Cornell Essay Analysis 2012-13
Cornell is out with its essay questions! This year, a lot of b-schools are changing their essays, quite in line with how the business environment is changing rapidly, the world over. In Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Christine Sneva’s words, “We changed the direction of our questions this year to better understand your career […]
ISB Essay Questions (2013-14)
ISB has released its application for the PGP class of 2013-14. Interestingly, the b-school has added a new section- a video upload. They have also changed essay 1. Application Deadline Offer Decision Round 1 September 15, 2012 November 15, 2012 Round 2 by November 30, 2012 by February 15, 2013 Please make […]
IMD Essay Questions : 2012 – 2013
Applicants to IMD are assessed on 5 criteria: career progression, intellectual ability, leadership potential, interpersonal skills and international outlook. Interview: By invitation only, after the application has been submitted. Application Deadline for Jan 2013 Intake: IMD has five deadlines: February 1, April 1, June 1, August 1, September 1. Recommendations: IMD expects 3 recommendations from applicants […]
Cornell’s New Dean
Cornell University’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management has announced as its new dean Professor Soumitra Dutta, formerly INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France) business and technology professor and academic director of research centre for technology, innovation and new media. With this, Johnson becomes the first major business school in the United States to hire a dean […]
Diversity at NUS
A lot of Indians look at the option of doing an MBA from East Asian b-schools. Smart choice for people who want to stay in this region post MBA and are looking for international exposure through their education. Here, we reproduce the blog of an MBA student in NUS, Devmanyu Singh, in his first year at the full time […]
Tuck Launches New Video Blog
Dartmouth’s Tuck Business School has launched a new video blog by Dawna Clarke, Director of Admissions. She has suggested that applicants leave their queries on the blog page and she would answer them through the video blog. Here’s what she had to say!
ISB Doubles Scholarships to INR 8 crores
– One in every seven students to receive an ISB scholarship – Additional scholarships available for aspiring entrepreneurs ISB has announced the doubling of its scholarships from INR 4 crores to INR 8 crores for the incoming class of 2013. Through this increased outlay, one in every seven students studying at the school will receive […]
Darden’s marketing Club
Darden has a range of Marketing Club activities and events for those students interested in marketing. The club is a great platform to build relationships and network with other students, alumni as well as marketing professionals. Here’s what Darden’s student blogger and President of the Marketing Club, Jay Adoue has : “The Marketing Club is […]
Cohorts at Chicago Booth
Associate Dean of Student Recruitment and Admissions at Chicago Booth has added an interesting post on the cohort system at Booth in the admission’s blog. Here’s an excerpt: “First-year students are placed in cohorts of 50 students for our Leadership Effectiveness and Development program (LEAD). Through this experience, they get to know one another really […]
HBS : Transcripts & More
HBS Admission’s Director, Dee Leopold has written a new post in her blog, to help applicants with their application checklist. According to her, HBS will require, “all transcripts be uploaded this year. No more templates for you to fill in your grades. This makes verification after admission easier for us and safer for you.” So, […]