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6 Must-Do Things in July to Move Your MBA Applications Forward
June 22, 2017
Early July is about two months before the first regular-decision MBA application deadlines, including HBS’s. You’re likely pretty overwhelmed by all there is to do, but it helps to lay out the tasks in steps to keep all the moving parts together. Here are some things you should do in July: 1. Revise Essay Outlines…
5 Things You Should Know Before Applying to an MBA Program
June 22, 2017
The AIGAC Annual Conference that I attended this week explores the latest trends in the graduate application process. Whether you are considering an MBA, law or other advanced degree, considerable planning and resources are required to apply and then attend. Relationships between career demands, school curricula, and the admissions process were discussed during the conference’s…
MBAnalysis Blog: Loving Private Equity? Hack an MBA (Part 3 of 3)
June 20, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In the past blog, I noted a couple of different flavors of private equity. Now, I want to discuss the most complicated category of PE investing which is the point in the life of the company when the investment is made. This would include anywhere from seed stage investments, all the way to investing…
Are You Wonder Woman or Spider-Man? Stratus Can Uncover Your Superpowers!
June 19, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In my 15+ years in MBA admissions, I have seen many MBA applicants struggle to connect the dots between what they have done in the past and their career goals. One client had a career with several turns, including a job at a bank and a role managing inventory levels for a consumer health…
MBAnalysis Blog: Excited to be a Product Manager? Take a look at this!
June 13, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Joining the ranks of a growing list of one-year Masters Programs, including the recently announced NYU Tech MBA and the now firmly established Cornell Tech MBA, is Carnegie Mellon’s Master of Science in Product Management (MSPM). This joint effort between the Tepper School of Business and Carnegie Mellon University‘s School of Computer Science is…
Four Tips for Committing to Yale SOM
June 9, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text](Updated for 2019-2020) Yale SOM wants to know who you are beyond the application, what makes you tick and to what you are devoted. The best way to understand this is by asking about your biggest commitment. The Yale SOM essay prompt, “Describe the biggest commitment you have ever made” is a great platform to…
How to Tackle the Stanford GSB 2020−2021 Application Essays
June 8, 2017
The GSB’s essays are the most expansive and demanding of all top MBA programs. With a 650-word essay that searches your soul, 400 words on Stanford itself, and four optional short answers that allow you to reveal purpose and impact, you should never feel that you have left anything on the table. With these essays,…
MBAnalysis Blog: Inside Names and Outside Names; Names I Love
June 8, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When I was in high school, every night I would call my friend, Kenny Chin, to go over the homework. Yes, it was every night. I would always ask, “Is Kenny there?” At that point, I would hear his mother yell the Chinese version of his name (which I can no longer remember, let alone…
MBAnalysis Blog: Feel Like a Rocket at UCLA Anderson School of Management
June 5, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Name that Los Angeles organization that has taken off like a rocket? If you guessed Snapchat, you’d be … wrong. In fact, since its IPO, its stock price has fallen by a few dollars. A better guess is the Los Angeles Dodgers, though they are hardly rockets as they remain in third place in…
Tips on Writing the Columbia Business School Essay: Loving that New York Frame of Mind
June 5, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text](Updated for 2018-2019) Like many of us, Columbia Business School just wants to be loved. For a successful candidate that means making it clear to CBS that it is your first (and possibly only) choice for business school, and that NYC is the best place for you to spend two years. If this is you…
Insider Insight to Nail the Ross Essay (and Short Answers!)
May 31, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text](Updated for 2018-2019) The University of Michigan-Ross MBA experience is filled with a tight group of classmates who love to work together and who spend plenty of time learning outside of the classroom. Not only is it an opportunity to take classes from world-renown professors, participate in a Multidisciplinary Action based Project (MAP), or start…
MBAnalysis Blog: Yale SOM – Full of Surprises
May 31, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As Yale School of Management becomes one of the first business school to release its application dates, it is clear that Yale has now cemented its place among the top ten-ish business schools. But it has not always been this way. In fact, it took about 20 years for the Yale School of Organization and…