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Harvard Law School LL.M. Essay Questions for Fall 2013

Sep, 06, 2012


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.  Actually the application has not changed significantly for years and this is my first major update in about four years. The deadlines: For the LL.M. class beginning in September 2013, the application […]


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Dartmouth Tuck MBA Essay Questions for Academic Year 2012-13

Sep, 05, 2012


In this post I analyze the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth MBA Application Essay Questions for Academic Year 2012–13 (Class of 2015). Tuck is great school in a small town. This is both its strength in terms of forming a close knit community and weakness in terms of being a location that some find […]


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Wharton MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015

Aug, 11, 2012


In this post, I analyze the essay questions for Wharton for Fall 2013 admission. You can find testimonials from my clients admitted to Wharton in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 here.  Wharton has again changed both its essays and has a new approach to interviews.  For my most recent post on Wharton interviews, please see Preparing for Wharton Interviews […]


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Brevity is the soul of MBA Application Essays in 2012-2013

Jul, 22, 2012


Given the decreases in total word count and number of essays at HBS, Columbia, Stanford, MIT, etc, clearly brevity is the soul of the MBA application for 2012-2013. Applicants to top US MBA programs in 2012-2013 will surely find themselves experiencing both the benefits and limitations of having very short essays to write. While applicants will […]


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Stanford GSB: Additional Info, Resume, Employment History, Activities

Jul, 17, 2012


This is the fifth of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015 Admission.  The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. In addition to the Class of 2015 posts, I also recommend reading and/or listening to my presentation, “So […]


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Stanford GSB MBA Essay 3 for Class of 2015 Admission

Jul, 17, 2012


The essays for the Class of 2016 are the same. See here.  I revised 2016 version of this post will be up soon. This is the fourth of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB […]


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Stanford GSB Essay 2: What do you want to do—REALLY—and why Stanford?

Jul, 15, 2012


The essays for the Class of 2016 are the same. See here.  I revised 2016 version of this post will be up soon. This is the third of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB […]


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Stanford GSB Essay 1: What matters most to you, and why?

Jul, 12, 2012


The essays for the Class of 2016 are the same. See here.  I revised 2016 version of this post will be up soon. This is the second of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB […]


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Columbia MBA Essays for January and August 2013 Admission

Jul, 12, 2012


Columbia Business School has again changed their MBA application essay set for January and August 2013 entry. As has been the trend at other top US programs, applicants for the Class of 2015 to CBS will have to write less than those who applied last year.  You can find testimonials from my clients admitted for […]


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Q&A with a LGBT Member of the Booth MBA Class of 2013

Jul, 10, 2012


I have been doing Q&As on my blog with former clients as well as admissions officers since 2009.  I know these Q&As have helped both my own clients as well as my readers with their MBA application school selection and applications.  As my client base was initially mostly Japanese in 2007 when I launched my […]


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