My visit to IMD
May, 22, 2012
On 11 May 2012 I had the opportunity to visit IMD. You can find my analysis of IMD’s essays here. Lisa Piguet, Associate Director MBA Admissions & Marketing (My interview with her is here.), was kind enough to take time out of her schedule to meet me and give me a tour of the campus. As this meeting […]
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Rule #1: Ask the admissions office!
Mar, 18, 2012
I frequently get questions from my clients that I can’t answer. These are usually not questions about essays, recommendation content, interview preparation, what should go in a resume, or usually even how usually how to fill out an application form. The questions that I can’t answer usually involve the specific administrative policies of schools. Sometimes […]
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GRADUATE ADMISSIONS IS A LONELY ZERO SUM GAME
Mar, 08, 2012
As part of a series of general posts on MBA admissions strategy, I present the following extreme position. Those looking for a sweet and friendly view of the business school admissions process that emphasizes collaboration will surely be disappointed. Here, I will offer a view of the MBA admissions process that is cynical, aggressive, and, […]
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The Application You Is Only One Version of You
Mar, 05, 2012
Now that my attention is beginning to turn to clients at the beginning rather than the end of the admissions process, I have decided to begin a new series of posts covering some core foundational application strategies. I thought I would begin with a seemingly obvious, but often ignored strategic consideration: YOU ARE NOT SUBMITTING […]
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Duke Fuqua MBA Admissions Interviews
Feb, 09, 2012
In my experience, Duke interviews are all about fit. Frankly, I would not characterize the interviews for Team Fuqua as hard when compared to those of other top schools. In addition to my experience, I have reviewed reports of Duke University ‘s Fuqua School of Business interviews found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com You need to […]
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University of Michigan Ross MBA Admissions Interviews
Feb, 06, 2012
Interviews for the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business are not particularly hard. Based on my experience as well as the reports found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com, I can say that they are generally seem to be friendly, focused on fit, and require the applicant to discuss the basics. Please refer to my prior overall MBA admissions strategy interview […]
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General Characteristics of Admissions Officers, Students, and Alumni Interviewers
Feb, 06, 2012
Clients frequently ask me, if they are given choice, about whether to choose an interview with an alumni, a student, and/or admissions officer. While my answer to such questions might be very school specific, at times I think it is really just a question of my client’s preference. Still, for most applicants, I would suggest […]
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Adam’s Global Top MBA Rankings 2012
Jan, 31, 2012
As I have been doing since 2008, I wanted to provide my Global Top 100 MBA Rankings for 2012. The rankings below should hopefully be of value for both those engaged in initial school application selection and for admitted applicants who have been accepted to multiple programs and need to determine where to go. Programs […]
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UC Berkeley Haas MBA Interviews
Jan, 30, 2012
My post on Haas MBA admissions essays can be found here. Before reading this post on UC Berkeley Haas MBA’s admissions interviews, I suggest reviewing the former Director of Admissions for the Full-time MBA Program’s excellent Tips for Acing the Admissions Interview. I also suggest that you listen to the short podcast on interviewing found at http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/haas/podcast/audio/haas_mba_interview_tips1.mp3. The advice is […]
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INSEAD MBA Essay Questions for September 2012 and January 2013
Jan, 30, 2012
Here I discuss INSEAD’s essays for September (Class of July 2013) 2012 intake and the January (Class of December 2013) 2013 intake. The questions are taken from the PDF. INSEAD changed the essays for the first time in many years. In 2011, INSEAD changed the essays for the first time in many years. The deadlines […]
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