Bodine - Great Applications for Business School

Praise from Admissions Officers
for Great Applications for Business School (second edition)

A tour de force. Paul Bodine really understands the inside track and offers his readers a wealth of useful information. The book is thorough and wide-ranging, with lots of useful examples drawn from different business schools. Im sure many candidates will find his advice invaluable. A practical and lively guide to applying to business school.

CAROLINE DIARTE EDWARDS,
DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS,
INSEAD

A very thorough and witty explanation of the admissions process on all levels, with excellent advice as to what not to do as well as what to do and how to do it skillfully.

CHRISTIE ST-JOHN,
SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ADMISSIONS & RECRUITING,
DARTMOUTH TUCK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Very insightful and a truly useful resource for candidates willing to travel the road of this wonderful leadership degree. Paul Bodines detail-oriented, fact-based approach is a powerful myth debunker that will truly aid those willing to invest their time, and mainly themselves in this amazing, but truly challenging, process. The books Put Yourself on the Couch questions are a very helpful, insightful and a practical tool for self-assessment.

JUAN FERNANDO JIMNEZ,
FORMER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MBA ADMISSIONS,
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

Great Applications for Business School has great advice for any student interested in earning their MBA from a top school! Real life examples, suggestions from Admissions Directors and tips for better applications can be found on nearly every page. Help for prospective students can be found inside this book!

RANDALL T. SAWYER,
ASSISTANT DEAN OF ADMISSIONS,
FINANCIAL AID AND INCLUSION,
THE JOHNSON SCHOOL AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Praise from Admissions Officers
for Great Applications for Business School (first edition)

Totally on target. Great Application Essays for Business School is a really terrific, practical, and insightful guide to the kind of writing that can make a difference in winning acceptance at a top MBA program. Many of the things recommended in the book are the kinds of things that I say when I speak with prospective applicants. I also love the level of detail. I really recommend ita must-read for anyone with business school ambitions.

ANNE COYLE,
FORMER DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS,
YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Paul Bodines Great Application Essays for Business School is a great view from the trenches, and a careful reading will offer many rewards to applicants. His overall messagesamong them be yourself, answer the questions, showcase what you feel is important for schools to knowseem simple but are hard to act on when you are sweating through deadlines. He gives you a practical guide to getting it done. Paul Bodine takes on the essay-writing process and breaks it down into actionable steps. He wants to help you tell your story. Paul knows there is no substitute for hard work and self-reflection, but his book should make an often daunting process much easier. Great Application Essays for Business School is a valuable how-to book with a generous spirit.

JON MCLAUGHLIN,
FORMER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MBA ADMISSIONS,
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,
SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Quite effective. If all MBA applicants take to heart Paul Bodines counsel and advice, we would receive far stronger essays, and applicants would likely see even greater success in the MBA admissions process. Great Application Essays for Business School provides an easy-to-follow blueprint for preparing and writing effective essays.

JAMES HOLMEN,
DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS,
INDIANA UNIVERSITY,
KELLY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Paul Bodine does a terrific job in Great Application Essays for Business School of capturing the essence of the MBA application process. This guide will be useful to every MBA applicant.

NATALIE GRINBLATT,
FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID,
CORNELL UNIVERSITY,
JOHNSON GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Great Applications for BUSINESS SCHOOL

Second Edition

Paul S. Bodine
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