Posted by Clear Admit on October 16, 2007, at 12:59 am
Posted in:  School: Berkeley / Haas , School: UCLA / Anderson , Trivia Tuesday It’s Tuesday again and that means it’s time for some trivia! As our regular readers know, each Tuesday we take the opportunity to highlight some of the programs, policies or predilections of the leading business schools. Our goal is to help applicants learn more about individual schools while also discovering some of the important differences between them. Today let’s turn our attention to the varying opportunities for international management study at two of California’s top programs: UC Berkeley’s Haas School and UCLA’s Anderson School.
The Certificate in Global Management at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business is designed to expose students to the theory and practice of global business management. To be eligible for the certificate, students must complete at least 8 credits of coursework with international content, participate in an overseas experience, and fulfill the program’s language requirement. Students may fulfill the overseas experience requirement through study abroad, participation in the International Business Development course, or through significant prior professional experience abroad.
The language requirement, meanwhile, expects proficiency at a level equivalent to four semesters of college language study at UC-Berkeley. This means that students hoping to earn a global management certificate should already have some prior language proficiency before beginning the MBA, since it is very difficult to complete four full semesters of language courses during the MBA program. Alternatively, students may demonstrate proficiency through a language exam, non-English degree, or through a college transcript showing equivalent university-level language study.
Meanwhile, the UCLA Anderson School of Business offers the Advanced International Management Program (AIM), serving students aspiring to international leadership positions. Like in the Haas program, Anderson AIM students craft an international business specialization through coursework, international exposure, and foreign language study. To graduate with the AIM Certificate, students must take one of two foundations courses, complete three international electives, and pursue an internationally-focused Applied Management Research Project. Finally, they should undertake either intensive foreign language study, an international experience, or an international independent study.
Participation in the Anderson AIM program requires a brief application, but all students who complete the application and fulfill the program requirements are awarded a Certificate in Advanced International Management upon graduation. Students may apply to the Certificate program anytime from the beginning of the Spring quarter of the first year to the end of the Fall quarter in the second year. Further, at the end of Winter quarter, the AIM office audits the academic records of second-year Anderson students who have completed an international AMR project or participated in an international exchange, contacting them if they are near completion of the Certificate requirements but have not applied.
For more information on international opportunities at Haas, Anderson, or other leading MBA programs, be sure to check out the schools’ websites or the Academics and Special Programs sections of the Clear Admit School Guides!
The big news in the Columbia Bottom Line this week was the creation of a student-run microfinance investment fund, which will be referred to as Microlumbia, short for “microfinance at Columbia.” The fund is sponsored by the International Development Club and is currently seeking applications for vice-president and assistant vice-president positions. The paper’s other top story was Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack’s speech at the Silfin Leadership Series, where he told the packed room that he got to where he is at Morgan Stanley by giving his opinion, and urged others to do the same. This year’s applicants to Columbia might also be interested in the article on page 6, which discussed Dean Hubbard’s address at the school’s first Town Hall Meeting of the academic year. In his talk, Dean Hubbard discussed Columbia’s strengths, including what the school is doing to stay competitive in a rapidly changing world (does that wording sound familiar?). The Dean isn’t the only one interested in continued improvement – page 7 has a list of the Graduate Business Association’s primary objectives for the 2007-2008 school year, which include projects from online course reviews to creating more events to integrate partners and children into the school’s social life.
At Duke, the Fuqua Times offers several articles this week reflecting on the year so far. The MBAA, Fuqua’s student government, writes to say they’ve been coordinating club kick-off meetings, organizing first-year elections and starting up Fuqua Fridays, while still finding time to debate two key issues: club governance structures and student professionalism. Elsewhere in the issue, a second-year student reflects on the similarities between a corporate retreat and ILE2, Fuqua’s second-year pre-term course, and another discusses making four new friends at the first Fuqua Courage/Culture Tables event. According to the Fuqua Connections column, more new friendships were formed during memorable moments of last week’s school-wide Campout.
Finally, students at Michigan’s Ross School of Business were buzzing about the start of the recruiting season. The most recent issue of the Monroe Street Journal examined general recruiting etiquette and career prospects for MBAs while also looking at the specific recruiting practices of Proctor & Gamble and Harley-Davidson. For those Ross students and applicants looking to make creativity more than just a buzzword, the Arts Enterprise at has a rapidly growing list of events to help Ross business students think like artists, and artists like business people. The club was founded by two MBA students last year and has now grown to include members from across the University of Michigan. Its events help members to develop entrepreneurial skills and to use the arts to encourage creative strategic thinking. Rounding out this week’s issue are a trio of restaurant reviews that anyone planning a trip to Ann Arbor should be sure to check out: Oasis Mediterranean Grill, No THAI!, and Silvio’s Pizza, which serve Mediterranean food, Thai food and organic pizza, respectively.
That’s the news from campus this week! Check back as the semester continues for more news and reviews from the MBA student papers.
Posted by Clear Admit on October 12, 2007, at 3:03 am
Posted in: Fridays from the Frontline Welcome back to this week’s edition of Fridays From the Frontline, our weekly recap of breaking news in the MBA blogosphere. Broadcasting live from the midst of Round 1 deadlines, let’s go right over to our applicant correspondents…
Facing down the question that many applicants have been battling over the past few days, RunningTurtle decides to throw in the towel for Round 1 in order to put his best foot forward in Round 2. This was nearly the outcome for B-School Bound, as well, who met with a sudden onset of near cardiac arrest after a disheartening recommender request just hours before Wharton’s deadline. Keeping to a more measured course, Vector Space takes a short break from essay writing to manipulate acceptance and yield rates, coming to some interesting conclusions about admissions in the top tier. Speaking of which, BlueTulip paved the way for applicants everywhere, garnering an unexpectedly early admit for INSEAD this January.
