Sep, 13, 2007
There are no LL.M. essay books available, so if you want to get a sense of what kind of essays get someone into a top LL.M. program, there is no text to really look to. This is not the case with J.D. In fact, 55 Successful Harvard Law School Application Essays: What Worked for Them […]
Sep, 11, 2007
One of the regular Japanese readers of this blog has asked me the following: I am thinking about whether to do my MBA admissions counseling only in English or in English and Japanese, which do you think is better? Why? First, for readers outside of Japan, let me explain that some applicants here use Japanese […]
Sep, 11, 2007
One of the readers of this blog has asked me the following excellent questions regarding Chicago GSB Question Three:1) In your opinion, should one use a minimalistic approach involving images to convey one’s ideas?2) Would a little bit of humor do good e.g. say a cartoon?3) Is GSB looking for an analytical assessment of one’s […]
Aug, 26, 2007
This is the fourth post in a four part series. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Before discussing an overall plan for addressing the 2008 Chicago GSB’s MBA application questions, we need to look at the optional essay. The University of Chicago GSB’s MBA application for Fall 2008 also includes space for an optional essay […]
Aug, 26, 2007
This is the third post in a four part series. Part 1. Part 2. Part 4.After you read the post below, for my additional comments regarding this question, see here. It is not often that a school’s essay question gets the attention of the press, but the University of Chicago GSB’s Question Three has done […]
Aug, 25, 2007
This is the second post in a four part series. Part 1. Part 3. Part 4.I really like Chicago GSB MBA Application Question 2 for Fall 2008 admission because it uses a great idiom, “step into someone else’s shoes.” The question as a whole reads:2. If you could step into someone else’s shoes for a […]
Aug, 24, 2007
This is the first of a series four posts on the University of Chicago GSB’s MBA application essays for Fall 2008 admission. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. While I know everyone wants to know about Question 3, the PowerPoint (not Power Point or power point) question, I will begin with the basics. As I […]
Aug, 21, 2007
No matter whether you are applying for an MBA, LL.M., Ph.D. in Computer Science, a Masters in Arts Management, a MPA, or any other graduate degree, you will be required to write about your goals. This can take the form of a Statement of Purpose, Personal Statement, Application Essay, Goals Essay and/or a Why MBA […]
Aug, 21, 2007
Admissions committees ask applicants to write about their goals after graduate school, but can applicants actually know what will be on the cutting-edge in two or three years? Not only those applying for an MBA, but those applying for degrees in any field need to think whether their goals are about the future. For instance, […]
Aug, 09, 2007
This is the fifth in a series of five posts. The forth one is here. The first one is here. It should be absolutely clear that I don’t condone ghostwriting and would never advocate anyone using it. That said, it is clearly something that enough applicants do that it is a recognized problem. As originally […]
