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Sep, 01, 2009
At the time I write this, London Business School has not yet updated their website, but their newsletter of 8/31/09 (Thanks to a client who told me about this!), indicates that their essay questions for the Class of 2012 (August 2010 admission) will not change from those of the Class of 2011 (August 2009 admission).While […]
Aug, 31, 2009
If you have not familiar with The Forbes’ Business School Calculator, I highly recommend using it. It is an easy and effective way to look at the ROI you can expect from an MBA program. As my readers know, I am a big believer in assessing the market value of MBA programs and Forbes has […]
Aug, 28, 2009
At the Chicago Booth information Session last night in Tokyo, Rose Martinelli (Associate Dean, Recruitment and Admissions) made it perfectly clear that she would like to increase the number of Japanese applicants and admits to Booth. Two years ago, Booth was receiving 100 applications from Japanese. This last year it was down to 50. There […]
Aug, 28, 2009
Below is an email-based interview I conducted with Peter von Loesecke, the CEO and Managing Director of The MBA Tour LLC. He provides a very good explanation about the value of The MBA Tour is to applicants as well as some interesting information on attendee trends in the US, Japan, and the rest of Asia. […]
Aug, 19, 2009
UPDATED ON 9/8/2009. In this post I will analyze the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth MBA Application Essay Questions for Academic Year 2010–11 (Fall 2010). The questions have not changed from the previous year, but I have modified my analysis somewhat. To read a testimonial by my client accepted for Tuck for Fall 2009, […]
Aug, 16, 2009
My former client Yoshi Komada, London Business School MBA Class of 2010, was kind enough to email me his answers to some questions I had about the program. Prior to attending London Business School, he worked in financial, consulting and business development roles, including two years in the mergers and acquisitions department of a major […]
Aug, 14, 2009
Deborah Riger, Assistant Director of Marketing, MBA Programme, INSEAD, was kind enough to take the time to answer my questions about the MBA Program. Our interview was conducted both by telephone and email. By the way, Deborah will attending the World MBA Tour this September (Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, and Taipei). While these fairs can get […]
Aug, 12, 2009
For all my readers in Tokyo, I hope you will be attending the THE MBA TOUR in Tokyo on September 3rd at the Keio Plaza Inter-Continental Hotel. I suggest registering online at www.TheMBATour.com so you can save 500 yen off the 1000 yen admission (You will need the money later for drinks!).Steve Green and I […]
Aug, 11, 2009
For my clients and blog readers in the US, if you have done so I suggest attending The MBA Tour. It is a great way to learn about a large number of top MBA programs. See below for details regarding the September 2009 Tour. -Adam Do you see an MBA in your future? The MBA […]
Aug, 11, 2009
Business plan contests and the businesses that emerge out of MBA programs offer students an excellent opportunity to immediately apply what they learn. One such new venture is Streetcanvas , which was started by three HBS students. Streetcanvas was brought to my attention by Akiko Tateishi (Chicago Booth MBA Class of 2011) who is getting […]
