Posted by Clear Admit on July 29, 2005, at 9:28 am
Posted in:  Fridays from the Frontline In a continuation of last Friday’s blog entry, we continue with news from around the MBA applicant/MBA student blogosphere:
For anyone looking for a little inspiration as they struggle through preparation for the GMAT, you need look no further than here. A blogger by the name of ‘Beat the GMAT‘ offers a blow-by-blow, day-by-day summary of his attack on everyone’s favorite standardized test. The blogger in question also seems to have a good sense of humor about the whole process.
Mave, another MBA applicant, offers a thorough description of a recent visit to the LBS campus. Despite not being able to attend a class during the visit, Mave managed to book some time with a current LBS student (by emailing the admissions committee in advance). While the entry clearly highlights the importance of visiting schools, this sort of blogging can really be of use to our readers who will not be able to make it to London for a visit.
While our first two bloggers are contemplating the GMAT and investigating schools, this next entry from SgHama covers the important subject of developing a schedule and planning application rounds. We covered this topic in an earlier admissions tip, but it is always good to see how an individual makes decisions and plots a course.
Shifting gears towards the incoming MBA student community, Jewellsnake, a Bay-area resident headed for NYU/Stern, offers some details about the packing process and her pending relocation from California to the Big Apple. In a similar vein, Brit-chick overs an account of her transatlantic voyage from the UK to Philadelphia, USA for pre-term at Wharton.
And finally, Beau, a current MBA student at Darden/UVA ponders his upcoming exchange with the business school at HKUST (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology).
Posted by Clear Admit on July 28, 2005, at 9:51 am
Posted in: General The Clear Admit team has a busy month of August ahead! We’re reaching out to applicants through participation in a number of exciting free online and in-person events. The in-person events will take place in New York and Philadelphia.
Here’s a schedule to help our readers stay on top of the various offerings: Thursday, August 4th. 12:00 – 1:00 PM (EST) [online] Admissions Advice Live Chat Business Week has invited Clear Admit to participate in a live online chat. Clear Admit’s Alex Brown and Graham Richmond will be taking your questions about the MBA admissions process. This is a free event! Visit the following link for details.
Sunday, August 7th. 1:00 – 2:00 PM (EST) [online] Virtual GMAT Preview and MBA Admissions Strategy Session Our friends at Manhattan GMAT will be offering a free online workshop that reviews GMAT test basics and preparation essentials. Attendees will learn four practical strategies to use on the test! Clear Admit’s Graham Richmond will join the workshop to offer strategic advice on the role of the exam in the admissions process, covering answers to key questions like: How many times can I take the exam? How do admissions officers view multiple scores? How can one compensate for a low GMAT score?, and more! Register for the event here.
Sunday, August 7th. 3:00 – 4:30 PM (EST) [138 West 25th St., NYC] Clear Admit MBA Admissions Strategy Seminar This 90-minute session will offer a crash course in MBA admissions, teaching attendees several key strategies to employ when applying to the top programs. We’ll break down the various elements of an MBA admissions file and offer an inside look into the selection process. Former MBA admissions officers Alex Brown and Graham Richmond will be your instructors. There is no charge to attend the seminar, but registration is required and space is limited. Sign up here.
Tuesday, August 16th. 7:00 – 9:30 PM (EST) [3600 Sansom St., Philadelphia] GMAT and Business School Admissions Seminar This event will offer prospective MBA applicants a sneak peek into the GMAT while also providing information on the admissions process in general. Test prep experts from the Princeton Review, former admissions officers and MBA graduates will be on hand for the seminar and panel discussion. Clear Admit’s Alex Brown will be joining the panel to offer his views on the MBA admissions process. To sign up, follow this link, select “GMAT” and include a Philadelphia-area zip code.
We look forward to seeing all of you at the events in New York City, Philadelphia and online!
Posted by Clear Admit on July 27, 2005, at 8:36 am
Posted in: Admissions Tips There is some good discussion currently taking place in the blogosphere with regards to the recommendations process for MBA applications. In light of this, we thought we’d offer a few thoughts to help guide those of you who are beginning to move forward with this aspect of the process.
Today’s entry focuses specifically on the theme of managing your recommenders. One of our prior entries (from April) covers the rules for selecting your recommenders.
Recommendations One way to think about the role of recommendation letters is as providing a happy customer testimonial. Just as television advertisements often include the glowing statements of people who have used the product being promoted, recommendation letters provide an outside perspective to back up (or undermine) the claims you have made in your essays. Your role in this situation is to choose the best recommenders and provide them with the resources and preparation necessary to produce the most effective testimonial they can.
