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MIT Sloan LGO Essay Questions for Fall 2012 Admission

Oct, 18, 2011


While most of the essay questions for Fall 2012 admission to the Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program are the same as those for the regular MBA program at MIT Sloan, there are two additional questions that I wanted to comment on.  You can find my analysis of the cover letter, the three other essays, […]


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To MBA Applicants in the Financial Sector

Oct, 18, 2011


As anyone whose head is not buried in the sand is aware, protests about Wall Street, bankers, and the finance sector are rather heated as of late.  Especially for any applicants who might be working on “Wall Street,”  I wanted to gave some advice for keeping you focused on winning the MBA admissions game: Don’t apologize […]


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My Visit to the INSEAD Singapore Campus

Sep, 28, 2011


I had the pleasure of visiting the INSEAD Singapore campus last week.  INSEAD’s Deborah Riger,  who I have previously interviewed, was kind enough to give me a tour of the campus and arrange a visit to a class. The Singapore Campus is a pleasant urban campus located within a research park.  While I have not […]


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Decrease in total applications, but increase in applicant quality

Sep, 13, 2011


The new GMAC 2011 application trends survey is now being reported on (See Inside Higher Ed and Wall Street Journal) because there was decrease in the total number of applications to MBA programs.  While Melissa Korn at the Wall Street Journal concludes correctly at the macro-level that “Thinking of applying to business school? Now may […]


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MBA & other graduate programs recommendation advice

Aug, 29, 2011


I wanted to provide a brief guide to my primary posts on recommendations. For overall advice, I would suggest beginning with 10 KEY POINTS FOR WRITING AN EFFECTIVE RECOMMENDATION: WHAT EVERY RECOMMENDER SHOULD KNOW, which provides core advice for what recommenders need to know.  Applicants can use this post to help educate recommenders.  While it is […]


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Know Your Audience: Three Things You Should Know About Admissions Committee Members

Aug, 26, 2011


I am pleased to introduce a new guest blogger to my site, Jessica King. Jessica and I have been working together since 2002. She brings a unique perspective to her work as an admissions consultant because she holds a degree in higher education administration from Harvard, is a professional interviewer, and has previously been a […]


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UCLA Anderson MBA Essays for Fall 2012

Aug, 21, 2011


In what follows, I will analyze the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s MBA Essays for Fall 2012 Admission. If you want to enter the Class of 2014, you will encounter a really easy set of essays to answer. THIS A VERY EASY ESSAY SET, IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED IN UCLA, APPLY! Assuming you are […]


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In Finance now? Want to be in Finance after your MBA?

Aug, 19, 2011


I work with a very large percentage of MBA clients who are focused on having future careers in finance. In this post I briefly discuss the current financial career climate and the way admissions offices seem to be reacting to it. Then I provide some advice about what applicants can do in their MBA admissions […]


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MIT Sloan MBA Essays for Fall 2012 Admission

Aug, 19, 2011


In this post I will discuss the Class of 2014 MBA application admissions essays for MIT Sloan. I have taken the essay topics from the online application for 2012 admission.  My analysis of LGO specific questions can be found here. You can read testimonials from some of my clients admitted to MIT Sloan for the […]


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The Role of Potential Employability in the Admissions Process

Aug, 14, 2011


An applicant’s potential employability is not an abstract consideration for admissions officers. Based on my conversations with MBA admissions officers since 2001, I can say with certainty that one factor impacting admissions decisions is potential to be employed. In addition to being hired by someone else, self-employment (entrepreneurship) counts as employment for this purpose  Schools […]


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