tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44978072805067361542024-02-10T06:58:20.131+09:00Adam Markus: Graduate Admissions GuruThe Source for Independent Advice on MBA, LL.M. & Graduate AdmissionsAdam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comBlogger808125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-21167911925140085042023-08-10T01:51:00.000+09:002023-08-10T01:51:02.352+09:00How much do I really need to know about an MBA program to prepare a strong application for it? It varies! My clients frequently ask me how much time they have to invest in learning about the MBA programs they will be applying to. That is, how many live or online information sessions, how many alumni and/or current students do they need to contact, and how much do they need to master the school's curriculum and other offerings to write their applications? Now that Covid is over, some also ask ifAdam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-13924331364099387092023-07-31T01:19:00.008+09:002023-08-01T01:20:54.858+09:00Kellogg MBA Essays for the Class of 2026 In this post, I analyze Kellogg's MBA essay and video essays questions for admission to the MBA program for the Class of 2026. I have taken the written essay questions from Kellogg's website. My clients have been admitted to the Kellogg School of Business every year since 2002. Since I started my own counseling service in 2007, I have had 73 clients admitted to Kellogg. My Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-6125426644300086042023-06-15T06:30:00.003+09:002023-06-15T06:30:17.618+09:00Wharton MBA Essay Questions for the Class of 2026 In this post, I analyze the essay questions for the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for Fall 2024 admission. For my most recent posts on Wharton interviews, please see here. My clients have been admitted to Wharton every year since 2002. Since I started my own counseling service in 2007, I have had 96 clients admitted to Wharton (81 admitted to Wharton, 1 to Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-72400149718411864462023-05-22T19:13:00.007+09:002023-06-17T07:41:49.230+09:00Columbia MBA Essays for 2024 Admission (J-Term Class of 2025 and August Term Class of 2026) Columbia Business School has, as they do every year, modified their MBA application essay set for 2024 admission to the January term Class of 2025 and the August term Class of 2026. This year they have removed their song/book/movie question (see my post from last year if you are interested in this for some reason) and gone back to using their DEI question (Previously used in 2021. SeeAdam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-61105230377133616622023-05-19T03:38:00.001+09:002023-05-19T03:38:23.891+09:00HBS Class of 2026 MBA Admissions Essay and Application In this post, I will be analyzing the essay question and key components of the HBS Application for the Class of 2026. In addition to discussing overall HBS application strategy and the required essay, I will discuss key parts of the application form, resume, and transcript. I also provide some advice for HBS reapplicants and for Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-35501324120311646402023-05-19T02:50:00.000+09:002023-05-19T02:50:00.567+09:00Stanford GSB MBA Essays and Application for the Class of 2026 In this post, I analyze the Stanford GSB MBA (also MBA and MSX) essays and additional information/resume/employment history/activities for Class of 2026 . My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. For an overall quick analysis on M7 schools essays see here for an earlier post. You can find results and/or testimonials from my clients admitted to the Stanford Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-40302080266281840952022-06-28T01:43:00.006+09:002022-06-28T01:43:41.076+09:00Stanford GSB MBA Essays and Application for the Class of 2025 In this post, I analyze the Stanford GSB MBA (also MBA and MSX) essays and additional information/resume/employment history/activities for Class of 2025 Admission. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. For an overall quick analysis on M7 schools essays see here for an earlier post. You can find results and/or testimonials from my clients admitted to the Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-46332959948511602762022-06-25T05:29:00.003+09:002022-06-25T05:29:18.366+09:00Chicago Booth 2022-2023 MBA Application Essays This post is on the University of Chicago Booth's MBA application essays for 2022-2023 admission to the Class of 2025. The University of Chicago is a very intellectually serious place. Booth reflects that culture. Not everyone who goes there is an intellectual, but most are quite smart. Your objective is to show you understand yourself, understand what you want to do in the Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-80631927550941913792022-06-20T13:59:00.002+09:002022-06-20T13:59:10.791+09:00Kellogg MBA Essays for the Class of 2025 In the post, I analyze Kellogg's MBA essay and video essays questions for admission to the MBA program for the Class of 2025. I have taken the questions from Kellogg's website. My clients have been admitted to the Kellogg School of Business every year since 2002. Since I started my own counseling service in 2007, I have had 66 clients admitted to Kellogg. My clients' results and Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-32259721397679603412022-06-03T01:13:00.001+09:002022-06-03T01:13:06.963+09:00Wharton MBA Essay Questions for the Class of 2025 In this post, I analyze the essay questions for the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for Fall 2023 admission. For my most recent posts on Wharton interviews, please see here. My clients have been admitted to Wharton every year since 2002. Since I started my own counseling service in 2007, I have had 90 clients admitted to Wharton (75 admitted to Wharton, 1 to Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-4246390923904038372022-05-26T16:00:00.004+09:002022-07-12T14:30:21.742+09:00Columbia MBA Essays for 2023 Admission Columbia Business School has, as they do every year, modified their MBA application essay set for 2023 admission to the January term Class of 2024 and the August term Class of 2025. The good news is that got rid of a hard question, increased the length and slightly altered the wording for the why CBS question, but essentially went back to what they were asking for 2021 admission. Along withAdam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-20028223160041750952022-05-06T10:50:00.006+09:002022-05-15T13:45:23.151+09:00HBS Class of 2025 MBA Admissions Essay and Application In this post, I will be analyzing the essay question and key components of the HBS Application for the Class of 2025. In addition to discussing overall HBS application strategy and the required essay, I will discuss key parts of the application form, resume, and transcript. I also provide some advice for HBS reapplicants and for Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-54912430712874940252021-08-04T17:19:00.004+09:002021-12-25T23:01:57.611+09:00Wharton MBA Essay