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| FROM Accepted.com Blog: HEC Paris: Why to Go and How to Get In |
 What do you know about Europe’s top business school? If the answer to that question is ‘Not much,” then you’ve come to the right place. Listen to the recording of our conversation with Philipe Oster, Director of Communication, Development and Admissions at HEC Paris MBA to learn about the program and to hear excellent admissions advice. 00:05:37 – An overview of the HEC Paris experience. 00:09:47 – The Jury is Out: The HEC application review process. 00:14:50 – What Philippe is looking for in an applicant. 00:18:49 – A very exciting core curriculum. 00:26:03 – HEC’s relationship with the luxury goods industry. 00:30:30 – Jobs are not easy to come by in the EU. Where are grads finding employment? 00:32:41 – Strengths of the HEC program. 00:33:53 – Advice for applicants considering HEC Paris. (But don’t listen to Philippe!) 00:38:35 – The 5 C’s that HEC Paris applicants – all applicants – need to keep in mind.  *Theme music is courtesy of podcastthemes.com. Related Links: • The HEC Paris MBA • HEC Paris MBA Admissions • HEC Paris MBA Fees & Funding • Meet the Admissions Development Team • Student Profiles • Alumni Profiles • HEC on Social: Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; YouTube; Blog; Instagram • HEC Paris B-School Zone • 2013 Virtual Panel: Exploring European B-Schools with IMD, HEC Paris and ESADE • My First-Hand Experience with HEC Paris • HEC Paris MBA Application Essay Tips Related Shows: • Global Business Leadership at Wharton’s Lauder Institute • An Inside Look at INSEAD • Leadership is King: Interview with IMD’s Lisa Piguet • From Luxury Marketing to Entrepreneurship: A Talk with Daria Burke Subscribe to Admissions Straight Talk:    Tags: Admissions Straight Talk, HEC, MBA Admissions, podcast 
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| FROM Accepted.com Blog: 2015 Kellogg Executive MBA Admissions Tips |
 The Kellogg Executive MBA questions are among the most comprehensive, thorough, and numerous of any EMBA application. It takes significant effort to put together a strong set of Kellogg EMBA essays, and that fact weeds out potential students who are not seriously interested in this competitive program. Moreover, the questions encompass almost every basic type: goals, behavioral (the experience and your reflection on it), evaluative (greatest skills and talents). It offers more than one optional essay. This set of essays requires the writer to wear different hats and excel at different types of self-analysis. Not least, the messages and contents of the essays should be coordinated to strategically and holistically create a picture of you that is vivid, distinguishing, and multifaceted without being contradictory or jumbled. Note that there are no word limits, therefore use your judgment; don’t write all 1,000 word essays. Depending on the question and what you have to say, 400-750 is a good range to target. ESSAYS: JOB DESCRIPTION: Describe the unit for which you are responsible and relate it to the total organization in terms of size, scope, and autonomy of responsibility. What human resources, budget, and capital investment are you responsible for? Please describe your position. A straightforward question – it contains several components, so be sure to answer all of them. Try to work in an anecdote or two somewhere, for example, if part of your role is to troubleshoot issues with global clients, give a brief example. 1. Why have you elected to apply to the Kellogg School Executive MBA Program? This essay should discuss your interest in the Kellogg program as a means to acquire the learning you seek in light of your goals. Clarify why you are pursuing the executive program specifically. You can also discuss other benefits that relate to personal preferences such as environment and the program’s schedule, structure, and location. Be specific and add thoughtful discussion, don’t just reiterate points from the website. If possible, cite conversations with students or alumni, including relevant insights you’ve gained from them. 2. What are your goals and objectives and how will a Kellogg Executive MBA help you achieve these? Please feel free to discuss both personal and professional goals. Discuss your goals in specific terms: industry, likely positions, which company or companies, possibly where, what you expect to do, possibly challenges you anticipate. Also discuss what you want to accomplish short- and long-term. To make the essay truly compelling, also show how your goals are rooted in your experience, what motivates your goals, and your vision for your goals. Finally, discuss the learning needs these goals engender and summarize how the Kellogg MBA meets them, saving the greater detail for essay 1. 3. Discuss a professional situation that did not end successfully. Why did you or your peers consider the situation to have negative results? How did you resolve the situation? Did it change your management style? If so, how? In selecting the story to discuss, use something relatively recent (even though unsuccessful, it can still show you at work in an engaging context and at a decision making level with high accountability), and something substantive. Be frank about your role as it may have contributed to the lack of success. For structure, keep it simple: first tell the story, and then address the remaining questions. The last part, about how it may have changed your management style, is a good opportunity to show you’ve not only learned from the experience but applied the learning, by briefly citing a specific example of your improved management style. 