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Wharton MBA Interview Chat 10/26/2011

Oct, 26, 2011


I just participated in Wharton’s Chat on MBA Interviews held between 6pm and 7pm EST on October, 26, 2011.  It was very useful.  As I indicated in an earlier post this week, Wharton will be using behavioral questions.  However, unlike last year, the questions will likely be wide like MIT asks and not narrow the […]


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Oh Joy! UC Berkeley Haas MBA Essays for Fall 2012

Oct, 26, 2011


“Oh Joy!” alludes to the subject of the most interesting of UC Berkeley Haas MBA essay questions for Fall 2012 admission. You can find my joyful take on that essay question along with the rest in this post.  The  University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business is one of the hardest MBA programs to […]


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HBS MBA Application Interviews

Oct, 23, 2011


You can find my MBA essay and recommendation analysis for Fall 2012 Admission here. For 2+2 Program essay analysis, see here.This post has been updated and expanded from my previous post on this topic.  HBS ADCOM HQIn my experience, applicants who succeed at HBS MBA interviews go to their interview with a sense of confidence based […]


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MIT Sloan LGO Essay Questions for Fall 2012 Admission

Oct, 18, 2011


While most of the essay questions for Fall 2012 admission to the Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program are the same as those for the regular MBA program at MIT Sloan, there are two additional questions that I wanted to comment on.  You can find my analysis of the cover letter, the three other essays, […]


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If you don’t believe in your goals and story, no one else will!

Sep, 01, 2011


When I help a client craft their essays, resume, and other application components and/or prepare for interviews, one thing I am constantly asking myself is whether I believe what they have written or said.  If I don’t I let them know. Then we work on making sure that not only I believe, but my client […]


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Know Your Audience: Three Things You Should Know About Admissions Committee Members

Aug, 26, 2011


I am pleased to introduce a new guest blogger to my site, Jessica King. Jessica and I have been working together since 2002. She brings a unique perspective to her work as an admissions consultant because she holds a degree in higher education administration from Harvard, is a professional interviewer, and has previously been a […]


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UCLA Anderson MBA Essays for Fall 2012

Aug, 21, 2011


In what follows, I will analyze the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s MBA Essays for Fall 2012 Admission. If you want to enter the Class of 2014, you will encounter a really easy set of essays to answer. THIS A VERY EASY ESSAY SET, IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED IN UCLA, APPLY! Assuming you are […]


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In Finance now? Want to be in Finance after your MBA?

Aug, 19, 2011


I work with a very large percentage of MBA clients who are focused on having future careers in finance. In this post I briefly discuss the current financial career climate and the way admissions offices seem to be reacting to it. Then I provide some advice about what applicants can do in their MBA admissions […]


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MIT Sloan MBA Essays for Fall 2012 Admission

Aug, 19, 2011


In this post I will discuss the Class of 2014 MBA application admissions essays for MIT Sloan. I have taken the essay topics from the online application for 2012 admission.  My analysis of LGO specific questions can be found here. You can read testimonials from some of my clients admitted to MIT Sloan for the […]


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The Role of Potential Employability in the Admissions Process

Aug, 14, 2011


An applicant’s potential employability is not an abstract consideration for admissions officers. Based on my conversations with MBA admissions officers since 2001, I can say with certainty that one factor impacting admissions decisions is potential to be employed. In addition to being hired by someone else, self-employment (entrepreneurship) counts as employment for this purpose  Schools […]


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