Another inspiring and helpful story from a first-round client with a perfect application record (Columbia, Tepper, IESE). She shared her insights and analysis of how she succeeded despite a busy work schedule. She will attend Columbia in 2019.
Read MoreOne of our first-round Japanese/English Consulting Clients had a perfect interview invitation record (applied to and invited by Columbia, LBS, and Booth) and was recently accepted at Columbia and LBS (waiting on Booth results). She kindly shared her success story and strategy.
Read MoreMany people get thrown off by the MIT Sloan Cover Letter, but if you handle it properly, it could be one of the easiest essays you write during the MBA application process. Hint: understanding what not to include might be more important than understanding what is.
Read MoreWhile NYU Stern bases its full-time MBA LOR on the GMAC Common LOR, the school supplements that with an additional question that confounds many applicants.
Read MoreIf you were lucky enough to be invited to interview with MIT Sloan, then you have received the following additional essay prompt:
Read MoreIt would be a terrible mistake to draft and memorize answers to each of these questions. You’ll burn out and sound like a robot. Instead, test yourself with these questions against your essays and resume. Ask yourself, “How can I answer these questions with things I already know about myself?” Make flashcards with bullet points to make yourself bulletproof in your interviews!!
Read MoreMy most important piece of advice is don’t panic. Video essays or video interviews (as some schools call them) are one small piece of your application designed to provide adcoms with an unscripted glimpse of you as an applicant.
Read MoreI love the INSEAD application essays. The set is probably the most expansive among top schools and requires a comprehensive and integrated approach, which perfectly matches my consulting philosophy.
Read MoreAt some point in your MBA journey, either in an essay or interview, you will likely face this question. It’s important, because it speaks to your “uniqueness”, what distinguishes you from thousands of other applicants.
Read MoreA few years ago, one of my clients called me distraught over his just-completed HBS interview. He had blown it, or so he thought.
Read Moreスコアメイクとエッセイ執筆などの両立＆進捗状況が思うように行かない方！
Read MoreI was hoping Wharton would change its inane MBA letter of recommendation questions this year, but, alas, no.
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