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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, […]
Apr, 29, 2014
One marketing gimmick, used the world over, is tell potential customers/applicants/survey test takers how easy it is to complete an application for whatever. I can’t prove that the Business School Admissions offices that I mention in this post had car insurance ads or membership card applications or “Please Take this Survey” requests in mind when […]
Mar, 04, 2014
As IMD completely changed its essay questions for Rounds 2-5 for January 2015 Admission, this post replaces my prior post on 2015 Admission. It also serves as an update and expansion on what I have previously written about the new R2-R5 essay questions. By the way, unless it is for curiosity’s sake, there is not […]
Feb, 16, 2014
My comments below are based on my experience and my review of McCombs School of Business in University of Texas at Austin MBA interview reports found at accepted.com. Before reading this post, I suggest reviewing some or all of the following previous posts: –MBA Application Interview Strategy –Interview Practice is ABOUT SPEAKING! –Further Comments on MBA Admissions […]
Feb, 15, 2014
This post is an interview with IMD’s Lisa Piguet, Associate Director MBA Admissions and Marketing. You can find my previous interview with Lisa here. In addition, she was kind enough to give me a tour of the IMD campus in 2012. Please see IMD MBA Admissions Essays for January 2015 Admission (R2-R5) for my full analysis of IMD […]
Feb, 14, 2014
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Feb, 13, 2014
In this post I discuss preparing for New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business MBA admissions interviews. Before reading this post, I suggest reviewing some or all of the following previous posts: –MBA Application Interview Strategy –Interview Practice is ABOUT SPEAKING! –Further Comments on MBA Admissions Interviews –General Characteristics of Admissions Officers, […]
Feb, 12, 2014
In this post, which is significantly updated, I discuss how to prepare for an MIT Sloan MBA admissions interview. If you have been invited to interview for the Class of 2016, this post is for you! Beyond my 16 comprehensive service clients admitted to MIT Sloan since Fall 2008 entry (I began my own consulting […]
Feb, 11, 2014
I have a request: could you spare a few minutes to complete an MBA admissions survey? You will get a chance to win $500. If you have been admitted to or applying to MBA programs with a 2014 start date, this survey is for you. I’m a member of AIGAC, the Association of International Graduate […]
Feb, 11, 2014
In this post I discuss MBA admissions interviews for the University Chicago Booth. If you are looking for my analysis of Booth’s essays for Fall 2014 admission, you can find it here. Beyond my 21 comprehensive service clients admitted to Booth since Fall 2008 entry (I began my own consulting service in September 2007), I […]
