100 Best Blogs for MBA Students

graduatedegree.org published a list of what they consider to be the 100 best blogs for MBA students. While the list has some interesting elements (such as professors blogs), I was surprised to see how no blogs from prospective students was featured. Why? Their compiled list covers life during, after an MBA and consultant blogs for [...]

GMAT Diagnostic Tests

About a week ago I took the Kaplan diagnostic test online. I got 10 answers wrong out of 38, which didnt sound too good. This was my very first go at the GMAT. I found the Data Sufficiency portion particularly annoying since I have built a habit of solving problems. Sometimes I would consider the [...]

The Best GMAT Gameplan Ever!

I’m finally, seriously getting into GMAT mode. I am even probably withdrawing from my bare knuckle karate tournament (I find it difficult to focus mentally after practice, especially if you get roundhouse kicked in the face). One week into my plan, I am doing ok but I feel the need to change my gameplan.
Here is [...]

Critique of a HBS Application

Joshua Steimle publishes his whole HBS application online. He got dinged, but what an act of openess. Maybe too much, but we can all agree it provides some great insights on how an adcom may come to the decision to reject an applicant. You can see the feedback he gets here.

Notes from a Stanford MBA Program Info Session

Not long ago I went to a Stanford MBA info session. It was more than enough to have a gut feeling. It was different from the Wharton one in many ways (the adcom, the alumni, even the applicant pool…).
Here is some unsorted notes of what I took away from it. These are not as comprehensive [...]

….And I’m Back at it (And What You Can Expect From Me)

Hi people,
First of all I must apologize for not writing for the last…um…well…for a long time. What can I say except give you the classic excuse: I was busy.
On a serious note though, among other things, my team and I have released a great product that a lot of people will be using going forward. [...]