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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving, and some Nourishment for the Upcoming MBA Application Grind</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2011/11/happy-thanksgiving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have various clients who are in the &#8220;uphill&#8221; phase of their MBA applications; having done one or two for Round 1, now pushing for a few more by early January. The gloss of self-discovery and self-expression is gone. It&#8217;s now just about getting it all done and done well, in what seems like an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A GMAT Reality Check</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2011/10/a-gmat-reality-check/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A client recently sent me this handy new utility from GMAC, purveyors of the GMAT, which allows test-takers to rate their score with reference to their cohort filtered by intended degree, age, gender, country, and so on. If you try it you will be able to see how you stack up against the sub-group you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experience Diversity is &#8216;The New Black&#8217; in MBA Admissions</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2011/08/experience-diversity-is-the-new-black-in-mba-admissions/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2011/08/experience-diversity-is-the-new-black-in-mba-admissions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[B-schools with luxury of choice of whom to accept into their MBA classrooms have always valued diversity in the matriculating class. The news is this trend is strongly on the up. Not only are schools admitting more minorities and foreigners and women – both HBS and Wharton hit record numbers of female enrollment with their current incoming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unpacking the Categories of MBA Admissions Dings</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2011/07/unpacking-the-categories-of-mba-admissions-dings/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2011/07/unpacking-the-categories-of-mba-admissions-dings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s July, and a new admissions cycle year starts at the MBA Admissions Studio. As it happens, during my off-season sabbatical time &#8212; which new clients have patiently waited out (thank you) I’ve had numerous emails of the “I-was-dinged-last-year, what-did-I do-wrong?” type. So this seems as good a place as any to start the discussion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;I scored 700, should I retake the GMAT or focus on the rest of my application?</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2010/09/i-scored-700-should-i-retake/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2010/09/i-scored-700-should-i-retake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two years ago I wrote a GMAT article on the Business Week b-school forum called &#8216;The Myth of the 800 GMAT,&#8217; arguing that a geek-level GMAT score could be counterproductive when applying to professional business-management MBA training. It&#8217;s probably still up there somewhere, along with a firestorm of comments &#8212; gratifyingly mostly &#8216;agrees.&#8217; Last year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An MBA application journey, from GMAT prep to acceptance</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2010/02/an-mba-application-journey-from-gmat-prep-to-acceptance/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2010/02/an-mba-application-journey-from-gmat-prep-to-acceptance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I thought I&#8217;d share the extended journey of an MBA Studio client, as reported here and here. Not only is it a worthy and heartwarming success story in which I&#8217;m most gratified to have been able to play a part &#8212; helping this applicant with a 640 GMAT get into a top European school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MBA admissions waitlisted &#8211; is the glass half full or half empty?</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2010/02/mba-admissions-waitlist/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2010/02/mba-admissions-waitlist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mbastudio.net/?p=865</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s common to get a ‘waitlist’ notice in a competitive admissions process for a top MBA program. What&#8217;s going on and how should you handle it? First, interpret it correctly. By waitlisting, Adcoms are giving themselves an &#8220;option&#8221; on you while they wait to see who else is coming to the party. They like you, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Myth of the 800 GMAT</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2009/12/the-myth-of-the-800-gmat/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2009/12/the-myth-of-the-800-gmat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote this GMAT article last year on the Business Week b-school forum. It&#8217;s probably still up there somewhere, along with a firestorm of comments &#8212; gratifyingly mostly &#8216;agrees.&#8217; (Speaking of gratifying, readers are still popping up on Amazon.com to say nice things about &#8216;MBA Admissions Strategy&#8216;. I don&#8217;t know who you are, but thank [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The recession adds weight to the voice of Career Services in MBA Admissions</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2009/07/the-recession-adds-weight-to-voice-of-career-services-in-mba-admissions/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2009/07/the-recession-adds-weight-to-voice-of-career-services-in-mba-admissions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Future employability, career placement and likely starting salary have always been a consideration in MBA admissions, but these considerations are increasing in the recession. Career Services are having a say in who is gets admitted to business schools. ]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;World MBA Tour&#8221; MBA essay advice session transcript</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2009/04/the-world-mba-tour-mba-essay-advice-session-transcript/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2009/04/the-world-mba-tour-mba-essay-advice-session-transcript/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transcript of a World MBA Tour online admissions essay advice service, where Avi appeared live as expert MBA essay advisor. ]]></description>
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		<title>Key points of advice for MBA admissions applicants, including some surprises</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2009/04/key-points-of-advice-for-mba-admissions-applicants-including-some-surprises/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2009/04/key-points-of-advice-for-mba-admissions-applicants-including-some-surprises/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing the process of moving stuff off the static site to this new blog format, this in an interview I did with About.com . The questions allowed me to say some perhaps slightly less-than-usual things. The original is here. . How soon should potential MBA students start preparing for the admissions process? About 9 months [...]]]></description>
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