On The Road With Harvard MBAs

Blast from the Past:

 

How Credible Are MBA Admission Consulting Claims?

100% success rate!!

That’s what one consulting firm claims. According to Ivy MBA Consulting, 100% of their clients get into the top MBA programs they applied for. Their clients also earned $2 million dollars in scholarship grants. Don’t believe me? Well, Ivy MBA Consulting even paid Deloitte to audit their claims. And they’re more than happy to show you the certification!

Apparently, many consultants have unlocked the secret to MBA admissions. Despite Harvard admitting only 11% of applicants, Ivy MBA Consulting claims 43% of its candidates were accepted. And they’re not alone. Leading consultants are claiming success rates between 80%-95% at major business schools. So is your application doomed if you don’t shell out thousands of dollars to one of these consultants?

Well, that depends if you accept these claims at face value. Last year, Poets and Quants investigated these consultant claims…and came across some interesting findings. Turns out, firms can claim just about anything based on how they slice-and-dice their stats. Sometimes, their definition of “top MBA programs” is a bit loose. Oh…and that Deloitte audit? Let’s just say that Deloitte has ‘subsidiaries.’ And that’s just the tip of the iceberg!

So how can you tell if consultants can back up their claims and get you into your program of choice? Check out this classic story and find out.

Source: Poets and Quants

One Liners:

 

How to Choose Your MBA Concentration (Infographic)

Source: AllTopMBA.com

The Winning Formula for MBA Applications

Source: Veritas.com

Can an Average MBA Candidate Make It Into an Ivy League School?

Source: Fi GMAT

The New Dartmouth Tuck Essay Questions

Source: StacyBlackman.com

Answering the “Why Do You Want to Go to School Here” Question

Source: Beat the GMAT

A Recipe for Career Goals that Admissions Officers Will Eat Up

Source: Beat the GMAT

Stanford MBA Essay Tips

Source: F1 GMAT

To Specialize or Generalize – Which is Better?

Source: F1 GMAT

The Importance of Short Answer Questions in MBA Applications

Source: Veritas Prep

Analysis of the Wharton Essay Questions

Source: MBA Mission

Can Human Rights and Business School Mix?  Check Out NYU’s Stern Centre and Find Out

Source: Financial Times

Some Keys to a Strong MBA Resume

Source: Beat the GMAT

Five Corporations MBA Grads Would Kill to Work For

Source: Sparkhire.com

Seven Must-Have Skills if You Want to Go Into Management Consulting

Source: F1 GMAT

Top Five Schools for an MBA in Operations Management

Source: F1 GMAT

Business Schools Answer the Call for Big Data Experts

Source: Financial Times

MBA Women: Creating a Career After B-School

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

MBA Humor:

 

You know you are an MBA when:

1) You think it is actually efficient to write a ten-page paper with six other people you do not know.

2) You believe you never have any problems in your life, just ‘issues’ and ‘improvement opportunities’.

3) You refer to your previous life as ‘my sunk costs.’

4) Your favorite artist is the one who does the dot drawings for the Wall Street Journal.

5) You decided the only way to afford a house is to call your fellow alumni and offer to name a room after them if they help with the down payment.

6) Your ‘deliverable’ for Sunday evening is clean laundry and paid bills.

Source: Part Time MBA Degree

Tweets of the Week:

 

Mayank M ‏@_mayankm18h

“Doing an MBA is all fun and play till MS Excel steps in.” – overheard after Quant lecture.