Aug, 03, 2008
Before analyzing MIT Sloan School of Management MBA Essays for Fall 2009, I think it is important to take a look at MIT Sloan’s core values: Mind and Hand The moment you step onto the MIT Sloan campus, you feel the palpable sense of energy and opportunity that is fueled by MIT’s credo of mens […]
Jul, 31, 2008
I started blogging on graduate admissions in July of last year. Some told me that I should not use my own name as the blog name, but I told them that since I was presenting my own views and my consulting service, there seemed little value to coming up with the kind of clever brand […]
Jul, 29, 2008
You can find my comments on Columbia’s interviews here. You can find my post on who should apply for Early Decision here. I will not repeat that information below. Before analyzing Columbia Business School’s September Term Essays for 2009, which are greatly changed from the September 2008 questions (see my earlier post) and even modified […]
Jul, 25, 2008
Dear Adam,I wonder if you could tell me what my chances to get to get admitted to HBS, Stanford, Wharton, Haas, Tuck, and MIT are. My scores are… My GPA is… I have worked for… I receive requests like the above via email to analyze someone’s profile to determine their chances for admission. Of course, […]
Jul, 23, 2008
11/9/08 Note: “The Chicago GSB” is now called “The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.” This is the fourth post in a four part series. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Before discussing an overall plan for addressing the Fall 2009 University of Chicago GSB’s MBA application questions, we need to look at the […]
Jul, 23, 2008
This is the third post in a four part series. Part 1. Part 2. Part 4. This is the second year that the University of Chicago GSB has required a slide presentation. Based on working with a client who was admitted there as well as with a couple of clients whose applications resulted in interview […]
Jul, 23, 2008
This is the second post in a four part series. Part 1. Part 3. Part 4. The biggest change to the University of Chicago GSB’s application for Fall 2009 admission is Essay 2: Please select one of the following two questions to answer. (1000 word maximum) Option 1 a) Please provide an example of a […]
Jul, 23, 2008
This is the first of a series of four posts on the University of Chicago GSB’s MBA application essays for Fall 2009 admission. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. This first essay question is very standard. It is greatly simplified and the maximum word count has been shortened in length by 50% from last year, […]
Jul, 17, 2008
Note: In addition the post below, see here for my analysis of the Wharton online application form. In this post, I will analyze the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania’s Fall 2009 (Class of 2011) MBA essay application questions for first-time applicants. You can find the full list of questions on the Wharton Admissions […]
Jul, 08, 2008
This is the fifth of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2008/2009 Admission. The first post provides an overall perspective on applying to Stanford GSB. The second post is on Essay A. The third post is on Essay B. The forth post is on Essay C.THINK ABOUT THE REST OF THE […]
