Chioma Isiadinso – a dear friend and guest speaker at some of my previous events, is chief executive of Expartus (the business school admissions consultancy), and author of ‘The Best Business Schools’ Admissions Secrets’.
Chioma has recently written an excellent article in the Financial Times about how candidates can gain entry into the top business schools in the world by telling compelling personal stories rather than outright lies. Enjoy the excerpt below and please read the rest on FT.com.
A Compelling Personal Story Wins The Day – By Chioma Isiadinso
As the number of admissions applications to top MBA programmes climbs, the stress levels among today’s applicants are reaching fever pitch, inciting far-reaching ethical dilemmas and increased manipulation of the application process.
Without question, the statistics are daunting. Acceptance rates at leading business schools have shrunk: programmes such as Stanford Graduate School of Business admit fewer than 7 per cent of applicants. Thousands of hopefuls who scored above 700 on their Graduate Management Admission Test are denied admission annually. Many of these have already worked in sought-after roles at blue-chip companies. Despite their solid test scores and prestigious resumes, they fail to secure admission.
Read the rest at: FT.Com
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