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Jan, 25, 2014
The question of applying to INSEAD for January versus September intakes always comes up, but at this time (January 2014), the issue is further complicated by the change in essay content (something I will discuss at the end of the post). Given that the Round Three September 2014 application (Class of July 2015) is due on […]
Jan, 25, 2014
In this post I will discuss the specific problem that some applicants will have if they previously started writing INSEAD’s MBA Application Essays for January and September 2014 Admission, but are now applying for January 2015 admission. Below I provide both the GOOD and BAD NEWS on converting your essays for 2014 admission to what […]
Jan, 22, 2014
My analysis of the INSEAD admissions application essays for September 2014 is here and for January 2015 is here. Since 2001, when I began doing MBA admissions counseling, I have had an opportunity to work with a large number of clients admitted to INSEAD. Since establishing my own consulting practice in 2007, I’ve worked […]
Jan, 21, 2014
Here I discuss INSEAD’s essays for January 2015 (Class of December 2015). INSEAD has changed the essays this year. The program deadlines for January 2015 can be found here. For information about INSEAD interviews, please see here. By the way, if you are applying for September 2014, see this post as the questions you need to […]
Jan, 21, 2014
This is my analysis of IESE Essays (2013-2014) for admission to the MBA Class of 2016. IESE offers an intensive case study based MBA program. It was founded with the active cooperation of HBS and its first-year is a core curriculum program where a section of approximately 70 students will take all the same classes […]
Jan, 12, 2014
In this post I provide advice on how to prepare for a Columbia Business School MBA interview. You can find my post on Columbia Essays here. The advice I offer here is based on having helped numerous clients prepare for interviews and gain admission to Columbia Business School. My client results and testimonials can be found here. […]
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 […]
Jan, 12, 2014
In this post I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews for the MBA Class of 2016. HBS ADCOM HQ I did not revise my HBS interview post for Round 1 applicants, but that did not stop six of my clients from being admitted to HBS in R1 for the Class of 2016. You can […]
Jan, 12, 2014
In this post, I an analyze the essay questions for the Oxford MBA at the Saïd Business School for the 2014/15 class. I have already had one client admitted to the program for this class of 2014/2015. See here for my client’s results for Oxford as well as other schools. Oxford has six application rounds, so while […]
Jan, 11, 2014
When is the time to start interview preparation? Ideally, at least a month before you are likely to be interviewed. If you apply to Columbia, that means starting pretty much soon after you press the submit button. If know you will be having an open interview for Duke, Kellogg or Tuck, it means start prepping […]
