Standing on the shoulders of MBA-blogs giants

Have you ever tried a search on Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com.pe/)? It's a specialized articles, papers and other scientific texts seeker, I heard first about it last year while studying in Holland. So, what's this got to do with my application process? Just a phrase in the main page of that searcher: Standing on the shoulders of giants.

I think all MBA applicants do that we stand on others' shoulders in order to do our best in our application process: successful test takers, admitted applicants, alumni and students networks, consultants, specialized forums and also MBA bloggers. I have to thank all this people for giving us all the things they learnt either along their way to MBA or while giving advice to many applicants. As far as I'm concerned, all these "giants" saved me much researching time and let me focus on researching about some specific topics regarding my own process' particularities.

So, what it all comes down to? Here's a list of posts from other bloggers that I found very helpful:

B-Schools info:

• School-specific chat transcripts (from Accepted.com and Clear Admit): http://daveformba.blogspot.com/2006/07/accepted-admissions-consultancy.html
• Choosing the right Business School (Podcast): http://daveformba.blogspot.com/2006/09/not-sure-which-schools-to-apply-to.html
• Best Business Schools for Getting Hired: http://asiangalmba.blogspot.com/2007/02/50-best-business-schools-for-getting.html
• Harvard Info Session (kinda old but thoroughly detailed): http://daveformba.blogspot.com/2004/09/harvard-info-session.html
• Wharton Info Session (2006 version): http://asiangalmba.blogspot.com/2006/11/on-wharton-info-session.html
• Wharton Info Session (kinda old but thoroughly detailed): http://daveformba.blogspot.com/2004/10/wharton-info-session.html
• Columbia Info Session (kinda old but thoroughly detailed): http://daveformba.blogspot.com/2004/10/columbia-info-session.html
• About INSEAD Info Session: http://rusgirl.blogspot.com/2005/11/about-insead-special-information.html
• About LBS Info Session (in Moscow): http://rusgirl.blogspot.com/2005/11/about-lbs-information-session-in.html

General Admission Tips:

• The Admit's Office Hate List (from BW article): http://daveformba.blogspot.com/2006/08/b-week-article-admit-offices-hate-list.html
• Not sure where to start? (Dave's to-do list): http://daveformba.blogspot.com/2006/09/applying-and-not-sure-where-to-start.html
• Tepper's MBARealityCheck website (interesting): http://daveformba.blogspot.com/2006/09/school-highlight-tepper-announces-new.html
• Books to get for GMAT and essays preparation: http://daveformba.blogspot.com/2006/10/what-books-should-i-get-in-preparing.html
• About what round to apply in: http://daveformba.blogspot.com/2006/10/applying-in-which-round-will-improve.html
• Useful MBA Podcasts: http://daveformba.blogspot.com/2006/10/mba-podcaster-audo-podcasts-available.html
• Best of MBA Blogs 2006-2007: http://blog.clearadmit.com/2007/04/best-of-blogging-2006-2007-results/

Essay Tips:

• Strategic Recommendations for Writing your Admission Essay (Podcast): http://daveformba.blogspot.com/2006/08/mba-podcaster-strategic.html

Interview Tips:

• What to expect at an interview: from the perspective of the interviewer: http://daveformba.blogspot.com/2006/09/what-to-expect-at-interview-from.html
• What to ask when attending the MBA tour (1st and 2nd comments): http://daveformba.blogspot.com/2006/10/gmac-trying-to-make-gmat-testing.html
• How to prepare interviews: http://asiangalmba.blogspot.com/2007/03/how-i-prepared-for-my-interviews.html

Networking Tips:

• The Alumni Connection: http://asiangalmba.blogspot.com/2006/09/alumni-connection_15.html

Recommenders Management Tips:

• "Recommenders Pack": http://asiangalmba.blogspot.com/2006/09/busy-busy.html
• Provide your recommenders with: http://asiangalmba.blogspot.com/2006/12/provide-your-recommenders-with.html

Last month I spent some time reading Dave's blog; hey man, what a good job you did! It took me many hours to read all your posts, but I think it was worth the time. Thanks Asiangal & Rusgirl as well, your blogs are really helpful.