The other day, a potential client asked a great question: “What is the most common reason people fail in the MBA application process?”
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There are three main issues I see when reviewing the Columbia Favorite Book/Movie/Song essay.
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For those of you pursing the ultimate MBA challenge of only applying to Stanford GSB and HBS, let me offer a few key tips for getting started.
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You can’t change the past, so don’t waste time on regrets. Instead, here are some forward-looking strategies to overcome that deficiency.
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I was asked recently by my client how they could demonstrate “authenticity” in the MBA application process. It was a great question, one of the most important when considering how to craft a stand-out MBA profile.
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Applying for an MBA is always an uncertain process. Success is never guaranteed, and over-thinking and second-guessing plague everyone. Those pitfalls have become deeper and more numerous due to Covid-19 and the political situation in the US, by which I mean the uncertainty over visas for international students along with the — sadly — apparent rise in prejudice against minorities/immigrants.
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Remember in university when you could visit your professor’s office without an appointment to ask questions? Same thing.
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A lot of MBA results are in and hopefully you’re on the champagne and lobster train destined for your MBA dream school. But what if you’ve been accepted to a good program, but maybe not your top MBA choice? Are you considering forgoing the certainty of, say, Columbia, for the uncertainty of reapplying to HBS or Stanford?
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I wanted to follow-up on my previous post with a few brief, but key points, illustrated by the actual waitlist instructions from Wharton and Anderson. There is nothing special about either of these sets of instructions. They just happen to be the ones that some of my waitlisted clients forwarded to me, and I thought they illustrated important principles to keep in mind for all schools.
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Another inspiring and helpful story from a first-round client with a perfect application record (Columbia, Tepper, IESE). She shared her insights and analysis of how she succeeded despite a busy work schedule. She will attend Columbia in 2019.
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One of our first-round Japanese/English Consulting Clients had a perfect interview invitation record (applied to and invited by Columbia, LBS, and Booth) and was recently accepted at Columbia and LBS (waiting on Booth results). She kindly shared her success story and strategy.
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