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Feb, 06, 2012
In the midst of an MBA admissions interview, you think to yourself, “Did I just say that?” Knowing you just made mistake, you … (A) …become flustered and the interview just goes downhill. (B) …ignore your bad answer entirely and hope your interviewer does too. (C)…just decide to directly ask the interviewer if you can […]
Jan, 31, 2012
As I have been doing since 2008, I wanted to provide my Global Top 100 MBA Rankings for 2012. 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 […]
Jan, 30, 2012
My post on Haas MBA admissions essays can be found here. Before reading this post on UC Berkeley Haas MBA’s admissions interviews, I suggest reviewing the former Director of Admissions for the Full-time MBA Program’s excellent Tips for Acing the Admissions Interview. I also suggest that you listen to the short podcast on interviewing found at http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/haas/podcast/audio/haas_mba_interview_tips1.mp3. The advice is […]
Jan, 30, 2012
Here I discuss INSEAD’s essays for September (Class of July 2013) 2012 intake and the January (Class of December 2013) 2013 intake. The questions are taken from the PDF. INSEAD changed the essays for the first time in many years. In 2011, INSEAD changed the essays for the first time in many years. The deadlines […]
Jan, 29, 2012
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE QUESTIONS FOR IMD HAVE CHANGED FOR JANUARY 2014 ADMISSION. THE POST BELOW IS ONLY OF HISTORICAL VALUE. GO HERE FOR THE CURRENT QUESTIONS AND MY ANALYSIS. IMD (The Institute for Management Development), consistently ranked among the best MBA programs in the world, is a small intensive one-year program that starts […]
Jan, 29, 2012
In the post, I wanted to provide some overall advice about MBA admissions interviews, by focusing on what not to do. My advice is based on over ten years of experience helping clients prepare for admissions interviews to the world’s most selective MBA programs.My prior overall MBA admissions strategy interview posts are here, here, and here. My school […]
Jan, 19, 2012
In addition to general advice found here on waitlisting, I wanted to comment on Booth’s new Waitlist Video. For those waitlisted at Booth, I suggest reading the December 20, 2011 Booth Admissions Insider Post.While their rival to the North, Kellogg, also is very waitlist applicant friendly, Booth now leads the pack when it comes to […]
Jan, 19, 2012
This is an updated and expanded version of a previous post. For Chicago Booth’s Waitlist Video see here, but read the post below first. Waitlisted MBA applicants most common question: “Why me?” Schools waitlist because….…they actually are uncertain whether their estimated yield- the percentage of admitted applicants who accept an offer of admision will be […]
Jan, 16, 2012
My analysis of Tuck MBA admissions interviews has been significantly updated. My analysis of Tuck’s essays for the Class of 2014 can be found here. For overall suggestions on interview strategy, see here, here, and here. The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth MBA interview is about fit, so make sure you can explain in great depth why you want […]
Jan, 16, 2012
In this post, which is significantly updated from my prior posts, I discuss how to prepare for an MIT Sloan MBA admissions interview. I have been preparing applicants on MIT Sloan interviews for over ten years and the post below provides my overall perspective on how to best prepare this challenging interview. If you are […]
