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August 12, 2012

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Goals Essay-Writing Tip

MBA Goals Essay

Goals Essay-Writing Nitty-Gritty Short- and Long-Term Goals Before you start drafting your goals essays, work out three levels of goals: short-term, intermediate, and long-term. It helps to have this whole picture in your mind regardless of where you’ll “zoom in” for a particular essay. Short-term is immediately post MBA to about two years later; intermediate… 

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August 20, 2012

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Love the Olympics? Wed Your Business Career with Sports!

sports management

Is watching the Olympics giving you the itch for a career in sports management?  It’s a thriving, and increasingly global, industry – and as a result numerous MBA programs offer a specialization in sport management.   (There are also sports management MA and MS programs – and some people return for a sports management MBA after… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / career goals, focus on management Consulting, MBA career goals

October 20, 2015

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Choosing an MBA Admissions Consultant: What Should You Ask?

The new MBA admissions cycle is gearing up; 2021-2022 essay questions and applications are already appearing. If you, like many MBA applicants, plan to hire an MBA admissions consultant to assist you in delivering your best possible applications, you need to know what to ask to determine if the consultant you are talking to is… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / Admissions Consulting

October 20, 2015

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UCLA Anderson’s New FEMBA Flex Program: Introduction and Essay Tips

UCLA ANDERSON’S FEMBA FLEX PROGRAM UCLA Anderson’s MBA program has expanded its part-time Fully Employed MBA (FEMBA) to include a new option – the FEMBA Flex – and it’s not too late to apply for fall 2012!  This option also expands FEMBA’s accessibility to people beyond the LA area, as it requires on-campus participation only… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / 2012 Executive MBA Application, deadlines, FEMBA Flex Program, UCLA Anderson

October 20, 2015

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MBA Choices: Dream School vs. Scholarship School?

Deciding on the right MBA program

Sweet agony.  You have been accepted to both your cherished top-5 reach MBA programs and a strong but less competitive school that has offered you a great scholarship.  How do you choose between them? Of course there’s no one right answer, because each person’s MBA priorities and life situation are unique.  And these factors are… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions

March 12, 2012

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NYU Stern Executive MBA 2012 Essay Tips

NYU Stern Executive MBA Essay Questions and Tips Reflecting the character of the university at large, NYU Stern has always sought applicants who bring not just requisite accomplishment, but also intellectual energy and engagement with the world – people who have something to say.  Stern’s EMBA essay questions are consistent with these values.  While they… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / 2012 Executive MBA Application, NYU Stern EMBA

October 22, 2015

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Adcoms’ New Tool to Detect Plagiarism in Essays

Writing Your MBA Essays

Rather than go through the hassle of writing your application essays yourself, especially since you’re not the most effective or practiced writer (or since you don’t have enough time), why not have someone who really knows how to do it well write them for you?   That someone could be a friend or colleague who’s offered… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / UCLA Anderson

January 25, 2012

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Duke Global Executive MBA Program 2012 Application Questions, Deadlines, and Tips

Duke Global Executive MBA Application Essays and Tips The current Duke MBA–Global Executive Program essay questions cover broad ground potentially, although there are just two required.  They give you leeway to identify and describe the experiences, skills, and other factors that will most advantageously represent your candidacy.  Moreover, the fact that both questions invite you to discuss… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / 2012 Executive MBA Application, Duke EMBA, Duke Fuqua, EMBA

April 18, 2012

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Making Your MBA Essays Do “Double Duty”

With the new MBA essay questions coming out, you may be starting to sketch out your answers.  Of course first and foremost answer the given questions thoroughly and thoughtfully.  But how can your essays work for you to the max, especially when the questions don’t seem to provide opportunities to portray experiences, skills, qualities, or… 

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