Questions for the Class of 2024 In this post, I analyze the essay questions for the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for Fall 2022 admission. For my most recent posts on Wharton interviews, please see here. My clients have been admitted to Wharton every year since 2002. Since I started my own counseling service in 2007, I have had 84 clients admitted to Wharton (70 admitted to Wharton, 1 to Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-50917392403898810372021-08-04T17:14:00.006+09:002021-08-04T17:14:50.876+09:00Chicago Booth 2021-2022 MBA Application Essays This post is on the University of Chicago Booth's MBA application essays for 2021-2022 admission to the Class of 2024. The University of Chicago is a very intellectually serious place. Booth reflects that culture. Not everyone who goes there is an intellectual, but most are quite smart. Your objective is to show you understand yourself, understand what you want to do in the Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-14295237927375171762021-06-16T23:33:00.004+09:002021-06-16T23:33:26.232+09:00Stanford GSB MBA Essays and Application for the Class of 2024 In this post, I analyze the Stanford GSB MBA (also MBA and MSX) essays and additional information/resume/employment history/activities for Class of 2023 Admission. My analysis of Stanford GSB interviews can be found here. For an overall quick analysis on M7 schools essays see here for an earlier post. You can find results and/or testimonials from my clients admitted to the Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-73987071005559390592021-06-08T13:28:00.007+09:002021-06-08T13:45:09.774+09:00Columbia MBA Essays for 2022 Admission Columbia Business School has, as they do every year, modified their MBA application essay set for 2022 admission to the January term Class of 2023 and the August term Class of 2024. Given Columbia's overall rank as well as the unique nature of both January (J-Term) and Early Decision for August (ED), it has been very common for me to work with clients who apply only to that school. In this Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-9921829313781117312021-05-12T00:36:00.004+09:002021-05-12T00:36:42.284+09:00HBS Class of 2024 MBA Admissions Essay and Application In this post, I will be analyzing the essay question and key components of the HBS Application for the Class of 2024. In addition to discussing overall HBS application strategy and the required essay, I will discuss key parts of the application form, resume, and transcript. I also provide some advice for HBS reapplicants and for Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-11945869761549633852021-02-03T22:02:00.001+09:002021-02-03T22:02:11.009+09:00HBS MBA Admissions Interviews: Preparation In this third of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. This third post focuses on preparation. The first post discusses logistics and content. The second post focuses on strategy. These posts post have been completely revised from my prior posts and reflect the reports I have received from clients over the past several cycles since those for the Class of Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-86344676885641143772021-02-03T22:01:00.000+09:002021-02-03T22:01:01.596+09:00HBS MBA Admissions Interviews: Strategy This is the second of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. This second post focuses on strategy. The first post discusses logistics and content. The third post focuses on preparation These posts post have been completely revised from my prior posts and reflect the reports I have received from clients over the past several cycles since those for the Class of 2018Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-71012012490573722021-02-03T21:59:00.003+09:002021-02-03T21:59:44.450+09:00HBS MBA Admissions Interviews: Logistics and Content This is the first of three posts I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews. This post discusses logistics and content. The second post focuses on strategy. The third post focuses on preparation. These posts post have been completely revised from my prior posts and reflect the reports I have received from clients over the past several cycles since those for the Class of 2018 (FallAdam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-60263828042569469742021-02-02T10:13:00.004+09:002021-02-02T10:13:45.395+09:00Booth Interview Video Question Analysis for the MBA Class of 2023 Round 2 For my overall suggestions on Chicago Booth MBA interviews, please see here. For the current admissions cycle, Booth started asking for one minute video for those who receive interviews: "Please submit a video response to one of the following two prompts:Tell us about something new you learned recently that shifted your worldview. How did it influence your Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-17489355399355700682021-01-21T12:34:00.005+09:002021-01-21T12:38:53.406+09:00Getting Technically Ready for Online Admissions InterviewsOne of the frustrations I regularly experience with clients and potential clients is their lack of technical readiness for having Zoom (or Skype or Google or FaceTime) sessions with me. This especially freaks me out when we are doing mock interviews for MBA and other programs. There are just some basic technical things I expect and that are critical to effective training sessions and Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-63257814793413094202021-01-20T11:45:00.001+09:002021-01-20T11:46:06.225+09:00Advice on Scheduling MBA Interviews Clients frequently ask me questions about the interview scheduling process for MBA programs. Below I have provided advice on the topics I am most frequently asked about both for interviews that are scheduled using online scheduling systems (usually interviews with admissions officers and second year students) and those that are scheduled with an alumnus. This post is being Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-28039517298143513332020-10-30T12:08:00.001+09:002020-10-30T12:08:08.204+09:00Preparing for Wharton Interviews for the Class of 2023 In this post, I discuss how to prepare for Wharton Interviews for fall 2021 entry. There are two parts to the Wharton interview, the team-based interview and one-to-one interview. Each part can be prepared for. I am assuming anyone who is reading this post has actually been invited for a Wharton interview and has reviewed the official information regarding it. TEAM-BASED Adam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497807280506736154.post-21556120254478243322020-06-09T12:51:00.000+09:002020-06-10T08:32:26.672+09:00Wharton MBA Essay Questions for the Class of 2023
In this post, I analyze the essay questions for the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for Fall 2021 admission. You can find testimonials from my clients admitted to Wharton in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 here. For my most recent posts on Wharton interviews, please see here.
My clients have been admitted to WhartonAdam Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342067034711253646noreply@blogger.com