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		<title>Surviving the HBS ‘Answer a Question You Wish We’d Asked’ Question</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2011/12/hbs-answer-question-wish-asked/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2011/12/hbs-answer-question-wish-asked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the various HBS applications I’m seeing, it’s clear my post today should be about how to approach the HBS “Wished-We’d-Asked” question. The first thing, which I hope is obvious, is there are two tests here: (1) can you find a question that is appropriate and important, and ask it in an interesting way – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What does the sign on your desk say?</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2011/01/what-does-the-sign-on-your-desk-say/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2011/01/what-does-the-sign-on-your-desk-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows leadership is a key theme in MBA applications. One way or another, the b-school graduate is going to be a leader. Therefore showing evidence and understanding of, and aptitude and appetite for, the demands of leadership is central to succeeding in MBA admissions selection. Because of this, as an admissions coach, I&#8217;m always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you know where the &#8216;empty calories&#8217; are in your MBA admissions essay?</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2010/12/do-you-know-where-the-empty-calories-are-in-your-mba-admissions-essay/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2010/12/do-you-know-where-the-empty-calories-are-in-your-mba-admissions-essay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me quote wikipedia: &#8220;Empty calories are a measurement of the energy present in high-energy foods with poor nutritional profiles, typically from processed carbohydrates or fats. An empty calorie has the same energy content of any other calorie but lacks accompanying nutrients such as vitamins, dietary minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, or in the case of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The business school campus visit, and how the HBS Director of Admissions writes about it</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2010/08/the-business-school-campus-visit/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2010/08/the-business-school-campus-visit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keeping up with Adcoms&#8217; blogs as I do (and I suggest MBA applicants do too) my eye stopped on this recent post by Dee Leopold, Director of Admissions at HBS. It offers two things: First it clears up some of the shibboleths of who&#8217;s noticing what in your b-school visit and how it is weighed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sticky messages summarized, free at bookrapper.com</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2010/04/sticky-messages-summarized-free-at-bookrapper-com/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2010/04/sticky-messages-summarized-free-at-bookrapper-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MBA Admissions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Readers of this site will know that I&#8217;m a big fan of the book Made to Stick, for MBA admissions messaging. The book will NOT tell you anything about what your message should be &#8212; how to understand and position yourself in MBA applications &#8212; but it is a great and simple guide to communicating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take a tip from George Soros in Managing the B-School Failure Essay</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2009/10/take-a-tip-from-george-soros-in-managing-the-failure-essay-in-b-school-admissions/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2009/10/take-a-tip-from-george-soros-in-managing-the-failure-essay-in-b-school-admissions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[maturity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[setback essay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weakness essay]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mbastudio.net/?p=600</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The setback-failure-weakness essay is commonly asked for in MBA Admissions because it is a test of an applicant’s maturity, self-knowledge, honesty, and ability to learn from mistakes. It is, in other words, the biggest indicator of real leadership ability and potential. Sample questions that approach this topic are: Tuck-Dartmouth (Essay 3): Describe a circumstance in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adcom members&#8217; backgrounds and personalities &#8211; who are they really?</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2009/06/adcom-backgrounds-and-personalities-who-are-they-really/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2009/06/adcom-backgrounds-and-personalities-who-are-they-really/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International MBA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[career path]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mbastudio.net/?p=322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As an MBA applicant one of the things to get straight is who you are talking to, in general, when you write your essays. This doesn&#8217;t mean you should be looking to target or &#8220;game&#8221; your essays in a narrow sense. But getting your head around who is on the other end is a crucial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stanford GSB essays 2009/2010: the focus is tightened towards results and successes</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2009/06/stanford-gsb-essays-20092010-the-focus-is-on-results/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2009/06/stanford-gsb-essays-20092010-the-focus-is-on-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MBA Admissions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mbastudio.net/?p=309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stanford&#8217;s essays are notoriously &#8220;introspective&#8221; and give many applicants trouble. Stanford Adcom do really want to get to know the real you through your writing. This year the flavor is the same, but (and possibly to avoid waffle) some important tweaks have been made in the optional essays to shift the focus squarely towards communicating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More World MBA Tour legacy, 18 principles of MBA admissions which I still stand by</title>
		<link>http://mbastudio.net/2009/04/more-world-mba-tour-legacy-stuff-which-i-still-stand-by/</link>
		<comments>http://mbastudio.net/2009/04/more-world-mba-tour-legacy-stuff-which-i-still-stand-by/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avi Gordon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MBA Admissions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[application timeline]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last piece moving resources off the old MBA Studio site, and into the land of blogs and permalinks. It&#8217;s from a talk I gave on the World MBA Tour in 2003 &#8211; proving, if nothing else, how long I&#8217;ve been around doing MBA admissions consulting . Seriously, from year to year, the basic insights [...]]]></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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