The MBA Admissions Studio » MBA Essays 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 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 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 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 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 Using ‘Maslow’s hierarchy of needs’ to develop the why-an-MBA / goals essay http://mbastudio.net/2009/11/mazlows-hierarchy-of-needs-and-the-why-an-mba-essay/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/11/mazlows-hierarchy-of-needs-and-the-why-an-mba-essay/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:20:53 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=654 http://mbastudio.net/2009/11/mazlows-hierarchy-of-needs-and-the-why-an-mba-essay/feed/ 2 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 Take a tip from George Soros in Managing the B-School Failure Essay http://mbastudio.net/2009/10/take-a-tip-from-george-soros-in-managing-the-failure-essay-in-b-school-admissions/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/10/take-a-tip-from-george-soros-in-managing-the-failure-essay-in-b-school-admissions/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:21:54 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=600 http://mbastudio.net/2009/10/take-a-tip-from-george-soros-in-managing-the-failure-essay-in-b-school-admissions/feed/ 1 HBS Adcom is answering applicants’ questions every day until the R1 deadline. Answers so far… http://mbastudio.net/2009/09/hbs-adcom-is-answering-your-questions-every-day-until-r1-deadline/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/09/hbs-adcom-is-answering-your-questions-every-day-until-r1-deadline/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:39:09 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=513 http://mbastudio.net/2009/09/hbs-adcom-is-answering-your-questions-every-day-until-r1-deadline/feed/ 0 MBA essay word count: we can’t go over it. We can’t go under it. Or can we? http://mbastudio.net/2009/09/mba-essay-word-count-we-cant-go-over-it-we-cant-go-under-it-or-can-we/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/09/mba-essay-word-count-we-cant-go-over-it-we-cant-go-under-it-or-can-we/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:43:39 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=459 http://mbastudio.net/2009/09/mba-essay-word-count-we-cant-go-over-it-we-cant-go-under-it-or-can-we/feed/ 0 ‘Blink’ in MBA essays, resumes, interviews, and emails to Adcom http://mbastudio.net/2009/09/blink-in-mba-essays-resumes-interviews-and-emails-to-adcom/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/09/blink-in-mba-essays-resumes-interviews-and-emails-to-adcom/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:05:50 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=442 http://mbastudio.net/2009/09/blink-in-mba-essays-resumes-interviews-and-emails-to-adcom/feed/ 0 Getting distinctiveness into your MBA application even if you think you have none http://mbastudio.net/2009/07/getting-distinctiveness-in-your-mba-essays-and-interviews-even-when-you-think-you-have-none/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/07/getting-distinctiveness-in-your-mba-essays-and-interviews-even-when-you-think-you-have-none/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:34:04 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=398 http://mbastudio.net/2009/07/getting-distinctiveness-in-your-mba-essays-and-interviews-even-when-you-think-you-have-none/feed/ 0 The recession adds weight to the voice of Career Services in MBA Admissions http://mbastudio.net/2009/07/the-recession-adds-weight-to-voice-of-career-services-in-mba-admissions/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/07/the-recession-adds-weight-to-voice-of-career-services-in-mba-admissions/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:52:25 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=384 http://mbastudio.net/2009/07/the-recession-adds-weight-to-voice-of-career-services-in-mba-admissions/feed/ 0 What is an MBA admissions resume, and how is it different from a regular resume? http://mbastudio.net/2009/06/what-is-an-mba-admissions-resume-and-how-is-it-different-from-a-regular-resume/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/06/what-is-an-mba-admissions-resume-and-how-is-it-different-from-a-regular-resume/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:36 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=361 http://mbastudio.net/2009/06/what-is-an-mba-admissions-resume-and-how-is-it-different-from-a-regular-resume/feed/ 0 What does the “MBA Oath” mean for MBA admissions? Ways to broaden your ethical platform, for a start http://mbastudio.net/2009/06/what-does-the-mba-oath-mean-for-mba-admissions-some-ways-to-broaden-out-your-ethical-platform-for-a-start/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/06/what-does-the-mba-oath-mean-for-mba-admissions-some-ways-to-broaden-out-your-ethical-platform-for-a-start/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:51:38 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=340 http://mbastudio.net/2009/06/what-does-the-mba-oath-mean-for-mba-admissions-some-ways-to-broaden-out-your-ethical-platform-for-a-start/feed/ 0 Adcom members’ backgrounds and personalities – who are they really? http://mbastudio.net/2009/06/adcom-backgrounds-and-personalities-who-are-they-really/ http://mbastudio.net/2009/06/adcom-backgrounds-and-personalities-who-are-they-really/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:41:13 +0000 Avi Gordon http://mbastudio.net/?p=322 http://mbastudio.net/2009/06/adcom-backgrounds-and-personalities-who-are-they-really/feed/ 0