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The Round 3 Question

Feb 03, 2012

Some business school applicants are legitimately wondering whether they should go ahead and apply in Round 3 for the 2012 entering class. Some realize that if they don’t apply in this round, they probably won’t matriculate this year. Others figure that they should take advantage...

Berkeley Haas, Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Uncategorized, Wharton

What is the Best Business School for a Career in Finance?

Jan 19, 2012

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Because I worked for Goldman Sachs right out of business school, later worked in investment management, and now consult with companies like BlackRock, lots of people ask what MBA program they should attend if they want a career in finance. And they also wonder if...

Inspiration, Uncategorized

Do You Need an MBA to Understand Business School Rankings?

Oct 11, 2011

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[caption id="attachment_833" align="alignleft" width="218" caption="Harvard is only ranked #4 by the Economist"][/caption] A lot of clients ask: How much do business school rankings matter? Are they accurate? How should I use them to help me figure out what schools to apply to? If you’ve had any...

Essays

What have you learned from a mistake?

Sep 21, 2011

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The MBA essay that asks about learning from a mistake scares almost everyone. This is a question that, in various forms, can be found on many applications, notably that of Harvard Business School. For those of you who are petrified of writing the “mistake” essay, take...

Harvard Business School, Inspiration, Uncategorized

What Conan O Brien Teaches Us

Jul 21, 2011

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[caption id="attachment_690" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Conan the Inspiration"][/caption] Before talk show host Conan O'Brien gave his heralded graduation speech to the Dartmouth class of 2011, I used to tell clients—rather anyone who would listen—to read his speech to the Harvard Class of 2000. Speaking before his own...

Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Uncategorized

Start Your MBA App Now

Jun 17, 2011

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Some might wonder why you would want to start your MBA application now, when the first deadline is almost four months away. Two reasons: you get to meet current students and alums and you let your brain do some ruminating. I wrote in my last post...

Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, Inspiration, Stanford GSB

The New MBAs Who Are Changing the Definition of Leadership

May 06, 2011

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This article was originally published in Forbes Woman. You can see more at this link. If someone were to ask which countries in the world have more women than men preparing for their MBA by taking the Graduate Management Admissions Test, you might guess the...

Berkeley Haas, Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Uncategorized, Wharton

Business Schools that Accept the GRE or GMAT

Mar 17, 2011

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More and more business schools are accepting the GRE in lieu of the GMAT these days. In response to a query I received from the academic adviser to students at one of the world's top undergraduate schools, I thought I would put together a handy...

Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, Inspiration, Stanford GSB, Wharton

GMAT, GRE, LSAT and Your Brain

Mar 09, 2011

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Starting to think about taking the GMAT, GRE or LSAT? This is actually the time to start looking into courses, figuring out whether you want to take a class or get a private tutor, or whether doing the online/whiteboard route works for you. You can...

Harvard Business School, Uncategorized, Wharton

Non-Traditional MBA Candidates and “Bizability”

Dec 09, 2010

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It’s funny, but almost everyone I know is a non-traditional candidate for their MBA. And it scares them. They think everyone else applying to business school comes from consulting or finance, and those not from those fields should just give up. We all know a...

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What is the Best Business School for a Career in Finance?

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What have you learned from a mistake?

What Conan O Brien Teaches Us

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The New MBAs Who Are Changing the Definition of Leadership

Business Schools that Accept the GRE or GMAT

GMAT, GRE, LSAT and Your Brain

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