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Oct, 24, 2009
Take a break between writing essays and studying GMAT:MIT Sloan MBA Rap Song – Wanna know what life at MIT Sloan is like – check this out.Directed and Edited by Ash MartinLyrics by James Blair and Ash Martin, Song performed by James Blair and Ash Martin Starring Dapo Bakare, James Blair, Ash Martin, and Tyler […]
Oct, 09, 2009
The Japanese students at UNC Kenan-Flagler asked me to post this notice regarding an online chat that they will be doing for applicants..-Adam Markusアダム マーカス ——————————————————————————— UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School 日本人受験生向けオンラインチャット（日本語） 開催のお知らせ MBA受験生の皆様 拝啓 秋晴れの候、ますます御健勝のこととお慶び申し上げます。MBA受験生の皆様におかれましては、受験準備でお忙しい毎日を送られていることと存じます。 さてこの度、UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School日本人在校生一同、 インターネットを通じた日本語によるオンライン・ライブチャットを下記の通り開催することといたしました。日本人在校生が、アプリケーション・インタ ビュー・チャペルヒルでの生活や卒業後の進路などについて、広く皆様のご質問にお答えいたします。当校へ出願を検討されている方を対象としておりますが、2010年以降に出願を予定されている方のご参加も大歓迎です。 インターネットに接続可能な環境がある方でしたら、どなたでも参加可能です。また事前登録も不要です。 受験仲間をお誘い合わせの上、ぜひご参加ください。皆様とチャットでお会いできることを楽しみにしております。 敬具 記 日時日本時間2009年11月7日（土曜日） 午後11時～午前0時アメリカ東部時間2009年11月7日（土曜日） 午前9時～午前10時 アクセス方法 UNC at CH MBA日本語HPにアクセスhttp://public.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/mba/JapaneseAPP/ 近日中にアップ予定のチャット専用URL（トップ画面をご参照ください）をクリック 新しいウインドウが現れ、Please enter your full […]
Oct, 08, 2009
A former client, a member of the Chicago Booth MBA Class of 2010, was kind enough to answer my questions. ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Adam: So, what did you learn during your first year at Booth? Booth2010: First year is mainly getting core classes done (Accounting, Microeconomics, Statistics) to be able to take more advanced classes. Form a […]
Oct, 08, 2009
A Happy Story of HBS Rejection: Reflections on The Snowball by Alice Schroeder Once upon a time a slightly odd nineteen year-old with a continuous entrepreneurial track record from early childhood, an odd university history (attended a top East Coast School, but graduated from a public university of little repute outside its home state), and […]
Oct, 08, 2009
This post includes minor updates made in November 2010. A REACTIVE VS PROACTIVE APPROACH TO INTERVIEW PREPARATION First, I think it useful to contrast two different of ways of preparing interviews. As I will argue, a proactive approach to interviews is a more effective way to prepare for an MBA interview. 1. REACTIVE INTERVIEW PREPARATION […]
Oct, 04, 2009
Feeling rushed? Uncertain about whether that first round MBA application is really ready? Planning on taking the GMAT again, but feeling an absolute urge to apply round one? My general advice is to wait. If you really think what you have is not nearly as good as it could be because(1) you don’t know enough […]
Oct, 03, 2009
Below is an email I received from Duke MBA admissions on Saturday, Oct 3, 2009 at 1:47 PM. While I think it is great that they are offering an application fee reduction from $200 to $50 to those “who schedule a campus visit through our online scheduling tool and come to Durham or who register for and […]
Sep, 24, 2009
My more recent post on TOEFL and IELTS requirements for Oxford can be found here. For Fall 2010 admission, I have revised my post on the Oxford Said Business School MBA application essay questions from my previous post. The most significant changes relate to an expanded discussion of the second question. I have taken the […]
Sep, 23, 2009
To celebrate the 100th of 2009, I have decided to engage in a self-indulgent interview with myself. Hopefully some of my readers will find this interesting as my objective is answer a number of questions I am frequently asked. ON CONSULTING AND CLIENTS Question: How long have you been a graduate admissions consultant and how […]
Sep, 22, 2009
In this post I analyze NYU Stern MBA program’s essay questions for Fall 2010 Admission. New York University Stern School of Business MBA essay questions’ web page also includes great tips which you can find here. Every year, I have seen some potential applicants to Stern look at the above questions and simply decide it […]
