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An audio interview with me on CareerEdge Japan

Jul, 27, 2012


You can find an audio interview with me on CareerEdge Japan where I discuss the graduate admissions consulting services I offer, the types of clients I work with, and some of my consulting methods. For those considering using my services or if you are just curious to know what I do, this interview is a […]


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Kellogg Tokyo Information Session – 2012

Jul, 25, 2012


I was asked to post information about Kellogg’s official admissions information session in Tokyo. -Adam Markus I am a graduate admissions consultant who works with clients worldwide. If you would like to arrange an initial consultation, please complete my intake form. Please don’t email me any essays, other admissions consultant’s intake forms, your life story, or […]


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Brevity is the soul of MBA Application Essays in 2012-2013

Jul, 22, 2012


Given the decreases in total word count and number of essays at HBS, Columbia, Stanford, MIT, etc, clearly brevity is the soul of the MBA application for 2012-2013. Applicants to top US MBA programs in 2012-2013 will surely find themselves experiencing both the benefits and limitations of having very short essays to write. While applicants will […]


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Some Modest Proposals for Future MBA Applicant Evaluation

Jul, 17, 2012


If you are looking for one of my useful blog posts that will contribute to your MBA admissions success, this is not it. Below I have tried, I hope not without some success, in making a number of modest proposals for ways that future applicants to MBA programs might be evaluated.  While Mr. Jonathan Swift, […]


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Stanford GSB: Additional Info, Resume, Employment History, Activities

Jul, 17, 2012


This is the fifth of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015 Admission.  The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. In addition to the Class of 2015 posts, I also recommend reading and/or listening to my presentation, “So […]


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Stanford GSB MBA Essay 3 for Class of 2015 Admission

Jul, 17, 2012


The essays for the Class of 2016 are the same. See here.  I revised 2016 version of this post will be up soon. This is the fourth of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB […]


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Stanford GSB Essay 2: What do you want to do—REALLY—and why Stanford?

Jul, 15, 2012


The essays for the Class of 2016 are the same. See here.  I revised 2016 version of this post will be up soon. This is the third of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB […]


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Q&A with Columbia Law School LL.M Class of 2012 Alumnus

Jul, 15, 2012


In addition to MBA admissions consulting, I work with a small number of clients each year who are applying to Master of Laws (LL.M.) programs.  I developed expertise on LL.M. consulting back when I still working at was the Princeton Review of Japan.  When I went independent and established my own consulting service and this […]


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Stanford GSB Essay 1: What matters most to you, and why?

Jul, 12, 2012


The essays for the Class of 2016 are the same. See here.  I revised 2016 version of this post will be up soon. This is the second of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB […]


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Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015

Jul, 12, 2012


The essays for the Class of 2016 are the same. See here.  I revised 2016 version of this post will be up soon. This is the first of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford […]


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