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March 20, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There was a great article in The New York Times about Midwestern cities that are growing entrepreneurial communities. Describing them as “Comeback Cities,” it highlighted Detroit, MI; Youngstown and Akron, OH; South Bend, IN; and Flint, MI as hotbeds for start-ups. This comes in parallel to a lot of talk about “Silicon Prairie” that touts…
March 12, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]One of the most frustrating parts of the MBA application process is when applicants who are “just like” you get in, but you don’t. Nothing leads to more second-guessing and self-questioning than when the person sitting next you in the office, gets accepted, while you keep on getting “thank you for your efforts, we have…
March 7, 2018
To view an up-to-date version of this post, click here. We are frequently asked what it takes to get into one of the top programs. Of course, you need a strong GPA, GMAT, work experience, essays, etc. But it also needs your best effort, meaning that you have done all that you need to create…
March 2, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While banking, consulting, engineering and marketing have always been feeders to MBA programs, one key business function, sales, never has been. There are probably a bunch of reasons for this. First and foremost it is that progressing in a sales career doesn’t require business school. It requires…more sales. Also, as anyone who has ever worked…
February 14, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Just about the same time every year, we get an influx of new clients looking for a “ding analysis,” meaning helping them figure out why they were rejected from all their top schools. Generally, this process isn’t quite as hard as you might think because there are some obvious spots in the application process where…
February 11, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As Valentine’s Day bears down upon us, this is not a bad time to look at business school through a different lens, like which school you might want to attend if you’re looking for a life partner. Not exactly something the US News or Financial Times consider when they make their rankings, but in the…
February 2, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Getting an MBA is possibly one of the biggest investments of your life. As you ponder a hundred-thousand-dollar-plus investment, there is likely to be a realization that you cannot do something as important as this on your own. While friends or colleagues may help, rarely do they have the expertise to move the needle much…
January 18, 2018
To view an up-to-date version of this post, click here. The first hurdle business school applicants have to cross is getting an interview. And at some schools that is nearly impossible. At Harvard Business School, for example, roughly 20% of applicants get to meet with an admissions committee member directly to plead their case. But…
January 18, 2018
To view an up-to-date version of this post, click here. So, you have been lucky enough to be invited to interview by your top choice MBA program. Congratulations! Your chances of being accepted have just risen from maybe 15% to roughly 50%. While you now have a great opportunity to cement your candidacy, here are…
December 22, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With about two weeks to go before deadlines come fast and furious some of you may start thinking about more schools to which to apply. This may be a product of not getting into your dream school, and now you want to pursue plan B. Or, hopefully, you have gotten into your target school and…
December 12, 2017
Most of you are working up a sweat to get these applications done. No doubt, the essay is likely tripping you up. And the reason is that MBA essays are a type of writing that you may have never done. Or it may have been years since you wrote something similar. In fact, you may…
December 6, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With almost exactly a month until those Round 2 deadlines start coming fast and furious, NOW is the time to decide if you really are in good enough shape to submit a great application to your top choice MBA program. Just to give you some dates, from January 3 to the 24th some thirty schools…
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