In many ways, recommendation letters are a test of your management abilities: the adcom will assume that the quality of the letters roughly reflects your ability to manage your superiors and the wisdom of your choice of recommenders. In many ways, this perception is accurate: producing quality recommendation letters may take significantly more time and energy that you would originally expect given that you (probably) will not be the one actually writing them. It is therefore important that you approach the process of choosing and managing your recommenders proactively and well before the application deadline.
Managing your recommenders As we mentioned above, most applicants are surprised by how time-consuming the process of managing recommenders can be. Because your recommenders are likely quite busy, you should make the process as easy and painless as possible for them. You should first approach them several months before the deadline to ask if they would be willing to write you a letter of recommendation – this will provide them with the time to write and revise a high quality letter, despite their packed schedules.
Following that initial meeting, you should take steps to make sure that you and your recommender are on the same page. In addition to talking to them about the ideal recommendation letter, you should provide your recommenders with a number of materials about your background and candidacy. These materials should include your resume as a summary of your experiences, and your career goals essay to give them an idea of your career goals and reasons for seeking an MBA. You should also develop several documents specifically for your recommenders, such as a list of strengths and weaknesses they may want to discuss in their letter, a list of projects you have worked on together to serve as a memory aid, and a description of your target schools, explaining the qualities for which the schools are known and why you are interested in them. The information included in each of these documents will make the recommender’s job easier – something which . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 26, 2005, at 8:39 am
Posted in: Admissions Tips The Studylink MBA forum we moderate can be a great resource for MBA applicants. Here’s an interesting posting we recently responded to about a low GPA, school rankings and more:
ORIGINAL POSTING Hi, -I am a 28 year-old Canadian male. -top engineering school in Canada, GPA is 2.65 (last two years 2.88) with overseas experience. -well rounded (i.e. professional and extracurricular) 1- I need to apply this year for top 5 schools. Aside from the fact that I should aim for 700+ GMAT, how to best address the GPA given I am an engineering graduate? Does it make sense to take some undergraduate level quantitative courses or should I take a graduate MBA course to prove my academic abilities? 2- Another question: What are the top 5 US schools and what are the top 10 schools? I have seen the ranking but how would this forum rank the top 5 and rest of the top 10. 3- Given my profile can I apply for round 2 with similar odds of applying for round 1?
OUR REPLY Thank you for reading this forum and posting your questions. You raise several interesting points, so let’s tackle them one at a time.
GPA First, your GPA of 2.65 falls well below the averages at top MBA programs (typically around 3.4-3.6). Having said that, most people know that the grading system in Canada is quite different from the one in the USA (A’s are given out less frequently, etc). As such, you may want to look into your class rank or any other metrics (honors, dean’s list) that might paint a brighter picture. If you went to a top school – and performed well relative to your peers – that should be the focus (as opposed to your GPA).
GMAT/EXTRA COURSEWORK If your class ranking or other metrics don’t help much, you’ll need to look to other ways to address the low GPA. As far as the GMAT is concerned, your instincts are correct: you will need a high score. In fact, the best way to counter a low GPA is to simply hit a homerun on the GMAT and then indicate to the adcom that your GMAT score is the most accurate, most recent measure of your academic ability. Of course, if you are looking at the top 5 MBA programs, you should remember that their average GMAT scores tend to be around the 700-720 mark. This means that hitting a homerun would require something upwards of 720 (ideally a 730+).
Taking outside classes and building an alternative transcript is another way to address a low GPA. Of course, the best way to do this is to take several courses (2-3) in order to show the committee that you are comfortable in the classroom. It is critical to maintain a 4.0 GPA in these courses. They need not be MBA-level courses, since the idea is to prepare for the MBA (using foundation courses like math, statistics, economics) rather than to actually pursue . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 25, 2005, at 9:43 am
Posted in: General A couple of our clients from last season have recently emailed us to say goodbye as they head off to school. They’ve also included some feedback on Clear Admit in the form of client testimonials. Since many of our readers are still learning about Clear Admit and attempting to sort through the various services available, we thought these testimonials would be of interest:
“Clear Admit has been the key to my success in applying to business school this year. From my first conversation with Eliot Ingram, I was able to recognize Clear Admit’s unique and unparalleled experience in understanding what top business schools are looking for and what applicants can do to effectively position themselves for success in this competitive application process. Clear Admit was able to carefully access my profile and give me adequate advice to succeed in writing essays and resumes, and cracking the ever-so-intimidating interviews. I was admitted to Stanford (the school that best matched my interests, career goals, and profile), Wharton, and Columbia. Clear Admit is highly reliable and the team provides quality assistance. I received personalized advice that allowed me to feel confident during the process and to efficiently finish applications under tight deadlines. I will be eternally grateful for the advice I received from Clear Admit team.”
