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Posted by Clear Admit on May 31, 2006, at 11:02 am
At this time of the year, we like to use the blog to feature admissions tips that can assist prospective applicants as they approach the MBA admissions process. Today’s post focuses on an oft overlooked element of the MBA admissions process: researching the programs. While this sounds simple enough, we strongly recommend that applicants dig deeper than the basic marketing materials, rankings and school web sites to learn about the programs they are considering. This involves talking to current students and alumni, reading blogs and wikis, following the press, browsing discussion forums and looking into the history of the schools. Pursuing in-depth research serves two purposes:
1) It helps applicants learn more about the MBA programs on their . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 30, 2006, at 11:33 am
The Wall Street Journal’s College Journal portal (a free site) has just published an interesting article entitled How to Answer Any Interview Question. Although the article is mostly aimed at job interviews, there are a handful of key takeaways that should be of use to MBA applicants.
In essence, the article boils down to four key interview prep tips:
1) Do your homework. In the case of a job interview this obviously means gathering extensive information on the company and why you would like to work there. Of course, the same holds true for MBA interviews – since most schools are very interested in understanding not only your background but also your interest in their program.
2) Direct your answers. It can be . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 29, 2006, at 4:41 pm
As many of you read in our “fall deadline focus” entry last week, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business recently released their deadlines for the coming application cycle. Along with the dates, the program also published their essay questions, which we’ve provided below for your convenience.
We’ll be back in the coming weeks with a formal breakdown of the questions including our tips on how to approach them. In them meantime, please refer to last year’s analysis – since most of the questions are unchanged.
Fall 2007 Essay Questions
Listed below are the short answer questions, required essays, and optional essays that you will need to provide when completing the fall 2007 application.
Short Answer:
What is your favorite quote, and why is . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 26, 2006, at 1:00 pm
Welcome to another edition of FFF! While things are certainly quieter at this time of year, we’re excited about the theme of “new beginnings” that is currently spreading across the blogosphere. MBA applicants for the class of 2008 are touching on various admitted students weekends and planning their moves to new destinations for b-school (often preceded by exotic summer travels). At the same time, MBA applicants to the Class of 2009 are just beginning to tackle the admissions process and MBA students/graduates are embarking on full-time positions, summer internships and elective course selection. Without further ado, let’s kick things off and have a look across the MBA blogosphere…
Starting with the applicant bloggers who are now part of the class of 2008, . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 25, 2006, at 8:46 am
As the calendar approaches June, many of our clients and blog readers are beginning to focus on building a schedule around the first round MBA admissions deadlines. This sort of planning can be vital when it comes to having a productive summer of GMAT prep, essay drafting, resume crafting and recommender coaching.
While some programs have released their dates (and even their essay topics), the majority have not yet reported this information. In an effort to help those of you who are getting organized and doing some planning, we’ve listed the published deadlines for several leading schools below. We’ve also included placeholder deadlines for schools that have yet to publish (by using last year’s information).
As always, we’ll continue to post deadlines . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 24, 2006, at 1:35 pm
Welcome to this week’s edition of Which School Wednesdays, a column meant to highlight content from blogs, our wiki and various discussion boards in which applicants, students and even alums are sharing their reasons for applying to or attending various MBA programs. As usual, our objective is to identify valuable sources of school-specific information and help prospective students better understand the factors they should consider in making their decisions.
We’ll start this week’s column off with a look at some great new content in the Clear Admit wiki. A poster by the name of EU MBA has offered his thoughts on ESADE vs. IESE, arguably the two best known options for management study in Spain. In the end, EU MBA . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 23, 2006, at 9:55 am
There are a number of recent news items worth noting in today’s blog entry. We’ll kick things off with an interesting article that has appeared on the Wall Street Journal’s free College Journal site. The story covers the importance of pre-MBA work experience – not from an admissions perspective – but from the vantage point of MBA recruiters:
Both quantity and quality of experience are crucial. Recruiters are looking for students who have learned to cope with ambiguity, adversity and conflict in the workplace. Some M.B.A.s believe “simply working two or three years entitles them to a leadership position immediately following graduation,” says Jeff Rynbrandt, who does recruiting for Guidant Corp., a marketer of cardiovascular products. “To me, students need to . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 22, 2006, at 9:34 am
Following up on a post from a couple weeks back describing the importance of signing up for a feedback session when planning to reapply to a program that provides this opportunity, we’d like to offer a few thoughts on feedback session etiquette.
