IMD Essays for January 2013 Admission
Jan, 29, 2012
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE QUESTIONS FOR IMD HAVE CHANGED FOR JANUARY 2014 ADMISSION. THE POST BELOW IS ONLY OF HISTORICAL VALUE. GO HERE FOR THE CURRENT QUESTIONS AND MY ANALYSIS. IMD (The Institute for Management Development), consistently ranked among the best MBA programs in the world, is a small intensive one-year program that starts […]
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10 Ways to Blow an MBA Admissions Interview
Jan, 29, 2012
In the post, I wanted to provide some overall advice about MBA admissions interviews, by focusing on what not to do. My advice is based on over ten years of experience helping clients prepare for admissions interviews to the world’s most selective MBA programs.My prior overall MBA admissions strategy interview posts are here, here, and here. My school […]
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Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interviews
Jan, 16, 2012
My analysis of Tuck MBA admissions interviews has been significantly updated. My analysis of Tuck’s essays for the Class of 2014 can be found here. For overall suggestions on interview strategy, see here, here, and here. The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth MBA interview is about fit, so make sure you can explain in great depth why you want […]
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MIT Sloan MBA Interviews
Jan, 16, 2012
In this post, which is significantly updated from my prior posts, I discuss how to prepare for an MIT Sloan MBA admissions interview. I have been preparing applicants on MIT Sloan interviews for over ten years and the post below provides my overall perspective on how to best prepare this challenging interview. If you are […]
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A graduate admissions consultant with 10 years of experience
Jan, 15, 2012
I was a bit too busy to mention it last year, but November 2011 marked my tenth anniversary as a graduate admissions consultant. It has been a great ten years, especially the last four since I went independent and began writing this blog. The job of an admissions consultant is a very cyclical one. It […]
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The 2012 MBA Admission Season So Far
Dec, 23, 2011
The 2012 admissions season has been great for my clients so far. Here are my select client results for 2009-2012 (Updated on 3/15/2011): MBA Comprehensive Service Client Select Results 2009-2012 School 2012 (in progress) 2011 2010 2009 Total Cambridge 2 2 3 7 Columbia 6 3 5 2 16 Cornell Johnson 2 1 1 4 […]
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Wharton has insufficient hub interviews for international applicants: WTF!
Nov, 09, 2011
My analysis of Wharton MBA interviews can be found here. This is my rant about their applicant unfriendly admissions committee. First, let me state that I generally find MBA admissions offices in the US, especially at schools like HBS, Stanford, Chicago, Kellogg, Tuck, and MIT to work really effectively at handling their interview processes. I […]
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Chicago Booth MBA Admission Interviews
Nov, 04, 2011
If you are preparing for a Chicago Booth MBA interview for entry into the Class of 2014, read this post after you read my general post on interview strategy. If you are looking for my analysis of Booth’s essays for Fall 2012 admission, you can find it here. In addition to receiving many reports from my […]
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Kellogg MBA Admissions Interviews
Oct, 29, 2011
This post has been updated for admission to the Kellogg MBA Class of 2014. Just as with essays, interviews for the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management MBA applicant interviews are all about fit. My comments below are based on reviewing reports from my clients as well as those found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com (As […]
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How to Prepare for Wharton MBA Behavioral Interviews
Oct, 27, 2011
NOVEMBER 2011 UPDATE: A NEW VERSION OF THIS POST CAN BE FOUND HERE. You should read that version as the version below was written before any Wharton interviews in November 2011 had taken place.-Adam Until after some interview reports come out, we will not likely know exactly what Wharton MBA interviewers (adcom and 2nd year […]
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