Jul, 21, 2016
Here I discuss INSEAD’s essays for September 2017 Entry (Class of July 2018). The application has been updated and now there is a video component. As the details of what the video component is are not fully available at this time, I will update this post soon (July 21, 2016). Since 2001, when I began doing […]
May, 21, 2013
This is the second of a three part series of posts on the overal topic of “Do you really need an MBA?” In the first post in this series, I discussed that overall question directly. I suggest reading that post, “Do You Really an MBA,” before proceeding to the post below. What Kind of MBA […]
Sep, 04, 2012
It is with great pleasure that I am introducing this blog post. I personally enjoy talking with Lisa Piguet, Associate Director, MBA Admissions & Marketing at IMD, so I am sure you will find her answers to my questions below very illuminating. Lisa was kind enough to give me a tour of IMD in May […]
Apr, 22, 2012
I had the pleasure of visiting IESE Business School in Barcelona on April 16th. I have been traveling in Europe since early April and will be doing so until returning to Tokyo on June 16th, so my visit to IESE was my only “work” this month. That said, visiting IESE was a real pleasure. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jun, 22, 2011
Here I discuss INSEAD’s essays for the January (Class of December 2012) and September (Class of July 2013) 2012 intakes. The questions are taken from the PDF. Over the years, I have had an opportunity to work with a large number of clients admitted to INSEAD. I have had 5 client admitted for the January and […]
May, 25, 2011
HEC2011, my former client, is originally from India and worked in the technology and telecom sectors in the USA as a senior software engineer prior to joining the HEC MBA. HEC2011’s Post-MBA aspiration is to work in strategy consulting in emerging markets. Adam: How would you describe the culture of the business school? HEC2011: Culture […]
Apr, 22, 2011
Like everyone else on the Oxford Said MBA programme (using UK English here) mailing list, I received this gem of bureaucratic lies in my email today: “In light of the recent changes to the UK Border Agency VISA entry regulations and following a high number of requests from candidates, the Saïd Business School has extended […]
Sep, 06, 2010
For Fall 2011 admission, I have somewhat revised my post on the Oxford Said Business School MBA application essay questions from my previous post. I have taken the questions from the Online Application. SHORTER ESSAYS: The only thing that has changed is the length of the essays. Essay 1 was 1000 words maximum and now is 750 […]
