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Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Reminder: Free Online GMAT Seminar

Sunday, December 4th, 1:00 – 2:00 PM (EST)
Virtual GMAT Preview and MBA Admissions Strategy Session
We just wanted to remind our readers of a free event that those of you just getting started on the admissions process won’t want to miss! This weekend, Manhattan GMAT will be offering a free online seminar geared toward demystifying the exam and providing participants with practical methods for tackling common question types. Clear Admit’s own Graham Richmond will be on hand to explain the role of the test in the admissions process and answer some frequently asked strategy questions.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Yale Essay Topic Analysis (2005-2006)

Building on our list of essay tips for the top programs’ applications, we wanted to take some time today to comment on the questions for Yale’s School of Management. While Yale’s two required questions of a mere 500 words each make for a very short application, don’t be fooled into thinking that this translates to “easy;” you’ll need to think very strategically about how best to handle the extremely open-ended second question, and work hard to ensure that you are communicating all of the most important information about your goals, career and candidacy across your two answers. Let’s take a closer look:

1. Why an MBA? (500 words maximum)
Please describe your short- and long-term goals and how your previous experience and an MBA will help you to achieve these goals.
As we’ve seen with a number of other programs, this is your standard career goals essay with the added challenge of a very restrictive word limit. To tailor your response to Yale’s question, we’d recommend that you first outline your goals in detail, then explain the way your career to date has provided a foundation and remark on the reasons you need an MBA to make the next step. Keep in mind that because you won’t have room for much more than a general comment on your work experience, this sort of question puts a bit more pressure on your recommendations to convey the details of your progression, promotions and accomplishments.

2. Personal Statement (500 words maximum)
Please develop a question/topic of your choice and answer it in essay form. Some example questions/topics include:

• Describe a situation in which your leadership and/or teamwork had a significant impact.
• What personal achievement are you most proud of and why?
• What activities/interests do you enjoy outside the office and/or classroom and how would you integrate these activities/interests into the Yale SOM community?
• What is the most difficult feedback that you have received and how did you address it?
• Where is the most exciting place you have ever been and what did you learn from being there?
• Describe a situation where you questioned your values and/or beliefs.
• If you are reapplying: How has your candidacy changed since your last application?

This essay gives you the chance to write about anything you want, presenting both a valuable opportunity and a potentially daunting challenge. Rather than focusing on formulating an original or unusual question to pose to yourself, we’d recommend that you work backwards and first identify which experience or aspect of your background you would like to cover in this essay, and then arrive at an appropriate question. The sample topics above should give you an idea of the sort of themes that the adcom is interested in hearing about: your leadership abilities and interpersonal skills, your achievements, your interests and potential contribution to their program, your travels, your values and so on. While you should by no means feel limited by the topics above, you do need to arrive at something that is relevant to your business school candidacy; as always, it would be best to stay away from talk of family, religion or politics and keep the spotlight on your academics, work experience, hobbies and structured activities. It’s also important that you reflect on your specific situation and decide what sort of story would make the most sense for you to highlight. For instance, a relatively young applicant might want to discuss a major accomplishment from the workplace that illustrates professional maturity, whereas an applicant from an oversubscribed group might be better served by an essay about a unique hobby that will help him or her to stand out.

Contact Clear Admit to learn more about our counseling services for Yale SOM and other December/January MBA deadlines. You can set up a free initial chat with one of our admissions consultants by emailing your CV/resume to info@clearadmit.com.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 10:23 am in Essay Topic Analysis, School: Yale

Monday, November 28, 2005

Portal Update: Interview Info

With round one interviews in full swing, a significant number of applicants are checking this site for information on the process and advice about preparation and strategy. For ease of reference, we’ve added an “Interview Tips” section to the left sidebar, where we’ll include links to the school-specific advice we’ll be posting periodically over the coming weeks. Happy reading, and good luck to all those gearing up for interviews!

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Friday, November 25, 2005

Fridays From the Frontline

Despite an abbreviated week in the business world, the MBA blogging community continues to post new content. The Thanksgiving holiday weekend has historically been a busy time for MBA applicants and students (particularly second-year students). This is due to the fact that both of these groups are often in the throes of interviewing; the former for spots in b-school and the latter for their first post-MBA jobs. This week’s edition of FFF tries to keep score as applicants and students report their results and continue to move through the process….

We’ll start off by checking in with several of the R1 applicants who are moving forward in the admissions process. Resolute blogs about setting up his Wharton interview and opting for the ‘hub’ variety. While he recognizes that a great deal of interview prep will be required, he intends to squeeze most of it into the week leading up to the big event. Meanwhile, Ty Coon pressed ’submit’ on his Columbia application and was surprised to get a status change to “under review” within 48 hours. Although Columbia claims to read their non-ED applications only after January 11th, we suspect that Ty Coon’s file may make its way into the process a bit sooner (if history is any indication).

