Clear Admit‘s Graham Richmond has just been featured in an article on admissions consulting that was penned by BusinessWeek‘s Kerry Miller. The piece offers a comprehensive look at the industry, highlighting the presence of admissions consultants at the recent GMAC forum in San Francisco and suggesting that relations between admissions officers and consultants are taking a turn for the positive. Here are a few key takeaways from the piece:
1) Admissions officers from Tuck, U. Chicago and Darden go on record to say that reputable consultants do valuable work to help applicants target the right schools and put their best foot forward in the admissions process.
2) The lines of communication between admissions officers at the leading programs and admissions consultants at firms like Clear Admit are very much open – with a good amount of healthy dialogue ensuing.
3) A group of consultants (including Clear Admit, Accepted.com, Maxx Associates and MBA Empresarial) are banding together to form an industry association with standards in order to demonstrate their commitment to helping applicants in an ethical manner.
4) Much of what admissions consultants do can be compared to what many of the universities offer to current students in terms of writing centers, career counselors, mock interviewers, etc.
We’re thrilled to have been interviewed for the article and look forward to more news on this exciting subject. In the meantime, we encourage applicants to contact us directly and learn more about our services. Email your resume to info@clearadmit.com for details.
