Jun, 15, 2010
This is the first of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2010/2011 Admission. It provides an overall perspective on applying to Stanford GSB. The second post is on Essay 1. The third post is on Essay 2. The forth post is on Essay 3. The fifth post is on additional information, […]
Apr, 14, 2010
On April 28th at 9pm PST, I will be presenting a webinar version of the post below as part of the AIGAC Graduate Admissions Virtual Summit. I will be taking questions as part of that webinar. For details, see http://www.aigac.org/summit/2010.This post has been updated from last year. Was your admissions game plan for Fall 2010 […]
Mar, 26, 2010
This is an updated and expanded version of a previous post. Now that 2nd round MBA results are rolling in all their joy, pain, and annoyance have more or less emerged, some people will find themselves in that netherworld known as waitlist. For some, the wait will actually end once 3rd round results are released, […]
Mar, 24, 2010
This post is a greatly revised version of my previous INSEAD essay analysis. Most notably, it covers the two job related essays. that I have previously not written about. I am posting my analysis of INSEAD’s essays for the January and September 2011 Intake. The questions are taken from the PDF. INSEAD has continued to […]
Jan, 06, 2010
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 in January. IMD, along with Columbia January Term and INSEAD (INSEAD has both September and January start dates) are three of the best options for those who want to start in […]
Nov, 08, 2009
One of my clients dared me to write this. Since it is 1:49am right now and I am bit tired from doing a significant amount of interview prep with a number of clients today, I thought it might be nice to write this. Warning: There is a high likelihood that what follows will not help […]
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, 22, 2009
In this post I analyze NYU Stern MBA program’s essay questions for Fall 2010 Admission. New York University Stern School of Business MBA essay questions’ web page also includes great tips which you can find here. Every year, I have seen some potential applicants to Stern look at the above questions and simply decide it […]
Sep, 21, 2009
This is the fifth in a series of five posts on the University of Chicago Booth’s MBA application essays for Fall 2010 admission. The parts are Essay 1, Essay 2, Slide Presentation, Optional Essay, and Overall Plan. Start with Question One You need to effectively segment your content. Question 1 has a clear focus, so […]
Sep, 20, 2009
This is the second in a series of five posts on the University of Chicago Booth’s MBA application essays for Fall 2010 admission. The parts are Essay 1, Essay 2, Slide Presentation, Optional Essay, and Overall Plan. In this post, I will analyze the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Fall 2010 MBA Question […]
