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HBS MBA Post Interview Reflection

Jun, 29, 2012


This is the seventh in series of eight posts. My analysis of the HBS Application for the Class of 2015 (and 2+2 Class of 2017) consists of:   Changes to the HBS application An overall introduction to HBS Who should apply to HBS? Essays Recommendations Interviews Post Interview Reflection 2+2 Program   My comprehensive service […]


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HBS Admissions Essays for the Class of 2015

Jun, 26, 2012


This is the forth in series of eight posts. My analysis of the HBS Application for the Class of 2015 (and 2+2 Class of 2017) consists of:   Changes to the HBS application An overall introduction to HBS Who should apply to HBS? Essays Recommendations Interviews Post Interview Reflection 2+2 Program   My comprehensive service […]


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INSEAD MBA Essay Questions for September 2012 and January 2013

Jan, 30, 2012


Here I discuss INSEAD’s essays for  September (Class of July 2013) 2012 intake and the January (Class of December 2013) 2013 intake. The questions are taken from the PDF.  INSEAD changed the essays for the first time in many years. In 2011, INSEAD changed the essays for the first time in many years.  The deadlines […]


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IMD Essays for January 2013 Admission

Jan, 29, 2012


PLEASE NOTE THAT THE QUESTIONS FOR IMD HAVE CHANGED FOR JANUARY 2014 ADMISSION.   THE POST BELOW IS ONLY OF HISTORICAL VALUE. GO HERE FOR THE CURRENT QUESTIONS AND MY ANALYSIS. IMD (The Institute for Management Development), consistently ranked among the best MBA programs in the world, is a small intensive one-year program that starts […]


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Oh Joy! UC Berkeley Haas MBA Essays for Fall 2012

Oct, 26, 2011


“Oh Joy!” alludes to the subject of the most interesting of UC Berkeley Haas MBA essay questions for Fall 2012 admission. You can find my joyful take on that essay question along with the rest in this post.  The  University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business is one of the hardest MBA programs to […]


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MIT Sloan LGO Essay Questions for Fall 2012 Admission

Oct, 18, 2011


While most of the essay questions for Fall 2012 admission to the Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program are the same as those for the regular MBA program at MIT Sloan, there are two additional questions that I wanted to comment on.  You can find my analysis of the cover letter, the three other essays, […]


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MIT Sloan MBA Essays for Fall 2012 Admission

Aug, 19, 2011


In this post I will discuss the Class of 2014 MBA application admissions essays for MIT Sloan. I have taken the essay topics from the online application for 2012 admission.  My analysis of LGO specific questions can be found here. You can read testimonials from some of my clients admitted to MIT Sloan for the […]


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Chicago Booth 2011-2012 MBA Application Essays

Aug, 13, 2011


This post is on the University of Chicago Booth’s MBA application essays for 2011-2012 admission application. As is usual, Chicago Booth has again changed its questions. I never get a break with this school! I have taken the Class of 2014 questions from the Booth website with additional commentary from the Booth Insider.  In addition […]


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Dartmouth Tuck MBA Essay Questions for Academic Year 2012-13

Aug, 03, 2011


In this post I analyze the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth MBA Application Essay Questions for Academic Year 2012–13 (Class of 2014).  I had two clients admitted to Tuck for the Class of 2013. You can find a testimonial by one of them here. To read a testimonial by one my two clients accepted for Tuck […]


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Wharton MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2014

Aug, 02, 2011


In this post, I analyze the essay questions for Wharton for Fall 2012 admission. You can find testimonials from my clients admitted to Wharton in 2009, 2010, and 2011 here. My preparation guide to Wharton interviews is here. NOT SUCH A GOOD SET OF ESSAYS TO START WITH If you ask generic questions, you get generic answers. […]


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