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Topics include: Essays, resumes, recommendations, rankings, and more!
Dec, 02, 2012
In what follows, I will analyze the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s MBA Essays for Fall 2013 Admission. If you want to enter the Class of 2015, you will encounter a really easy set of essays to answer. THIS A VERY EASY ESSAY SET, IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED IN UCLA, APPLY! Assuming […]
Nov, 15, 2012
My analysis of the INSEAD application essays can be found here. My overall strategy for interviewing can be found here. INSEAD alumni interviews, of which most applicants will have two of, are not necessarily that hard in any obvious way. The INSEAD website states that the majority of applicants will have two such interviews. These […]
Nov, 03, 2012
For my most recent post on Wharton interviews, please see Preparing for Wharton Interviews for the Class of 2015. As far as I know the only site to put the questions up is http://admissionado.com/mba/resources/tackling-the-new-wharton-interview/. I have already seen the questions, but as is my longstanding policy, I never release such information publically in the event that […]
Oct, 30, 2012
My best wishes to all of those who were effected by Hurricane Sandy. Having been in NYC for 9/11 and in Tokyo last year for the earthquake, I know times like this can be tough. I hope the best for everyone. Take care. If you are interested in supporting relief efforts, see the list […]
Oct, 28, 2012
Haas always asks weird questions. Years ago, they asked who the applicant would invite to dinner and why. Last year, it was “What brings you the greatest joy? How does this make you distinctive? ” Each year brings some new weirdness. Hence their song remains the same. I had a dream. Crazy dream. Anything […]
Oct, 25, 2012
After a year of planning and work, my adammarkus.com site has been completely redesigned. A number of people, both on and off the net, had long pointed out the ugliness of my old .com site and also of the Blogger version of my blog. I have now attempted to provide something a bit more state […]
Oct, 09, 2012
For my most recent post on Wharton interviews, please see Preparing for Wharton Interviews for the Class of 2015. I will update my prior Wharton interview post soon based on what is below. This information is being sent to first round applicants and is now up on GMAT Club as well: “As many of you […]
Oct, 07, 2012
In the post, I analyze Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business 2013 Application Essay Questions for the MBA and MMM programs. I have taken the questions from Kellogg’s website. I had four clients admitted to Kellogg’s MBA Class of 2014. On my admissions consulting service website there are also testimonials as well as results from […]
Sep, 19, 2012
In this post I will discuss the Class of 2015 MBA application admissions essays for MIT Sloan. I have taken the essay topics from the online application for 2013 admission. You can read testimonials from some of my clients admitted to MIT Sloan for the Classes of 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 here. Before analyzing […]
Sep, 19, 2012
Some thoughts on Kellogg’s and Booth’s locations: A highly biased commentary on why location matters.A former resident of Chicago and frequent visitor, I thought it would be worth doing a bit of comparison between these two business schools. You can find my analysis of Chicago Booth’s MBA admissions essays for the Class of 2015 here. […]
