Nov, 15, 2012
My analysis of the INSEAD application essays can be found here. My overall strategy for interviewing can be found here. INSEAD alumni interviews, of which most applicants will have two of, are not necessarily that hard in any obvious way. The INSEAD website states that the majority of applicants will have two such interviews. These […]
Nov, 03, 2012
For my most recent post on Wharton interviews, please see Preparing for Wharton Interviews for the Class of 2015. As far as I know the only site to put the questions up is http://admissionado.com/mba/resources/tackling-the-new-wharton-interview/. I have already seen the questions, but as is my longstanding policy, I never release such information publically in the event that […]
Oct, 28, 2012
Haas always asks weird questions. Years ago, they asked who the applicant would invite to dinner and why. Last year, it was “What brings you the greatest joy? How does this make you distinctive? ” Each year brings some new weirdness. Hence their song remains the same. I had a dream. Crazy dream. Anything […]
Oct, 07, 2012
In the post, I analyze Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business 2013 Application Essay Questions for the MBA and MMM programs. I have taken the questions from Kellogg’s website. I had four clients admitted to Kellogg’s MBA Class of 2014. On my admissions consulting service website there are also testimonials as well as results from […]
Sep, 19, 2012
In this post I will discuss the Class of 2015 MBA application admissions essays for MIT Sloan. I have taken the essay topics from the online application for 2013 admission. You can read testimonials from some of my clients admitted to MIT Sloan for the Classes of 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 here. Before analyzing […]
Sep, 16, 2012
This post is on the University of Chicago Booth’s MBA application essays for 2012-2013 admission application. The University of Chicago is a very intellectually serious place. Booth reflects that culture. Not everyone who goes there is an intellectual, but most are quite smart. Your objective is to show you understand yourself, understand what you want to […]
Sep, 11, 2012
In this post I analyze the London Business School’s MBA admissions essay questions for the Class of 2015. Thinking about London Business School reminds me of the strength of the alumni network, the quality of its academic research, its core competencies in finance and international business, the intensity of its campus community, and the emphasis […]
Sep, 07, 2012
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.For general advice on interview preparation, please see here, here, and here. Columbia Business School offers only one flavor of admissions interview: “Columbia Business School Ambassador” alumni invitation-only interviews. You […]
Sep, 06, 2012
Harvard Law School has “updated” their Master of Law application page for Fall 2010 admission, so I am updating my post Harvard LL.M. program as well. Actually the application has not changed significantly for years and this is my first major update in about four years. The deadlines: For the LL.M. class beginning in September 2013, the application […]
Sep, 05, 2012
In this post I analyze the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth MBA Application Essay Questions for Academic Year 2012–13 (Class of 2015). Tuck is great school in a small town. This is both its strength in terms of forming a close knit community and weakness in terms of being a location that some find […]
