MBA生ライブレポート

My former client and fellow blogger, Kaz, who I have previously interviewed, has a new column, MBA生ライブレポート.

私の以前のクライアントで、MIT Sloan在校生のKazが、MBA生活のコラムを書いていますので、紹介します。
Kaz自身のブログはこちら（http://blog.goo.ne.jp/kaz1204）です。

私は以前、『あなたはMBAを必要としていますか？』という記事を書きました。

そこで紹介したチェックポイントを考えるにあたって、Kazのような在校生の日々の記録は、あなたに何かのヒントを与えてくれるかもしれません。

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Yes, I have been busy...

To my regular readers, you may have noticed that my posts in November have been rather minimal. Well, I am sorry, but as you imagine, I have been busy working with clients. I am preparing some posts for the blog, but my writing time has been in short supply.

I can't promise things will get much better till mid-January, but I will try to get something substantive up this month.

Meanwhile I still continue posting stuff on Twitter. You can see that here.

Cheers,
Adam
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Warning: Stanford Online Application Essay Page

I just wanted to let all Fall 2009 Stanford GSB Applicants (Click here for my full analysis of Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for 2008/2009), for 2nd and 3rd round, know that the online application question page does a awful job of presenting the Essay C questions. It states the following:

"Essay C: Please answer two of the questions listed below.

1. Tell us about a time when you built or developed a team.


2. Tell us about a time when you felt most effective as a leader.


3. Tell us about a time when you tried to reach a goal or complete a task that was challenging, difficult, or frustrating.


4. Tell us about a time when you went beyond what was defined, established, or expected."

However, the online application does not include an important constraint on the question which is explained in the online application instructions:

"When answering two of the questions in Essay C, please tell us not only what you did, but also how you did it. Tell us the outcome and describe how people responded. Only describe experiences that have occurred during the last three years."

Applicants have to take the statement "Please go to the 'Application Instructions' on the left menu for detailed information," located at the top of the Essay page literally. If one simply wrote essays on the basis on the online application essay page, it would be quite reasonable to unaware of this last three year limitation on the C essays. Of course, applicants who read the questions on the Stanford web page will already be aware of this three year requirement, but their seems no reason to not put on the essay application page. While most applicants will hopefully read the great content that Stanford has on this web page regarding their essays, GSB certainly has got a very user-unfriendly approach to handling this crucial limitation on their online application. This is clearly just a real good example of why it is always important to read the instructions closely. Or at least my essay analysis.

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Must Read BusinessWeek Article

I encourage all MBA applicants to read the BW article, "Crisis Hits the Business Schools," by Alison Damast. This does not make for happy reading, but is great reporting on both the job outlook for graduates and the increase in applications this year.
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One word version is "Booth" not "GSB"

DON'T CALL IT GSB. DEALBREAKER has published an email from Dean Ted Snyder on what to call Chicago Booth. All Booth applicants should only use one of the three names below. When you want to only use one word, call it "Booth," and never call it "GSB." And if you applied before the announcement, don't worry. Here is the email:

"From: Dean Ted Snyder
Date: Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 4:02 PM
Subject: How to refer to our school
Chicago Booth Community,

Our announcement of David Booth's very generous and powerful vote of confidence in our business school and our rebranding the school The University of Chicago Booth School of Business have been nothing short of historic. The feedback has been as extraordinary as the gift and the naming of the school itself.
To clarify, there are three ways to refer to our school:
*The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
*Chicago Booth
*Booth

The rebranding of the school has empowered us to move away from a generic description, Graduate School of Business or GSB, to Chicago Booth, which has the potential to become a world class brand befitting this world class institution. Our goal is for Chicago Booth to be the best business school in the world and to be recognized as such.
We believe that referring to the school by name rather than by its initials will go a long way in helping us achieve this goal. We would like to elicit your support and help in successfully launching our new brand. When referring to your school, please use The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Chicago Booth or simply Booth. Please resist the temptation to call the school the BSB or the Booth School of Business.
I am confident that propelled by David's record breaking gift and the amazing press coverage we've already received, your thoughtful stewardship of the Chicago Booth brand will be just what we need to achieve unprecedented levels of broader recognition, familiarity and respect exceeding that of any other business school.
Thanks for your help and support.
Ted"






Questions? Write comments or contact me directly at adammarkus@gmail.com. Please see my FAQ regarding the types of questions I will respond to. Before emailing me questions about your chances for admission or personal profile, please see my recent post on "Why I don't analyze profiles without consulting with the applicant." If you are interested in my graduate admission consulting services, please click here.
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