While some applicants arrange interviews and submit their files, Mave emphasizes how difficult the writing process can be – especially when word limits or questions like Stanford’s “What matters most to you and why?” are involved. Meanwhile, Vatsa offers some good feedback on one of Tuck’s essays and takes a look back at his unsuccessful Wharton application – pointing out how imperative it is to move forward and use Wharton’s relatively early decision to his advantage with other programs. Essays are a clearly a hot topic, but bloggers like Nick continue to worry about the ROI issue and Qzoink debates the fashion sense differences found at Stern vs. Columbia.

Beyond discussing interview and essay strategies, several applicants are spending their time digesting results. For Axechick, Columbia’s acceptance is slowly becoming a reality – helped along by a recent campus visit. Meanwhile, RusGirl takes bad news from both INSEAD and LBS in stride, while explaining that reapplication is clearly in her plans.

Heading over to the b-school student blogger community, we find FutureMBAGirl, a second year student at Wharton, reporting from the midst of the recruiting process and later checking in with fantastic news! On a similar note, Marquis (a Stanford second-year) posted with regards to his interview experience with McKinsey (plus the result) and Andy reports that he’ll be heading from the University of St. Thomas to an associate VP role with First Commercial Bank. Congratulations are clearly in order for these veteran bloggers!

In other on-campus news, several MBA students have offered great ’slice of life’ posts. We’ll start with INSEAD06 who offers an incredibly detailed breakdown of life on the school’s Singapore campus. Jeremy Showalter checks in with a snapshot from week nine at the Chicago GSB and the DivineMissN explains official de-stress day at LBS. In another highly informative piece, Anders lays out his course list at CEIBS for term II while also detailing some elective options for term III.

That’s the news from the MBA blogging frontlines. We’d like to wish everyone a wonderful (and productive) holiday weekend!

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Thursday, November 24, 2005

Happy Thanksgiving!

The entire team at Clear Admit would like to wish our readers a very happy Thanksgiving.

For those of you who can’t tear yourselves away from MBA-related news on the holiday, here’s an interesting article that BusinessWeek recently published on the topic of b-school students and ‘giving thanks’.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2005

UCLA Essay Topic Analysis (2005-2006)

Adding to our store of essay guidelines, we wanted to take some time today to offer a bit of advice on approaching the essays for UCLA’s Anderson School of Management.

1. Please provide us with a summary of your personal and family background. Include information about your parents and siblings, where you grew up, and perhaps a highlight or special memory from your youth. (Limit to two pages, double spaced)
While we generally steer applicants away from writing at length about childhood or their upbringings (this can make one sound immature or excessively attached to the past), UCLA puts the topic front and center in its first essay question. This lifts the taboo that many schools place on writing about one’s family, but it’s still important to think strategically about this essay and avoid some of the common pitfalls associated with this subject. For instance, many applicants write about the values that their parents instilled in them or comment on the way their experiences have shaped their outlook – remarks that can make one sound rather passive. It’s important that you present yourself as being as active as possible in your application, attributing your success and decisions to your own drives and interests. Making yourself the agent in the sentence by commenting that you learned from a given situation or decided to adopt a certain attitude is a subtle difference in sentence structure that results in a drastic difference in tone.

It’s also important that you consider why UCLA might be asking this question; most likely, they want to get a sense of the origin of your interests, as well as learn about some aspects of your background that make you unique with respect to other applicants. It would be beneficial to highlight some early experiences or factors that contributed to the motivation behind your college major, career path to date, or goals for the future.

2. Discuss a situation, preferably work related, where you have taken a significant leadership role. How does this event demonstrate your managerial potential? (Limit to one page, double spaced)
This is a somewhat tall order for a one page, double spaced essay. You’ll want to briefly outline the situation, explain your role and comment on the results (ideally, you’ll select a professional success story here). It will also be important to provide adequate context about your company and industry for this document to be comprehensible if standing on its own. When discussing the way this demonstrates your potential, you might choose to highlight a few key skills that this story proves that you possess, and then explain how these abilities would translate into management of a larger scope or in another industry (perhaps foreshadowing the goals you’ll mention in the next essay).

3. Discuss your career goals. Why are you seeking an MBA degree at this particular point in your career. Specifically, why are you applying to UCLA Anderson? (Limit to two pages, double spaced).
This is your straightforward career goals essay. Because you’re given relatively little room to address your career to date, future objectives and basis for interest in the school, brevity will be crucial to an effective response.

4. (Optional) Is there any other information that you believe would be helpful to the Admissions Committee in considering your application? If you feel the application already represents you well, do not feel obligated to answer this essay question.
Although many school stipulate that the optional essay be used only to address a serious weakness or explain some extenuating circumstance, Anderson’s wording is a bit more welcoming of a response. Given the fact that the questions posed above are each somewhat narrow in scope, it’s quite possible that there will be something important that you’ll want to share with the adcom, but will not have been able to work into any of the three required essays. This would be especially true for applicants who are deeply involved with some organization outside of work, as there is not much room for discussion of current extracurricular activities elsewhere in the application. This essay might also be a nice place to expand upon your potential contribution to the program, in as specific terms as possible.

