Mar, 05, 2012
Now that my attention is beginning to turn to clients at the beginning rather than the end of the admissions process, I have decided to begin a new series of posts covering some core foundational application strategies. I thought I would begin with a seemingly obvious, but often ignored strategic consideration: YOU ARE NOT SUBMITTING […]
Mar, 02, 2012
Steve Green has taken on the unique challenge of providing advice for Darden’s “one question” interview. Darden has been doing it this way for years. Steve’s graduate work in political science was conducted at the University of Virginia, so he is someone particularly familiar with the culture of Mr. Jefferson’s University. (If you don’t know […]
Feb, 09, 2012
In my experience, Duke interviews are all about fit. Frankly, I would not characterize the interviews for Team Fuqua as hard when compared to those of other top schools. In addition to my experience, I have reviewed reports of Duke University ‘s Fuqua School of Business interviews found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com You need to […]
Feb, 06, 2012
Interviews for the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business are not particularly hard. Based on my experience as well as the reports found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com, I can say that they are generally seem to be friendly, focused on fit, and require the applicant to discuss the basics. Please refer to my prior overall MBA admissions strategy interview […]
Feb, 06, 2012
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 specific, at times I think it is really just a question of my client’s preference. Still, for most applicants, I would suggest […]
Jan, 31, 2012
As I have been doing since 2008, I wanted to provide my Global Top 100 MBA Rankings for 2012. The rankings below should hopefully be of value for both those engaged in initial school application selection and for admitted applicants who have been accepted to multiple programs and need to determine where to go. Programs […]
Jan, 30, 2012
Here I discuss INSEAD’s essays for September (Class of July 2013) 2012 intake and the January (Class of December 2013) 2013 intake. The questions are taken from the PDF. INSEAD changed the essays for the first time in many years. In 2011, INSEAD changed the essays for the first time in many years. The deadlines […]
Jan, 29, 2012
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE QUESTIONS FOR IMD HAVE CHANGED FOR JANUARY 2014 ADMISSION. THE POST BELOW IS ONLY OF HISTORICAL VALUE. GO HERE FOR THE CURRENT QUESTIONS AND MY ANALYSIS. IMD (The Institute for Management Development), consistently ranked among the best MBA programs in the world, is a small intensive one-year program that starts […]
Jan, 29, 2012
In the post, I wanted to provide some overall advice about MBA admissions interviews, by focusing on what not to do. My advice is based on over ten years of experience helping clients prepare for admissions interviews to the world’s most selective MBA programs.My prior overall MBA admissions strategy interview posts are here, here, and here. My school […]
Jan, 16, 2012
My analysis of Tuck MBA admissions interviews has been significantly updated. My analysis of Tuck’s essays for the Class of 2014 can be found here. For overall suggestions on interview strategy, see here, here, and here. The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth MBA interview is about fit, so make sure you can explain in great depth why you want […]
