Lots of MBA programs, including Harvard Business School, have now decided that they need to increase more women applicants. But here's the reality check: it doesn't mean it is a cakewalk to get in, especially to the top business schools. The well-funded Forté Foundation figured this...
Read MoreA student I worked with, let's call her Jennifer, was recently admitted to Wharton (really) and waitlisted at her first-choice school, UC Berkeley. She was also a reapplicant, and has learned While waiting, she agreed to offer advice from the trenches, of one who succeeded...
Read MoreNote: this article was published as a feature article in Poets & Quants' 2014 Rankings Guide As prospective students begin thinking about the business school admissions ordeal, one of the first things they often do is market research. Just as if you were to buy an...
Read MoreYou might think that it's early for the 2014-2015 MBA admissions cycle, but it's actually the best time to start thinking about things. Aside from the fact that I've never, ever, in my life met someone who said, "I wish I had started later on...
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As students rush to get their applications in for the second round of MBA admissions, schools are reaching out to students to separate true from false. Part of it is because everyone runs to forums to get their information rather than directly from schools. So...
Read MoreI have just started a YouTube channel and I am testing the ability to embed the newest video. This is on the MBA letters of recommendation ...
Read MoreOver at Wall Street Oasis, I've been running a Q&A forum, answering all kinds of questions from specific application tips, to queries about career goals. Yesterday, I received and answered a question on career focus that seems pretty typical, so I thought I would repost...
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 More...is brilliant. Lewis might be most adept person on the planet in putting the human face on business concepts. When we think about presenting ourselves in writing, for example through admissions essays, or in person, through interviews, or even in mixed media, we can all learn...
Read MoreI had the pleasure of being hosted by the admissions folks at Wharton last week for a full day of education about the MBA program and experience. Ankur Kumar, head of admissions, was quite open about the process. The big news is that the team...
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