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MBAnalysis Blog: Big Enough to be Small?
August 3, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When you watch basketball, you will sometimes hear a commentator talk about a player, “playing big.” What this means is that though the player may be physically small they take on roles that usually players of their size just don’t do. As aficionados of the NBA know, the classic example is Charles Barkley. Though only…
5 Keys to Writing the Cornell Johnson Essays
August 1, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] So you want to go to Johnson? Prove it! That’s the mentality espoused by the MBA Admissions Committee at this small, tight-knit school. And here are five ways to make your application essays stand out. 1. It’s about the prep At Cornell, we value students who create impact. Please indicate the opportunities for impact…
Jones: More Than Energy! Tips for the Rice MBA Essay Prompts
July 31, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Jones Graduate School of Business (of Rice University) is no longer just for those interested in oil & gas. Though still energy focused, key areas that Rice also focuses on include health care and entrepreneurship. In fact, that entrepreneurial vibe is seen right from the get-go with the first essay question being a required…
MBAnalysis Blog: The Cat’s Out of the Bag…in Pittsburgh?
July 30, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Uber is testing self-driving cars there; Google has more than 500 employees there; Apple and Facebook have already come, while Amazon just landed. And, by the way, the food may just be the best in the country. And, there is art everywhere. San Francisco? Boston? NYC? No, no and no. It is …Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh,…
UNC Kenan-Flagler: 2 Essays, 6 Things to Keep in Mind
July 29, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] UNC Kenan-Flagler is guided by a set of core values, which includes Excellence, Leadership, Integrity, Community and Teamwork. As you approach Kenan-Flagler’s essays, provide examples of how you live these values. Please describe your short and long term goals post-MBA. Explain how your professional experience has shaped these goals, why this career option appeals…
Tips for Responding to the Tuck MBA Essays
July 29, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Guidance for 2018-19 can be found HERE. With one of the smallest class sizes of top MBA programs and a culture of camaraderie, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth is known a “tight-knit community” and students really are as close to each other as they say. Because of this, the Tuck admissions committee…
MBAnalysis Blog: Meaningful Becoming Exceptional
July 27, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the previous blog post, I tried to give some guidance on what “exceptional” looks like in business school. And it probably isn’t you. Sorry. Next, the question becomes, how does the average person – who didn’t play professional sports, found their own company, or circumnavigate the globe –get in to a top MBA program?…
Five Tips to Nail Your INSEAD Essays
July 26, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text](Updated for 2018-2019) With three motivational essays and four short answer questions, INSEAD has one of the longer business school applications. So give yourself plenty of time think about the story you want to tell and the message you want to convey. Here are 5 tips to prepare to help you nail your INSEAD Essays:…
MBAnalysis Blog: Exceptional or Meaningful?
July 20, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]My colleague Susan, will frequently point to Maya DiRado as the “perfect” MBA candidate. For those of you who don’t know Maya, she is a 3.6 Stanford grad, having studied both management science and engineering. Her father is from Argentina and she is now working as a McKinsey consultant… And by the way, she won…
The Do-Over: 5 Tips for Business School Reapplicants
July 20, 2017
If you did not get the news you wanted last year in the MBA Admissions process, you may be wondering how to approach the reapplication process. Once you have allowed yourself time to accept the disappointment, here are five tips for approaching this next application cycle to get the desired result. 1. Confirm Reapplicant Requirements….
MBAnalysis Blog: Cornell Tech, The Best of All Worlds
July 17, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What do you get when you combine a blue chip business school with a Nobel Prize winning foreign university? A piece of start-up nation in the middle of Silicon Alley? Technical know-how with Ivy League business sensibilities? Plus a $2 billion glimmering new campus? You get the Cornell Tech MBA. An MBA program…
MBA Admissions Tips: Optional Essay Do’s And Don’ts
July 16, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It is tempting to think that you can win the heart of the admissions committee by adding an optional essay. You may be burning to expand upon the cross-cultural insights you learned from your trek to Peru. But, before you power up your PC, think about the point of the optional essay. Quite simply,…