Archive for August, 2009
UNC Kenan Flagler 2010 MBA Essay Questions and Deadlines
UNC Kenan Flagler 2010 MBA Essay Questions My comments are in red. The essay questions are identical to last year’s, as are my comments, with the exception of one new question for essay 4. Some applicants seek the MBA as a career enhancing tool to accelerate advancement...
Upcoming Events for MBA Applicants
Just around the corner: Wharton Admissions Chat On Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/5:00 PM GMT, J.J. Cutler, Director of Admissions and Ankur Kumar, Senior Associate Director of the world’s first collegiate business school will participate in a Wharton admissions chat at...
Special Fall Offers from The Princeton Review
Special Fall Offers from The Princeton Review Save $250 on GMAT, GRE, LSAT or MCAT Classroom or LiveOnline Courses when you enroll between 9/1-9/30. Save $150 on SAT or ACT Essentials Nov./Dec. courses when you enroll between 9/1-9/30 (New Program Offering) Save...
The EMBA Edge
Information dedicated to EMBA applicants specifically has been lacking. You EMBA applicants frequently read regular MBA admissions material and wondered, “Is it really for me?” That has just changed. Now there is a guide really for you: The EMBA Edge: A Guide to EMBA Admissions, by...
The MBA Tour is Coming
The MBA Tour will visit the following cities in the next couple of months. Mark your calendar. Take advantage of these opportunities to learn more about MBA admissions and meet with school representatives. In Asia Sep 3, 09 Tokyo Sep 5, 09 Seoul Sep 7, 09 Taipei Sep 10, 09 Beijing Sep 12, 09 Shanghai Sep 15,...
MBA Admissions: Other Dimensions of Fit
I have repeatedly emphasized the importance of post-MBA goals in choosing schools and ultimately in demonstrating fit with your target programs. However, goals are not the only element in determining fit. Rose Martinelli, Associate Dean for Student Recruitment and Admissions at Chicago Booth School of Business...
MBA Letters of Recommendation
Just Wednesday in the MIT Sloan MBA admissions chat, an applicant made light of letters of recommendation and their role in the application process. Jennifer Barba, Assistant Director of MBA Admissions, responded: “The rec letters are a crucial piece of our evalutation. It’s the only part...
MBA Reappliant Webinar Recording Now Online
We just posted three versions of the MBA reapplicant webinar, “Take 2: How to Reapply Right to Business School.”Why 3 version? For your immediate online viewing pleasure on a regular/large computer screen. To download later and view on a computer screen. To download to your Ipod. With all these...
MBA Admissions News Round Up
Several worthwhile pieces of interest came out over the last few days: BusinessWeek published this week a review of six GMAT test prep companies, including user feedback. The six companies are Kaplan, Princeton Review, Newton, Manhattan GMAT, Manhattan Review, and Veritas Prep Dartmouth announced this week that...
MBA Admissions News: MIT Sloan, Tuck, Ross, Booth, Admissions Trends, Chicago Connect
Here’s what’s going on: MIT Sloan Q&A. MIT Sloan launches this years series of chats for Accepted. We will host Jennifer Burke Barba, MIT Sloan’s Assistant Director of MBA Admissions, and other members of the MIT team on Wednesday August 12 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/...