Contact Clear Admit to learn more about our counseling services for Anderson and other December/January MBA deadlines. You can set up a free initial chat with one of our admissions consultants by emailing your CV/resume to info@clearadmit.com.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Admissions Tip: Columbia Interviews

Since many of you have been receiving interview invitations from Columbia Business School in recent weeks, we thought we’d use today’s blog entry to provide a handful of sample Columbia interview questions. The questions below have been taken from field reports that our clients have provided and are excerpted from Clear Admit’s Guide to Columbia Interviews.

-Tell me more about your key responsibilities at work and the current project you are working on.
-What are your career goals and why do you need a Columbia MBA?
-Describe a situation when you worked on a team.
-What are your most important attributes as a team member?
-What have you done to motivate the people under your supervision?
-How would your teammates describe you?
-How do you handle stress?
-Why should CBS take you over other people of your background?
-What other schools have you applied to? Which is your first choice?
-Other than what’s listed on your resume, what are your interests?

Keep in mind that Columbia’s interviews are resume-based and blind. In order to prepare, it is essential that you do your homework on the school, and practice your answers to the typical interview questions, either with Clear Admit through our mock interviews, or with a friend or colleague. The rest will come down to your ability to show enthusiasm about your goals and for the program in general, illustrate your teamwork abilities through detailed examples, and articulate the reasons behind each of the decisions you have made.

Best of luck to everyone interviewing with CBS!

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Monday, November 21, 2005

On the Case at HBS

As many b-school applicants know, Harvard Business School utilizes the case method as it’s primary learning tool for classroom instruction. While most top MBA programs use business cases, they are generally combined with a mix of lecture, team projects and field-based (or experiential) learning.

The Wall Street Journal’s free College Journal site has just published an article about a real business case involving Citigroup and the European bond market. The article describes how HBS takes a real business event and turns it into a case for classroom exploration. This is a great read for any b-school applicant who is interested in the case method or looking to get a better sense for how it works.

Of course, for those of you applying to HBS, we’d recommend that you really get to know what the case method is, and how it works in the classroom. Gaining this sort of familiarity will do three things:

1) Allow you get a better idea of how the case method works as a tool, and potentially decide if it’s the sort of teaching method that is best suited to your own learning style. While many applicants are clearly drawn to the HBS brand (and with good reason), it’s important to gain familiarity with the school’s teaching method due to its unique nature.

2) Enable you to better discuss your interests in HBS’ unique approach when drafting your essays (particularly essays #4, #6 and #7).

3) Give you an advantage over many of your peer applicants if the topic comes up during your HBS interview.

For more information about the HBS essays or interview process, check out our prior blog entries on the subject.

-HBS Essay tips
-HBS interview tips

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Friday, November 18, 2005

Fridays From the Frontline

Reading through various blogs as we prepared this week’s edition of FFF, it once again became obvious why this ‘blogging’ thing has become so popular. Simply put, the MBA-blogger galaxy is buzzing with excellent and informative posts this week.

We’ll start with applicant-blogger LaserLikeFocus, who documented his recent trip to visit Stanford and Berkeley/Haas and managed to combine incisive commentary on the two programs with a bit of humor. In a similar vein, MBAyisyen reports back from LBS and Oxbridge visits, offering his impression of the three schools, complete with Harry Potter references. Also spending time in England was RusGirl who shares her impressions of LBS and lists all of the friendly student-bloggers she met while visiting, including theDivineMissN, who was gracious enough to be her host (this just goes to show that being a blogger pays)! Closing out our campus-visits portion of FFF, we find Maverick, who spent time on the IMD campus and offers a really extensive post detailing the experience. This is great reading for those of you considering IMD.

Moving along to other applicant-blogger issues, it seem that GMAT logistics have created obstacles for a couple of bloggers. Paa”ji” describes the horrific experience of computer troubles (the test-center machine crashed) while he was taking his GMAT and RusGirl tackles problems with her score reports, which INSEAD claims were never received.

Beyond school visits and GMAT issues, many applicants are facing the MBA interview process. Franky4MBA describes his recent interview with a ‘European school’ and examines his uncertainty about leaving a comfortable work environment. Resolute celebrates a Wharton interview invite and begins thinking about preparation while RedWolf debates whether or not he should have his Wharton interview in NYC with an alum or on the Wharton-campus. In other interview news, Vatsa describes his Tuck interview experience and Resolute offers a few thoughts on his Fuqua interview.

Closing out our news from the applicant-blogger community, SgHama offers a useful update on his progress with the Tuck application in order to meet the December 1st deadline and PupStar78 describes the bit of R2 deadline panic that motivated him to get cracking on his essays. His post also raises a very important issue with regards to MBA essays and how much knowledge one should assume on the part of the reader. [Hint: your MBA admissions reader will likely know very little about the nuances or technical jargon associated with your job.]

As we shift gears to the MBA-student blogging community, there are several posts worth highlighting. For starters, we’d like to call your attention to a posting from Hella which describes the Wharton interview training process from the standpoint of the student interviewer. Beyond that, there was an excellent post from MarketWizWannabe on a Wisconsin trip to meet with Warren Buffet and news from BYU-MBA on the decision to increase the MBA class size at BYU. In other on-campus news, Tiy reports briefly on the Net Impact conference at Stanford, Tagad_Tale documents the frenzy of the second year at Tuck and Mark offers a great run down of second-year coursework at HBS.