“Clear Admit (CA) was great! I used them for both the schools I applied to – Kellogg and HBS – and I was admitted to both. CA helped me understand the proper approach to business school essays – which is quite different from the essays I wrote for college applications. I was impressed by the professional demeanor, counselor accessibility and quick essay editing turnover time. Also, the mock interview for Harvard was a great help as I was asked many of the questions that I had discussed with my CA counselor! I would like to thank CA for all its help in assisting me with my applications!”
Stay tuned this week for admissions tips, further details on our upcoming NYC seminar and other news from the world of MBA admissions. As always, candidates may email us their CV/resume for a free initial assessment.
Posted by Clear Admit on July 22, 2005, at 8:21 am
Posted in: General The community of MBA-student bloggers can be a powerful resource for MBA applicants. Whether you are trying to choose which schools to target or simply curious about life in b-school, there is a lot of valuable information out there in the blogosphere. In today’s posting, we’ve highlighted a handful of recent postings that should be of interest to the MBA-applicant community. Flatpoint MBA includes an entry about receiving the first tuition bill from Yale SOM. Plus – uncovering the mysteries of ‘tuition insurance’ and university charge accounts. http://flatpointmba.blogspot.com/2005/07/feeling-official.html
Majolo, who is heading to Kellogg, writes about making the transition from applicant to student – even suggesting some pangs of nostalgia when encountering applicants who are just beginning the process! http://majalo.blogspot.com/2005/07/being-applicant.html
Mark, a rising 2nd year at HBS, offers an excellent run-down of the first half of his summer – covering the internship, course selection for year #2 and a few reflections on the new Harry Potter book (MBAs apparently read HP too). http://markandjie.blogspot.com/2005/07/back-in-boston.html
Philip Carey offers a full run down on his student visa approval, selling personal belongings, lining up a 40K loan and generally making plans to join the class at NYU/Stern (including some brief thoughts on required inoculations). http://philipcarey.blogspot.com/2005/07/waiting-to-get-to-nyc.html
KV gives readers a peek into the play-by-play of quitting his job in Seattle. This blogger is heading to London Business School in the fall. Some recent postings cover laptop purchasing, cobra plans for health care and more. http://usatolbs.blogspot.com/2005/07/i-quit.html
Bharanidharan, a blogger from the Indian School of Business talks about exams (with class by class summaries)! Yes, not all business school students are presently on summer break. The nice thing about this blog is that it has dozens of links to other ISB bloggers who are documenting their journey through the program. A must for those of you considering ISB. http://way2top.blogsome.com/2005/07/19/recount-on-subjects/
MBAwana offers more news along the road to Stanford, covering essentials like passport renewal, visas, shopping lists, etc. There is also a bit of discussion about the packed schedule being offered at Stanford’s pre-term. http://mbwana.blogspot.com/2005/07/time-to-get-move-on.html
And finally, Brit-chick continues to demonstrate why she made the Best of Blogging list. Planning her departure from the UK for business school at Wharton, she begins to wonder if it wouldn’t have been easier to stay in the UK and attend a program close to home. She has also documented the whole process of packing up one’s life, etc. http://brit-chickmba.blogspot.com/2005/07/why-didnt-i-just-go-to-cambridge.html
Posted by Clear Admit on July 21, 2005, at 10:50 am
Posted in: General The Clear Admit admissions strategy seminar in NYC is filling up quickly. For those of you who are interested, we recommend that you sign up sooner rather than later. This is a FREE event, but space is limited.
