There’s been a lot of MBA-bashing lately and I’d like to join the conversation to provide another point of view. If you’re looking to someone else to determine whether an MBA is a worthwhile investment, then you probably shouldn’t pursue this path. People who want an MBA can feel it in their bones and there isn’t [...]
The Next Generation GMAT is scheduled to arrive in 2012 and will feature a new section on integrated reasoning. Check out this article in Bloomberg Businessweek for the details and a list of test prep companies. If b-school is in your future, you’ll want to consider whether you want to take the GMAT now or wait [...]
This series is about identifying and alleviating MBA Admissions red flags, items that may be viewed negatively by the Adcom and result in your application getting a ding and ending up in the reject pile. If you’re looking to go to business school and want to change careers, you must do your homework. I don’t [...]
I love screenwriting guru and legend Robert McKee because he is the ultimate storyteller. In fact, he wrote the book about it, Story. I’ve taken his class three times and I’m always amazed at how much more I discover. The process of storytelling is fascinating in that the writer gives us approximately forty to sixty events [...]
Is The MBA Tour in your admissions plan? If not, include it right now. This is the place to meet MBA Admissions officers! How could you pass that up? Look forward to attending panel discussions, listening to school presentations, spending a couple of hours meeting business school admissions representatives at the MBA Fair and receiving a GMAT strategy session. Register [...]
This series is about identifying and alleviating MBA Admissions red flags, items that may be viewed negatively by the Adcom and result in your application getting a ding and ending up in the reject pile. I‘ve done everything in my power to avoid this conversation but you insist on talking about the GMAT. This will [...]