Jan, 23, 2009
BACK ON BLOGThe last couple of months have been fun. I have had the chance to work with some really great clients in China, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Taiwan, the EU, and the US, but I have missed writing my blog. As of today, I am back on. The rest of January and February will […]
Jan, 23, 2009
If you are preparing for a Chicago Booth interview, read this post after you read my general post on interview strategy. If you are looking for my analysis of Booth’s essays, you can find it here. I have reviewed reports of University of Chicago Booth interviews found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com. These reports reveal that […]
Jan, 23, 2009
You can find my essay analysis for Fall 2009 Admission here. HBS ADCOM HQ In my experience, my clients who succeed at HBS interviews go to their interview with a sense of confidence based on having done careful preparation. My clients who have failed the interview stage have generally done so because of related reasons: […]
Dec, 11, 2008
This question always comes up, so I want to provide my official answer: If your MBA application is truly weak for 2nd round and you can get it better by 3rd round, apply in the 3rd round. Now, of course, this is a trick answer. “Weak” is a relative term. “Weak” for HBS or Stanford […]
Dec, 11, 2008
UPDATE: MSU dropped their charges! I ask my readers to indulge me in going off-topic and being slightly political. I wanted to bring my readers attention to the fact that Michigan State University, the home of the Broad School MBA program, is no friend of student leadership according to FIRE (The Foundation for Individual Rights […]
Dec, 05, 2008
Sorry for the long hiatus. At least I can offer you something really long. In this first post of the month, I wanted to tackle one of the most exciting parts of the parts of the graduate admissions process….THE APPLICATION FORM. If you are starting to get sleepy, I understand, but THE REASON SCHOOLS ASK […]
Nov, 23, 2008
To my regular readers, you may have noticed that my posts in November have been rather minimal. Well, I am sorry, but as you imagine, I have been busy working with clients. I am preparing some posts for the blog, but my writing time has been in short supply. I can’t promise things will get […]
Nov, 23, 2008
I just wanted to let all Fall 2009 Stanford GSB Applicants (Click here for my full analysis of Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2008/2009), for 2nd and 3rd round, know that the online application question page does a awful job of presenting the Essay C questions. It states the following: “Essay C: Please answer […]
Oct, 23, 2008
I know that there is some repetition in this series of posts on interviewing for specific schools, but since most readers are likely to only look at posts for specific schools, I thought it best that each of these posts be self-contained. I have reviewed reports of Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management MBA applicant […]
Oct, 22, 2008
In this post I will analyze the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth MBA Application Essay Questions for 2008–09. The Questions for 2008-09 have not changed from the previous year, but I have modified my analysis somewhat. To read a testimonial by my client accepted for Tuck for Fall 2008, see here. I will begin […]
