tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44978072805067361542026-03-14T09:31:43.457+09:00The Source for Independent Advice on MBA, LL.M. & Graduate AdmissionsAdam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comBlogger828125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-75550306466039201262025-09-29T19:10:00.001+09:002025-09-29T19:10:04.998+09:00

 In this third of three posts I provide advice for HBS MBA Admissions Interviews. This third post focuses on preparation. The first post discusses logistics and content. The second post focuses on strategy. At the time of the blog post, 101 of my clients (mostly comprehensive counseling plus those interview only clients I worked with for 5 hours, this does not include an even

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 This is the second of three posts I provide advice for HBS MBA Admissions Interviews.  This second post focuses on strategy. The first post discusses logistics and content. The third post focuses on preparation. At the time of the blog post, 101 of my clients (mostly comprehensive counseling plus those interview only clients I worked with for 5 hours, this does not include an

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 This is the first of three posts I provide advice for HBS MBA Admissions Interviews.  This post discusses logistics and content.  This post also includes analysis of the Post-Interview Reflection. The second post focuses on strategy. The third post focuses on preparation. These posts  reflect the reports I have received from clients over the past several cycles since

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 There is a significant amount of concern expressed about AI generated essays. The main reason I would be concerned about it has nothing to do with the graduate admissions process: Becoming dependent on AI makes people stupid. MIT's study on this issue is worth reviewing. See abstract (https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/) and an interview with the primary researcher

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 In this post, I analyze the essay questions for the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for Fall 2026 admission. For my most recent posts on Wharton interviews, please see here. My clients have been admitted to Wharton every year since 2002. Since I started my own counseling service in 2007, I have had 103 clients admitted to Wharton's MBA program (88 admitted to Wharton,

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 This will be a four part series of blog posts on the essays and rest of the application for admission to the Harvard Business School Class of 2028:-The first post focuses on overall strategy, the 3 essays and the goals statement.-The second post focuses on the application form questions. It will focus on helping you brainstorm and develop your content.-The third post focuses on the

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 This will be a four part series of blog posts on the essays and rest of the application for admission to the Harvard Business School Class of 2028:-The first post focuses on overall strategy, the 3 essays and the goals statement.-The second post focuses on the application form questions. It will focus on helping you brainstorm and develop your content.-This third post focuses on the

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 This will be a four part series of blog posts on the essays and rest of the application for admission to the Harvard Business School Class of 2028:-The first post focuses on overall strategy, the 3 essays and the goals statement.-This second post focuses on the application form questions. It will focus on helping you brainstorm and develop your content.-The third post focuses on the

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 This will be a four part series of blog posts on the essays and rest of the application for admission to the Harvard Business School Class of 2028:-This post focuses on overall strategy. It will provide the basis for thinking about what HBS wants to know about you and why. It will discuss the the three main essays and goals statement. The objective is to give the reader the big picture and&

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 In this post, I analyze the MIT Sloan MBA application for Class of 2028.  I will discuss the Cover Letter, Video Questions 1 & 2, "The World that Shaped You" essay, Organization Chart, and Resume in this post.My clients have been admitted to the MIT Sloan MBA almost every year since 2002. Since I started my own counseling service in 2007, I have had 52 clients admitted to MIT Sloan

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 In this post, I analyze Kellogg's MBA essay and video essays questions for admission to the MBA program for the Class of 2028. I have taken the written essay questions from Kellogg's website.  The deadlines for Kellogg are Round 1: Sept 10, 2025, Round 2: Jan 7, 2026, and R1: Apr 1, 2026.PLEASE NOTE: I will update this June 17, 2025 blog post as needed once the Kellogg application

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 The most important thing I can tell you about gaining admission to Columbia Business School, aside from my essay analysis below, is to apply in Round 1 for either January (Deadline: June 17)  or August (Deadline September 3).  Based on what has occurred in prior years, Round 1 is best to maximize admission because the rate of waitlisting and outright dings goes up significantly in