One topic that on the minds of several MBA students is grading. Jerry Blank expresses his frustration about class participation grading at Yale, while INSEAD06 checks in from the post-grade report battlefield at INSEAD and Death Spiral shares his INSEAD performance. In a somewhat related posting, FutureMBAGirl talks about recruiting biases and grade non-disclosure at Wharton.

Beyond grades, current MBA students spent the past week sharing all sorts of interesting news. Bharanidharan writes about a course in rural marketing at ISB, Gandaki reports on mock-interviews and class presentations at IESE and leMBA touches base with a report from HEC. Closing out this week’s edition of FFF are three posts from Chicago GSB bloggers: Wakechick details her glimpse of the first snow flakes in Chicago, PowerYogi battles sleep deprivation and corporate presentations (a deadly mix) and the Daily Travails offers an incredible story about how not to visit schools…

Have a great weekend everyone! Please feel free to email the Clear Admit team if your MBA-related blog is not on our radar screen and you’d like to be considered for the Best of Blogging Awards 2005-06.

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Thursday, November 17, 2005

Berkeley Essay Topic Analysis (2005-2006)

Continuing our commentary on the essay questions for schools with upcoming December deadlines, today’s installment focuses on the topics for UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. This program’s format doubles as an opportunity and a challenge, as the various short answer topics allow applicants to discuss a variety of topics, but all within a tight word limit. Because the career goals essay – the real centerpiece of your application – comes last here (as opposed to first as with many schools), it will be important to provide a good deal of context about your role, company and the chronology of your story in your shorter essays.

Short Answers

1. What is your favorite quote, and why is it meaningful to you? (250 word maximum)
This question gives you a chance to reveal some words – and a concept behind them – that have had a significant and positive influence on your outlook and decisions. The adcom wants to get to know you a bit better though your answer to this question, so take some time to reflect on a quote that really resonates with you and ties into your overall message and candidacy. While we encourage you to be thoughtful and sincere, it’s also crucial that you think strategically; as with all essays, you want to avoid potentially controversial or sensitive subjects such as politics or religion. It would also be wise to avoid those that are intensely personal (such as a quote above love or death), as this could prohibit you from introducing important information about your candidacy in your response. Finally, try to be original when choosing a quote. You won’t win any points for picking something that has been used by hundreds of other applicants over the years.

2. Tell us about your most significant accomplishment. (250 word maximum)
You’ll clearly want to select an impressive achievement to discuss here – ideally one in which you had a positive impact on a group or organization (as it would reflect well on you to say that you consider it significant that you improved something for others). It will be important to comment not only on the results, but also on the actions and thought process by which you brought them about. Note that the question does not limit you to the professional realm, so feel free to think of examples from your outside activities in selecting a topic for this short response.

3. At Haas, we value individual differences. Beyond nationality or citizenship, what makes you unique compared to other MBA applicants? (250 word maximum)
Think carefully about the most interesting elements of your undergraduate experience, career to date and extracurricular pursuits, as this is your chance to highlight those things that are special about you and ensure that you stand out from other applicants. Although Haas has taken nationality and citizenship off the table as topics, this does not mean that you can’t comment on any international experiences or elements of your cultural exposure that might enable you to bring something valuable to the community. Beyond this, you might also consider any unusual hobbies you pursue or interesting activities you enjoy outside of work.

4. If you have visited Haas, please let us know what about your visit made the most lasting impression on you. If you have not visited Haas, what steps have you taken to familiarize yourself with our MBA program? (250 word maximum)
This is a rather transparent test to determine whether you’ve done your homework and are making an informed decision in applying to Haas’ program. Because some applicants treat this school as a backup for Stanford and other programs, it will be to your advantage to convince the adcom that you are sincere in your interest by explaining the appealing elements that are unique to the Berkeley MBA. Obviously, the more specific knowledge you are able to demonstrate, the better; the adcom would love to hear that an applicant has been in touch with students, is familiar with the campus and understands the Haas culture and program.

Required Essays

1. Give us an example of a time when you displayed leadership. (500 word maximum)
It would be ideal to provide a solid professional example here, but an example from an extracurricular activity would suffice as well if you have made a more significant impact on an outside organization than you have in the workplace. To an extent, your topic choice may depend on how you’ve answered the earlier questions (since you’ll want to achieve balance across the essays). Another thing to note about this question is that it does not specify that you be in a formal leadership role – any time you exhibited the characteristics of a leader to affect positive change is fair game here. Essentially, you should aim to use this essay to highlight your interpersonal skills and ability to direct the efforts of others toward a constructive end.

