Dec, 29, 2009
Yes, it is that time of year. Try, if possible, to push the submit button only after reviewing everything closely and making sure your application is as good as it can reasonably be. If you know your application is real weak, but think playing the lottery is a good idea, think again. A wise person […]
Dec, 17, 2009
If you were waitlisted for B-School in Round 1, I suggest taking a look at a post I wrote earlier this year, “Waitlisted, Now what?” In addition, to what I have written there, I would just add that a waitlist is an indication that you are basically doing many things right, but might be doing […]
Dec, 16, 2009
Well, we are in the midst of first round results for top MBA programs, so I thought it would be a good time to discuss what to do if your R1 efforts don’t seem to be working. Of course, sometimes, the issue might simply be that you are applying to reach schools in R1 and […]
Dec, 01, 2009
Sorry for the long silence, but I have been a bit busy helping my clients. I have been suffering from extreme blog withdrawal. I would like to say that there will be a ton of posts in December, but that is probably not likely. I am also hoping to update IMD as their questions changed for […]
Nov, 11, 2009
I have made a few minor changes to this year’s version of this post. Before reading this post on UC Berkeley Haas MBA, I suggest reviewing the 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 […]
Nov, 09, 2009
While it is too early for most results to be in, two of my clients were admitted to CBS J-Term and one client was admitted to HEC and IE. You can find testimonials from two of them here. I will post more results and testimonials as they become available. -Adam-アダム
Oct, 29, 2009
My analysis of MIT Sloan’s MBA essays can be found here. This post has remained relatively unchanged from the one I put up last year. My colleague, Steve Green, has put together a list of common MIT Sloan interview questions, it can be found here. Before reading the rest of this post, I strongly suggest […]
Oct, 29, 2009
This is updated from last year. No major changes. You can find my analysis of Columbia’s essays for Fall 2010 here. Columbia Business School offers only one flavor of admissions interview: “Columbia Business School Ambassador” alumni invitation-only interviews. You will get to select from multiple interviewers, so try to figure out who they are first […]
Oct, 08, 2009
This post includes minor updates made in November 2010. A REACTIVE VS PROACTIVE APPROACH TO INTERVIEW PREPARATION First, I think it useful to contrast two different of ways of preparing interviews. As I will argue, a proactive approach to interviews is a more effective way to prepare for an MBA interview. 1. REACTIVE INTERVIEW PREPARATION […]
Oct, 04, 2009
Feeling rushed? Uncertain about whether that first round MBA application is really ready? Planning on taking the GMAT again, but feeling an absolute urge to apply round one? My general advice is to wait. If you really think what you have is not nearly as good as it could be because(1) you don’t know enough […]
