarding the ethics of Wharton because I think it is important that readers know what I had thought. I stand by my analysis of the essay questions, but given recent events, completely renounce […]
Sep, 28, 2007
You can find my analysis for Fall 2009 Admission (Class of 2011) to HBS here. This is the first in a series of posts on the Harvard Business School MBA Application Essays for the Class of 2010. Click for further analysis of Essay 2 and Essay 3a. It is rather obvious that the questions an […]
Sep, 27, 2007
This post has been updated for 2009. Click for my analysis for Fall 2009 Admission Analysis for HBS and Wharton. In this post, I will look at the “failure essay questions” asked by Wharton and Harvard Business School (click here for my initial analysis of the entire essay set). I think the reason both HBS […]
Sep, 18, 2007
Anyone interested in working at a hedge fund or in private equity, should most certainly read Hedge Funds and Private Equity Alter Career Calculus, a recent article in The New York Times. According to many of the industry insiders sited in the article, if you are already working in a hedge fund or private equity […]
Sep, 07, 2007
We had a very strong typhoon here in Tokyo on the evening of the 6th of September. Unfortunately, it was also the night that The MBA Tour was in town. While I am sure someone braved the weather to go there, for anyone who could not make it to that event (or others like it […]
Sep, 04, 2007
One key way of thinking about the MBA application process is to see it as a test of potential. MIT puts it this way:The Admissions Committee looks for excellence—applicants with high academic potential and achievement, and strong motivation and leadership potential. High academic potential and achievement are normally reflected in high GMAT scores, excellent academic […]
