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Harvard Business School Class of 2022 - Essay Question & Analysis - Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
Once again, Harvard Business School was the first to officially kick off the official application season with yesterday’s announcement (as predicted) that its application question will remain the same for [...]
Should You Specialize Your MBA Degree?
Unlike a master’s degree in finance or accounting or other specialty, an MBA is by definition a generalist program, exposing students to many different disciplines – both hard disciplines [...]
Your Framework for Developing a Great Personal Brand
An insightful applicant asked me last week “when have you seen an applicant fail?” I love this question. And as I thought about the applicants who had come to us [...]
Candidate Success Spotlight: Indian Male Engineer With 8 Years of Experience Accepted To Wharton, Columbia & Ross
One of the best parts of my job is successfully guiding candidates who have previously failed! This week, I would like to share how we successfully guided this Indian Male [...]
MBA Admissions Comparison: Wharton vs Chicago Booth
When thinking about the top business schools in the world, it’s easy to fall into the trap of assuming that all of the elite MBA programs are pretty much the [...]
These 3 Bullets Need to be on Your MBA Resume
As you’re applying to business school, your resume is like your executive summary: it should concisely tell the story of how you’ve grown and developed over the course of your [...]
Personal MBA Coach’s Takeaways from the 2019 AIGAC MBA Applicant Survey
This is a very exciting time of year for me, for Personal MBA Coach , and for the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC). This week, as the Chair [...]
Use Social Media to Strengthen Your MBA Application
We’re going to tell you something you probably already know: if you’re applying to an MBA program this year, be careful about what you post online. It’s possible that business [...]
Advice For MBA Applicants Looking To Change Careers
Many candidates pursue an MBA with the hopes of altering their career paths. While this is a valid strategy, applicants looking to change careers should put in some extra work [...]
For the Ladies: it’s Not “We”, it’s “Me” for Your MBA Applications
It’s not “we” it’s “me”. For the ladies out there, repeat that one again to yourself. For a large portion of the women I work with each year who are applying [...]
MBA Success Story: From 24 Apps, 19 Dings to 1st in Class at Emory
“I wrote 24 applications over two years and was turned down nineteen times in a row before anyone said yes, and all said-and-done I received only two “yeses.” Hundreds [...]
Want to Show That You’re a Leader? Try Being Vulnerable
Picture this: in an interview you’re asked a question about something that went wrong in a past job. Instead of simply explaining what happened, you find yourself shamelessly spinning [...]
Candidate Success Spotlight: Wharton, Chicago Booth, Kellogg & Yale SOM Admit With $70K Scholarship
Some of the most frequent questions I get from applicants are: what does a successful candidate profile look like? and how did X get accepted into so many schools! Naturally, [...]