Category: Touch MBA Blog
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Admitted to Kellogg, Insead, Ross, Fuqua, Johnson – Here’s How I Did It
Li Daming, who will be attending Kellogg, shares his top application tips after getting into Northwestern Kellogg, Insead, Michigan Ross, Cornell Johnson, Duke Fuqua, and CEIBS.
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Fifty Shades of Grey: MBA Edition
The MBA application process can be as mysterious as Christian Grey. Here are 50 reasons b-schools will put you in the grey zone i.e. “maybe” or “no” piles. Avoid these grey zone signals to score with your target MBA.
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Learning From Lebron: 4 Ways to Write All-Star Essays
Today Lebron James announced he is returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Being a lifelong basketball fan, I was floored by his announcement. Being a former Admissions Director, I was more impressed by his “essay.” B-school applicants can learn a lot from how this piece is constructed. Here are 4 techniques you can learn from Lebron…
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#51 Stalking the Story for Your MBA Essays
Who better to learn storytelling from than a two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner for dramatic nonfiction? This week Darren uses Jon Franklin’s Writing for Story as guidance for “stalking the story” and writing MBA essays that grip and reveal. Franklin pioneered the narrative nonfiction genre, and his book is full of gems for applicants struggling with…
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#30 How to Improve Your Chances of Getting In
Over the past 6 months, I’ve had over 20 MBA Admissions Directors on the Touch MBA Podcast. I’ve asked all of them, “What would you advise candidates to improve their chances of admissions?” This is what they told me. Here are 10 actionable tips you can use right away to boost your admissions and scholarship…
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Get Into a Top MBA! Talk in Ho Chi Minh
On March 2-3, I spoke to 30 students and recent graduates in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam about what top MBA programs are looking for and how they can prepare for the MBA application process now. My main point was, “Ask not what an MBA program can do for you, but what you can do for…