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		<title>The Best Way To Answer The &#8220;Why MBA&#8221; Question</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Abelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Year after year, applicants struggle with how to answer the Why MBA question that all schools ask prospective students to answer.  And year after year, everyone debates the purpose of this question.  Well, struggle no more.  We will explain to you why all schools ask the Why MBA question.  Armed with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secret Success Tips For Writing Your HBS Essays</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 03:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Abelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The HBS essays are arguably the most important part of the HBS application.  It is a glimpse into the life and mind of a dynamic future CEO.  It is the admissions committee’s chance to get to know you, and really your chance to explain to them why they’d be making a big mistake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why MBA Program Rankings Matter…A LOT</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Abelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MBA program rankings that come out each year get debated over and over again.  Students from schools cheer when they find out their ranking has been bumped up.  Applicants in forums discuss for hours on end why school X ought to be ranked higher than school Y and why it’s easier to get into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MBA Applications: How to Apply as an Investment Banking Analyst or Associate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Abelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most competitive cohorts to apply to top business schools from is the investment banking pool.  That being said, business schools do like investment bankers because they’re usually smart, aggressive, ambitious, and on a good career trajectory.  Most graduated from brand name colleges and did very well academically.  The key [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low GPA, MBA Admissions Killer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Abelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why is a low GPA that bad for MBA admissions?  After all, don’t people always say that C-students end up becoming the most successful in business because they spend their time socializing and building networks instead of poring through textbooks all day long as most pre-Law and pre-Med students do?  While it’s true [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Business School Admissions is Like Picking Stocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Abelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are business schools in the business of?  They’re in the business of picking students who go on to do amazing things and become famous business leaders.  The more successful grads a business school produces, the more prestigious that school becomes and the more alumni donations that school will receive.  The more prestigious a business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common Mistakes in MBA Application Essays</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Abelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing great MBA application essays isn’t easy.  But making taboo mistakes is easy, and will easily and readily wipe out your chances of getting admitted to a top business school.  Here are some common mistakes that many people make in their MBA application essays:
Sounding arrogant – be very careful about not sounding arrogant.  As you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MBA Applications: In Which Round Should I Apply?</title>
		<link>http://www.bschooladmissionsformula.com/mba-applications-in-which-round-should-i-apply-119/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Abelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most MBA applications consist of three deadlines: Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3 (some have Round 4). Basically each round has its own deadline, and in any given application year, you can only apply in one of the three rounds. You can essentially think of it as, each year, there are three unique herds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Rankings of MBA Programs are Important</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Abelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year applicants obsess over rankings of MBA programs that are published by the Financial Times, Business Week, U.S. News &#38; World Report, EIU, and Wall Street Journal.  The reason why rankings are important is that a business school’s quality is very much driven by the caliber of its students.  Working backgrounds, the caliber of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of Going to a Top MBA School</title>
		<link>http://www.bschooladmissionsformula.com/the-value-of-going-to-a-top-mba-school-103/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Abelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the number of MBAs in the workplace around the world continues to increase, getting a degree from a top MBA school becomes increasingly important. For those still on the fence about getting an MBA, here are some reasons to consider:
Network – I can’t emphasize how important this is. This term is tossed around almost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Fun of MBA Essay Questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Abelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a recent e-mail forward I received.  The topic is: What should each school&#8217;s application essay question really be (based on stereotypes)?  You can probably guess this was written by an HBS student.
Harvard: Of which Fortune 1000 company are you going to become the CEO and why would you pick that company?
Wharton: Of which Fortune [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MBA Applications: How to Apply as an Engineer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Abelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Engineers represent one of the largest contingents in the business school application pool.  This is not surprising.  After working for a few years in an engineering role, engineers often feel pigeonholed.  They see an MBA as a great way to transition into a management role so that they&#8217;re no longer underestimated.  An MBA is an enabler [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Should Write Your MBA Recommendation Letter?</title>
		<link>http://www.bschooladmissionsformula.com/who-should-write-your-mba-recommendation-letter-76/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Abelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The general rule to go by is to select people who know you really really well and people who genuinely like you both in a professional and non-professional context. MBA recommendation letters that are written in excruciating detail and are filled with anecdotes to demonstrate your personal qualities are usually the most credible and impactful. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Average MBA Age is Trending Down for HBS and Stanford</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Abelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MBA age has become a hot topic of debate because HBS and Stanford have been accepting younger and younger applicants. HBS’ Dee Leopold herself published the following graph which shows a breakdown of when the Class of 2010 graduated from college.

What this graph shows is that a big majority of the class started their first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should You Really Go to a Top MBA School?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Abelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Umm…absolutely, and especially if you plan on going into finance. And here’s why. The education you get at HBS or Stanford isn’t necessarily all that much better than what a top 50 business school offers in terms of academics. However, the difference between a Harvard and University of Minnesota (Carlson) can be compared to…perhaps, a [...]]]></description>
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