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Below are the upcoming deadlines for admission to top-tier schools.
Jul 1: HBS 2+2
Jul 22: INSEAD Jan Intake R3
Oct 1: Harvard Business School R1
Oct 1: Penn / Wharton R1
Oct 1: Duke / Fuqua EA
Oct 7: CBS J-Term
Oct 7: CBS ED
Oct 7: Stanford GSB R1
Oct 8: Yale SOM R1
Oct 10: Michigan / Ross R1
Oct 14: Chicago Booth R1
Oct 15: Northwestern / Kellogg R1
Oct 20: Berkeley / Haas R1
Oct 27: MIT / Sloan R1
Nov 15: NYU / Stern R1

Essay Topic Analysis
Below are links to our comments on some of the top programs' essay topics.
The Career Goals Essay*
Berkeley / Haas
Chicago GSB
CMU / Tepper
Columbia
Cornell / Johnson
Dartmouth / Tuck
Duke / Fuqua
Harvard*
IESE
INSEAD
London Business School
MIT / Sloan*
Michigan / Ross
Northwestern / Kellogg*
NYU / Stern*
Oxford / Said
Penn / Wharton*
Stanford GSB*
UCLA / Anderson
UNC / Kenan-Flagler
USC / Marshall
UT Austin / McCombs
UVA / Darden
Yale SOM
* denotes '09-'10 commentary

Categories
Use categories to access all that has been written on each of the topics. We have categorized by school and by subject matter.

Interview Reports
A selection of interview field reports from fellow applicants posted to the MBA Admissions Wiki. Add your reports when you are finished with your interviews.
Chicago
Columbia
Dartmouth / Tuck
Duke / Fuqua
Harvard
Kellogg
Michigan / Ross
MIT / Sloan
Stanford
UNC / Chapel Hill
Virginia / Darden
Wharton
London Business School

GMAT Resources
MBA.com
Manhattan GMAT
GMAT Club
Princeton Review
Test Prep New York
Kaplan
Beat The GMAT

Writing Resources
Guide to Grammar and Writing
The Internet Grammar of English
English Usage, Style and Composition
The Economist Style Guide
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant

School Rankings
Rankings are a good way to start your research on various MBA Programs. Keep in mind each uses a different methodology.
Business Week
Economist
Financial Times
Forbes
USNews
Wall Street Journal

Career Guides
The following resources should be useful to those who want to research the careers open to them after (or before) earning an MBA.
Vault.com
Wetfeet

Business School Resources
The following are business resources offered by a variety of leading Business Schools. It's useful to subscribe to these resources, especially for the schools to which you are applying.

MBA Programs: North America
If an MBA Program is not listed, please e-mail and we will be happy to list it.
Berkeley / Haas
Boston College / Carroll
Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Chicago
Columbia
Concordia
Cornell / Johnson
Dartmouth / Tuck
Duke / Fuqua
Emory / Goizueta
Harvard
HEC Montreal
Indiana / Kelley
Michigan
MIT / Sloan
Northwestern / Kellogg
New York / Stern
North Carolina / Kenan Flagler
Notre Dame / Mendoza
Pennsylvania / Wharton
Queens
Stanford
Syracuse / Whitman
Texas / McCombs
Thunderbird
Toronto
USC / Marshall
UCLA / Anderson
Vanderbilt / Owen
Virginia / Darden
Washington University in St. Louis / Olin
Western Ontario / Ivey
Yale

MBA Programs: Rest of the World
As there is some variety in the length of international MBA programs, we have denoted the length of the program next to its name (1 = one year; 2 = 2 years). If an MBA Program is not listed, please e-mail and we will be happy to list it.
AGSM (Australia) 2
Cambridge / Judge (UK) 1
CIEBS (China) 2
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (China) 1
Cranfield School of Mgmt (UK) 1
ESADE (Spain) 1 or 2
HEC (France) 2
Hult (UK) 1
IESE (Spain) 2
IMD (Switzerland) 1
INCAE (Costa Rica) 2
INSEAD (France) 1
IPADE (Mexico)
ISB (India) 1
London Business School (UK) 2
Manchester Bus. School (UK) 2
Melbourne (Australia) 2
Oxford / Said (UK) 1
Rotterdam (Netherlands) 1
Tsinghua IMBA (China) 2
University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) 1

Additional Resources
Here we link a host of additional resources available across the web. E-mail info@clearadmit.com to have resources added to this list.
AACSB International
Association of MBAs
Beyond Grey Pinstripes
EFMD
gradschools.com (worldwide)
Infozee
International Student Loans
mba.com (GMAT Scores)
MBAInfo
mbaleague.blogspot.com
MBAzone
MBA Jungle
TOEFL
Top MBA

MBA Tipline
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Friday, September 21, 2007

Fridays from the Frontline

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 of school selection. Meanwhile, tamasin has gone beyond the computer and onto campus, taking an East Coast tour to see Columbia and Yale and dreaming, after MBA Tour and Forte Foundation events, about the tables being turned on admissions officers. Also on the subject of info sessions, BlueTulip shares the differences she’s noted between Columbia and Wharton’s applicant outreach styles during her MBA research phase. Speaking of research, MBA or Bust went to some lengths this week to understand why GMAT percentile scores change and what information the schools have, information that might be useful down the line to applicants like Obelix who are just beginning their test prep and setting the exam date (or not).

Turning to the MBA student blogging community, Asiangal is already in the thick of the semester, with mid-terms approaching in Wharton’s half-semester courses and summer internship recruiting events already getting underway. A few hours south, Anand is experiencing many of the same draws on his time, but found some spare moments for a great post on the beauty (and beastliness) of Darden’s case method. Across the ocean, Necromonger is realizing that INSEAD is all about prioritizing, and in Chicago, MaybeMBA is wondering how to achieve her goals as both a mother and a future MBA. Not all students are as far into their business school careers yet: CS@HBS just finished the first week of classes at Harvard, noting “it’s been a wild ride,” Iday wrapped up 20 days of orientation at Chicago with “Coffeee With the Dean,” while GSBsutras only arrived in Chicago this week!

Meanwhile, JatWarrior provided interested parties with stats on Tuck’s Class of 2009, as gathered during orientation, and Hairtwirler offered a snapshot of Georgetown’s new facilities construction, as well as a cringe worthy reminder of the importance of turning off cells phones before class. Speaking of classes, the bids are in on first quarter courses at Chicago, and Forrest Gump is hoping that sanity returns to the first-year class when it’s time to bid on courses for next quarter!

Checking in with second year students this week, Rubeo Boy took stock of his first few busy days at Stern, and Fran sounded happy to be up and running with the Media Club at LBS again. Writing from Columbia, John urged all applicants to take time to socialize during their campus visits; he also answered some good questions for prospective Columbia applicants. Along similar lines, Patxi attended a successful LBS info session for applicants and was especially pleased by the alumni turnout. And in a category of its very own, Wharton’s annual Foam Party was last weekend, and La Laudiaria had nothing but good things to say about it!

That’s it for this week. Best of luck to everyone studying for the GMAT or preparing their essays - we’re keeping our fingers crossed while they keep their noses to the grindstone! Have a great weekend!

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