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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Avoid mistakes that can derail your MBA application
The decisions applicants make today can drastically impact their business school admission outcome. I spoke with an applicant who had applied to a top business school and was ultimately denied admission. Academically, she was a strong candidate (above 730 GMAT and 3.6 GPA from an Ivy League University). She had pursued an unusual major and…
Read MoreThe Value of Diversity in the MBA Admission Process
The Value of Diversity in the MBA Admission Process: In The National, the first English-language publication in Abu Dhabi, incoming Insead Dean, Dipak Jain signals where his key attention will be: expanding the cultural diversity of Insead. During his visit to Abu Dhabi, Dean Jain stressed the fact that Insead is a school that values…
Read MorePoets and Quants MBA Predictions for 2011
I read with great interest my friend John Byrne’s Poets and Quants projections for 2011 and found it quite interesting. We will have to wait to see how much of a fortune teller the insightful mastermind of Poets and Quants is. I agree with the assertions covered here especially regarding Yale SOM coming into its…
Read MoreMIT Switches to iPads: No More Application Paper Folders
The Wall Street Journal has reported that for the class of 2013 MIT Sloan Admissions will no longer use physical applications to evaluate candidates but are switching to iPads. This move is estimated to save the school about $10,000 a year and will help create a more efficient process. MIT is no stranger to adopting…
Read MoreThe MBA Bridge from the Battleground to the Boardroom
I came across an interesting article The MBA bridge you from the battlefield to the boardroom about ex-military people eschewing the battlefield for the boardroom and had to pause and take notice. I am often asked by military MBA applicants about how to leverage their backgrounds in the application process for business school despite little…
Read MoreThe Case for Applying Round Two
I do believe that often the early bird does get the best worm. And yes, I subscribe to the idea that there is value in applying early—for starters, you show the schools you have your act together and you demonstrate your commitment that they are at the top of your list. But before pulling that…
Read MoreThe Value of Volunteering
Volunteering Can Do More than Land You a Coveted Admission Offer! It is true that leadership involvement in community service is an important ingredient to securing an admission offer to a top business school. But there are other benefits to volunteer work besides demonstrating to the admissions committee that you are a well-rounded, multi-dimensional leader…
Read MorePrograms for Bio Tech
I’m often asked about specific programs that target unique interests, whether it is real estate, entertainment or what have you. I came across this article that talks about different customized programs for those interested in a career in the bio tech space http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123809943944451143.html But beyond the schools covered in this article, there are also many…
Read MoreNew Leadership at Top Business Schools
With a new Dean at Stanford (Garth Saloner) and the recent resignation of Dean Dipak Jain at Kellogg, it will be interesting to see what changes if any will emerge under the new leadership. Every leader puts her mark on the organization she leads. Business Schools are no different. Time will tell if there will be…
Read MoreHARVARD ACCEPTS THE GRE
Like Stanford GSB and MIT, HBS will begin accepting GRE scores in lieu of the GMAT starting this fall. For more details, check out the full press release from Harvard announcing this change.
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