2. What are your short-term and long-term career goals? How do your professional experiences relate to these goals? Why do you want an MBA from Berkeley at this point in your career? (1000 word maximum)
Interestingly, Haas chooses to end its essay section with the typical career goals essay, whereas most schools lead off with this topic. Rather than providing an overview of and introduction to your candidacy (as is the case with the career goals essay for most schools), this essay will instead be the culmination of your message to the adcom. Make sure to tie together the themes that you’ve introduced in your other responses, and end on a note of enthusiasm about the program and the timing of your application.

Contact Clear Admit to learn more about our counseling services for Haas and other December/January MBA deadlines. You can set up a free initial chat with one of our admissions consultants by emailing your CV/resume to info@clearadmit.com.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Free Online GMAT Workshop

Sunday, December 4th. 1:00 – 2:00 PM (EST)
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 several 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 this free event here.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Admissions Tip: Harvard Interviews

Harvard Business School has started handing out R1 interview invitations. As our loyal readers know, Harvard only invites a small percentage (~20-25%) of candidates to interview – ultimately using this small pool to build its incoming class. See our prior posting for details on this process.

For those of you who have been fortunate enough to receive an invitation, it is vital that you prepare accordingly. This is an aspect of the admissions process that is frequently overlooked. We’ve included a partial list of sample questions below in order to help you get ready. For those of you who haven’t yet heard, fear not! HBS will continue sending out invites for several weeks – right into the Christmas holiday period.

HBS Interview Sample Questions
-Tell me about a recent leadership experience since submitting your application.
-What is your leadership style? What qualities should a good leader possess?
-What is your best leadership example?
-What have you learned from good leaders? Who is your hero?
-How do you determine success?
-Why general management? What is your vision for the x industry?
-Why have you chosen to get staffed on x projects at work? How did you accomplish this?
-What other avenues did you consider pursuing after college?
-What is the single most important thing you have learned over the past few years?
-Describe something you have fixed or want to fix at work.

Other HBS Interview Resources
HBS Interview Report (from a Clear Admit client)
More sample questions (from the Clear Admit blog archives)
More HBS interview tips (from the Clear Admit blog archives)

BW Discussion Forums on HBS (a thread to discuss R1 apps to HBS)
Studylink HBS interview discussion (moderated by Clear Admit)

A blogger’s review of his HBS interview
Q&A from last year’s ‘web conference’ on the HBS site
Brit Dewey (BW interview)

Best of luck to everyone who applied to HBS in R1! If you have questions about the interview process at HBS, feel free to post them to our discussion thread on the subject.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 12:37 pm in Admissions Tips, Interview Tips, School: Harvard

Monday, November 14, 2005

Wharton Going Public?

There is an interesting article in the Wharton Journal about the school’s recent unveiling of a new loan-fogiveness fund for graduates who enter the public sector. The school will be looking to award $10,000/year (for up to 5 years) to a select group of students who demonstrate a committment to public and non-profit “managerial leadership”. Wharton’s program is helping the school to further bolster this developing area, but the article also includes a frank discussion of the programs on offer at Stanford GSB and Harvard Business School, citing the large endowments that have enabled those school’s to easily offer similar funding in the past.

In other admissions-related news, there is continued talk of Jerome Karabel’s book, The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale and Princeton. Most recently, David Brooks of the New York Times gave it a book review, highlighting the book’s unmasking of changes in the Ivy League admissions process over the last 100+ years. For more background on this, see our earlier analysis.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 12:44 pm in School: Penn / Wharton

Friday, November 11, 2005

Fridays From the Frontline

This week’s edition of FFF begins with a look at those applicants muddling though the all-important essay element of the application. Turning to the essays for his second application, LaserLikeFocus worries that his essays lack the freshness of his Kellogg responses, illustrating the importance of taking a break to get some distance or seeking a fresh perspective. In that vein, Pupstar78 comments on his essay progress and writing schedule, and plans to rethink his topic selection after letting his materials sit for a few days. Meanwhile, we certainly understand MBAyisyen’s disappointment over deciding against applying for September 2006 entry after taking stock of his commitments and the work required to complete a solid application.

On the post-submission side of the application process, Axechick is becoming increasingly excited about her Columbia ED admit (in spite of having to forfeit her vacation plans to foot the $5K deposit). Meanwhile, Ty Coon provides a very comprehensive account of his Yale visit and interview, complete with pictures of campus and a list of the questions he was asked (a must-read for applicants wondering what to expect). We’re naturally sorry to hear about his abysmal experience with US Airways, but it’s great to see that he enjoyed his stay and feels that he made a good impression on his interviewer!

MBA student bloggers have also been busy documenting their experiences. MargaritaLuvr takes a critical look at her first semester courses at Columbia, while second year student FutureMBAGirl misses the relative calm of her previous year at Wharton. On the recruiting front, first-year Stanford student Mbwana reflects on a crazy week and relates the most important lessons from his mock interview experience, Wharton student Hella considers the differences between this year’s and last year’s recruiting processes, and HBS second-year Mark offers some interview tips to applicants based on his own success.

