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	<title>B-School Admissions Formula &#187; Alex Chu</title>
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		<title>THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: RACE AND PRESTIGE</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consider this:

 
You walk into a college classroom where most of the faces are Indian and Chinese (or “South Asian” and “East Asian” for the more broad term – and in this context, it’s not really a question of citizenship i.e. Indian-American vs Indian but of race).

 
If you were a recruiter for Goldman Sachs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How would you differentiate the top schools? (updated)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I assume you’ll do your own research, and since there’s so much info out there on the websites, discussion forums, etc. which take a pretty dry approach in comparing schools, I’ve decided to stick with the car analogy – when you strip away all the discussion about GMAT averages, salary stats, career placement profiles, student [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Can I Do To Improve My Chances?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  
 One of the most common questions I get from readers is &#8220;What can I do to improve my chances in the next few months?&#8221;
In short, there are really four things:
(1) Get a &#8220;good enough&#8221; GMAT score.  Your GMAT needs to be within range: for top 16 schools plus INSEAD and  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ultimate B-School Essay Questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years as an admissions consultant, I&#8217;ve worked with all kinds of applicants and seen all kinds of essay questions from a wide array of schools. Some of the questions are certainly enlightening (&#8221;what matters most to you and why&#8221;) and some are unintentionally comical and ridiculous (&#8221;if you were to choose the school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Blind Spot: How Cultural Differences Impact Admissions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t often write about admissions geared towards specific cultural groups, since the admissions criteria for business schools transcend any nationality or occupation &#8212; an applicant needs to have a combination of strong leadership potential (career progression and extracurriculars that over time suggest greater responsibility for teams of people), exceptional communication/interpersonal skills, and analytical aptitude [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOW TO BEST PREPARE FOR AN INTERVIEW</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that some of you folks are getting your interview invites, one of the common things I get asked is how to best prepare for an interview.
It&#8217;s quite simple, if a bit unconventional.
Practice talking about your candidacy OUT LOUD. Either talking about it to someone (friend, family member, spouse, dog, cat, hamster, etc.) or to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do The Right Thing: Taking an Oath</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent story about Harvard Business School students taking an oath of business ethics seems to have caught wind with a few media outlets. The Huffington Post picked it up, NPR interviewed two HBS students about it, and even Michael Lewis (&#8221;Liar&#8217;s Poker&#8221;) referenced it on CNN&#8217;s Fareed Zakaria.
In my opinion, I&#8217;m all for it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business As A Service Profession: A Rant</title>
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		<comments>http://www.bschooladmissionsformula.com/business-as-a-service-profession-a-rant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I normally don&#8217;t do this, but I felt I should share some of my thoughts about what I&#8217;ve seen as a big problem with the whole MBA culture.
As expected, I usually get people emailing me their profile, or posting it on the various discussion forums where I post. It&#8217;s usually the same fundamental question: &#8220;What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Diversity Matters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I originally wrote the following on the Businessweek forums in response to some understandably emotional private equity guys who just received their dings.
********
I&#8217;ll try and explain from the b-school&#8217;s point of view how this admissions process works on a macro level &#8211; which may give some of you some insight into how it impacts you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is good writing?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.bschooladmissionsformula.com/what-is-good-writing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few years, I&#8217;ve gotten some questions about what makes a good essay. 
Good writing first and foremost is not about style or polish. I think that&#8217;s the biggest disconnect for many people whose office environments are overwhelmingly focused on polish and style that it messes with their notion of what is deemed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How much does brand matter?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.bschooladmissionsformula.com/how-much-does-brand-matter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many applicants, getting that prestigious name on their resume is one of the many reasons why they want an MBA from a top school.
But does the brand of your MBA really matter?
Like many aspects of b-school, admissions, recruiting, etc. &#8212; it all depends.
In essence, the pedigree of your education matters more the less experienced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The MBA Job Market: Lessons from the Past</title>
		<link>http://www.bschooladmissionsformula.com/the-mba-job-market-lessons-from-the-past/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bschooladmissionsformula.com/the-mba-job-market-lessons-from-the-past/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With an expected increase in applicants to the top MBA programs coupled with a far tighter job market, the next few years for MBAs is going to be tough. It&#8217;ll be harder to get in, and it&#8217;ll be harder to get the jobs that they want.
However, this isn&#8217;t the first time it&#8217;s ever happened. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Positioning Yourself For Business School</title>
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		<comments>http://www.bschooladmissionsformula.com/positioning-yourself-for-business-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another common enquiry I seem to get on discussion forums are from recent college grads who wonder how to best position one’s self for business school in a few years’ time.
If there is one thing, it is to become talented and accomplished at something other than studying or academics.
If you haven’t already since childhood, get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is A Full-Time Program Really What&#8217;s Best For You?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.bschooladmissionsformula.com/is-a-full-time-program-really-whats-best-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the frequent enquiries I get are from mid-career professionals in their 30s (and beyond) looking to make a career transition.
And the sentiment tends to be, “I’ve done all I want to do with [insert career here] and frankly looking to move on.”
I get it. Adcoms – many of whom are in their thirties [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Career Goals Matter For the Application</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common refrains I hear from applicants is &#8220;why do adcoms want us to be clear and specific about our career goals?&#8221;
Isn&#8217;t that what business school is all about? Spending two years figuring out what you want to do. MBA students know that. Adcoms know that. So why is articulating your career [...]]]></description>
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