Here are the relevant details: When: Sunday, August 7th. 3:00 – 4:30 PM Where: 138 West 25th Street, 9th floor Why: To understand how admissions officers evaluate b-school applications. To learn how to market your candidacy to the top MBA programs. Instructors: Alex Brown and Graham Richmond
To sign up, please send an email to this address and include the following information: 1) Your full name 2) A list of the MBA programs that you are currently considering 3) An indication of when you intend to apply to business school
For those of you who cannot make the seminar in NYC, we encourage you to tune into the live chat we’re doing with Business Week Online. See the link below for information: http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jul2005/bs20050712_2517.htm
Posted by Clear Admit on July 20, 2005, at 9:31 am
Posted in: Essay Topics , School: Duke / Fuqua As some you may have seen, Duke has recently released their MBA essay topics for this year. There are several notable changes this time out, so without further ado, here are the instructions and questions (along with some analysis from the Clear Admit team):
Essays You are required to compose three essays. The Admissions Committee considers your responses to the following questions important in the selection process. Please respond fully and concisely to each question. Candidates who applied to Fuqua between September 2004 and April 2005 are considered reapplicants. Reapplicants are asked to complete the three Reapplicant Essays in place of the Applicant Essays. All applicants have the opportunity to submit an optional fourth essay to explain any extenuating circumstances of which the admissions committee should be aware.
There is no restriction on the length of your response. Applicants typically use 1,000 words or less for essay number one and between 500 and 750 words for essays two and three.
1. Please discuss your career path, your short and long-term goals and the role the MBA will play in those plans. Why are you interested in The Duke MBA Program? If you are interested in the Health Sector Management concentration or a joint degree program, please address in this essay. Last year, Duke actually had this essay broken into two shorter essays (one to cover a description of your career to date and the other to talk about future plans and the need for an MBA, etc). This year, they’ve merged the two essays and doubled the suggested word length (from 500 to 1,000 words).
In some respects, the key to this essay is to carefully follow the instructions and address each of the issues in turn. You might spend anywhere from 30-40% of the essay discussing your career to date and linking your various experiences together. Once this aspect of the question is addressed, a concise description of your short and long term goals will be vital. In particular it will be important to demonstrate to the admissions committee that you have a logical plan post-MBA. How do your goals follow from your experiences to date?
The final section of this essay will explain to the reader why it is that you need a Duke/Fuqua MBA to reach your goals. There could be any number of reasons here, but most effective essays balance the discussion across academic needs, interaction with a talented student body/exposure to new ideas and cultures, extracurricular pursuits that appeal to the applicant and a general ‘fit’ with regards to the Fuqua community (this is why it’s ideal to visit the school). Most applicants fall short in this last section, so pay close attention to the ‘why Fuqua’ aspect.
2. How has your personal history and family background influenced your intellectual and personal development? What unique personal qualities or life experiences might distinguish you from other applicants? How will your background, values and non work-related activities enhance the experience of other Duke MBA students and . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 19, 2005, at 9:00 am
Posted in: Admissions Tips , Deadlines As July moves quickly towards August, it’s critical for applicants to finalize school selection and develop a personal schedule based on published application deadlines.
Let’s take a quick look at the Round 1 deadlines for the “top 15″ MBA programs:
Harvard: 10/11/05 Columbia: 10/12/06 (ED*), 04/20/06 (rolling) Wharton/U. Penn: 10/13/05 Cornell/Johnson: 10/15/05 (EA), 11/15/05 (R1) Stanford: 10/19/05 Darden/UVA: 10/19/05 Kellogg/Northwestern: 10/21/05 Chicago: 10/26/05 Duke/Fuqua: 10/27/05 MIT/Sloan: 11/02/06 Berkeley/Haas: 11/04/05 Tuck/Dartmouth: (not yet published, was Oct. 18th for ‘early action’ last year) Yale SOM: (not yet published, was Oct. 27th last year) Michigan/Ross: (not yet published, was Nov. 1st last year) UCLA/Anderson: (not yet published, was Nov. 13th last year) NYU/Stern: (not yet published, was Dec. 1st last year) * binding decision
When looking at the deadlines above, most applicants begin thinking along these lines: “Yikes! In order to apply to all of the schools on my list in the first round, I’ll need to have a very productive August/September…”
This realization typically leads to another thought: “In a worse-case scenario, perhaps I can apply to a batch of schools in round 1 and the rest in round 2″.
While this reasoning can make good sense, we’d like to call your attention to an important nuance in looking at certain programs in R1 and others in R2. In order to explain this nuance, let’s compare the deadlines and decision dates for two schools: Wharton and Chicago.
Wharton R1 applicants apply on October 13th and then learn of the school’s final decision by December 22nd. Chicago R1 applicants apply on October 26th and get the final decision on January 11th. This information may seem somewhat meaningless on its own, but it is important to remember that most R2 deadlines for the top schools fall within the first few days of January. In other words, a Wharton applicant who is rejected in R1 will have learned of the bad news long before Chicago’s R2 deadline (Jan. 4th), whereas a Chicago applicant who hears their R1 decision on January 11th, will not have this information before Wharton’s R2 deadline (Jan. 5th).
