The MBA Admissions Studio » Adcom http://mbastudio.net Expert Resources for Business School Admissions Essays, Interview Prep, and MBA Applications Support | Tel 1-877-202-1240 | contact(at)mbastudio.net Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:12:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The business school campus visit, and how the HBS Director of Admissions writes about it http://mbastudio.net/2010/08/the-business-school-campus-visit/ http://mbastudio.net/2010/08/the-business-school-campus-visit/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:21:40 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=1198 http://mbastudio.net/2010/08/the-business-school-campus-visit/feed/ 0 Haas’ ad for a new Executive Director of Full-Time MBA Admissions shines a light on Adcom’s roles and processes http://mbastudio.net/2010/08/haas-ad-full-time-mba-admissions/ http://mbastudio.net/2010/08/haas-ad-full-time-mba-admissions/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:49:44 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=1191 http://mbastudio.net/2010/08/haas-ad-full-time-mba-admissions/feed/ 0 New HBS Dean talks of competence, character, internationalism, and dirty boots. Adcom will follow suit http://mbastudio.net/2010/08/new-hbs-dean-talks-of-competence-character-internationalism-and-dirty-boots-adcom-will-follow-suit/ http://mbastudio.net/2010/08/new-hbs-dean-talks-of-competence-character-internationalism-and-dirty-boots-adcom-will-follow-suit/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:14:00 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=1181 http://mbastudio.net/2010/08/new-hbs-dean-talks-of-competence-character-internationalism-and-dirty-boots-adcom-will-follow-suit/feed/ 0 How Mr Swatch can take you past management consulting as an MBA admissions platform http://mbastudio.net/2010/07/how-mr-swatch-can-take-you-past-management-consulting-as-an-mba-admissions-platform/ http://mbastudio.net/2010/07/how-mr-swatch-can-take-you-past-management-consulting-as-an-mba-admissions-platform/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:19:46 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=1117 http://mbastudio.net/2010/07/how-mr-swatch-can-take-you-past-management-consulting-as-an-mba-admissions-platform/feed/ 0 What Chicago-Booth expects in its 2011 application essays, in their own words http://mbastudio.net/2010/07/what-chicago-booth-is-looking-for-in-its-2011-application-essays-in-adcoms-own-words/ http://mbastudio.net/2010/07/what-chicago-booth-is-looking-for-in-its-2011-application-essays-in-adcoms-own-words/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:25:46 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=1121 http://mbastudio.net/2010/07/what-chicago-booth-is-looking-for-in-its-2011-application-essays-in-adcoms-own-words/feed/ 0 ‘Never let an MBA Admissions Committee assume anything – because we always guess wrong’ http://mbastudio.net/2010/06/never-let-an-mba-admissions-committee-assume-anything-because-we-always-guess-wrong-pat-harrison-mba-admissions-director-tuck/ http://mbastudio.net/2010/06/never-let-an-mba-admissions-committee-assume-anything-because-we-always-guess-wrong-pat-harrison-mba-admissions-director-tuck/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:41:00 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=1070 http://mbastudio.net/2010/06/never-let-an-mba-admissions-committee-assume-anything-because-we-always-guess-wrong-pat-harrison-mba-admissions-director-tuck/feed/ 0 Wharton’s MBA admissions essays for 2010-2011: a challenging set of questions http://mbastudio.net/2010/06/whartons-mba-admissions-essays-2010-2011/ http://mbastudio.net/2010/06/whartons-mba-admissions-essays-2010-2011/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:10:28 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=1071 http://mbastudio.net/2010/06/whartons-mba-admissions-essays-2010-2011/feed/ 0 Business jargon will sell a book, but it won’t sell you to Adcom http://mbastudio.net/2010/05/business-jargon-will-sell-a-book-but-it-wont-sell-you/ http://mbastudio.net/2010/05/business-jargon-will-sell-a-book-but-it-wont-sell-you/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 15:12:17 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=1044 http://mbastudio.net/2010/05/business-jargon-will-sell-a-book-but-it-wont-sell-you/feed/ 0 Turning a failure into an intelligent failure. Insight on how messups can play positively in MBA Admissions http://mbastudio.net/2010/04/turning-a-failure/ http://mbastudio.net/2010/04/turning-a-failure/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:36:08 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=1025 