Blogs About "Kellogg MBA"

Waiting to get admitted is enough to drive a person mad. So mad, that it's a wonder that the admissions process didn't grab the name "March Madness" before college basketball did. The expression goes back to 1939, but it has only been used in relation to the NCAA basketball tournament since 1982. (North Carolina over Georgetown by a point).

As an admissions professional, I see many similarities between the two--not just the...

Hot off the press,  Kellogg's full-time MBA program now accepts the GRE.  As does Cornell's Johnson School.  Here's the updated list as of September 7, 2011. It's always great to check; it wasn't on the Kellogg website until I emailed and -- voila! There's no harm in asking!

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Quite a few of you are trying now to figure out what to do while hanging out on the waitlist for your top-choice MBA program. It’s a tough position, and I prefer the Wharton model, which doesn’t allow you to do anything. It is so much easier to let the universe do its business. But for those who have to act, I’ve got a few resources for you.  Some are from...

There are only a few real rules in writing. In fact, there are so few rules to good composition that the best-ever book on the subject, The Elements of Style, is only 105 pages and tucks tidily into a Kate Spade handbag.

In business writing, and especially in writing essays for business school applications, there’s one big rule above all else: Answer the Question.

Most of you reading this blog have...

It’s about six weeks from the first deadlines for applying to business school, and thousands of aspiring MBA students are asking their bosses, former bosses, senior colleagues, and even clients for recommendations to business school. Some might argue that it’s already too late to hit up a busy executive for a b-school recommendation, but if you plan and execute right, the amount of time remaining should be reasonable.

Don't...

Recently I was interviewed by MBA Podcaster, the only broadcast source for cutting edge information and advice on the MBA application process.

I was joined by a great group of experts on the MBA and the application:

* Beth Flye, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Kellogg School of Management
* Karla Krause, student, MIT Leaders for Global Operations Program
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It's that time of year where MBA schools come to San Francisco. Below is a list of some programs that are coming this way. A few are going to Palo Alto as well. Many will also be at the MBA Tour on September 27 at the Hyatt Regency (Haas, UCLA, Ross, Yale, Cornell). I believe all will be at the Forte Forum on September 21 at the Hilton. Please note that...