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Aug, 24, 2007
I have launched THE MBA, LAW & GRADUATE ADMISSIONS BOOKSTORE. I have included both books that I can personally recommend, Adam’s Picks, and books in categories that are most likely to be useful to readers of this blog. All of Adam’s Picks have my mini-reviews.Frankly, I have no idea whether anyone will use this, but […]
Aug, 22, 2007
Now for a moment of shameless promotion for the MBA program at my alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (I can’t really help it because both my brother and I studied there. He did his BA and JD and I did my MA there. Plus when an alumni tour came to Tokyo this year, they […]
Aug, 21, 2007
I just found Second City, who has begun reporting on her life in the University of Chicago LL.M. program. She has already provided very interesting information on the entering class:Total of LL.M. students 2007-2008: 50Total of countries represented: 221 Argentina1 Australia4 Brazil1 Belgium1 Chile5 China2 Finland2 France3 Germany1 Hong Kong1 Israel1 Italy8 Japan4 Mexico1 Peru1 […]
Aug, 21, 2007
The Times of India has a very interesting article on the increased demand for MBAs worldwide:Recruiters around the world are on a big MBA talent hunt. The UK is now paying the highest salaries for MBAs worldwide. China is the hottest market with more and more MBAs joining Chinese companies. Asian students are among the […]
Aug, 21, 2007
No matter whether you are applying for an MBA, LL.M., Ph.D. in Computer Science, a Masters in Arts Management, a MPA, or any other graduate degree, you will be required to write about your goals. This can take the form of a Statement of Purpose, Personal Statement, Application Essay, Goals Essay and/or a Why MBA […]
Aug, 21, 2007
Dear Readers,I have now been posting on Admissions Counseling for a month. I want to thank the many visitors to my site. I hope to greatly expand the content in the coming months. I am also happy to announce that my site is now listed on Blogarama. I am always happy to take requests for […]
Aug, 21, 2007
Admissions committees ask applicants to write about their goals after graduate school, but can applicants actually know what will be on the cutting-edge in two or three years? Not only those applying for an MBA, but those applying for degrees in any field need to think whether their goals are about the future. For instance, […]
Aug, 09, 2007
This is the fifth in a series of five posts. The forth one is here. The first one is here. It should be absolutely clear that I don’t condone ghostwriting and would never advocate anyone using it. That said, it is clearly something that enough applicants do that it is a recognized problem. As originally […]
Aug, 09, 2007
This is the forth in a series of five posts. The third one is here.As I stated in the first post in this series, I believe that an ethical approach to admissions advising is one that involves the applicant doing the writing. As I will discuss in this post, I think that intensive editing may […]
Aug, 09, 2007
This is the third in a series of five posts. The second one is here. If your mentors can’t provide you with the assistance you need, you will need to pay for assistance. Admissions consultants (also known as admissions advisers, admissions counselors, and application counselors, and some even call themselves editors) are one such option. […]
