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MBA Applicants Writing Their Own Recommendations: What to Do About It

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Graham Richmond in News No Comments

The recent AIGAC survey of MBA applicants was fascinating on many levels, but the biggest ‘hot button’ issue it brought to the fore was one surrounding recommendation letters.  In short, the survey revealed that a high percentage of recommendation letters are drafted by the applicant – typically due to a “You write it, I’ll sign […]

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The Flight From Essays in MBA Admissions

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Graham Richmond in News 1 Comment

I am certainly not the first person to note the evolving admissions trend away from essays at top-tier American business schools, but it is indeed worth writing about.  In this post and others that follow, I will explore the facts underlining the trend itself and consider the factors that have triggered such a flight from […]

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