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Oct, 20, 2008
While the total cancellation of the CitiAssist program is certainly not unexpected, The Harvard Crimson is reporting that the entire program has been halted for all new loans: Graduate students at Harvard are not alone in facing rising interest rates on their student loans after Citigroup, the struggling financial services giant, cancelled a program designed […]
Oct, 18, 2008
There are two reasons that I am analyzing NYU’s essays for Fall 2009 Admission. The first is that I am working with a number of clients applying there. The second is that I really like Essay 3. I have worked with a number of clients admitted to NYU. You can find a testimonial from one […]
Oct, 15, 2008
I was asked to announce that the current UNC Kenan-Flagler Japanese MBA students will be having an online chat for applicants on November 8th. The details are below. I would highly encourage all Japanese applicants interested in applying to UNC to participate in this.-Adam イベント情報————————– 受験生向けチャットのお知らせ new! (2008/10/6) 日本人在校生がチャットで受験生のみなさんの疑問にお答えします。 日時 2008年11月8日（土） 日本時間 : 午後10時半〜11時半 米国東部標準時間 […]
Oct, 12, 2008
Attending the LBS Event that was held in Tokyo on October 7th (you can see my full twittering of the event, if you go to this page and start with “02:57 AM October 07, 2008 from mobile web”), I was again reminded of the strength of the LBS alumni network, the quality of its academic […]
Oct, 12, 2008
On October 1st, Harvard Business School’s Admissions Director posted the following “Class of 2010 Graduation Years” chart: As you can see, the 11 members of the Class of 2010 who received their undergraduate degrees in 1999 (approximately age 31 or older) or earlier represented 1.2% of the Class of 2010. Combine that with the Class […]
Oct, 10, 2008
I suspect we will learn fairly soon how many schools have been impacted by the end of unsecured CitiAssist loans for international students. The story is starting to appear widely. In addition to the New York Times piece on MIT Sloan and information on the Ross site, Clear Admit has just reported that program ended […]
Oct, 09, 2008
As with any news story, please see more recent posts as well comments on this post for updates. This is not good. I have not yet determined whether this only applies to MIT or covers other schools that used Citibank. NY TIMES: Credit Crisis Is Bad News for M.B.A. Students By Catherine Rampell … and […]
Oct, 08, 2008
This is greatly expanded and altered post from one I did in 2007. In this post I will provide some general advice for preparing for MBA interviews. The methods I outline are the ones I use with my clients. Some will no doubt think it is odd that my first substantive post for October 2008 […]
Oct, 07, 2008
Three of Japan’s Most Experienced Graduate Admissions Consultants Now Offer a Joint Interview Referral Program H. Steven Green (http://hstevengreen.com/home.html), Adam Markus (http://adammarkus.com/), and Vince Ricci (http://vinceprep.com/) are pleased to announce that they have established an interview practice referral service. Each consultant’s clients will now have the opportunity to do interview practice with two other great […]
Sep, 27, 2008
In this post, I provide some guidance on whether it is better to apply for Fall 2009 or to wait for the market for MBA admissions to improve. All trends (see below) indicate that Fall 2009 entry will be one of the most difficult for applicants, so it is worth considering whether it is better […]
