Be sure to read my key posts on the admissions process.
Topics include: Essays, resumes, recommendations, rankings, and more!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jul, 12, 2012
Columbia Business School has again changed their MBA application essay set for January and August 2013 entry. As has been the trend at other top US programs, applicants for the Class of 2015 to CBS will have to write less than those who applied last year. You can find testimonials from my clients admitted for […]
Jul, 10, 2012
I have been doing Q&As on my blog with former clients as well as admissions officers since 2009. I know these Q&As have helped both my own clients as well as my readers with their MBA application school selection and applications. As my client base was initially mostly Japanese in 2007 when I launched my […]
Jul, 05, 2012
My former client, Tuck2013 is an MBA candidate at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Prior to MBA, he worked for an investment bank. After graduation, he plans to go back to his company. His answers are particularly insightful and should prove useful to anyone considering application to Tuck. ——————————— Adam: What parts of the […]
Jul, 03, 2012
This is the eighth in series of eight posts. My analysis of the HBS Application for the Class of 2015 (and 2+2 Class of 2017) consists of: Changes to the HBS application An overall introduction to HBS Who should apply to HBS? Essays Recommendations Interviews Post Interview Reflection 2+2 Program My comprehensive service […]
Jul, 03, 2012
I wanted to provide a final take on the 2011-2012 admissions season for my clients. Here are my select client results for 2009-2012: MBA Comprehensive Service Client Select Results 2009-2012 School 2012 2011 2010 2009 Total Cambridge 1 client applied and withdrew after admission to LBS 2 2 3 7 Columbia 6 3 5 2 […]
Jun, 29, 2012
This is the seventh in series of eight posts. My analysis of the HBS Application for the Class of 2015 (and 2+2 Class of 2017) consists of: Changes to the HBS application An overall introduction to HBS Who should apply to HBS? Essays Recommendations Interviews Post Interview Reflection 2+2 Program My comprehensive service […]
Jun, 28, 2012
This is the fifth in series of eight posts. My analysis of the HBS Application for the Class of 2015 (and 2+2 Class of 2017) consists of: Changes to the HBS application An overall introduction to HBS Who should apply to HBS? Essays Recommendations Interviews Post Interview Reflection 2+2 Program My comprehensive service […]
