Wharton 2010 EMBA Application Essay Questions

The Wharton EMBA adcom shows a very clear focus in its set of essay questions (in black font).  It wants to understand your goals and how executive business studies support them (essay 1), it wants to get a glimpse of you as a person and a professional (essay 2), and it wants to make sure that once you commit to taking one of their precious slots, you’ll stay for the duration (essay 3).   This trio of essays comprises a clear, well-rounded picture for the adcom with no excess meandering about – they want straightforward substance. My comments are in blue....Read More8196

Posted by Cindy Tokumitsu on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:49:22 +0000 | Permalink | Post a comment

#5 in a series of Q&A's with representatives of leading LSAT companies. Make sure you read all the way to the end. If you don't read the whole thing, at least read the last paragraph.

Jeff Thomas, LSAT Director for Kaplan, revealed his company's secrets to success.

How long have you been offering LSAT prep?

We have been offering prep for the Law School Admissions Test for the last 40 years, and we have prepped millions of students for the exam over that time period. We’ve been in the business of test preparation for an additional 30 years beyond that as well. So we’ve been around for a while....Read More14197

Posted by Linda Abraham on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:23:00 +0000 | Permalink | Post a comment

Quick Reminder: The MBA Tour travels to Canada next week. The schedule is

• Calgary, November 10, 2009
• Vancouver, November 12, 2009
• Toronto, November 14, 2009
• Montreal, November 16, 2009

Plus as an added bonus at the Montreal and Vancouver fairs, Accepted's own Cydney Foote and Sonia Michaels will provide MBA admissions mini-consultations to event participants. During these quick takes, MBA applicants can receive a profile evaluation and discuss school choice, their competitiveness at particular schools, how to handle weaknesses, or how to differentiate themselves so that their MBA application stands out and shines....Read More1380

Posted by Linda Abraham on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:00:59 +0000 | Permalink | Post a comment

It's Thursday again and time for our next Thank You Thursday winner on Twitter!

rishi4you / Rishi Singh

6 followers · Working on a product which caters to the Insurance , lending and mortgage industry....Read More1637

Posted by Linda Abraham on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:48:14 +0000 | Permalink | Post a comment

I am almost finished reading Made to Stick by the brothers Chip and Dan Heath. I recommend it highly to those of you in sales, communications, or teaching. Quant jocks? You probably don't need it.

The authors researched and identified the factors that cause communications to succeed or fail. They boiled their research down to "six principles of stickiness."  

1. Simplicity.
2. Unexpectedness
3. Concreteness
4. Credibility
5. Emotions
6. Stories

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Posted by Linda Abraham on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:43:34 +0000 | Permalink | Post a comment