Aug, 13, 2011
This post is on the University of Chicago Booth’s MBA application essays for 2011-2012 admission application. As is usual, Chicago Booth has again changed its questions. I never get a break with this school! I have taken the Class of 2014 questions from the Booth website with additional commentary from the Booth Insider. In addition […]
Aug, 03, 2011
In this post I analyze the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth MBA Application Essay Questions for Academic Year 2012–13 (Class of 2014). I had two clients admitted to Tuck for the Class of 2013. You can find a testimonial by one of them here. To read a testimonial by one my two clients accepted for Tuck […]
Aug, 02, 2011
THE SOLE FUNCTION OF MBA APPLICATION CAREER GOALS IS TO GET YOU ADMITTED Please keep in mind that I am a graduate admissions consultant, not a life coach or career counselor. My advice regarding goals is strictly limited to what I think will get an applicant admitted, not what they actually do. I think applicants […]
Aug, 02, 2011
In this post, I analyze the essay questions for Wharton for Fall 2012 admission. You can find testimonials from my clients admitted to Wharton in 2009, 2010, and 2011 here. My preparation guide to Wharton interviews is here. NOT SUCH A GOOD SET OF ESSAYS TO START WITH If you ask generic questions, you get generic answers. […]
Jul, 21, 2011
In the post, I analyze Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business 2012 Application Essay Questions for the MBA and MMM programs. I have taken the questions from Kellogg’s website. I had three clients admitted to Kellogg’s MBA Class of 2013, You can find testimonials from two of them here. On my admissions consulting service website there […]
Jul, 20, 2011
7/23 Update. Wharton has added the word counts (300 words for the professional objectives essay and 600 words for the other three). My analysis will come out next week. Thanks to a reader for letting me know. Well, Wharton’s MBA Class of 2014 admissions essays are up. Kind of. Here they are: “REQUIRED QUESTION: […]
Jul, 19, 2011
This is the first of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2014 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 2014 posts, I also […]
Jul, 19, 2011
This is the second of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2014 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 2014 posts, I also […]
Jul, 19, 2011
This is the third of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2014 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 2014 posts, I also […]
Jul, 18, 2011
This is the fourth of five posts analyzing the Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2014 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 2014 posts, I also […]
