Jan, 23, 2009
BACK ON BLOGThe last couple of months have been fun. I have had the chance to work with some really great clients in China, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Taiwan, the EU, and the US, but I have missed writing my blog. As of today, I am back on. The rest of January and February will […]
Jan, 23, 2009
If you are preparing for a Chicago Booth interview, read this post after you read my general post on interview strategy. If you are looking for my analysis of Booth’s essays, you can find it here. I have reviewed reports of University of Chicago Booth interviews found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com. These reports reveal that […]
Jan, 23, 2009
You can find my essay analysis for Fall 2009 Admission here. HBS ADCOM HQ In my experience, my clients who succeed at HBS interviews go to their interview with a sense of confidence based on having done careful preparation. My clients who have failed the interview stage have generally done so because of related reasons: […]
Jan, 03, 2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR!明けましておめでとうございます。 I am happy to announce that I am an official sponsor of the University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business 2009 Japan Trek. This trip is a great way to help Haas MBA students from around the world learn about Japan. I know the Japanese students at Haas put significant work […]
Dec, 22, 2008
I am frequently asked questions from MBA, LL.M., MPA, and other graduate school applicants about how much consistency there should between their application (essays, resume, and application form content) and their recommendations. This is a complex and annoying issue for many applicants, especially if they themselves and/or their recommenders come from countries where such recommendations […]
Dec, 13, 2008
One thing that frequently arises when I work with my clients on MBA essays is the extent to which they should provide a simple or a complex portrait of themselves. My general strategy is to always say that I am greedy and therefore I want to learn as much about them as possible. Admissions committees, […]
Dec, 11, 2008
This question always comes up, so I want to provide my official answer: If your MBA application is truly weak for 2nd round and you can get it better by 3rd round, apply in the 3rd round. Now, of course, this is a trick answer. “Weak” is a relative term. “Weak” for HBS or Stanford […]
Dec, 05, 2008
Sorry for the long hiatus. At least I can offer you something really long. In this first post of the month, I wanted to tackle one of the most exciting parts of the parts of the graduate admissions process….THE APPLICATION FORM. If you are starting to get sleepy, I understand, but THE REASON SCHOOLS ASK […]
Nov, 28, 2008
My former client and fellow blogger, Kaz, who I have previously interviewed, has a new column, MBA生ライブレポート. 私の以前のクライアントで、MIT Sloan在校生のKazが、MBA生活のコラムを書いていますので、紹介します。Kaz自身のブログはこちら（http://blog.goo.ne.jp/kaz1204）です。 私は以前、『あなたはMBAを必要としていますか？』という記事を書きました。 そこで紹介したチェックポイントを考えるにあたって、Kazのような在校生の日々の記録は、あなたに何かのヒントを与えてくれるかもしれません。 -アダム
Nov, 23, 2008
I just wanted to let all Fall 2009 Stanford GSB Applicants (Click here for my full analysis of Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2008/2009), for 2nd and 3rd round, know that the online application question page does a awful job of presenting the Essay C questions. It states the following: “Essay C: Please answer […]
