IMD 2015: Apply for R1 using the old questions or later rounds using the new questions?
Feb, 03, 2014
Please see IMD MBA Admissions Essays for January 2015 Admission (R2-R5) for my full analysis of IMD MBA application. IMD’s sudden introduction of new essay topics that will replace the present MBA application essay questions for January 2015 admission has suddenly got applicants asking me whether to apply now for Round 1 or use the new […]
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IMD New Essay Questions for 2015 Admission! Just released on Feb 2, 2014
Feb, 02, 2014
Please see IMD MBA Admissions Essays for January 2015 Admission (R2-R5) for my full analysis of IMD MBA application. My initial analysis of the new IMD questions can be found here. Like anyone who has signed-up as an applicant on the IMD website, I just received the following email: “You are receiving this e-mail because […]
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Kellogg MBA Admissions Interviews for the Class of 2016
Jan, 28, 2014
This post has been updated for admission to the Kellogg MBA Class of 2016. Just as with essays, interviews for the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management MBA applicant interviews are all about fit. I could not really tell you how many Kellogg mock sessions I have conducted since 2001, when I started working as an admissions consultant, […]
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Converting INSEAD’s 2014 MBA Admissions Essays into January 2015 Essays
Jan, 25, 2014
In this post I will discuss the specific problem that some applicants will have if they previously started writing INSEAD’s MBA Application Essays for January and September 2014 Admission, but are now applying for January 2015 admission. Below I provide both the GOOD and BAD NEWS on converting your essays for 2014 admission to what […]
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INSEAD MBA APPLICATION INTERVIEWS
Jan, 22, 2014
My analysis of the INSEAD admissions application essays for September 2014 is here and for January 2015 is here. Since 2001, when I began doing MBA admissions counseling, I have had an opportunity to work with a large number of clients admitted to INSEAD. Since establishing my own consulting practice in 2007, I’ve worked […]
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INSEAD MBA Essay Questions for January 2015
Jan, 21, 2014
Here I discuss INSEAD’s essays for January 2015 (Class of December 2015). INSEAD has changed the essays this year. The program deadlines for January 2015 can be found here. For information about INSEAD interviews, please see here. By the way, if you are applying for September 2014, see this post as the questions you need to […]
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IESE MBA Application Essays (2013-2014) for the Class of 2016
Jan, 21, 2014
This is my analysis of IESE Essays (2013-2014) for admission to the MBA Class of 2016. IESE offers an intensive case study based MBA program. It was founded with the active cooperation of HBS and its first-year is a core curriculum program where a section of approximately 70 students will take all the same classes […]
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Columbia Business School MBA Application Interviews
Jan, 12, 2014
In this post I provide advice on how to prepare for a Columbia Business School MBA interview. You can find my post on Columbia Essays here. The advice I offer here is based on having helped numerous clients prepare for interviews and gain admission to Columbia Business School. My client results and testimonials can be found here. […]
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Stanford GSB MBA Admissions Interviews
Jan, 12, 2014
Stanford GSB’s is the hardest MBA admission interview invitation to get on the planet. If you have been invited, your chance of admission just went from about 6.5% (depends on the year) to 50%. The odds are much better, now you must close the deal. While a poor interview is unlikely to result in admission, the […]
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HBS Admissions Interviews for the MBA Class of 2016
Jan, 12, 2014
In this post I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews for the MBA Class of 2016. HBS ADCOM HQ I did not revise my HBS interview post for Round 1 applicants, but that did not stop six of my clients from being admitted to HBS in R1 for the Class of 2016. You can […]
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