Kai MBA
The Playbook

Twelve modules. The first one is open.

Read the introduction and Module 1 for free. The rest, and the worksheets, are in the full Playbook, along with my clone, which has read all of it.

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    Start here
    What this course is, how the process works, and the order I'd do it in.
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  2. 1
    Building your profile early
    For the twenty-two year old who knows they'll want an MBA one day. What schools actually look for, and what to do about it now, whichever college you came from.
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  3. 2
    Planning the year
    How long this actually takes, how the rounds work, my own timeline from first GMAT book to landing in Fontainebleau, and how to build yours backwards from the deadline.
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    Knowing yourself
    The reflection everything else is built on, the questions I give every candidate, and how to pick your central theme.
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  5. 4
    Academics and the GMAT
    How much the numbers really matter, exactly how I studied over four months while working full time, what Magoosh and e-GMAT each did for me, and how the new GMAT is different.
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    Choosing target schools
    Building a list from where you actually stand, and how to find and talk to the people who'll tell you the truth about each school.
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  7. 6
    Crafting compelling essays
    The three rules I wouldn't break, the central theme, my own story map across six schools, and the drafting loop.
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    Creating a standout resume
    One page that carries the same theme as the essays, says what changed because you were there, and survives a thirty-second read.
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  9. 8
    Securing strong recommendations
    Who to ask, how to ask, how to brief them, and why the wrong senior name is worse than the right junior one.
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  10. 9
    Preparing for interviews
    What interviewers are actually asking themselves, how to research them, how to get mock interviews, and the INSEAD video essay bank.
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  11. 10
    Scholarships and funding
    The part people forget until it's late, where the money actually comes from, why most people ask for too little, and what I did about it at INSEAD.
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  12. 11
    Using AI tools without hurting yourself
    Where AI genuinely helps an application, where it gets you caught, and how to use my clone properly.
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  13. 12
    The year, and the job after
    What to do with the MBA year once you're in, and how to run the job search so you end up where you actually wanted, not wherever replied first.
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    Next steps
    Putting the whole thing on a calendar, and what happens when the call comes.
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