There’s been a good deal of activity at the non-US schools as well. After only a week, Death Spiral weighs professional and meteorological concerns in making choices about his time at INSEAD, whereas INSEAD 06 is more amused than conflicted when it comes to his experience at the Singapore campus. In other interesting events, ISB student Vijay recounts an unusual interview experience (or escapade) with Deutsche Bank. Finally, the past week has found student bloggers at LBS looking forward to guest speakers, preparing for case interviews, tackling a writing assignment, and making the best of a mandatory Saturday assignment.

We hope that you all have a great weekend, and that our blogging friends keep those posts coming (if only for KV’s sake)!

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 12:26 pm in Fridays from the Frontline

Thursday, November 10, 2005

NYU Essay Topic Analysis (2005-2006)

Following on yesterday’s notion of providing essay guidance to applicants shooting for December deadlines, we thought that today we would weigh in on the topics for Stern’s application, due the first of the month.

1. Professional Aspirations (2 pages maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)
Think about the decisions you have made in your life. Describe the following:
(a) What choices have you made that led you to your current position?
(b) Why pursue an MBA at this point in your life?
(c) What is your career goal upon graduation from NYU Stern? What is your long-term career goal?
This is your standard career goals essay, with a few interesting quirks. First, note that the initial section requests that applicants reflect on and explain the choices they’ve made to date, placing a bit of extra emphasis on the presentation of one’s career as a coherent and directed whole. While it’s always important to explain the reasons you’ve moved from one company to the next, you’ll also want to think about the less obvious decisions you’ve made. Have you actively sought out more responsibility? Requested an assignment with an eye to gaining a certain skill? This essay is a great place for you to highlight your initiative and foresight in the process of relating your career progression to the adcom.

Within the same theme of deliberate decision-making, the second thing to keep in mind is the prominence of the ‘why now’ issue. A thorough and well reasoned answer to this question will be a must for a solid response. Beyond your career path to date and the ‘why now’ issue, Stern will be looking for a detailed explanation of your short and long-term career plans and interest in the MBA as a means to realize these goals.

2. Fit with Stern (2 pages maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)
The NYU Stern community is one of our strongest assets. Please answer the following questions about community:
(a) What is your personal experience with the Stern community? What actions have you taken to learn more about us?
(b) How would you contribute to our community as a student?
(c) How will you benefit personally and professionally from the Stern community?
Sensitive to the fact that their program is often viewed alongside Columbia, Cornell and Yale, Stern is essentially asking applicants exactly how much homework they’ve done on the school. Obviously, the more information you can provide about trips to campus, visits to classes and conversations with students and alums, the more sincere your interest in the program will seem. The second portion of this question is similar to Kellogg’s second essay in that the adcom wants to see that applicants have really thought through the ways they could make an impact on the community. Ideally, you’ll connect your ideas about the future to your established activities and stated interests in order to create some continuity and make sure that your claims about contributing are as convincing as possible.

3. Personal Expression
Please describe yourself to your MBA classmates. You may use any method to convey your message (e.g. words, illustrations). Feel free to be creative. If you submit a written essay, it should be 2 pages maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font.
When we originally posted Stern’s questions last summer, we offered up a few ideas as to the form that this “expression” might take. Over the years, we’ve found that the written word tends to be the most efficient format for 90% of applicants (as opposed to photos, drawings or some other output). Having said that, it is important to think creatively about how one might use words to convey the message. Will your essay be the opening to a chapter in an autobiography? A journal entry? A newspaper article? A personal ad? A snapshot of a ‘typical day’?

As for the content, you’ll want to think reflectively about your values and personality – as well as strategically about what makes you unique with respect to other applicants. You’ll of course want to communicate your enthusiasm about meeting and working with your classmates, and include a comment about how you would engage them that does not cover the same ground as your first two essays.

Contact Clear Admit to learn more about our counseling services for Stern and other December/January MBA deadlines. You can set up a free initial chat with one of our admissions consultants by emailing your CV/resume to info@clearadmit.com.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 7:14 am in Essay Topic Analysis, School: NYU Stern

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Cornell Essay Topic Analysis (2005-2006)

With Cornell’s unique five round system coming up on its third deadline at the beginning of next month, we thought we’d offer some tips on the Johnson School’s essay questions for applicants who’ve set their sights on programs with December deadlines.

General Thoughts
The greatest challenge with Cornell’s essays is the fact that applicants are essentially limited to only two required essays (at a mere 400 words each). While this may seem like a blessing to those of you who have had your fill of schools with 4-7 required essays, you may find it challenging to get your message across and share all of your attributes in such a short format. As such, it pays to approach these essays carefully.

1. What’s your greatest professional accomplishment and how you were able to add value to your organization? (400 words)
This is your fairly standard workplace achievement question. When selecting a topic, make sure that you are choosing a story that highlights your interpersonal skills and ability to work with others in addition to your capacity to affect positive change. Keep in mind that there are two main points you’ll need to cover: the impact you made on your organization, and the process by which you brought this about. It’s important that you provide quantifiable details and present the reader with a before and after picture in order to really illustrate the significance of your contribution. In addition to this, you’ll want to explain the thought process behind your approach and the steps you followed, as the explanation of your reasoning is really what’s going to show the adcom that you possess the skills and knowledge that would enable you to replicate this level of impact in another job and make a valuable contribution to the business school itself.

