May, 15, 2015
Now that the 2016 entry essays for Columbia, HBS, MIT, Stanford and Wharton (schools all link to my analysis for 2016 entry) are known, I have an opinion about which school to start with, but the answer just really depends on the applicant. Every year, my early bird clients always ask me which school […]
May, 15, 2015
NOTE: An updated and expanded version of my analysis of the HBS essay and application for 2016 entry can be found here. While the Harvard Business School application for 2016 entry will not go live until mid-June, the essay was released today, May 15th. Until I see the online application form for the Class […]
May, 14, 2015
Please note this post has been updated to reflect changes (A CV is now required and the Job essays have changed) made to the INSEAD application after this post was originally published on May 14, 2015. I will make further changes should information about the CV and the recommended length of the job essay content […]
May, 10, 2015
In this post I will discuss the Class of 2018 MBA application admissions essays for the MIT Sloan School of Management. You can see the my client results and testimonials here. BIG CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS AT SLOAN On May 7, 2015, MIT Sloan’s Admissions Director, Dawna Levenson, announced the following: “By popular demand, […]
May, 09, 2015
In this post, I analyze the essay questions for the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for Fall 2016 admission. You can find testimonials from my clients admitted to Wharton in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 here. While Wharton has not changed their website yet to indicate that the application essays from 2015 […]
May, 08, 2015
In this post, I analyze the Stanford GSB MBA essays and additional information/resume/employment history/activities for Class of 2018 Admission. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. In addition to the Class of 2018 posts, I also recommend reading and/or listening to my presentation, “So you want to get into Stanford GSB?” which was made to a Japanese […]
May, 08, 2015
In this post I analyze the Columbia Business School MBA recommendation MBA for January 2016 admission. The recommendation has not changed. For my analysis of the MBA application essays and whether to select J-term Class of 2017, please see here. For my analysis of Columbia Business School application interviews, please see here. At this time the August 2016 […]
May, 08, 2015
Click here for my 2017 application post. Whoever designed Columbia Business School’s The MBA Application Process webpage deserves a design award. If you have not done so, take a look at that page. It does a really nice job laying out the admissions process in a visually appealing way. Columbia Business School has, as they do every year, modified their […]
Jan, 26, 2015
This post is an announcement for a workshop I will be conducting with my colleague, John Couke, in Tokyo on 2/12/2015. MBA Interview Workshop: Proactive Interview Preparation and Active Listening Date/Time: Thursday, February 12th, 7:00pm-10:30pm (includes short breaks). Location: E4TG Isshin Building 5F, 2-11-7 Yaesu Chuo-ku, Tokyo 東京都中央区八重洲 2-11-7 一新ビル 5階 […]
Dec, 11, 2014
In this post, I discuss why a reject is not always best understand as a problem with the application or the applicant. For understanding some of the reasons why your application and/or interview might have been flawed or why you might have been selecting the wrong school(s) to apply to I suggestion seeing “A guide […]
