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Posted by Clear Admit on September 28, 2007, at 3:02 am
Welcome back to Fridays From the Frontline, our weekly tour of the MBA blogosphere. With Round 1 deadlines just around the corner, applicant bloggers were a little on edge this week, while first- and second-years found themselves right in the middle of the party! Let’s take a closer look…
Miles ahead of the masses of last minute scramblers in the admissions process, Wannabe is already contemplating the likelihood of an interview invite from Columbia, although after careful calculation, resolves it’s safe not to hit the “big red panic button” for another 15-25 days. B-School Bound, on the other hand, offers some hope (while adding a little pressure) for those still pouring their hearts out onto the page . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 27, 2007, at 3:29 am
With HBS and INSEAD deadlines next week, and many others close behind, we wanted to offer some words of advice about an often overlooked element of one’s file: the application data forms. All too often, we see candidates leave these online application forms for the last minute, even rushing to enter all the required information from work on ‘deadline day’. The truth is that a weak effort on these forms can do serious harm to one’s candidacy, as it might reflect poorly on the applicant’s professional polish or commitment to the application process. This being the case, here are a few tips for those who are in the midst of completing this component of . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 26, 2007, at 12:43 pm
While we know very well that many b-school hopefuls have already narrowed down their school selection and are hard at work on their essays, we wanted to point out an upcoming event for applicants who are still looking for information about MBA programs and insight into the admissions process. To be held next week, BusinessWeek Online’s MBA Expo 2007 will feature events such as a live “webinar” about finding a school that’s the right fit, a Q&A session with b-school insiders, a virtual exhibit hall where participants can chat with admissions representatives, and a document center offering school-specific information, brochures and applications.
The live event, to be held Wednesday, October 3rd at 11am, will feature Haas Director of . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 26, 2007, at 3:17 am
Examining the Haas Essays this year, we see one entirely new question, and several small but significant changes to last years’ questions. In preparation for the November 5 deadline, let’s take a closer look at the essay questions Haas is asking its applicants this season
Short Answer (required):
1. If you could have dinner with one individual in the past, present, or future, who would it be and why? (250 word maximum)
This question, a new one for Haas this year, is in the same spirit as Chicago’s question about stepping into someone else’s shoes, the main difference being that Berkeley wants to know whom the applicant would choose to interact with, as opposed whom he or she might like . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 25, 2007, at 2:59 am
Welcome to another addition of Trivia Tuesday, our weekly examination of the programs and policies that impact the student experience at the leading business schools. Last week we took a look at the Applied Management Research Program at UCLA Anderson, a unique feature of that school’s second-year curriculum. This week, let’s turn our attention to the Johnson School of Cornell University and their unusual first-year Immersion Program.
In the spring semester of their first year, students complement their final two core courses with Johnson’s signature Immersion Learning program. The Immersion programs consist of a coordinated set of electives focused on a particular career or industry; these courses invite students to engage with real world business problems across functions and . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 24, 2007, at 11:40 am
For our readers who have already cleared the MBA admission hurdle, are enrolled in business school and are considering a career in consulting as the next step, we’d like to introduce a new program designed to expose students to the situations they might face and the approaches they might apply in this field. The Strategy Consulting Bootcamp is a two-day seminar that gives participants a rigorous introduction to the tools, frameworks and best practices associated with strategy consulting.
Taught by Columbia Business School Professor Hitendra Wadhwa and based on the popular Master Class Strategy Consulting Skills, the agenda features one day of structured problem-solving instruction and another day on communication skills, providing participants with the tools to both identify . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 24, 2007, at 2:19 am
Welcome to the new week! Round 1 deadlines are starting to approach, and many applicants are looking for last-minute ways to pump up their essays with school-specific information. Since student papers offer a great window into student culture, activities and academics, keeping up to date with these publications is a great way to discover detailed information that can improve an application. With this in mind, let’s check in on what’s been going on at Wharton, Harvard and Fuqua this week.
