Stories work. In MBA admissions, investor pitches, in business school classrooms, and on TED. If you want to stand out in front of a bored admissions reader, you need to engage her. You probably already know this, because storytelling as a meme has been in...
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 MoreStudents who are applying to business school are rightfully nervous about their chances for getting in. And there are some urban myths that certainly go around the blogosphere about interviews, campus visits and chances. Thankfully, the admissions office at Stanford Graduate School of business has...
Read More[caption id="attachment_667" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Lots of angles (and curves) to measure"][/caption] There's a lot of talk about finding the "right fit" when it comes to selecting a business school. But as is the case with many words du jour, "fit" is often thrown around without much...
Read MoreI have always maintained that admissions officers are getting more and more transparent. And that's a good thing. Many admissions officers are regular bloggers; I’ve linked to the Chicago Booth School’s director of admissions Rose Martinelli several times. She has often written thoughtful posts on...
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