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U. of Virginia Darden 1st Year MBA Student Interview

May, 28, 2008


Naomi Uchida, a first year MBA student at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and my former client, was kind enough to answer my questions. Naomi has her bachelors from New York University. She subsequently worked for a Japanese bank in New York City and then a real estate investment firm in Tokyo […]


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School Selection: Prestige

May, 26, 2008


In this post I will consider the most nebulious school selection that can have real lifetime consequences: prestige. Beyond other considerations, such as ranking, location, financing your education, and academic fit, I always think it is worth considering the general prestige value of the degree. For some strategic advice on school selection, please read my […]


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Columbia Business School January Term 2009 Essays

May, 20, 2008


Before analyzing Columbia Business School’s Accelerated January Term Essays for 2009, which are greatly changed from the September 2008 questions (see my earlier post), I would like to point out that the DEAN IS GONE FROM THE QUESTIONS! NO MORE OVERLAP! Well Dean R. Glenn Hubbard is still the Dean of the Columbia Business School, […]


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Quick Review: HBS MBA Questions for Fall 2009 Admission

May, 16, 2008


NOTE: I HAVE NOW PREPARED A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE HBS ESSAY QUESTIONS FOR FALL 2009 ADMISSION: Overall Strategy 1 2 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4. Feel free to read the read post below, but I suggest you read my full analysis as the remarks below were merely tentative. In honor of my client admitted to […]


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School Selection: Academic Fit

May, 15, 2008


Whether you are in the process of deciding where to go or are deciding where to attend, academic fit is an important part of school selection. For some strategic advice on school selection, please read my earlier post here. Beyond other considerations, such as ranking, location, financing your education, academic fit should be key consideration […]


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On LBS Attendance Event Monitoring

May, 14, 2008


My blog was recently referred to in the Businessweek Forums regarding the issue of LBS monitoring who attends their admissions events. Here is my slightly modified reply that I posted on the forum: I stand completely by my posting regarding LBS monitoring (See here and here). All the emails I quote are real. I deal […]


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Boosting Ones Chances for MBA Admission

May, 12, 2008


Planning to apply for 2009 MBA admission? Or maybe 2010? Or 2011 or later? Have you wondered what you can do now to improve your chances for admission? Even for those thinking about 2009, it might be possible to take one or more of the following suggestions for improving your chances to get into B-school. […]


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Chicago GSB Reap Advice

May, 11, 2008


As is usual for Chicago GSB admissions, they have provided some great advice, this time on the topic of reapplication. If you plan to reapply to Chicago GSB or are just looking for general reapplication advice, I suggest reading GSB’s “Making a Fresh Start.” I especially liked the following very useful advice that is really […]


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MBA Reapplication: Why were you dinged? Now what?

May, 10, 2008


Was your admissions game plan for Fall 2008 a failure? For those, who have yet to apply, do you want to understand some of the common pitfalls you should avoid? Below are the typical reasons for rejection(stated as questions) and some of my suggestions for developing a new strategy for future applications (mostly stated as […]


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Open Access at Harvard Law School

May, 08, 2008


Inside Higher Ed (the single best source of US Higher Education News in my opinion) has just published the following: The law faculty at Harvard University on Wednesday announced plans to create an open access repository of all work that the professors publish. Faculty members will also be able to publish the works on their […]


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