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

Jul, 14, 2009


This is the fifth of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2009/2010 Admission. The first post provides an overall perspective on applying to Stanford GSB. The second post is on Essay 1. The third post is on Essay 2. The fourth post is on Essay 3. My analysis of Stanford GSB […]


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Stanford GSB MBA Essay 3 for 2009/2010

Jul, 14, 2009


This is the forth of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2009/2010 Admission. The first post provides an overall perspective on applying to Stanford GSB. The second post is on Essay 1. The third post is on Essay 2. The fifth post is on additional information, resume, employment history, and activities. […]


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Interview with IMD MBA Class of 2009 Student

Jul, 05, 2009


Ryo, my former client and a member of the IMD MBA Class of 2009, was kind enough to take time out of his very busy schedule to answer my questions. For more about IMD, please see my analysis of the IMD essay questions for the Class of 2010.———————————————————————————–Adam: So, what have you learned at IMD […]


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Stanford GSB Essay 2: What are your career aspirations? How will your education at Stanford help you achieve them?

Jul, 03, 2009


This is the third of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2008/2009 Admission. The first post provides an overall perspective on applying to Stanford GSB. The second post is on Essay 1. The fourth post is on Essay 3. The fifth post is on additional information, resume, employment history, and activities. […]


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

Jul, 03, 2009


This is the second of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2009/2010 Admission. The first post provides an overall perspective on applying to Stanford GSB. The third post is on Essay 2. The fourth post is on Essay 3. The fifth post is on additional information, resume, employment history, and activities. […]


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Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2009/2010

Jul, 03, 2009


This is the first of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2009/2010 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, […]


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INSEAD MBA Essay Questions for January & September 2010 Admission

Jun, 07, 2009


PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR MY UPDATED AND GREATLY EXPANDED VERSION OF THIS POST. I am posting my analysis of INSEAD’s essays for the January and September 2010 Intake. The questions are taken from the PDF. My interview with the INSEAD MBA Programme’s Assistant Director of Marketing is here. Over the years, I have had an […]


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FALL 2010 US MBA Apps as of 6/5/09: Stanford, HBS, Chicago, Kellogg, CBS, and Wharton

Jun, 05, 2009


7/1/09 NOTE: As indicated in subsequent posts, the information on Wharton below is wrong. At the time I wrote this post, there was an error on the Wharton website. The essays have changed substantially and that will be reflected in my analysis of the Wharton set.PLEASE NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS POST WAS ACCURATE AS […]


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Columbia Business School January Term 2010 Essays

Apr, 23, 2009


JULY 30, 2009 NOTE: My analysis for Early and Regular Decision for Fall 2010 is now up. That post updates some of the links found below. In this post I discuss the essay questions for admission to the Columbia School of Business January 2010 Accelerated MBA. I also discuss the reapplication essay question below. Finally, […]


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MBA Reapplication: Why were you dinged? Now what?

Apr, 15, 2009


(This is an updated and expanded version of a post from 2008) Was your admissions game plan for Fall 2009 a failure? For those, who have yet to apply, do you want to understand some of the common pitfalls you should avoid? Below are the typical reasons for rejection(stated as questions) and some of my […]


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