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Topics include: Essays, resumes, recommendations, rankings, and more!
Jul, 07, 2008
This is the third of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2008/2009 Admission. The first post provides an overall perspective on applying to Stanford GSB. The second post is on Essay A. The fourth post is on Essay C. The fifth post is on additional information, resume, employment history, and activities. […]
Jul, 05, 2008
This is the second of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2008/2009 Admission. The first post provides an overall perspective on applying to Stanford GSB. The third post is on Essay B. The fourth post is on Essay C. The fifth post is on additional information, resume, employment history, and activities. […]
Jul, 04, 2008
This is the first of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2008/2009 Admission. It provides an overall perspective on applying to Stanford GSB. The second post is on Essay A. The third post is on Essay B. The forth post is on Essay C. The fifth post is on additional information, […]
Jul, 02, 2008
I guess because I don’t deal in the realm of the criminal, I had never heard of Scoretop back in the days when it was selling real GMAT questions. Based on GMAC’s FAQ, I am sure they are figuring out what their legal options are vis-a-vis the Scoretop customer base. According to Businessweek, only one […]
Jun, 29, 2008
Secrets of the MBA admission process revealed at last! Actually not. I have to admit I am always suspicious of anyone who writes or says that they have MBA or graduate admission secrets. Such secrets always seem to have the same level of seriousness as much of the spam email I receive. The use of […]
Jun, 29, 2008
You can find an alternative version of the post below that includes the Aspen Institute’s Top 20 Ranked Programs on the AIGAC blog. A review of The Aspen Institute Guide to Socially Responsible MBA Programs: 2008-2009. As I have indicated in earlier posts (1 2 3), the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education‘s (CBE) www.caseplace.org […]
Jun, 24, 2008
Below you can find all six of the “Top 20” rankings tables that I have previously presented (links to the posts are below). The only difference is that the versions below have been slightly edited. The numbers have not changed. In addition, I have reprinted my ranking of schools by post-MBA salary. I hope this […]
Jun, 24, 2008
After ranking by post-MBA salary, comparing “Top 20” rankings, ranking by averaged “Top 20” rank, and ranking by acceptance rate, I thought it would be useful to rank “TOP 20” MBA by number of applications and by yield. Click here for all of my rankings tables together in one post. Ranking by the number of […]
Jun, 20, 2008
Click here for all of my rankings tables together in one post. For the 3rd in my series of MBA rankings, I asked myself the following: HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO GET ADMITTED TO THE 54 “TOP 20” MBA PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE? After ranking programs by starting salary (“The 98”) and ranking them by average of […]
Jun, 20, 2008
The post has been updated and expanded since I first posted it on September 7, 2007. Also see my essay analysis for September 2009 Term Admission. In what follows, I provide: my answer to the question of who should apply for Columbia Business School’s Early Decision, one reason why I think Columbia has an application […]
