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Blog: Admissions Consulting

Services Available for Graduate Admissions Consultants

May, 08, 2008


I have noticed a recent upswing in the number of my readers who access my website from other admissions consulting businesses located here in Japan. Welcome! The more readers I can provide with solid information on MBA and other graduate programs, the better. I am happy to share my expertise not only with applicants, but […]


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How Important Are Extracurricular Activities for MBA Applicants?

May, 07, 2008


Imagine the following scenario: You are filling out your MBA applications to Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, Chicago, LBS, INSEAD, or any other MBA program, and you are asked to list your post-undergraduate extracurricular activities. You scratch your head, you break into a cold sweat, and wonder whether watching every episode of LOST, reading two science fiction […]


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PREPARING A FULBRIGHT GRANT APPLICATION

May, 05, 2008


H. Steven Green on the Fulbright In Steve’s second post, he has provided a comprehensive guide to the Fulbright. Steve is a past recipient of Japan’s equivalent of the Fulbright, the Monbukagakusho Dissertation Research Fellowship that is awarded by the Japanese government scholarship to facilitate two years of research, which he conducted at the Faculty […]


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Guest Blogger Steve Green on Resumes & CVs

May, 04, 2008


UPDATE: You can find Adam’s suggested resume template for graduate school admissions here. Introducing Guest Blogger: H. Steven Green I am happy to announce that as of this blog post, my good friend and colleague, Steve Green will be contributing to my site. Steve and I have worked together since 2001 and, like me, he […]


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Harvard LL.M. Essay Questions for Fall 2009

May, 03, 2008


Harvard Law School has already “updated” their Master of Law application page for Fall 2009 admission, so I am updating my post Harvard LL.M. program as well. Actually the application has not changed for years, so this post is only slightly modified from my previous analysis of the questions. I know it is only May, […]


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Adcom Q&A: Fletcher’s LL.M. Program

May, 02, 2008


The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy has long been known as one of the great institutions for studying international relations. I had the chance to visit Fletcher last year and was deeply impressed with the intensity, internationalism, and good humor of the Fletcher community. Its most well known degree is the two-year Master of […]


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Duke Fuqua MBA 1st-Year Student Interview

May, 02, 2008


Minoru Iida, a first-year MBA student at Duke Fuqua and my former client, was kind enough to answer my questions regarding his B-school experience. Minoru Iida has been working for Kansai University as an administrator for 13 years. He is currently focusing on higher education management. Prior to attending Fuqua, he was leading an executive […]


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School Selection: Higher Ranked Program or A Huge Scholarship?

Apr, 03, 2008


See here for my other posts on school selection. A reader of this blog poses the following problem: He has been admitted to both Chicago GSB and Indiana University Kelley MBA programs. Kelley is offering him a very huge scholarship that completely pays for his two year MBA. Chicago GSB is offering no scholarship. He […]


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Changes at HBS for Fall 2009

Mar, 31, 2008


For all my real posts on HBS, click here. This is my April Fools’ Day Post: I have heard through an exclusive source that earlier this week, Harvard Business School has made the following changes to its requirements for Fall 2009 admission: 1. HBS will no longer admit applicants with any substantial work experience beyond […]


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Winning the Graduate Admissions Game Presentation

Mar, 24, 2008


On April 6, 2008 at 6:30pm, I made a presentation, “Winning the Graduate Admissions Game,” at Good Day Books in Ebisu, Tokyo.My presentation focused on how MBA applicants should develop a winning strategy for playing the graduate admissions game on their own terms. I want to thank everyone who came.-Adam Markus アダム マーカスMBA留学、LLM留学、大学院留学


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