http://mbastudio.net/2010/04/turning-a-failure/feed/ 0 12 minutes of solid gold MBA admissions podcast advice from Haas – Berkeley http://mbastudio.net/2010/04/12-minutes-of-solid-gold-advice-on-mba-admissions/ http://mbastudio.net/2010/04/12-minutes-of-solid-gold-advice-on-mba-admissions/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:34:42 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=993 http://mbastudio.net/2010/04/12-minutes-of-solid-gold-advice-on-mba-admissions/feed/ 0 An MBA application journey, from GMAT prep to acceptance http://mbastudio.net/2010/02/an-mba-application-journey-from-gmat-prep-to-acceptance/ http://mbastudio.net/2010/02/an-mba-application-journey-from-gmat-prep-to-acceptance/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:11:16 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=918 http://mbastudio.net/2010/02/an-mba-application-journey-from-gmat-prep-to-acceptance/feed/ 1 Super Bowl advertisements and soul of the MBA admissions applicant http://mbastudio.net/2010/02/super-bowl-ads-and-the-mba-admissions-candidate/ http://mbastudio.net/2010/02/super-bowl-ads-and-the-mba-admissions-candidate/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:20:07 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=892 http://mbastudio.net/2010/02/super-bowl-ads-and-the-mba-admissions-candidate/feed/ 0 MBA admissions waitlisted – is the glass half full or half empty? http://mbastudio.net/2010/02/mba-admissions-waitlist/ http://mbastudio.net/2010/02/mba-admissions-waitlist/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:31:28 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=865 http://mbastudio.net/2010/02/mba-admissions-waitlist/feed/ 0 The iPad launch and the evolution of the MBA applicant ‘type’ http://mbastudio.net/2010/01/the-ipad-and-the-mba-candidate-type/ http://mbastudio.net/2010/01/the-ipad-and-the-mba-candidate-type/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:28:52 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=867 http://mbastudio.net/2010/01/the-ipad-and-the-mba-candidate-type/feed/ 0 The pros and cons of social media networking for MBA applicants http://mbastudio.net/2009/12/the-pros-and-cons-of-social-networking-for-mba-applicants/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/12/the-pros-and-cons-of-social-networking-for-mba-applicants/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:09:13 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=822 http://mbastudio.net/2009/12/the-pros-and-cons-of-social-networking-for-mba-applicants/feed/ 0 “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” http://mbastudio.net/2009/12/what-is-it-you-plan-to-do-with-your-one-wild-and-precious-life/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/12/what-is-it-you-plan-to-do-with-your-one-wild-and-precious-life/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:15:42 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=508 http://mbastudio.net/2009/12/what-is-it-you-plan-to-do-with-your-one-wild-and-precious-life/feed/ 0 The Myth of the 800 GMAT http://mbastudio.net/2009/12/the-myth-of-the-800-gmat/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/12/the-myth-of-the-800-gmat/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:46:16 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=763 http://mbastudio.net/2009/12/the-myth-of-the-800-gmat/feed/ 1 Warren Buffett undervalues you at $1million after your MBA http://mbastudio.net/2009/11/warren-buffet-1million-after-your-mba/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/11/warren-buffet-1million-after-your-mba/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:06:24 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=778 http://mbastudio.net/2009/11/warren-buffet-1million-after-your-mba/feed/ 0 Attention to detail, cont. Answering the MBA essay question exactly as posed http://mbastudio.net/2009/11/answering-the-mba-essay-question-exactly-as-posed/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/11/answering-the-mba-essay-question-exactly-as-posed/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:14:16 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=644 http://mbastudio.net/2009/11/answering-the-mba-essay-question-exactly-as-posed/feed/ 0 The little story of the business school and the avocado http://mbastudio.net/2009/10/the-little-story-of-the-business-school-and-the-avocado/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/10/the-little-story-of-the-business-school-and-the-avocado/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:40:02 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=623 http://mbastudio.net/2009/10/the-little-story-of-the-business-school-and-the-avocado/feed/ 0