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Apr, 03, 2010
Imagine a situation where you have been admitted to three graduate schools (MBA, MPP, MPA, MS, MA, PhD, LL.M, or anything else) for Fall 2010 and the programs are offering you the following scholarship packages:School A, your top choice, has offered you nothing.School B, your second choice, has offered you a 50% tuition waiver.School C, […]
Apr, 01, 2010
It was announced earlier today that HBS would be radically changing its curriculum. According to Dean Light, “Case study is so 20th century, therefore as my last major act before I retire, I am happy to announce that we will be going 100% project based. This change may seem sudden, but I thought, well, why […]
Apr, 01, 2010
This is another post from Taichi Kono, author of two textbooks on TOEFL and one on TOEIC and a highly experienced TOEFL, TOEIC, and GMAT instructor. Most of his posts will be in Japanese. This post is on GMAT sentence correction. His other posts can be found here.-Adam ——————————————————————————————— 河野塾代表の河野太一です。年来の友人である Adam Markusさんのご厚意で、”The Official Guide for […]
Mar, 28, 2010
This is the fifth post from Taichi Kono, author of two textbooks on TOEFL and one on TOEIC and a highly experienced TOEFL, TOEIC, and GMAT instructor. He will now be a regular guest blogger. Most of his posts will be in Japanese. This post is on GMAT sentence correction. His other posts can be […]
Mar, 26, 2010
This is an updated and expanded version of a previous post. Now that 2nd round MBA results are rolling in all their joy, pain, and annoyance have more or less emerged, some people will find themselves in that netherworld known as waitlist. For some, the wait will actually end once 3rd round results are released, […]
Mar, 24, 2010
This is the forth post from Taichi Kono, author of two textbooks on TOEFL and one on TOEIC and a highly experienced TOEFL, TOEIC, and GMAT instructor. He will now be a regular guest blogger. Most of his posts will be in Japanese. This post is on GMAT sentence correction. His other posts can be […]
Mar, 24, 2010
This post is a greatly revised version of my previous INSEAD essay analysis. Most notably, it covers the two job related essays. that I have previously not written about. I am posting my analysis of INSEAD’s essays for the January and September 2011 Intake. The questions are taken from the PDF. INSEAD has continued to […]
Mar, 23, 2010
Applicants turn to my blog as a source of reliable information and valuable advice on the MBA admissions process. I am a member of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC) and we are conducting a survey to help us better understand applicant’s needs. I’d like to invite all of my readers to share […]
Mar, 20, 2010
This is the third post on GMAT sentence correction from Taichi Kono, author of two textbooks on TOEFL and one on TOEIC and a highly experienced TOEFL, TOEIC, and GMAT instructor. He will now be a regular guest blogger. Most of his posts will be in Japanese. His other posts can be found here.-Adam ——————————————————————————————— […]
Mar, 19, 2010
This is the second post on GMAT sentence correction from Taichi Kono, author of two textbooks on TOEFL and one on TOEIC and a highly experienced TOEFL, TOEIC, and GMAT instructor. He will now be a regular guest blogger. Most of his posts will be in Japanese. His other posts can be found here.-Adam ——————————————————————————————— […]
