Sep, 19, 2012
In this post I will discuss the Class of 2015 MBA application admissions essays for MIT Sloan. I have taken the essay topics from the online application for 2013 admission. You can read testimonials from some of my clients admitted to MIT Sloan for the Classes of 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 here. Before analyzing […]
Sep, 19, 2012
Some thoughts on Kellogg’s and Booth’s locations: A highly biased commentary on why location matters.A former resident of Chicago and frequent visitor, I thought it would be worth doing a bit of comparison between these two business schools. You can find my analysis of Chicago Booth’s MBA admissions essays for the Class of 2015 here. […]
Sep, 16, 2012
This post is on the University of Chicago Booth’s MBA application essays for 2012-2013 admission application. 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 what you want to […]
Sep, 11, 2012
In this post I analyze the London Business School’s MBA admissions essay questions for the Class of 2015. Thinking about London Business School reminds me of the strength of the alumni network, the quality of its academic research, its core competencies in finance and international business, the intensity of its campus community, and the emphasis […]
Sep, 07, 2012
In this post I provide advice on how to prepare for a Columbia Business School MBA interview. You can find my post on Columbia Essays here.For general advice on interview preparation, please see here, here, and here. Columbia Business School offers only one flavor of admissions interview: “Columbia Business School Ambassador” alumni invitation-only interviews. You […]
Sep, 05, 2012
In this post I analyze the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth MBA Application Essay Questions for Academic Year 2012–13 (Class of 2015). Tuck is great school in a small town. This is both its strength in terms of forming a close knit community and weakness in terms of being a location that some find […]
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 […]
Aug, 11, 2012
For my most recent post on Wharton interviews, please see Preparing for Wharton Interviews for the Class of 2015. I should consolidate this post, this other post, and the actual group interview questions, but will do so after Round 1. Wharton has radically altered their MBA admissions interviews for fall 2013 entry. This post was last updated on August […]
Aug, 11, 2012
In this post, I analyze the essay questions for Wharton for Fall 2013 admission. You can find testimonials from my clients admitted to Wharton in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 here. Wharton has again changed both its essays and has a new approach to interviews. For my most recent post on Wharton interviews, please see Preparing for Wharton Interviews […]
Jul, 27, 2012
I think all applicants planning on MBA application for 2013 entry, should take a look at Heavy Round One Volume Expected, an article by John Byrne in Poets & Quants. Byrne has been communicating with some other admissions consultants about the fact that they anticipate a very heavy first round (R1) this year because of […]
