Sep, 19, 2008
Steve Green on Letters of Recommendation for Academic Graduate Degree ApplicantsIn this first post on recommendations, I am going to focus my discussion of strategies for letters of recommendation for applicants to academic graduate degree programs in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and engineering. This post also applies to those applying for LL.M. programs. In […]
Sep, 17, 2008
The September 17th BusinessWeek article, “B-Schools Wary on Lehman, Merrill Impact,” makes for somewhat grim reading, especially for those graduating in Spring 2009: How bad will it be? Most business schools contacted this week say it’s too early to tell, but Alan Johnson, CEO of Johnson Associates, a compensation consultancy. predicts hiring will be down […]
Sep, 17, 2008
In the video below, I consider the impact of the present business climate on how applicants should position their goals. Obviously recent business trends may very well negatively impact your intended future professional goals, but how to account for that in your Fall 2009 MBA application? Key Points Discussed:1. Stick to your goals, but consider […]
Sep, 10, 2008
GMAC announced that they canceled the GMAT scores of 84 Scoretop users: The Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®) has announced the completion of its investigation of GMAT® test takers who paid to receive active test questions on the Web site Scoretop.com, in violation of GMAC testing policies and procedures. As a result of the investigation, […]
Sep, 09, 2008
Steve Green and I attended the Tokyo MBA Tour last night. It was a very well attended event. For us it was a good opportunity to meet some alums we know, gather a couple of brochures, and see which schools were attracting the most attention. Among the big name programs in attendance were Yale, Cornell, […]
Sep, 07, 2008
If you need to calculate your 4.0 scale GPA, please see http://www.back2college.com/gpa.htm. This page provides a very clear explanation of how to do so. It also provides a calculator for determining GPA for every semester. -Adam Markusアダム マーカス
Sep, 07, 2008
Regardless of the weather, I will be at The MBA Tour tonight at The Palace Hotel. My colleague and fellow blogger, Steve Green, will also be attending. While I suspect I will do a bit of Twitter, mostly I will be gathering some brochures. Some video reporting will follow. If you go to this or […]
Sep, 07, 2008
The University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business is one of the most difficult MBA programs to be admitted to. The program is small and attracts a very diverse group of students. The objective of Haas admissions is certainly to find the best applicants in order to put together a diverse group of students […]
Sep, 04, 2008
I plan on reporting on the following Tokyo MBA events:Chicago GSB, 9/7The MBA Tour, 9/8Stanford GSB, 9/21HBS, 9/29LBS, 10/7Wharton, 10/9Columbia, 10/27 This list is subject to change. Since twittering at the MIT event worked fairly well, I plan to continue doing it. Hopefully I will be able to Twitter at all of the events, so […]
Sep, 04, 2008
I just got back from the MIT Sloan Admissions event. I don’t know if anyone followed my Twitter Cast, but you can find it here (The posts will be dated September 3, 2008). The most important things that MIT admissions said: 1. 50% of applicants are admitted in first round and 50% in second, so […]
