Feb, 03, 2009
HBS second round invites will be coming on 2/9:On February 9 we will send out invitations to interview. The invitation will come in an email from HBS MBA Admissions and will contain detailed instuctions about how to sign up for interviews both on campus and in hub cities. Please be assured that if we see […]
Jan, 23, 2009
BACK ON BLOGThe last couple of months have been fun. I have had the chance to work with some really great clients in China, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Taiwan, the EU, and the US, but I have missed writing my blog. As of today, I am back on. The rest of January and February will […]
Jan, 23, 2009
You can find my essay analysis for Fall 2009 Admission here. HBS ADCOM HQ In my experience, my clients who succeed at HBS interviews go to their interview with a sense of confidence based on having done careful preparation. My clients who have failed the interview stage have generally done so because of related reasons: […]
Oct, 12, 2008
On October 1st, Harvard Business School’s Admissions Director posted the following “Class of 2010 Graduation Years” chart: As you can see, the 11 members of the Class of 2010 who received their undergraduate degrees in 1999 (approximately age 31 or older) or earlier represented 1.2% of the Class of 2010. Combine that with the Class […]
Sep, 27, 2008
In this post, I provide some guidance on whether it is better to apply for Fall 2009 or to wait for the market for MBA admissions to improve. All trends (see below) indicate that Fall 2009 entry will be one of the most difficult for applicants, so it is worth considering whether it is better […]
Sep, 24, 2008
Dee Leopold, Director of HBS Admissions, posted the following as part of a Q&A: Q: If there is an increase in the number of applicants from financial services, will the number of admits from this group be greater than in prior years?A: Not necessarily. Our goal is to compose a class which represents many different […]
Jun, 29, 2008
You can find an alternative version of the post below that includes the Aspen Institute’s Top 20 Ranked Programs on the AIGAC blog. A review of The Aspen Institute Guide to Socially Responsible MBA Programs: 2008-2009. As I have indicated in earlier posts (1 2 3), the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education‘s (CBE) www.caseplace.org […]
Jun, 24, 2008
After ranking by post-MBA salary, comparing “Top 20” rankings, ranking by averaged “Top 20” rank, and ranking by acceptance rate, I thought it would be useful to rank “TOP 20” MBA by number of applications and by yield. Click here for all of my rankings tables together in one post. Ranking by the number of […]
Jun, 20, 2008
Click here for all of my rankings tables together in one post. For the 3rd in my series of MBA rankings, I asked myself the following: HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO GET ADMITTED TO THE 54 “TOP 20” MBA PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE? After ranking programs by starting salary (“The 98”) and ranking them by average of […]
Jun, 16, 2008
This post is on the forth of the four “Question 3” questions for the Harvard Business School MBA Application for Fall 2009 Admission. You must answer two out of four of these questions. To see all the posts in this series: Overall Strategy 1 2 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4. 3-4.What is your career vision and […]