At Wharton, the new dean took center stage in an interview in this week’s Wharton Journal. The Journal’s editors in chief sat down with Dean Robertson to discuss his vision for the school, . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 21, 2007, at 2:35 am
It’s been another busy week in the MBA blogosphere! Let’s check in on what students and applicants have been up to…
Like so many of this year’s Chicago applicants, B-school Diva recounts her struggle with – and ultimate triumph over – the much talked-of and puzzled-over GSB PowerPoint essay. Also moving along with his essays, Bokaa is making a run for the round one deadlines, having polished off his Harvard essays and sent drafts of his Wharton responses off for a discerning parental review. Vandana has been doing some research on various schools’ GPA standards, researching ways to shore up his quant score, and color coding Excel sheets in the process . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 20, 2007, at 4:48 am
With round one deadlines for a number of programs coming up in just a few weeks, it’s the time of year when many applicants are working hard to finish application essays and learning more about their target programs in the process of rounding out their ‘why MBA/why school X’ discussions. Keeping this important component of the admissions process in mind, we wanted to take the time today to offer some advice on really polishing this element of one’s file and getting the most mileage out of this aspect of your remarks.
1. Make it personal. Schools look for applicants who seem genuinely excited about their program, and the best way to bring this across in your essays is to come right out . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 19, 2007, at 2:47 pm
For women considering an MBA, the Forté Foundation is a great resource, helping female candidates understand the value of an MBA and providing advice on how to make an MBA admit a reality. This fall, the Forté Foundation is taking these resources on the road, organizing a series of 10 interactive events in cities from Los Angeles to London.
These evening events will feature two panel presentations – one with MBA alumnae and one with current MBA admissions officers. In the time between panels, attendees will have the opportunity to visit admissions representatives at school tables, and to network with corporate and school representatives. The events are free, but space is limited and registration is required, so . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 19, 2007, at 12:11 pm
As many Chicago aspirants know, GSB Director of Admissions Rose Martinelli and a team of current students held a chat event yesterday, offering an opportunity for applicants to pose questions about the school and the application process. While the complete transcript will be posted on the Chicago site in the very near future, we wanted to comment on a few particularly interesting bits of information that emerged from the discussion.
Not at all surprisingly, the new PowerPoint essay was a popular subject of inquiry. Rose and the participating students reiterated that there is no ideal or incorrect approach, and encouraged applicants to simply be creative and express themselves. They did, however, hint that candidates would do well to craft a . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 19, 2007, at 2:41 am
Moving along with our essay topic analyses for this admissions season, we wanted to take some time today to comment on Darden’s new and interesting questions for this year’s MBA application.
We’ve often said that careful reflection on the sort of situations and information a school inquires about in its essay questions can lead to a pretty accurate sense of the kinds of experiences or qualities a school seeks in its students. Most programs deliberately craft questions that prompt the applicant to provide the information that they are most interested in - this also results in some self-selection, as candidates are more likely to apply to a program if they’re able to provide a strong answer to all of the essay . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 18, 2007, at 2:44 am
It’s time again for another edition of Trivia Tuesday, our weekly examination of the programs and opportunities that differentiate the leading MBA programs. This week we turn our attention to UCLA Anderson and an unusual feature feature of their second-year academic program: the Applied Management Research Project.
As second-years, Anderson students test their business skills in a practical setting by partnering with organizations to address complex internal business problems or evaluate strategic opportunities. Some students opt to put their entrepreneurial abilities to the test, fulfilling the two-quarter Applied Management Research Project (AMR) requirement by establishing their own ventures. Many students cite the AMR as one of their most rewarding and confidence-building experiences at Anderson.
Students choose their own AMR teams, which are . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 17, 2007, at 9:37 am
As many of our readers know, the Wall Street Journal released their business school rankings online late yesterday. The Wall Street Journal’s ranking of the national (US) MBA programs relies on feedback from corporate recruiters at key firms in order to rate the b-schools. More specifically, the results are based on the following criteria:
1. Recruiter feedback on each school (for 21 different attributes)
2. Recruiter plans to hire graduates from the schools in the future
3. Recent hiring patterns of corporate recruiters
While traditionally less popular than the Business Week or US News MBA rankings, the Journal has been gaining ground with increased fanfare surrounding their rankings each year. Their related hard-copy publication, WSJ Guide to the Top Business Schools, . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 17, 2007, at 2:43 am
Welcome to another week in the MBA world! Things are really starting to pick up on business school campuses – let’s take a look at what student newspapers are talking about this week.
