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 […]
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 […]
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
Mar, 21, 2008
This is the third in series of posts on school selection for both those in the process of selecting where to apply to and those deciding where to attend. The first post is here. The second post is here.How I can pay for tuition and all related costs? Except for the rich, the cost of […]
Mar, 19, 2008
This is the second in series of posts on school selection for both those in the process of selecting where to apply to and those deciding where to attend. The first post is here. The third post is here. LOCATION really does matter. Be sure that you will be able to thrive in whatever kind […]
Mar, 18, 2008
(CLICK HERE FOR FALL 2009 MIT SLOAN CLASS OF 2011 ESSAY QUESTION ANALYSIS. ) First-year MIT Sloan MBA student and blogger, Kaz, was kind enough to answer a series of questions. Before coming to MIT Sloan, Kaz worked for one of Japan’s large trading firms for nine years. He spent three years in the Tokyo […]
Mar, 18, 2008
This is the first in series of posts on school selection for both those in the process of selecting where to apply to and those deciding where to attend. See my other related posts on academic fit, ranking, location, financing your education, and prestige. From my perspective, when deciding where you are going to spend […]
Mar, 14, 2008
As some readers of my blog know, I am a member of AIGAC, a professional association of graduate admissions counselors. AIGAC just received very favorable coverage in INSIDE HIGHER ED, the single best source for serious journalism on higher education. Here are some excerpts:Should a private admissions counselor also be able to work for a […]
Mar, 11, 2008
Tatsuya Ishihara, who will be graduating from the MBA program at McCombs this spring, was kind enough to answer my questions regarding his experience. I have previously mentioned Tatsuya’s blog, which is a great source of information on his experience in Austin. After graduating from Shimonoseki City University (he also studied as an exchange student […]
Mar, 07, 2008
I reviewed the reports of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business’ MBA Full-Time Program interviews found at accepted.com. These reports reveal that there are five key things to consider when preparing for Georgetown interviews: 1. You need to know your resume completely as you will likely be asked about content in it. Review it carefully […]
