Tag : Harvard Business School

  • I make no secret about being a Golden State Warriors fan. This is my home town team, and I am proud to admit that I am not just a bandwagon fan.  Sports fan or not, you’ve probably heard about their history-making skill.  You’ll see effusive…

  • MBA questions

    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…

  • I recently wrote an article for Poets and Quants on Round 3, checking in with a whole bunch of admissions officers for their official word on the subject.  The quick answer: it’s a smaller round, and if you do apply, do it with gusto. For…

  • This is the in-between season for MBA applicants, characterized by anxiety for everyone, including me. Reason: those who have already met their first-round deadlines have nothing to do but wait, and are suddenly overwhelmed with free time and unused gym memberships. Those who are applying…

  • Every MBA candidate I talk to asks the same question: is the optional essay really optional?  It really depends. Wharton, for example has a second essay which they call “optional,” which it is, but it is a free form, “tell us something else we might…