At Duke, the year’s first edition of the Fuqua Times features several perspectives on student life, along with an interview with Fuqua’s new dean, Douglas Breeden. In the interview, Dean Breeden shares his thoughts on the value of an MBA education, what makes Duke different – and better – than its peers, and what he believes it’s important to look for in an applicant to the school. On the student side of things, a Duke first-year student shares his impressions . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 14, 2007, at 8:53 am
Harvard Business School has officially launched a new program called “2+2″, which aims at recruiting college juniors for future spots in the class at HBS. The basic concept is that college juniors can apply to HBS and, if admitted, be offered deferred admission to the MBA program pending the completion of two years of approved post-collegiate work experience.
HBS will be targeting “high-achieving college juniors studying in the fields of science, engineering, healthcare, government and public service, among other disciplines.” The school has also signed on several ‘sponsoring employers’ who have agreed to offer positions to accepted students for the work experience component of the 2+2 program. Employers include Google, McKinsey and Teach for America, among others. Harvard ultimately expects that students from this program will comprise 5-10% of the class at . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 14, 2007, at 3:02 am
Welcome back to another Fridays from the Frontline, our weekly look at all the recent developments in the MBA blogosphere. Now that September is in full swing, our applicant and student bloggers are settling into their various routines, whether writing their application essays or pinning down new course schedules. Let’s take a closer look:
B-School Bound juggled deadlines and considered the slow progress he’s making on his essays, while both Chaos and Dreamer completed their ISB applications and got ready to take on the Kellogg essays. mbabound08 was still considering her final school list this week, and contemplating the never-easy prospect of a long distance relationship. Meanwhile, Running Turtle brought up another interesting factor in . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 13, 2007, at 3:19 pm
Here is the answer for yesterday’s Workbook Wednesday challenge problem!
Question
Two missiles are launched simultaneously. Missile 1 launches at a speed of x miles per hour, increasing its speed by a factor of every 10 minutes (so that after 10 minutes its speed is , after 20 minutes its speed is , and so forth). Missile 2 launches at a speed of y miles per hour, doubling its speed every 10 minutes. After 1 hour, is the speed of Missile 1 greater than that of Missile 2?
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2)
(A) Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (2) alone is not.
(B) Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (1) alone is not.
(C) Statements . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 13, 2007, at 2:10 am
As applicants are coming to understand as we move towards R1 deadlines, applying to business school is an incredibly demanding process. In addition to taking the GMAT, assembling academic transcripts and providing recommendation letters, candidates are required to draft multiple essays, job descriptions, lists of activities and more.
With the obvious incentive to save time where ever possible, it’s understandable that many applicants simply cut and paste content from an existing resume and write about their work in the manner that comes most naturally. Indeed, each year countless candidates assemble their materials without ever asking a fundamental question:
Who will read my application?
While the answer to this question may vary from school to school, one thing is certain: it is unlikely that the . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 12, 2007, at 4:25 am
As many of you may have read yesterday, Anita Roddick, the founder of comestics chain the Body Shop passed away suddenly Monday evening in the UK. Roddick was an incredibly energetic entrepreneur known for her strong stance on environmental issues and business sustainability. She has also been on the minds of many Columbia Business School applicants of late, as she is prominetly featured in the Dean’s speech that is required reading for CBS’s second essay. Our thoughts are with her family and colleagues during this difficult time.
To read the company’s statement and several tributes to Roddick’s life, visit the following . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 12, 2007, at 2:53 am
Welcome back to Workbook Wednesdays, our weekly GMAT challenge problem designed to help those of you who are prepping for the GMAT. As usual, this week’s question comes courtesy of our friends at Manhattan GMAT. We’ve chosen to feature a Data Sufficiency problem since many test takers struggle with these unique questions. We’ll post an in-depth look at the answer tomorrow, so make sure to check back then!
Question
Two missiles are launched simultaneously. Missile 1 launches at a speed of x miles per hour, increasing its speed by a factor of every 10 minutes (so that after 10 minutes its speed is , after 20 minutes its speed is , and so forth). Missile 2 launches at . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 11, 2007, at 2:41 am
It’s time again for another edition of Trivia Tuesday, our weekly consideration of the policies and practices that differentiate the student experience at the leading business schools. This week we turn our attention to the unusual class meeting structure in place at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Darden has a reputation for being a demanding academic program, though the school has chosen to schedule its courses creatively to help students get – and give – as much as possible in the academic arena.
Darden’s class schedule during the week is markedly different from those of its peer institutions. To begin, classes in the first-year program do not follow a rigid meeting schedule. Instead, the number of class sessions each . . . → Continue Reading
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