While on one hand a feedback session marks the close of this year’s process, it’s crucial that you realize that the impression you make on the adcom member conducting the session will be added to your file and come to bear on your candidacy next year. Taking heed of the following advice could help to make your feedback session as productive as possible – both in terms of gaining information about your weaknesses that you can address now and . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 19, 2006, at 9:08 am
Another Friday has arrived, and with it another edition of FFF! Continuing the trend established last week, many Class of 2009 applicants are chronicling their progress – UniQpath relates visits to the Stanford and Haas campuses while MaelstromX remains determined to draft essays in spite of having made little progress recently – while current and future students offer their advice to those just embarking on the application process. Jacek continues to share his application essays (this time those for IESE, Imperial and Georgetown) for the benefit of others and MBA Jackass offers a recap of his Kellogg essay advice, while mbaxploit provides some pointers on school selection, Andrew Pickett highlights some general web resources for . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 18, 2006, at 8:54 am
It’s a busy time at Clear Admit headquarters, as we’re involved in some exciting industry events this month and next. While a handful of schools have gone on the record as being opposed to admissions consultants, many others are friendly or at least receptive to learning about the role that we play in the space, and have invited us to participate in these activities for the sake of mutual information and ultimate benefit.
Acknowledging the potential of admissions consultants to offer valuable advice to applicants and have a positive impact on the process, Tuck invited a number of admissions consultants to visit campus this week, attend a class, and learn more about the way that particular program’s admissions office works. Wrapping up . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 17, 2006, at 8:54 am
Welcome back to Which School Wednesdays, a column meant to highlight content from blogs, our wiki and various discussion boards in which applicants, students and even alums are sharing their reasons for applying to or attending various MBA programs. Our objective is to identify valuable sources of school-specific information and help prospective students better understand the factors they should consider in making their decisions.
For many admitted students choosing which offer to accept and even applicants deciding which programs to target, a school’s ability to provide preparation and the necessary networking for success in one’s future goals is the primary consideration. In a recent business week post about choosing between Duke and NYU, one banking-bound applicant lists this as the . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 16, 2006, at 8:32 pm
In addition to the third and final deadline for January 2007 intake, on the horizon on July 5th, deadlines are now available for applicants targeting INSEAD’s September 2007 start date.
Round 1
Application Submitted: October 18, 2006
Interview Decision: November 24, 2006
Final Decision: January 19, 2007
Round 2
Application Submitted: December 6, 2006
Interview Decision: January 26, 2007
Final Decision: March 16, 2007
Round 3
Application Submitted: January 31, 2007
Interview Decision: March 9, 2007
Final Decision: May 4, 2007
Round 4
Application Submitted: March 28, 2007
Interview Decision: April 27, 2007
Final Decision: June 8, 2007
This twice a year intake model lends versatility to INSEAD’s one year program. Applicants who are seeking to move forward along their current career path at an accelerated rate can complete an MBA in just 10 months with the September . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 15, 2006, at 3:16 pm
Chicago’s Graduate School of Business recently released its deadlines for the 2006-2007 admissions season:
Round One
Submission Date: October 18, 2006
Notification Date: January 4, 2007
Round Two
Submission Date: January 10, 2007
Notification Date: March 28, 2007
Round Three
Submission Date: March 14, 2007
Notification Date: May 16, 2007
Stay tuned to this blog for a full analysis of Chicago’s essay topics once they are announced in early June. In the meantime, we encourage applicants to research the program, speak with students and alumni, and think about the elements of their backgrounds they would most like to discuss in . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 15, 2006, at 9:00 am
With last week’s release of Harvard and Stanford’s decisions for round three applicants and notification from Tuck, Chicago, Wharton, Yale and UCLA coming up in the next few days, the 2005-2006 admissions season is coming to a close for the vast majority of MBA aspirants. We’d like to offer our congratulations to all those who have gained admission to one of more of their target schools, and wish good luck to waitlisted applicants whose fate is presently a bit less certain. For all those who submitted their applications in the final round and received an unfavorable decision, we’d like to share a few tips that we hope will make the process of facing rejection as productive as possible:
1) Understand the odds . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 12, 2006, at 9:05 am
Welcome to this week’s edition of FFF, bringing you news of the latest happenings in the MBA blogosphere. It’s been a relatively quiet week, as class of 2009 applicants are just getting warmed up. Reapplicant Chillpill is eager to be through with the GMAT (though he thinks it’s the easiest part of the process), while median2k9 has thought better of retaking and is instead focusing on designing a systematic school selection process. Thinking about the coming year in a context broader than the admissions process, LaserLikeFocus is waiting on Tuck and Kellogg while taking steps to advance his career just in case things don’t work out with the waitlist, and brownoski considers the pros and cons of . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 11, 2006, at 9:00 am
In the same vein as last week’s post about the business education options available to undergraduates, we wanted to comment today on a new offering available to individuals on the other end of the career spectrum. Yesterday’s edition of the Wall Street Journal included an interesting article about top schools that are beginning to offer executive education programs to individuals who have taken a break from their careers for personal reasons and are aiming to return to the workforce. These new offerings are presently geared toward professionals who have already obtained a certain level of career success and even an MBA, but who need to come up to speed on the latest industry developments or gain additional training in one . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 10, 2006, at 9:22 am
Welcome to another installment of Which School Wednesdays, your weekly window into the facts and factors behind the deliberations and decisions of applicants and admits. Put more simply, our aim is to highlight insightful and relevant web content in which aspiring or existing members of the business school community share their considerations and thought process as they decide which schools to target or attend, thereby helping prospective students better understand the factors they should consider in making their decisions.
