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‘Ivy League East’ MBAs unite to brand themselves as ‘Top 4 Asia B-schools’

Avi Gordon — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:27:58 +0000

Many industries have seen a shift from the US / Europe to Asia, yet, somehow, education has been one of the slowest sectors to make this transition. Certainly at the elite level there has always been, and remains, a significant migration westward to attend brand-name universities. Institutions such as Harvard and Oxford have unbelievable prestige [...]

Look ahead and count the Carey School among the top-10 MBA programs

Avi Gordon — Mon, 31 May 2010 16:03:32 +0000

The Carey School? Never heard of it? It is Johns Hopkins University’s school of business, as renamed in 2006 when the university received a $50 million endowment from banker William Polk Carey. It’s well known that JHU has been a bit of an oddity — a top-tier university with relatively little offering in business management. [...]

An MBA application journey, from GMAT prep to acceptance

Avi Gordon — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:11:16 +0000

Today I thought I’d share the extended journey of an MBA Studio client, as reported here and here. Not only is it a worthy and heartwarming success story in which I’m most gratified to have been able to play a part — helping this applicant with a 640 GMAT get into a top European school [...]

Adcom members’ backgrounds and personalities – who are they really?

Avi Gordon — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:41:13 +0000

As an MBA applicant one of the things to get straight is who you are talking to, in general, when you write your essays. This doesn’t mean you should be looking to target or “game” your essays in a narrow sense. But getting your head around who is on the other end is a crucial [...]

Some great interview advice between the lines in “Harvard is my hump”

Avi Gordon — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:34:08 +0000

For better or worse most Adcoms like idealism. They don't want naivete, but they do like world-changing visions. If you are not a dreamer at 25, you'll never be, and they are not looking to put the HBS brand on money-grabbing cynics. See Gina Valeria Chua's Harvard Business School admissions story.

The “World MBA Tour” MBA essay advice session transcript

Avi Gordon — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:42:32 +0000

Transcript of a World MBA Tour online admissions essay advice service, where Avi appeared live as expert MBA essay advisor.