Jan, 16, 2012
In this post, which is significantly updated from my prior posts, I discuss how to prepare for an MIT Sloan MBA admissions interview. I have been preparing applicants on MIT Sloan interviews for over ten years and the post below provides my overall perspective on how to best prepare this challenging interview. If you are […]
Dec, 16, 2011
The Japanese students at Kellogg will be having a coffee chat in Tokyo. Details below. Cheers, Adam 【Kellogg School of Management在校生・卒業生とのコーヒーチャット開催のご案内】 Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern Universityを受験される皆さまへ 今般、一時帰国する在校生の主催により、下記要領にて、受験生の皆さまとのコーヒーチャットを開催することとなりました。当日は、Kellogg卒業生も交え、学校生活、キャリア及びMBA受験等について、ざっくばらんにお話をできればと思っております。 【日時】 12月28日（水） 19:00-20:00（予定）【場所】 六本木近辺のカフェ等（予定／詳細は追ってご連絡致します）（時間帯や場所等については諸事情により変更になる可能性もある点ご了承頂けますと幸いです）【申込要領】 ご参加頂ける方は、下記申し込みフォームにご記入のうえ送信をお願い致します。https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHdsMlZTYkhpVjc0NEJwMm1CYzNoYkE6MQ本会については、定員に達し次第受付を終了させて頂きますので、お早めにお申込み頂ければ幸いです。お申込頂いた方には確認のメールを別途お送りいたします。なお、希望者が定員を大幅に上回る場合は今年度出願(2012年1月出願)予定の方を優先させて頂く可能性がある点、ご承知置き頂けますと幸いです。また、本会は、Kelloggの日本人在校生・卒業生によって自主的に企画されたものであり、出願審査とは一切関係ございません。インフォーマルな形式の会ですので、カジュアルな服装でお越しください。その他ご不明な点等ございましたら黒田（kkuroda2013@kellogg.northwestern.edu）宛までご一報頂ければと存じます。年末のお忙しい時期かとは存じますが、本会は、Kelloggについての理解を深め、エッセイ・インタビューに向けた準備にお役立て頂ける良い機会かと思います。皆さまのご参加をお待ちしております。Kellogg School of Management在校生一同
Nov, 09, 2011
My analysis of Wharton MBA interviews can be found here. This is my rant about their applicant unfriendly admissions committee. First, let me state that I generally find MBA admissions offices in the US, especially at schools like HBS, Stanford, Chicago, Kellogg, Tuck, and MIT to work really effectively at handling their interview processes. I […]
Nov, 04, 2011
If you are preparing for a Chicago Booth MBA interview for entry into the Class of 2014, read this post after you read my general post on interview strategy. If you are looking for my analysis of Booth’s essays for Fall 2012 admission, you can find it here. In addition to receiving many reports from my […]
Oct, 29, 2011
This post has been updated for admission to the Kellogg MBA Class of 2014. Just as with essays, interviews for the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management MBA applicant interviews are all about fit. My comments below are based on reviewing reports from my clients as well as those found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com (As […]
Oct, 27, 2011
NOVEMBER 2011 UPDATE: A NEW VERSION OF THIS POST CAN BE FOUND HERE. You should read that version as the version below was written before any Wharton interviews in November 2011 had taken place.-Adam Until after some interview reports come out, we will not likely know exactly what Wharton MBA interviewers (adcom and 2nd year […]
Oct, 26, 2011
I just participated in Wharton’s Chat on MBA Interviews held between 6pm and 7pm EST on October, 26, 2011. It was very useful. As I indicated in an earlier post this week, Wharton will be using behavioral questions. However, unlike last year, the questions will likely be wide like MIT asks and not narrow the […]
Oct, 26, 2011
“Oh Joy!” alludes to the subject of the most interesting of UC Berkeley Haas MBA essay questions for Fall 2012 admission. You can find my joyful take on that essay question along with the rest in this post. The University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business is one of the hardest MBA programs to […]
Oct, 24, 2011
UPDATE: My preparation guide to Wharton interviews is here. My colleague and friend, Vince Ricci, reports that Wharton will be using behavoral questions:“My client recently contacted his friend who is a member of the Wharton Alumni Association. The alumni member confirmed that Wharton will be asking behavioral questions again this year. I do not know […]
Oct, 23, 2011
You can find my MBA essay and recommendation analysis for Fall 2012 Admission here. For 2+2 Program essay analysis, see here.This post has been updated and expanded from my previous post on this topic. HBS ADCOM HQIn my experience, applicants who succeed at HBS MBA interviews go to their interview with a sense of confidence based […]