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 In this post, I analyze the Stanford GSB MBA  essays and additional information/resume/employment history/activities for Class of 2028. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. For an overall quick analysis on M7 schools essays see here for an earlier post. You can find results and/or testimonials from my clients admitted to the Stanford Classes of 2027, 2026,

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 In this third of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews.  This third post focuses on preparation. The first post discusses logistics and content. The second post focuses on strategy. These posts are a January 2025 revision of posts originally written in 2021. In light of overall changes to HBS's admissions criteria (See my 2024 post on that here), I thought it worth

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 This is the second of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews.  This second post focuses on strategy. The first post discusses logistics and content. The third post focuses on preparation. These posts are a January 2025 revision of posts originally written in 2021. In light of overall changes to HBS's admissions criteria (See my 2024 post on that here), I thought it

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 This is the first of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. It is a January 2025 revision of a post originally written in 2021. These posts are a January 2025 revision of posts originally written in 2021. In light of overall changes to HBS's admissions criteria (See my 2024 post on that here), I thought it worth updating these posts after I received R1 interview reports

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 In this post, I analyze the Stanford GSB MBA (also MBA and MSX) essays and additional information/resume/employment history/activities for Class of 2027 . My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. For an overall quick analysis on M7 schools essays see here for an earlier post. You can find results and/or testimonials from my clients admitted to the Stanford Classes of

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 In this post, I analyze the essay questions for the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for Fall 2025 admission.  For my most recent posts on Wharton interviews, please see here. My clients have been admitted to Wharton every year since 2002. Since I started my own counseling service in 2007, I have had 100 clients admitted to Wharton's MBA program (85 admitted to

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 The most important thing I can tell you about gaining admission to Columbia Business School's Class of 2027, aside from my essay analysis below, is to apply in Round 1 (Deadline September 10, 2024).  Based on what occurred with CBS applications for August 2024 entry- Hard but normal for admission in R1 and terrible in R2 (incredibly rate of rejection and waitlisting reported worldwide)

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Columbia Business School has just announced the deadlines and essay questions for the J-term  Class of 2026 admission.  As they have not stated the deadlines for  August 2025 (Class of 2027) admission, I am going to make a second post for this purpose instead of one unified post. BIG CHANGE for J-term: The final deadline is now in August instead of September.  Want to start

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 My clients frequently ask me how much time they have to invest in learning about the MBA programs they will be applying to. That is, how many live or online information sessions, how many alumni and/or current students do they need to contact, and how much do they need to master the school's curriculum and other offerings to write their applications? Now that Covid is over, some also ask if

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 In this post, I analyze Kellogg's MBA essay and video essays questions for admission to the MBA program for the Class of 2026. I have taken the  written essay questions from Kellogg's website. My clients have been admitted to the Kellogg School of Business  every year since 2002. Since I started my own counseling service in 2007, I have had 73 clients admitted to Kellogg. My

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 In this post, I analyze the essay questions for the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for Fall 2024 admission.  For my most recent posts on Wharton interviews, please see here. My clients have been admitted to Wharton every year since 2002. Since I started my own counseling service in 2007, I have had 96 clients admitted to Wharton (81 admitted to Wharton, 1 to

Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-72400149718411864462023-05-22T19:13:00.007+09:002023-06-17T07:41:49.230+09:00

 Columbia Business School has, as they do every year, modified their MBA application essay set for 2024 admission to the January term Class of 2025 and the August term Class of 2026.  This year they have removed their song/book/movie question (see my post from last year if you are interested in this for some reason) and gone back to using their DEI question (Previously used in 2021. See

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 In this post, I will be analyzing the essay question and key components of the HBS Application for the Class of 2026.  In addition to discussing overall HBS application strategy and the required essay, I will discuss key parts of the application form, resume, and transcript. I also provide some advice for HBS reapplicants and  for Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental

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