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HBS 2+2 Essay Questions and Tips
Summer Round: July 6, 2011
Round 1: October 2011
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New Dean Chosen to Lead CMU Tepper
Earlier this week, Robert M. (“Bob”) Dammon was appointed dean of Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business, reports a recent Tepper press release. The current associate dean of education and professor financial economics will replace former dean Kenneth Dunn. “We are fortunate to have Bob assume leadership of one of the world’s great business…
Pondering Paris? HEC MBA Admissions Q&A This Week!
Paris, one of the world’s most beloved cities, and leading global and international business center, has much to offer MBA candidates. Ranked as one of the top 20 global business schools by the Financial Times, HEC Paris takes full advantage of its location to provide a comprehensive global business education to its internationally diverse student…
2011 MIT Sloan Executive MBA Essay Tips
This intriguing set of essay questions seeks to distill those applicants who are bold thinkers; who discern, or even better, create connections among disparate elements; and who have the will and the ability to transform sometimes difficult or uncomfortable ideas into effective action – all in one person. A person who also possesses “leadership performance,…
Indian School of Business: Thoughts After My Visit to Hyderabad
Teeming, packed, noisy streets connecting the serene, sprawling, park-like campuses of Infosys and the Indian School of Business. Slum hovels just yards/meters away from beautiful apartment buildings. These are a few of the images from the busy three days I, and roughly 16 other MBA admissions consultants, spent in Hyderabad, India as guests of the…
Getting to Know Tulane’s Freeman School of Business
I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Bill Sandefer, MBA Admissions Director at Tulane’s Freeman School of Business. He filled me in on the latest Tulane b-school happenings and general info and tidbits about the Freeman School. Highlights from our conversation follow. Linda Abraham: Will you start by telling us a little…
MBA Admissions Tip: Lack of Extra-Curricular Activities
It’s around this time of year when MBA applicants who plan to apply to business school this fall begin to evaluate their profiles. So it’s no wonder that right around now is when the extra-curricular questions start to fly my way: “If I haven’t consistently been involved in an extra-curricular activity, should I start now,…
Michigan Ross Appoints New Dean
Alison Davis-Blake will be moving from Minnesota to Michigan this summer when she leaves her position as dean at U. of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and takes a new post as dean of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. “I am very excited for the opportunity to lead the Ross School of Business,” Davis-Blake says…
How to Write Waitlist Update Letters
The application process is not over for waitlisted applicants. You’ve still got a chance of getting into your dream school, so now’s not the time to slack off, and it’s certainly not the time to give up. Continue fighting for that acceptance! Your waitlist updates (you write those) and letters of support (other people write…
Time for Tuck: Dartmouth MBA Admissions Q&A This Week!
Get the answers to your Dartmouth Tuck admissions questions when you join us for an interactive Q&A on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/6:00 PM GMT. Tuck’s Director of Admissions, Dawna Clarke, will be available to address all your admissions concerns, including questions on financial aid, the school’s unique learning environment,…
CEIBS Application Essays, Tips, and Deadlines
This CEIBS 2012 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. You can access 2011’s series at https://blog.accepted.com/acceptedcom_blog/tag/2011-mba-application-tips. CEIBS (China Europe International Business School), located in Shanghai, is the longest-running MBA program in China, boasting the largest…
2011 Indian School of Business Admissions Director Interview Posted
Last week’s conversation with Hima Bindu, the assistant director of admissions and financial aid at the ISB, and current ISB students Atma Shivalanka and Chandrasekhar Ghoda, was yet another Q&A success. If you missed the ISB event or if you wish to review it, you can read the whole transcript, listen to the full…
HBS Curriculum Changes: Bold or Not Bold Enough?
Harvard Business School has introduced some curriculum “enhancements” that are receiving attention in the world of MBA admissions. In a letter to admitted HBS students, Dean Nitin Nohria elaborates on the upcoming changes that will introduced to the HBS curriculum in the coming year. These “two important enhancements” are: The introduction of FIELD (Field Immersion…
Duke Fuqua MBA Admissions Director Interview
We had an excellent Q&A with Liz Riley Hargrove, the Associate Dean for Admissions at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. If you missed the Fuqua event or if you wish to review it, you can read the whole transcript, listen to the full audio clip online, or subscribe to our podcast in iTunes and catch…
More on Application Do’s and Don’ts
A recent blog from KT had a great summary of application do’s and don’ts following his own unsuccessful application year (he’s waitlisted still – so there is hope!). I wanted to add a few thoughts and perhaps even illuminate a point for KT and others like him whose “stats were well above median for all…
The Waiting Game: What MBA Applicants Should Do After Hitting SUBMIT
Within twelve hours I heard the same question from three clients, so I suppose this question may be on the minds of more than three, “now that I’ve submitted my applications, what should I do?” The following are a list of suggestions: 1. Continue to learn about each school by speaking with faculty, alumni and…
Focus on Fuqua: Duke MBA Q&A This Week!
Are you interested in gaining a clearer outlook on Fuqua’s general management curriculum, student life, and admissions policies? Are you wondering how you can contribute to the leadership-driven, spirited Fuqua student body? Then you won’t want to miss Accepted.com’s upcoming Q&A on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/6:00 PM GMT with…
LBS Sloan Fellows Guru Interview
During my recent visit to London, I spent the morning at London Business School. I have several posts worth of thoughts and material. The first one will focus on the Sloan Fellows program at LBS. I spoke interviewed Balbir Guru, Recruitment and Admissions Manager, Sloan and Executive MBA Although I am presenting our conversation in…
Interview with Peter Johnson London Business School Masters in Finance
During my recent visit to London, I spent the morning at London Business School. I have several posts worth of thoughts and material This is the first in a series of post stemming from my recent visit to London Business School. During my visit I interviewed Peter Johnson, Senior Admissions Manager, Masters in Finance. Although…
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