Α while ago, I entered a competition for the best MBA blog. In my day job, I am a graduate admissions consultant, so I thought I would try to get some attention to my blog through this contest. I didn’t win. I didn’t place. I...
Read More[caption id="attachment_846" align="alignright" width="256"] You are thinner, of course[/caption] Writing MBA essays can be hard work. If you know anyone who is applying to business school you may have heard them muttering to themselves, “What does matter most to me and why?” (Stanford GSB) or “What...
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 MoreAs I write this, it's less than six months to the first round deadlines for business school application. And there's plenty you can do to get organized now. This means mapping out a strategy, juggling all the moving parts, executing, following up, and all while...
Read MoreI recently attended a workshop at the Stanford Graduate School of Business on pitching business plans to entrepreneurs. The experts there kept hammering it home: consider your audience. An MBA application is like any sales pitch. Your audience will not only determine what you have to...
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