2. What career do you plan to pursue upon completing the MBA and why? How will the Johnson School help you achieve this goal? (400 words)
This typical career goals essay requests that you articulate your professional objectives and reasons for your interest in the school, and poses the added challenge of doing so in 400 words. Economy of language will be key here, as you’ll need to provide a very brief overview of your career to date in addition to the requested information, as this will hopefully establish a basis for your goals and demonstrate that you would bring a valuable perspective to the MBA classroom. There won’t be any room for a discussion of the general merits of a business education here – it will be crucial to include a significant amount of school-specific information to prove that you’ve done your homework on Cornell and are sincerely interested in the program.

3. Optional: Complete this essay if there is other information you would like to add regarding your candidacy. For instance, if you believe one or more aspects of your application (e.g., undergraduate GPA or test scores) do(es) not accurately reflect your potential for success at the Johnson School. (400 words)
This essay is set up as a place to address extenuating circumstances or issues with your application, but you might also consider including a brief comment on an important activity outside of work and suggesting that you would be an active member of the student community.

Contact Clear Admit to learn more about our counseling services for Cornell and other December/January MBA deadlines. You can set up a free initial chat with one of our admissions consultants by emailing your CV/resume to info@clearadmit.com.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 6:20 am in Essay Topic Analysis, School: Cornell / Johnson

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

MBA Career Trends: A New ERA?

The career preferences of MBA graduates tend to fluctuate with the times. Many recall the investment banking and management consultant frenzy of the early 90’s when b-school students flocked to these traditional fields. Of course, the latter half of the 90’s was highlighted by the dot-com boom which made roles with startups and venture capital firms the desired destination for MBA grads.

In recent years we’ve seen somewhat of a return to the fields of banking and consulting alongside preferences for rotational management positions within Fortune 500 firms, media and entertainment roles and work in private equity. This new mix has led to a fair amount of competition as firms battle it out for market share in the increasingly robust MBA recruiting market. One newer area that is clearly on the radar of applicants at leading schools is an off-shoot of the media/entertainment field: Sports Management.

Today’s Career Journal (a free site run by the Wall Street Journal) offers a terrific summary of what schools like Stanford, Wharton, Columbia, Ohio State and U. Mass are doing to expand their formal offerings in this field. This typically involves a specific Sports Management track (see Wharton’s Sports Business Initiative), guest speakers (like Dusty Baker and Billy Beane at Stanford) and finance coursework that allows students to value players, stadium leases and more. While a career in Sports Management is not going to surpass banking or consulting on the b-school campus anytime soon, it’s an interesting and growing field for MBA graduates.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 12:25 pm in General

Monday, November 07, 2005

Admissions Tip: Wharton Interviews

As most of our readers know, Wharton has started offering interview invitations to R1 applicants. The invitation process will continue up until November 17th when the final invites will be sent out. In total, the school will offer interviews to roughly 45-50% of the applicant pool. All remaining/non-invited candidates will be denied admission on November 17th. While it may sound a bit harsh to be so promptly rejected, Wharton’s process is deliberate. The admissions committee’s goal is to ensure that denied applicants have a chance to regroup and make alternative plans for R2 or beyond. This policy offers a stark contrast to those schools that keep R1 applicants hanging on well beyond the R2 deadlines.

As a resource to our readers who are busily preparing for their Wharton interviews, we thought we’d offer a few sample questions from the Clear Admit Guide to Wharton Interviews as well as links to numerous blog archives and forums that touch on the subject. We’ve also created a thread in the Clear Admit/Studylink forums where Wharton applicants can discuss interviews and pose questions to the Clear Admit team.

Sample Wharton Interview Questions:
-Walk me through your resume.
-Describe your short and long-term career plans.
-What do you think makes an effective manager?
-How do you vent work-related stress?
- If you were working on a project with a team of peers late at night and they had an opinion entirely different from yours, how would you manage the situation so that the team completes the assignment the next day?
-When the adcom is evaluating your application, what do you think will be their biggest concern?
-How would you want to be remembered after graduating from Wharton?

Blog Archives on Wharton Interviews:
Wharton Interview Questions (Clear Admit blog, Nov. 2004)
Goal Articulation in Wharton Interviews (Clear Admit blog, April 2004)
Interview Invite Logistics (Wharton Adcom Blog, Oct. 2004)
Insider Info on Wharton Interviews (Wharton Adcom Blog, Nov. 2005)
Interview Report from an MBA Blogger (OnMyWayMBA, Dec. 2004)
Prep Questions from an MBA Blogger (Dest.Wharton, Nov. 2004)
32 Sample IV Questions (Student2Student Forums, Oct. 2005)

We strongly recommend that you use the forums, blogs and other resources listed above as you prepare. We also would like to stress the importance of practicing your interviewing skills in advance of the real thing. You can do this with friends, family, MBA alumni, students or an admissions consultant. Best of luck!

