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MIT Sloan on Top: Five Tips for Your MIT Sloan Cover Letter
July 14, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text](Updated for 2019-2020) It may just be the glory days of MIT Sloan. By sitting in the middle of the booming Boston economy, centered in the emerging world of biotech, leading a movement in sustainability, and sitting one block (yes, really one block) away from Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and more venture capital firms than…
Booth: Where a Picture is Worth 1000 Words
July 7, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Once you choose an image, decide the medium that you are most comfortable with. If you are the creative type, a presentation might be the way to go. Strong writers might choose an essay. Demonstrate through pictures and words how great a match Booth is for you and you for Booth. While some…
MBAnalysis Blog: Your Mother was Wrong, You Really are Just Average
July 6, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “Welcome to the MBA admissions process where all applicants can do math, all students speak fluent English, and all candidates are above average.” Garrison Keillor (sort of). In my last blog post, I wrote about weighing your chance of acceptance at a top program if you were an average candidate. I really put the…
How to Ace the Kellogg MBA Essay
July 5, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text](Updated for 2018-2019) Essay 1: Kellogg’s purpose is to educate, equip & inspire brave leaders who create lasting value. Tell us about a time you have demonstrated leadership and created lasting value. What challenges did you face, and what did you learn? (450 words) This question serves to highlight Kellogg’s deepest mission to develop strong…
MBAnalysis Blog: NYU Stern – An Embarrassment of Choices
July 3, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Many of us were applauding when earlier this year, NYU Stern unveiled two new one-year MBAs in Tech and Fashion & Luxury. With a tight focus on a single industry, and a duration of only one-year, Stern is bringing to the business school world a product that will serve many students well by being lower…
Duke Fuqua 25 Random Things: Do’s and Don’ts
July 3, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text](Updated for 2020-2021) Not surprisingly, Duke’s Fuqua School of Business is asking for the same 25 random things again this year. Having read this essay for more than a handful of years, I have seen a broad range of responses, some terrible, some brilliant. Through this ‘essay’ Fuqua wants to get to know who YOU…
Creating That Killer Wharton Essay
June 29, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The legendary cylindrical tower edging Locust walk houses Wharton, a business school with a history of shaping the minds and clarifying the values of top business leaders. Wharton prides itself on team work, leadership, and instilling lessons of self-reflection and growth into the Learning Team—a group of six students placed together during pre-term…
MBAnalysis Blog: Loving Private Equity? Hack an MBA (Part 1 of 3)
June 27, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “I want to go into private equity’” … ding, ding, ding…drink! Remember that old drinking game from college when you were say, watching Survivor, and Jeff Probst would say, “Here we go” and then everyone would take a shot? That’s how I sometimes feel when applicants tell me about their desire to get a…
How to Create the Best Possible Resume for Your MBA Application
June 23, 2017
To view an up-to-date version of this post, click here. An excellent resume is an important part of the MBA application because it gives Admissions Committees (AdComs) a snapshot of your work experience, education, skills and accomplishments. However, it is more than an updated version of the resume you used to land your current job….
MBAnalysis Blog: Loving Private Equity? Hack an MBA (Part 2 of 3)
June 23, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As noted in my previous blog, a credible MBA applicant doesn’t just say they want to go into “private equity” but knows exactly what type of private equity. To answer this question, you first need to understand private equities’ different flavors. Some types of private equity are easier to understand than others. GEOGRAPHY Some…
6 Must-Do Things in July to Move Your MBA Applications Forward
June 22, 2017
Early July is about two months before the first regular-decision MBA application deadlines, including HBS’s. You’re likely pretty overwhelmed by all there is to do, but it helps to lay out the tasks in steps to keep all the moving parts together. Here are some things you should do in July: 1. Revise Essay Outlines…
5 Things You Should Know Before Applying to an MBA Program
June 22, 2017
The AIGAC Annual Conference that I attended this week explores the latest trends in the graduate application process. Whether you are considering an MBA, law or other advanced degree, considerable planning and resources are required to apply and then attend. Relationships between career demands, school curricula, and the admissions process were discussed during the conference’s…