4. What do you consider to be your greatest skills and talents? How will you use these to contribute to an Executive MBA class as well as to a study group? First, what not to do: strain to find some unique skill or talent that no one else possesses in an effort to differentiate yourself. It doesn’t exist. Rather, look inward – whether it’s creativity, initiative, leadership, strategic thinking, interpersonal astuteness, analytic capability, mentoring/coaching – it’s the details and stories of how you manifest this quality that will make this essay exciting while strategically supporting and enhancing the other essays. Select 2-3 skills/talents that differ from each other (i.e., don’t do quant skills and analytic skills, or communication skills and interpersonal skills) and tell a quick story or anecdote illustrating each. Finally, for each, comment on how it will help you contribute by giving an example – these comments can be short, as they story itself will really convey how the skill or talent will let you contribute. 5. Describe how your relevant global experiences have influenced you professionally. (Optional) This is a great essay for most people to answer – if you’ve had any global experience, it can only have influenced you professionally. If you’ve had a lot of global experiences, don’t just do a survey of them and don’t feel you must write about all of them. Select the most meaningful experiences and tell the stories, and then explaining the influence on you. 6. Is there anything else that you would like to add to help us in evaluating your candidacy? (Optional) This question invites you to present new material that you think will enhance your application, as well as to explain anything that needs explaining (e.g., gap in employment). As far as non-necessary points, keep in mind that if you are making the adcom read more, there should be a clear value to the information. Finally, considering the many essays, keep it short. 7. Describe any major reports, instructional materials, or manuals that you have prepared or any research, inventions, or other creative work. (Optional) Note, “major.” Do not wrack your brain for every report or training material you’ve contributed to. If you have numerous patents, ditto. Focus on the most important ones of whatever type of material you are describing. A nice format is an annotated bullet list. 8. Please list the business/professional/community organizations in which you are active. (Optional) Note “are active.” Not “were active.” Rolling admissions: Suggested deadlines are June 15th for programs beginning in September, andOctober 15th for programs beginning in January.   By Cindy Tokumitsu, co-author of The EMBA Edge, and author of the free special report, Ace the EMBA. Cindy has helped MBA applicants get accepted to top EMBA programs around the world. She is delighted to help you too! Tags: 2015 EMBA Application, EMBA, MBA Admissions, Northwestern Kellogg 
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| FROM Accepted.com Blog: The Popularization of the Joint MD/MBA Degree |
 Hospitals staffed by physician CEOs outperformed those that did not employ medical leadership. A recent The Atlantic article talks about the rise of the combined MD/MBA degree and increased demand for doctors with both degrees. Previously, MBAs held leadership positions in hospital administration, and MDs filled the middle management positions – now, with the dual degree, the lead position can be filled by someone with business and clinical acumen. According to the Atlantic article, those hospitals staffed by physician CEOs outperformed those that did not employ medical leadership. With the Affordable Care Act and the implementation of other healthcare initiatives, doctors are seeing a greater need to understand the business of healthcare. Healthcare consultants and managers of healthcare startups are also popular positions for MD/MBA degree holders. In the last decade, it’s become increasingly common that doctors pursue additional degrees (PhD, MPH, MA, etc.), in part because of the growing complaint that med school curriculums haven’t changed much since the early 20th century. More and more students feel they need to supplement their med school education with additional schooling. In fact, 20 years ago there were only six joint MD/MBA programs, compared to 65 programs today. At UC Irvine, 20% of med students are also pursuing an MBA. Another study indicates that an understanding of business may actually help physicians in the exam room as well – a strong sense of leadership and finely tuned critical thinking can help a doctor solve medical problems, particularly in primary care, a field that may be on the rise among MD/MBAs. According to the Atlantic piece, “The field allows doctors to be creative while serving a high-need medical population, and to tackle preventive care rather than band-aid solutions.” These five-year programs enable students to pursue both degrees, paying a lot less for their MBA than they would if it were not part of a combined program. These programs also sort out timing issues that a person earning two separate degrees would inevitably encounter if not in a dual program. The breakdown usually goes as follows – three years of med school followed by one year of business school followed by a fifth year that combines the two disciplines (clinical rotations with business training). The Atlantic article is fairly long and goes into much more depth. I recommend reading it if you are seriously considering an MD/MBA.   Related Resources: • Business and Science Meet: Insights of an IMD Grad and Former Medical Doctor • Healthcare Management at Wharton and at Large • Medical School Admissions 101 Tags: MBA Admissions, MBA healthcare, Medical School Admissions 
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