We’ve had a great addition to the School Selection section of the Clear Admit wiki this week from an applicant deciding between Tuck and Chicago. Keeping in mind the important factor of the way a school’s setting can influence the strength . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 9, 2006, at 10:18 am
As many of our readers know, several of the leading MBA programs offer admissions feedback sessions to applicants who did not make the cut. We’d like to use today’s blog entry to underline the importance of these feedback sessions for those of you who are considering reapplication.
While not all schools offer feedback, a handful of them do (e.g. Wharton, Kellogg, Chicago, etc). Additionally, some programs occasionally offer feedback ‘by invitation’ to top candidates who may have just missed the cut (e.g. Tuck, MIT/Sloan, etc). In all cases, if you are given the opportunity to get feedback you should take advantage of it. There are several reasons for this:
1) Signing up for a feedback session demonstrates that you are motivated to learn . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 8, 2006, at 2:38 pm
As some of you may have read, Stanford has released their admissions deadlines for the upcoming 2006-2007 application cycle. The deadlines are as follows:
Round 1
October 25th, 2006 (decision date: January 18th, 2007)
Round 2
January 10th, 2007 (decision date: April 5th, 2007)
Round 3
March 14th, 2007 (decision date: May 10th, 2007)
The good news about this year’s deadlines is that both the R1 and R2 dates have been pushed back roughly one week. For those of you applying, this means an extra week of time to work on Stanford’s challenging application. It also likely means that Stanford’s R1 deadline will be further distanced from Harvard’s and Wharton’s R1 deadlines (historically in the second week of October). As for R2, the one-week delay also means less . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 5, 2006, at 8:58 am
Welcome to yet another edition of FFF, your weekly update on the latest happenings in the MBA blogging world. We’ll kick things off this week with a look at the latest developments on the applicant end.
While a handful of applicants still have applications pending (Alex, for instance, just received word of a Columbia interview), the majority are getting things in order in preparation to begin school in the fall. For some, like AynRand2008, this involves giving notice and planning some time to relax before school, while others like HokiDoki are doing some pre-program networking with future classmates. Angel Angie devoted her weekend to completing a scholarship application and Benny interviewed for some additional funding for his time . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 4, 2006, at 8:49 am
Because we periodically receive calls and inquiries from high school students and parents who are wondering what the next step should be for a business or MBA-bound senior, we wanted to point out that Business Week has just published its first ever ranking of undergraduate business programs. Predictably, seven of the top ten schools in the listing also boast top-ranked MBA programs, speaking to the strength of the faculty and curricula. In addition to the table containing the results of their evaluation, the ranking is accompanied by a number of articles that give an overview of the findings and implications and touch on a few more specific topics.
Of course, as a recent entry in the Wharton Adcom Blog . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 3, 2006, at 9:14 am
Welcome to this week’s installment of Which School Wednesdays, a column we recently introduced to highlight content from blogs, our wiki and various discussion boards in which applicants, students and even alums are sharing their reasons for applying to or attending various MBA programs. Our objective is to identify valuable sources of school-specific information and help prospective students better understand the factors they should consider in making their decisions.
Following up on yesterday’s post about campus-specific considerations, a recent contribution to the School Choices section of the wiki by blogger MBA Spanky highlights the way that issues of location can help to break a tie between two great schools. In debating between UCLA over Duke, he considers . . . → Continue Reading
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