Clear Admit has been featured in an article from the Economist on admissions consultants. While the article follows up on last month’s Boston Globe piece, it offers a more balanced view of the admissions consulting space, citing the fact that many schools are accepting of the role that consultants play and have acknowledged them as part of the process. Here’s a quote from the article that demonstrates this viewpoint:
“At Harvard Business School, a recent poll indicated that 11% of students used consultants during the admissions process. And a number of schools, seeing this as an irreversible trend, have decided to reach out to the industry. Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, for example, coordinates an event each year for consultants to visit and learn about the school, in hopes they will steer more of the best candidates Tuck’s way.
Admissions consulting firms are also trying to make their business seem more respectable. A number of firms are taking part in the Graduate Management Admissions Council meeting this summer in San Francisco. Mr Brown of Clear Admit hopes that, over time, firms like his will come to be seen in the same light as GMAT prep courses.”
For the full text of the article:
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5591531
As all of the recent press clearly indicates, this is an exciting time for the admissions consulting industry. We’re looking forward to the GMAC conference this summer, where Clear Admit’s Graham Richmond will join with Linda Abraham (Accepted.com), Max Duffy (Maxx and Associates) and Ricardo Betti (MBA Empresarial) to present to MBA programs from around the world.
