Jun, 16, 2021
In this post, I analyze the Stanford GSB MBA (also MBA and MSX) essays and additional information/resume/employment history/activities for Class of 2024 Admission. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. For an overall quick analysis on M7 schools essays see here for an earlier post. You can find results and/or testimonials […]
Oct, 21, 2019
The following post is based on a workshop I did in Tokyo in September 2019. I needed to analyze and explain the essays for the M7 (HBS, Stanford, Booth, Columbia Business School, Wharton, Kellogg, MIT Sloan) in 3 hours. To do so, I structured key teaching points related to each school, which are often applicable […]
Apr, 26, 2018
In this post, I will be analyzing the essay question and key components of the HBS Application for the Class of 2021. In addition to discussing overall HBS application strategy and the required essay, I will discuss key parts of the application form, resume, and transcript. I also provide some advice for HBS reapplicants and Harvard […]
Jul, 29, 2016
This post is on the University of Chicago Booth’s MBA application essays for 2016-2017 admission to the Class of 2019. The University of Chicago is a very intellectually serious place. Booth reflects that culture. Not everyone who goes there is an intellectual, but most are quite smart. Your objective is to show you understand yourself, understand […]
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 […]
Jul, 17, 2016
As I am based in Japan, I keep track of MBA Admissions Events in Tokyo. Sorry I can’t do it for the whole world! The list can be found here and will be updated weekly.
Apr, 13, 2016
Could you spare a few minutes to complete a survey? I’m a member of AIGAC, The Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants. In June, we will hold our annual conference in Cambridge at HBS, Harvard Kennedy School, and MIT Sloan. While there, we will begin discussions of the survey. Further into the summer, we will […]
Apr, 12, 2016
In this post, I discuss the application essays for 2017 admission to IMD. There have been changes to the short goals questions, but the three main essay questions have not changed from 2016. While IMD had rather significant staff turnover in 2014, which I discuss here, I still highly recommend reading my February 2014 and September 2012 interviews with IMD’s […]
Apr, 11, 2016
With the results from MIT Sloan for Round 2 now in, I wanted to give my quick take on this past season. For me personally, I worked with a reduced number of clients from the previous year because I was focusing on my part-time degree studies at INSEAD, so I had a somewhat lower headcount […]
Nov, 19, 2015
As an MBA admissions consultant, I help clients with their B-school applications. I advise on essays. I sometimes edit essays. I don’t write essays. I believe in helping applicants use their own own voice. I always thought this was the right thing to do and that ghostwritten essays were not only unethical, but highly risky […]
