Kellogg Tokyo Information Session – 2012
Jul, 25, 2012
I was asked to post information about Kellogg’s official admissions information session in Tokyo. -Adam Markus I am a graduate admissions consultant who works with clients worldwide. If you would like to arrange an initial consultation, please complete my intake form. Please don’t email me any essays, other admissions consultant’s intake forms, your life story, or […]
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Brevity is the soul of MBA Application Essays in 2012-2013
Jul, 22, 2012
Given the decreases in total word count and number of essays at HBS, Columbia, Stanford, MIT, etc, clearly brevity is the soul of the MBA application for 2012-2013. Applicants to top US MBA programs in 2012-2013 will surely find themselves experiencing both the benefits and limitations of having very short essays to write. While applicants will […]
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Stanford GSB: Additional Info, Resume, Employment History, Activities
Jul, 17, 2012
This is the fifth of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. In addition to the Class of 2015 posts, I also recommend reading and/or listening to my presentation, “So […]
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Stanford GSB MBA Essay 3 for Class of 2015 Admission
Jul, 17, 2012
The essays for the Class of 2016 are the same. See here. I revised 2016 version of this post will be up soon. This is the fourth of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB […]
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Stanford GSB Essay 2: What do you want to do—REALLY—and why Stanford?
Jul, 15, 2012
The essays for the Class of 2016 are the same. See here. I revised 2016 version of this post will be up soon. This is the third of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB […]
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Stanford GSB Essay 1: What matters most to you, and why?
Jul, 12, 2012
The essays for the Class of 2016 are the same. See here. I revised 2016 version of this post will be up soon. This is the second of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford GSB […]
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Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015
Jul, 12, 2012
The essays for the Class of 2016 are the same. See here. I revised 2016 version of this post will be up soon. This is the first of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015 Admission. The five posts are overall comments, Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, and additional information/resume/employment history/activities. My analysis of Stanford […]
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Columbia MBA Essays for January and August 2013 Admission
Jul, 12, 2012
Columbia Business School has again changed their MBA application essay set for January and August 2013 entry. As has been the trend at other top US programs, applicants for the Class of 2015 to CBS will have to write less than those who applied last year. You can find testimonials from my clients admitted for […]
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Q&A with a LGBT Member of the Booth MBA Class of 2013
Jul, 10, 2012
I have been doing Q&As on my blog with former clients as well as admissions officers since 2009. I know these Q&As have helped both my own clients as well as my readers with their MBA application school selection and applications. As my client base was initially mostly Japanese in 2007 when I launched my […]
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Q&A with a Member of the Tuck MBA Class of 2013
Jul, 05, 2012
My former client, Tuck2013 is an MBA candidate at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Prior to MBA, he worked for an investment bank. After graduation, he plans to go back to his company. His answers are particularly insightful and should prove useful to anyone considering application to Tuck. ——————————— Adam: What parts of the […]
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