We’ll delve more into the art of scheduling in a future posting, but the key points we wanted to cover today are as follows:
1) Plan to be busy in August and September so that you have time to apply in the first round. Don’t forget that your time may be split between resume drafting, essay writing, recommendation coaching, GMAT prep, school research, visits and more…
2) If you cannot apply to all of your schools in R1, think carefully about which schools should be in which rounds. Don’t forget about the advantages of knowing some R1 results before you apply in R2.
Posted by Clear Admit on July 18, 2005, at 8:51 am
Posted in: General The Katz School of Business (University of Pittsburgh) has a great online quiz for those of you who wish to test your knowledge of the business world. The 6-question quiz is published every Monday on the Katz homepage under the title: America’s Weekly Business Quiz.
We’ve called your attention to this for two reasons:
1) The quiz may be an enjoyable (and educational) way to ease into your Monday morning at work.
2) If you look closely, you will see that the school has several options on the quiz page that encourage visitors to learn more about the Katz MBA program. The quiz is an excellent example of creative online marketing. In recent years we’ve seen the leading MBA programs use all sorts of technology to attract prospective students. There have been blogs, newsletters, forums, chats, student diaries….and now online business trivia!
Take the quiz: http://www.katz.pitt.edu/
Posted by Clear Admit on July 15, 2005, at 1:10 pm
Posted in: General Since the MBA applicant community loves to hear about rankings, we’d like to call your attention to the latest ranking that’s been released by Chief Executive Magazine. As one might expect, this ranking focuses on the opinion of leading CEOs in America. Without further ado, here are the top 10, along with some information from the article that accompanied the ranking:
1. Harvard University (MA) 2. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) 3. Stanford University (CA) 4. Northwestern University (Kellogg) (IL) 5. University of Chicago 6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) 7. University of Michigan Ann Arbor (Ross) 8. Columbia University (NY) 9. Duke University (Fuqua) (NC) 10. Dartmouth College (Tuck) (NH)
“Chief Executive conducted supplementary polling this month to discover how education, training, and America’s top business schools fit into the CEO equation. CEOs were asked to rank America’s top business schools. Among the reasons they cited for their choices were the ability to teach “hands on,” to manage people creatively and not just solve problems, and to instill an “entrepreneurial mindset,” not the stereotypical “Nobel Prizes and published papers” that many schools like to advertise.
Additionally, CEOs were asked whether they use business schools to educate themselves and their management. According to their responses, approximately 56% of the CEO community actively seek business schools to enhance the skills of the top management of their companies. “CEOs in this country fully appreciate the investment of education,” said Edward M. Kopko, CEO of Chief Executive Group. “Over half of CEOs seek the help of business schools to stay competitive, and we should be proud that our executives value education the way they do.”
For the full PDF report: http://www.chiefexecutive.net/ceoindex/0605/jun05.pdf (Out thanks to the BW poster who called our attention to this!)
In other news, Heather Densmore, a current student at UT Austin/McCombs, has just published a diary entry for Business Week Online. This is a good read for anyone considering McCombs, as it offers a nice slice of life in the first year. For the diary entry, follow this link: http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/mbajournal/04densmore/6.htm
Finally, the Wall Street Journal’s College Journal site (a free offering) has an interesting article about how real estate has become the new fad for b-school students. The article’s author, highlights the fact that MBA courses on real estate that were under-enrolled back in the late 90′s are now highly demanded – whereas some of those e-commerce classes that sprouted up in the dot-com boom may be less sought after. For the full text of the article: http://www.collegejournal.com/mbacenter/mbatrack/20050712-alsop.html
Posted by Clear Admit on July 14, 2005, at 10:37 am
Posted in: General While many MBA applicants are currently thinking about GMAT prep, school selection and essays, we thought we’d check in with a few helpful notes from incoming first-year MBA students in the blogosphere.
It’s always interesting to read about the challenges involved in relocating to start school, and these blog entries will shed some light on the process for those of you who hope to be heading off to b-school next year. You might also find that reading blogs authored by current students is a great way to learn more about schools on your wish list.
