Tag Archive | "MBA Admissions"
Current, MBA
Lesson #1 of a five-part series for drafting exemplary essays.
As you gear up to write your application essays, you may have looked at some sample essays only to ask yourself afterward, “Sure, these are great, but what do these essays have to do with me?” This series of blog posts will help you go [...]
Bschool Life, Current, MBA
Most people think that if you’re undergoing the Greek system’s recruitment and pledging trials, focus on your studies, and consequently your GPA, are bound to plummet. However, according to Penn’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, the opposite occurs with University of Pennsylvania Greeks. A recent Daily Pennsylvanian article reports that “at Penn, Greeks can [...]
Bschool Life, Current, MBA
NOTE: This is #3 in a series of blog posts on the topic, “How to Select the Right MBA Programs.” To see the whole series to date, link to the following: Post #1, Introducing the Series; Post #2, Assessing Your Profile
Now that you did the hard work of assessing your profile, put it aside for [...]
Career, Current, MBA
According to an INSEAD study an MBA really does add value to a CEO. A recent BusinessWeek article explains how.
The MBA debate has been going on for years: Bill Gates and Steve Jobs didn’t even finish college; so is an MBA really necessary? Additionally, MBA “naysayers,” as the BW article calls them, claim that MBA [...]
GMAT, MBA, Other
NOTE: This is #2 in a series of blog posts on the topic, “How to Select the Right MBA Programs.” To see the whole series to date, link to the following: Post #1, Introducing the Series
Post #2: ASSESSING YOUR PROFILE
Thinking about what you want and need in an MBA program is the fun part. Before [...]
Career, Current, MBA
While students are still worried about landing post-graduate jobs in the tight job market, career service directors predict that 2010 may be “the year of the [MBA job market] turnaround,” reports BusinessWeek last week. Some of these encouraging signs include an increase of full-time MBA job postings—70% of schools saw a decrease in postings last [...]
Books, Bschool Life, Current, MBA, Other
According to the Financial Times article “MBA degrees more popular than ever,” the financial crisis seems to have barely affected the opinions of prospective MBA students. More than 80% of the 723 students surveyed reported that “they were inclined to think of the degree in a more positive light…as a result of the financial crisis.” [...]
MBA
It’s late February, already in the ebb of the current MBA admissions season. As such, it’s the perfect time for people considering applying next season to break out of hibernation and start tackling a part of the process that is often shortchanged: school selection.
In ten-plus years of MBA admissions consulting I have found that a [...]
Blog, Books, Current, MBA
I am slowly (more slowly than I anticipated) applying the principles established in Chip Heath and Dan Heath’s Made to Stick to personal statements and application essays. For this post: Concreteness.
The third of Made to Sticks six key principles, concreteness, doesn’t seem to apply to intangibles like leadership, achievement, teamwork, or character – the topics [...]
Bschool Life, Current, Fun Stuff, MBA, Other
The Haas School Newsroom released its new strategic plan last week. The plan focuses on redefining the role of the business leader. This area of the site is definitely worth a visit if you’re interested in a Haas MBA, and I recommend the short videos with Dean Lyons. In your essays and interviews, when you [...]
