Be sure to read my key posts on the admissions process.
Topics include: Essays, resumes, recommendations, rankings, and more!
May, 17, 2016
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 2019 post, I also recommend reading and/or listening to my presentation, “So you want to get into Stanford GSB?” which was made to a Japanese […]
Apr, 22, 2016
Chances are extremely high that when you initially write any application essay and even when you have a good working version of it going, it is likely to be over the word count. If it is not over the word count, especially at the initial stage that itself is actually a problem. In another blog post, […]
Apr, 22, 2016
For my main post on Columbia Business School MBA application for 2017 admission (January and August Early Decision and Regular Decision), see here. Based on my experience working with CBS reapplicants, Columbia is one of the most reapplicant friendly schools both in terms of the reapplication process for those who reapply within one year of their initial application […]
Apr, 22, 2016
Columbia Business School has, as they do every year, modified their MBA application essay set, but the changes are small. The application is not up yet, but the questions for 2017 entry (J-Term Class of 2018 and August for Class of 2019) are. You can find testimonials from my clients admitted for Columbia August and […]
Apr, 13, 2016
Could you spare a few minutes to complete a survey? I’m a member of AIGAC, The Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants. In June, we will hold our annual conference in Cambridge at HBS, Harvard Kennedy School, and MIT Sloan. While there, we will begin discussions of the survey. Further into the summer, we will […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mar, 29, 2016
Last month I completed the modules for my Executive Masters in Consulting and Coaching for Change at INSEAD. I began the program in September 2014 and will graduate after writing my thesis (ongoing) in October 2016. Regular readers of this blog perhaps noticed a reduced level of posting over the last year and a half. […]
Jan, 17, 2016
Are you waiting for MBA application interview invitations? Now is the time to start your preparation. For my detailed suggestions on overall interview preparation, please see: –MBA Application Interview Strategy –Interview Practice is ABOUT SPEAKING! –Further Comments on MBA Admissions Interviews –General Characteristics of Admissions Officers, Students, and Alumni Interviewers –Recovering from a bad answer […]
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 […]