Our first two entries come from MBAwana, who will be joining the Stanford GSB class of 2007 this fall. In entry #1, MBAwana discusses the search for a balanced summer (part vacation, part unpaid work) with some wonderful tips on landing a rewarding internship. In entry #2, MBAwana offers great background information on Stanford’s Leadership Development Platform – a program that applicants should get to know. #1. http://mbwana.blogspot.com/2005/07/leadership-development-platform-i-want.html #2. http://mbwana.blogspot.com/2005/07/some-work-experience-organised-capital.html
Sticking with our Stanford theme, we check in with Farm Boy (GSB07) who contemplates the importance of getting ready for the academic challenges in b-school by reading relevant text books (e.g. brushing up on math skills, basic economics, etc). While tackling this issue, Farm Boy uncovers the secrets of purchasing academic text books on the cheap. Reading this blog entry may ultimately save you hundreds of dollars…
http://gsb2007.blogspot.com/2005/07/in-praise-of-markets.html
Moving eastward, we encounter Keven, a British citizen beginning his journey through business school at Wisconsin. Keven has just received his cohort assignment and fall classes schedule – which looks to be heavy on marketing, accounting/finance and data analysis. Keven’s blog may be of interest to those of you investigating Wisconsin (one of the top schools in the US for Applied Securities Analysis – churning out top-flight money managers). This blog also may be of interest to those of you traveling to b-school with a family, since Keven is married with two young daughters.
http://popscene7.blogspot.com/2005/07/schedule.html
Our final set of postings take us to the United Kingdom, where two incoming London Business School students blog about the process of getting ready for classes. The Divine Miss N offers comments all of the program information LBS has sent her (while questioning whether it’s important to know that her first mid-term is at 5:15 PM on November 9th). Meanwhile, mbaeurope blogs about financial aid to cover LBS tuition as well as the challenges of finding a cheap flat in London.
http://thedivinemissn.blogspot.com/2005/07/i-cant-decide.html
http://mbaeurope.blogspot.com/2005/07/so-many-things.html
Posted by Clear Admit on July 13, 2005, at 10:22 am
Posted in: General We are pleased to announce that Clear Admit has been invited to participate in a live chat on the Business Week Online web site. The chat is scheduled for Thursday, August 4th at 12 PM (EDT).
Here’s the description from the BW web site:
Admissions Advice Want to snag a seat at a top MBA program? Then, you don’t want to miss this event. In a live chat on Thursday, Aug. 4, from noon to 1 p.m. (EDT), you’ll be able to get the scoop from two insiders: Graham Richmond, Co-founder and CEO, and Alex Brown, senior admissions counselor at Clear Admit, an educational consulting and counseling firm based in Philadelphia that was founded in 2001 by MBA graduates with extensive admissions experience.
Richmond and Brown will take your questions and offer advice on everything from GMAT scores to interviews.
For all the details, please visit: http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jul2005/bs20050712_2517.htm
Posted by Clear Admit on July 12, 2005, at 11:02 am
Posted in: General Clear Admit is offering a free MBA admissions seminar for prospective business school applicants to the top MBA programs. The 90 minute seminar will take place on Sunday, August 7th, 2005 from 3:00 – 4:30 PM. It will be held in New York City at the offices of Manhattan GMAT (138 West 25th street).
Space is limited and advance registration is required (see instructions below).
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN The interactive seminar will cover the key aspects of MBA admissions, allowing attendees to actively develop their positioning strategy via individual exercises and interaction with the Clear Admit instructors. The seminar will also offer students a peek into the MBA admissions office, enabling applicants to gain a better understanding of who is reading their file and how the admissions process really works at the top schools.
INSTRUCTORS Clear Admit team members Alex Brown and Graham Richmond will lead the seminar. Here’s a bit of background on your instructors:
-Alex Brown has spent over twelve years in the field of MBA admissions. He began his career as an Admissions Director for the MBA Program at the University of Delaware before moving on to the Admissions office at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he most recently served as Senior Associate Director of MBA Admissions before joining Clear Admit. During his seven-year tenure at Wharton’s MBA admissions office, Brown played a decisive role in selecting candidates for the MBA program.
-Graham Richmond has spent over ten years in the field of MBA admissions. He is the co-founder of Clear Admit and holds an MBA from the Wharton School. Richmond also served as a member of the Wharton Admissions Committee – both as a student admissions reader and in a full-time capacity following his graduation from the MBA program. As co-founder of Clear Admit, Richmond has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, The Chronicle of Higher Education and Business Week.
SIGN UP To sign up, please send an email to this address and include the following information:
1) Your full name 2) A list of the MBA programs that you are currently considering 3) An indication of when you intend to apply to business school
Space is limited, so please sign up as soon as possible. For continuing updates on the seminar, please refer to www.clearadmit.com/seminar.html.
|