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 12:24 pm in Admissions Tips, Interview Tips, School: Penn / Wharton

Friday, November 04, 2005

Fridays From the Frontline

Another week is behind us and with it comes the latest edition of FFF. It’s amazing how time flies when you’re applying to or attending business school (not to mention when you’re counseling aspiring MBAs).

We’ll kick off this week’s column with MBA applicant-blogger Ty Coon, who decided to apply to MIT in R1 after initially having put things off for R2. Of course, after racing to submit, Ty had the typical jitters over whether or not the application was as solid as it could have been (the discovery of a typo did not help his jitters, but our guess is that this minor error will not be a factor). Moving on to further discussion of application deadlines, we find RedWolf’s posting about freedom from R1 and how he did absolutely nothing over the weekend (this posting initially reminded us of movie about doing nothing – or even a show). RedWolf also offers a plan of attack for R2 as well as some thoughts on interview invites at Wharton and Chicago. Speaking of interview invites, Pragmaticus got the nod from Wharton and is trying to decide whether or not he has a chance (try these tips to get you started).

In other applicant news, blogger Anand posted a full report on his alumni interview for Kellogg and PupStar78 updated readers on his application process and decision to add Wharton to the mix. Meanwhile, RusGirl reports on her experience at the Moscow World MBA Tour and describes the special INSEAD presentation that she talked herself into attending.

Heading into MBA student-blogger territory, we check back with Marquis (a second year at Stanford) who had some puzzling news from Bain as he moves forward in the strategy-consulting recruiting process. Marquis also offers readers an update on mid-terms at Stanford and the pressures in the second year. Moving on to the city of brotherly love, we here from Hella (a Wharton second-year) who is also in the throes of recruiting, coursework and his job in the MBA admissions office (interviewing candidates and reviewing applications). Rounding out the second-year set, we find Mark summarizing his experiences in DIP week at Harvard Business School. Although it was a relatively quiet blogging week on the first-year MBA student front, we did read some interesting postings from MBAwana, who summarized the latest news from Stanford and Ben Dehghan who talked about grading at Ross/Michigan.

We’ll close out this week’s installment of FFF with a look at bloggers attending non-US schools. Anders checks in from CEIBS in China, offering a peek at both the social and academic scenes on campus (as well as the tradition of ‘paper-dancing‘). If you think paper-dancing is interesting, then you will pleased to read TheDivineMissN’s posts entitled “useless facts about LBS” (part 1, part 2). For the more academically minded, KV checks in with an update on mid-terms at LBS. Heading south to Spain, we find IESE-MBA2007 blogging about life at IESE, including the tradition of ‘random dinners‘ between first and second year students. Finally, our last posting comes from Vijay at the Indian School of Business (ISB), where recruiting season is now in full swing.

That’s the blogging news from here. Have a great weekend everyone!

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 11:41 am in Fridays from the Frontline

Thursday, November 03, 2005

MBA Admissions News

We wanted to call our readers’ attention to several interesting articles that have recently published on the topic of MBA education.

What Women MBAs Want: Role Models
BusinessWeek published this story earlier in the week. The article’s author explores the reasons behind a persistent imbalance of male vs. female b-school applicants (women typically make up only 30% of the MBA applicant pool). The article offers some interesting details about how the leading MBA programs are creating offerings to attract female applicants and suggests that the role of mentors can be critical in guiding female applicants towards the degree.

Can the Full-Time M.B.A. Regain Its Luster?
This article was recently published on the Wall Street Journal’s College Journal (a free site). It talks about the declines in applicant volume that b-schools experienced following the 2001-02 admissions cycle and suggests that despite great news on the recruiting front, tuition costs may be holding off a full comeback.

Recruiters Are Slugging It Out
This interview with the president of WetFeet (a career counseling and recruiting services firm) offers an in-depth look at the current state of MBA recruiting. As we’ve reported in prior posts to this blog, the interview highlights an MBA recruiting scene that is alive and well, citing the invasion of MBA campuses from new players in private equity, boutique consulting, retail and more. Companies like Target are even using scholarship money to lure MBAs.

Berkeley Live Chat
In other news, there is a live chat today with Berkeley’s admissions team on the BW site. It will be held from 12 PM – 1 PM (EST). Tune in to learn more about what Berkeley is looking for in the admissions process. Click here to join the chat.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 10:39 am in MBA News

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• Noelle (IESE)
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• Benny (Tuck)
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• Karlitos (LBS)
• MBA Gladiator (Yale)

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• Top 10 Applicants:
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• Pupstar78
• Axechick
• Sorebrek
• Angel Angie
• I_Will_Make_It
• Redwolf056
• Vatsa

• Top 10 Students:
• Marquis (Stanford)
• Poweryogi (Chicago)
• KV (LBS)
• FutureMBAGirl (Wharton)
• The Divine Miss N (LBS)
• Vijay (ISB)
• Wakechick (Chicago)
• NoelleBellie (IESE)
• Jerry Blank (Yale)
• Olivier (INSEAD)

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• PowerYogi
• Brit-Chick
• bskewl
• WakeChick
• Dave
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