People always ask: How do I make myself stand out in an MBA application? I have three words of advice: Answer the questions. Advice so simple it barely seems worth mentioning. At a recent school panel, a Yale School of Management admissions officer underscored just how...
Read MoreThere are only a few real rules in writing. In fact, there are so few rules to good composition that the best-ever book on the subject, The Elements of Style, is only 105 pages and tucks tidily into a Kate Spade handbag. In business writing, and...
Read MoreNow that most of the MBA application questions are out, I thought it might be timely to go back to basics for a little Q&A about the admissions process. This was just published in on a website called Varsity Tutors under the Ask an MBA...
Read MoreI get lots of questions from students who are thinking about an MBA, and people wonder what is the "right" path to get there. In truth, there are many paths, but here's a case of a student who already had one option, and is...
Read MoreGuess what. Six months from now we will be at the beginning of October. Shocking, isn't it, that those of you who are thinking of applying to business school in the first round have only six months to figure it all out. You've got a...
Read MoreAs we come up to the business school application deadlines, thousands of aspiring MBA students are asking their bosses, former bosses, senior colleagues, and even clients for recommendations to business school. It's tough to navigate, but there are resources out there, and most of them...
Read MoreDerrick Bolton, the head of admissions for the Stanford Graduate School of Business, had been in the post for over a decade, and had written some thoughtful essays of his own regarding the GSB essays. Since he has moved on to other things, some of...
Read MoreAs you sit down to draft your first essay, you might want to think about telling the story of you. That's the most effective way to stand out from the rest of the pack and show just how interesting you are. Tell Stories Whether you are writing...
Read MoreAs we come up to the business school application deadlines, thousands of aspiring MBA students are asking their bosses, former bosses, senior colleagues, and even clients for recommendations to business school. Some might argue that it’s already too late to hit up a busy executive...
Read MoreLetters of recommendations can be tricky to navigate, but MBA applicants need not worry as much as they need to. You will find a great deal of not-very-conflicting information on the web from admissions directors and other experts. In fact, I wrote a blog post...
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