Mar, 06, 2010
This post is updated from last year. Interviews for the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business are not particularly hard. Based on my experience as well as the reports found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com, I can say that they are generally seem to be friendly, focused on fit, and require the applicant to discuss […]
Mar, 06, 2010
This post is updated from last year. Just as with essays, interviews for the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management MBA applicant interviews are all about fit. My comments below are based on reviewing reports from my clients as well as those found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com (As I have mentioned previously, both companies should […]
Dec, 17, 2009
If you were waitlisted for B-School in Round 1, I suggest taking a look at a post I wrote earlier this year, “Waitlisted, Now what?” In addition, to what I have written there, I would just add that a waitlist is an indication that you are basically doing many things right, but might be doing […]
Dec, 16, 2009
Well, we are in the midst of first round results for top MBA programs, so I thought it would be a good time to discuss what to do if your R1 efforts don’t seem to be working. Of course, sometimes, the issue might simply be that you are applying to reach schools in R1 and […]
Dec, 01, 2009
Sorry for the long silence, but I have been a bit busy helping my clients. I have been suffering from extreme blog withdrawal. I would like to say that there will be a ton of posts in December, but that is probably not likely. I am also hoping to update IMD as their questions changed for […]
Oct, 08, 2009
This post includes minor updates made in November 2010. A REACTIVE VS PROACTIVE APPROACH TO INTERVIEW PREPARATION First, I think it useful to contrast two different of ways of preparing interviews. As I will argue, a proactive approach to interviews is a more effective way to prepare for an MBA interview. 1. REACTIVE INTERVIEW PREPARATION […]
Sep, 24, 2009
My more recent post on TOEFL and IELTS requirements for Oxford can be found here. For Fall 2010 admission, I have revised my post on the Oxford Said Business School MBA application essay questions from my previous post. The most significant changes relate to an expanded discussion of the second question. I have taken the […]
Sep, 15, 2009
Harvard Law School has “updated” their Master of Law application page for Fall 2010 admission, so I am updating my post Harvard LL.M. program as well. This year HLS only has an online application. That is the big change! Actually the application has not changed for years, so this post is only slightly modified from […]
Sep, 01, 2009
At the time I write this, London Business School has not yet updated their website, but their newsletter of 8/31/09 (Thanks to a client who told me about this!), indicates that their essay questions for the Class of 2012 (August 2010 admission) will not change from those of the Class of 2011 (August 2009 admission).While […]
Aug, 02, 2009
In what follows, I will analyze the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s MBA Essay’s for 2009-2010. For Fall 2009 admission, I had the opportunity to work with five clients who were admitted to UCLA. You find testimonials from three of them here. Here are the questions and instructions taken from UCLA’s website: GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Please […]
