Jan, 12, 2011
You should probably read my post, Overall MBA Application Interview Strategy, before reading this post.Clients frequently ask me how they should prepare for interviews. As I suggest in my post on Overall MBA Application Interview Strategy, I believe in a proactive approach to interview preparation based on actual practice of your key stories. You might not know […]
Dec, 20, 2010
My colleague, Steve Green, has put together the following list of typical MIT Sloan MBA admission interview questions. I suggest reading my overall analysis of MIT’S behavioral interviews, which provides detailed analysis of this unique approach to interviewing. The behavioral interview questions on this list should also prove helpful to those preparing for Wharton interviews. […]
Dec, 17, 2010
Following Oxford Said’s introduction of severely high English requirements for 2010 entry, Cambridge Judge will be getting even more severe than Oxford for 2012 entry. Oxford Said introduced new English level minimums for entry beginning in 2010: Minimum score TOEFL – Internet 109 TOEFL – Computer 267 TOEFL – Paper 630 IELTS 7.5 In April, […]
Dec, 04, 2010
There is always time for another “Top Ten List.” Here is one more. It is based on working with hundreds of graduate school applicants since 2001. I can’t really say that I have put these ten in order of awfulness as each can lead to its own particular disaster. Often they are combined to achieve […]
Nov, 24, 2010
In this post I analyze the HBS Recommender Questions for the Class of 2013. For my analysis of HBS essays, see here. For my analysis of HBS interviews, see here. I like the HBS recommendation form best because it is short and sweet. Other MBA programs torture recommenders with a series of typically 6-10 questions, […]
Nov, 22, 2010
This is a follow-up to my post, 10 KEY POINTS FOR WRITING AN EFFECTIVE RECOMMENDATION. I suggest reading that post first. In my previous post I provided some general guidelines for selecting the right recommender:“It is important that you select recommenders who know you well enough to serve as effective advocates on your behalf. Selecting […]
Nov, 17, 2010
If you are applying for the Joint Wharton MBA/MA-Lauder Program, you will find yourself, not only writing the Wharton essays (See my previous post), but also writing up to an additional 2000 words. I have not worked on too many Lauder applications. Three actually, resulting in an admit for 2010 (See his testimonial here) and […]
Nov, 16, 2010
10 KEY POINTS FOR WRITING AN EFFECTIVE RECOMMENDATION: WHAT EVERY RECOMMENDER SHOULD KNOW In this post, I have provided some advice for recommenders (AKA “referees”). While this advice is focused on MBA recommendations (“recs”), much of what is here would apply to recs for other graduate programs. While this post is meant for your recommenders, […]
Nov, 15, 2010
The University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business is along with HBS, MIT Sloan, and Stanford GSB, one of the hardest programs to get into. The program is small and attracts a very diverse group of students. The objective of Haas admissions is to find the best applicants in order to put together a diverse […]
Nov, 14, 2010
In this post I analyze NYU Stern MBA program’s essay questions for Fall 2011 Admission. This post is updated from last year, but the changes are all pretty minor because the questions did not change this year. New York University Stern School of Business MBA essay questions’ web page also includes great tips which you […]
