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The stupidest thing any applicant invited for an MBA admissions interview can do is…

Feb, 09, 2014


The stupidest thing any applicant invited for an MBA admissions interview can do is not prepare sufficiently for the interview!   Every year, I work intensively with clients who prepare great MBA applications to top MBA programs, but regardless of what I suggest, regardless of the extensive resources of this blog or other blogs, regardless of what […]


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London Business School MBA Admissions Interviews

Feb, 06, 2014


I have gone for years without writing a post on London Business School MBA Admissions Interviews. I don’t have a specific excuse for this since I have helped many applicants prepare for this interview and have no lack of information about it.   My post on LBS application essays for the Class of 2016 can […]


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Wharton MBA Interviews: New Team Based Discussion Topic for Round Two

Feb, 05, 2014


While the format and structure for Wharton Class of 2016 interviews are the same for Round Two, Wharton has changed the Team-Based Discussion topic.  Since the new topic is not online and applicants are supposed to keep it confidential, I will not discuss it here.  Please see Preparing for Wharton Interviews for the Class of 2016 and When to […]


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IMD 2015: Apply for R1 using the old questions or later rounds using the new questions?

Feb, 03, 2014


Please see IMD MBA Admissions Essays for January 2015 Admission (R2-R5) for my full analysis of IMD MBA application.   IMD’s sudden introduction of new essay topics that will replace the present MBA application essay questions for January 2015 admission  has suddenly got applicants asking me whether to apply now for Round 1 or use the new […]


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IMD’s MBA Essay Questions for January 2015 Admission

Feb, 02, 2014


Please see IMD MBA Admissions Essays for January 2015 Admission (R2-R5) for my full analysis of IMD MBA application.     I will provide a fully revised post on IMD’s MBA application essays for January 2015 admission, but I wanted to simply provide a quick analysis of the new questions that were released on February 2, 2014. […]


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IMD New Essay Questions for 2015 Admission! Just released on Feb 2, 2014

Feb, 02, 2014


Please see IMD MBA Admissions Essays for January 2015 Admission (R2-R5) for my full analysis of IMD MBA application.   My initial analysis of the new IMD questions can be found here.   Like anyone who has signed-up as an applicant on the IMD website, I just received the following email: “You are receiving this e-mail because […]


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Cambridge Judge MBA Essays for Entry in September 2014

Feb, 02, 2014


In this post I analyze the essay questions for the University of Cambridge Judge Business School for Entry in September 2014. I’m too late for the first two deadlines, but better late than never. Hopefully next year, I will get this up in time for first round.   I have worked with eight clients to Cambridge […]


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School Selection Based on Reported Post-MBA Salary

Jan, 30, 2014


This post is a companion piece to Adam’s Global Top MBA Rankings 2014. To the extent that any sort of MBA ranking is valuable for purposes of school selection,  I have suggested some ways to make school selection decisions both for those who have been admitted to multiple programs  and those considering  which MBA programs to […]


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Adam’s Global Top MBA Rankings 2014

Jan, 30, 2014


As I have been doing since 2008, I wanted to provide my Global Top 100 MBA Rankings for 2014. The rankings below should hopefully be of value for both those engaged in initial school application selection and for admitted applicants who have been accepted to multiple programs and need to determine where to go.  Programs […]


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Kellogg MBA Admissions Interviews for the Class of 2016

Jan, 28, 2014


This post has been updated for admission to the Kellogg MBA Class of 2016.   Just as with essays, interviews for the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management MBA applicant interviews are all about fit. I could not really tell you how many Kellogg mock sessions I have conducted since 2001, when I started working as an admissions consultant, […]


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