Best Business Schools' Admissions Secrets: A Former Harvard Business School Admissions Board Member Reveals the Insider Keys to Getting In »

Chioma Isiadinso was an Assistant Director of Admissions and a Member of the Admissions Board at Harvard Business School. Prior to working at Harvard, she was Director of Admissions at Carnegie Mellon University School of Public Policy and Management. She lives in New York.

The Best Business Schools' Admissions Secrets is the ultimate collection of insider advice, direct from one of the country's toughest admissions boardrooms.

Acknowledgments     vii
Foreword     ix
Introduction     xi
Deciding on the MBA     1
Personal Branding and the MBA Application Process     17
Building and Selling Your Brand     39
Admissions Full Cycle     57
Understanding the Admissions Criteria     73
Essay Fundamentals     103
The Resume and Professional Record     153
Interviews: How Interviews Are Viewed by the MBA Board     171
Transforming Your Recommenders into Brand Champions     191
MBA Applicants' Backgrounds     221
More MBA Applicants' Backgrounds     239
Admissions Decisions     249
Funding the MBA     265
Final Thoughts     273
Application Insights     275
MBA Resources     307
Index     313