General Characteristics of Admissions Officers, Students and Alumni Interviewers
Jan, 16, 2022
This is a revision of a blog post I wrote in 2012. It now reflects the insights I gained in subsequent years. Clients frequently ask me, if they are given choice, about whether to choose an interview with an alumni, a student, and/or admissions officer. While my answer to such questions might be very school […]
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HBS MBA Admissions Interviews: Preparation
Feb, 03, 2021
In this third of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. This third post focuses on preparation. The first post discusses logistics and content. The second post focuses on strategy. These posts post have been completely revised from my prior posts and reflect the reports I have received from clients over the past […]
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HBS MBA Admissions Interviews: Strategy
Feb, 03, 2021
This is the second of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. This second post focuses on strategy. The first post discusses logistics and content. The third post focuses on preparation. These posts post have been completely revised from my prior posts and reflect the reports I have received from clients over the […]
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HBS MBA Admissions Interviews: Logistics and Content
Feb, 02, 2021
This is the first of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. This post discusses logistics and content. The second post focuses on strategy. The third post focuses on preparation. These posts post have been completely revised from my prior posts and reflect the reports I have received from clients over the past […]
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Booth Interview Video Question Analysis for the MBA Class of 2023 Round 2
Jan, 30, 2021
For my overall suggestions on Chicago Booth MBA interviews, please see here. For the current admissions cycle, Booth started asking for one minute video for those who receive interviews: “Please submit a video response to one of the following two prompts: Tell us about something new you learned recently that shifted your worldview. How did it […]
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Getting Technically Ready for Online Admissions Interviews
Jan, 21, 2021
One of the frustrations I regularly experience with clients and potential clients is their lack of technical readiness for having Zoom (or Skype or Google or FaceTime) sessions with me. This especially freaks me out when we are doing mock interviews for MBA and other programs. There are just some basic technical things I expect […]
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Advice on Scheduling MBA Interviews
Jan, 20, 2021
Clients frequently ask me questions about the interview scheduling process for MBA programs. Below I have provided advice on the topics I am most frequently asked about both for interviews that are scheduled using online scheduling systems (usually interviews with admissions officers and second year students) and those that are scheduled with an alumnus. […]
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Preparing for Wharton Interviews for the Class of 2023
Oct, 29, 2020
In this post, I discuss how to prepare for Wharton Interviews for fall 2021 entry. There are two parts to the Wharton interview, the team-based interview and one-to-one interview. Each part can be prepared for. I am assuming anyone who is reading this post has actually been invited for a Wharton interview and has […]
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Booth Pre-Interview Essays for Class of 2022 Round 2
Jan, 31, 2020
For my overall suggestions on Chicago Booth MBA interviews, please see here. For my Class of 2022 Booth essay analysis, see here. The interview essay R1 and R2 questions are not the same. For the current admissions cycle, Booth started asking for essays for those who receive interviews.In addition to the essays required for applying to […]
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MBA Interview Workshop in Tokyo on January 19, 2020
Dec, 08, 2019
Suggestion: Start interview prep for immediately after you have made application. If you are Tokyo, please join me for a great workshop! MBA Interview Workshop in Tokyo on January 19, 2020 Interview preparation is a very, very important part of the MBA application process. Please join Adam Markus and John Couke for a highly […]
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