When I agreed to respond to ten common questions that MBA applicants had, I promised that I wouldn’t say “it depends” to every question… even though there isn’t just one…
Posts tagged as “leadership”
Striking a Balance Between Authenticity and Cynicism In my eighteen years of helping people earn admission into their dream schools, two kinds of applicants are quite common. The first…
Self-reflection is a crucial element in crafting a compelling MBA application. Often candidates underestimate the significance of introspection and fail to allocate sufficient time to this critical process. With over…
UC Berkeley Haas is an outstanding Silicon Valley B-school with a reputation for social responsibility and technology. It is a perfect school for entrepreneurial students interested in cleantech, healthcare, social…
Located on Northwestern University's main campus in Evanston, Illinois, the Kellogg School of Management's MBA program emphasizes teamwork and develops "leaders who are empathetic, innovative and who harness the power…
Schools are looking for applicants who can show that they have strong leadership qualities and experiences and can demonstrate that they will actively contribute to their student/alumni communities, not to mention to…
Teamwork, and its close cousin, leadership, are highly prized by graduate programs and universities. But if you haven’t worked in teams on any regular basis, don’t worry! There are more ways…
What are the qualities that Stanford GSB is looking for as they build their class? How do successful applicants stand out from the crowd? At a school as competitive as…
Thank you, Harvard Business School. That’s what applicants should think when they visit the program’s website and find “habit of leadership” on its “Who are we looking for?” admissions page.…
If you’re applying to b-school next year, you may not have started thinking about MBA applications yet. But now is actually an excellent time to get started – not just…