Still in the thick of the process, Obelix 2010 waded through the throngs at the Mumbai MBA Fair, soaking in the atmosphere and pouring out scathing remarks about some of his ghastly prospective peers. Tamasin recently emerged from a her own chamber of horrors, mollified but charged with a clear set of directives that ensure her essays will be far from frightening.
Miles from the anxiety of applications, first-year student Juggler was busy cavorting around Philadelphia in her underwear as part of Wharton’s Walnut Walk – “bedroom casuals below the waist and business formals above the waist,” as she describes it. And for those hardworking INSEAD hopefuls, if Dee’s typical week is anything like most of her classmates’ (and to be fair Margarita guzzling is rarely a solo sport), relief is nearby as well! Iday’s finding life at the Chicago GSB pretty lively himself, having stayed up for the past 36 hours, he simply can’t get enough of the clubs and activities campus has to offer. Meanwhile, down in D.C., HairTwirler takes a moment to appreciate the crunch of fallen leaves, while lamenting the Georgetown area’s fallen fashion standards. CS, on the other hand, has only beautiful images to share from his HBS trip to Vegas.
Also pictorially inclined, Jacek admits his beach-y photo may not tell the whole story of his ESADE exchange experience; life in South Africa is anything but a beach for many of the people there, he reports. On a lighter note, Ashwyn thanks his lucky stars, grateful for one of the best parts of being a second-year at IESE – no mid-terms! John’s also found some time outside of studying, taking a leisurely lunch with a like-minded CBS alum, which sparked his thoughts on the viability of creating alumni connections in general. A few subway stops away at NYU, Rubeo Boy ushered in his third decade with what seem to be equal measures of eagerness and anxiety; count on his Stern buddies, however, to remind him that 30 is the new 20. That standing, Patxi rejoins with statistical evidence that 30 is more like the new teens…
And that about wraps ups this week’s newsflash. As always, thanks to the blogging community for reporting in from the frontlines! Have a great weekend and don’t forget to tune in for next Friday’s report!
Round Two applicants may still have time for a campus visit or two before they have to settle down to write their essays in the coming weeks. With this in mind, we’d like to revisit a few of the social opportunities available to prospective applicants during their campus visits. These opportunities are inherently less formal than information sessions and class visits, and thus they can be more of a challenge to identify and incorporate into your plans ahead of time. Applicants should not be deterred, however. After all, one’s “fit” with a school can’t be determined solely on the basis of admissions brochures – sometimes joining students for coffee or a drink can be much more enlightening.
Since we last looked at this topic, it has come up on a few MBA blogs. Current CBS student John had positive things to say about his experience hosting prospective students at a Columbia Happy Hour. Meanwhile, Asian Gal encouraged visitors to join in on Wharton’s Thursday night pub tradition by offering details on her blog.
Many campuses host weekly social events similar to these. Every Friday evening there’s a Liquidity Preference Function at Chicago GSB. Despite free refreshments and a dubious name (actually a reference to the Keynesian relationship), this is actually a family affair. The Chicago admissions office makes a special point of welcoming applicants to this event on designated “Chicago GSB Live” days throughout the fall.
Also taking a note from Keynes, MIT Sloan hosts C-Functions (a.k.a. Consumption Functions or Cultural Functions) on Thursday evenings. These are sometimes culture-specific events organized by student clubs, or are more generalized parties held in the Walker Memorial building.
Likewise, for the past 50 years Darden’s First Coffee has been an important part of the campus community. This informal meet up happens daily in the PepsiCo Forum after the first class lets out, and sometimes features performances, presentations or announcements.
Clearly, social hours are an integral part of many campus communities, and as such they can provide visitors with a great sense of student life. Readers who are planning school visits in the coming weeks may want to make a special effort to stick around for these events, not only to learn about the school, but also for a chance to unwind themselves!
Posted by Clear Admit on October 10, 2007, at 5:14 pm
Posted in: School Guides As many of our readers are drafting essays and beginning to think about admissions interviews, we wanted to share some relevant feedback that we’ve received on the Clear Admit School Guides. This quote just came to us via email from an applicant who recently purchased the Clear Admit School Guide to Tuck in advance of an on-campus interview:
“Please convey my thanks to the person who authored the Tuck Clear Admit Guide. It helped me ace my interview. My interviewer was very impressed with my detailed knowledge of Tuck. It clearly made a world of difference to my interview effort.”
This comment is very much in keeping with the feedback we’ve received since the launch of the School Guides project. Clear Admit School Guide readers have consistently found that the publications are an excellent resource at all stages of the admissions process. As another reader puts it:
“The Clear Admit guides were a great help throughout the application process. I first referred to them when selecting the schools to which I wanted to apply and kept referring back to them when writing my essays and preparing for interviews. They helped make a sometimes overwhelming process easier with their clear and concise summaries and analysis on the top MBA programs.”
Thanks to our readers for the positive feedback. Our publications team truly appreciates it!
Posted by Clear Admit on October 10, 2007, at 7:18 am
Posted in: Deadlines , Essay Topic Analysis , General , School: Cornell / Johnson Today marks the first application deadline for Cornell’s Johnson School. The Johnson School offers four different application rounds, with the second round slated for November 14 (see below). In keeping with our series of essay topic analyses, let’s take a closer look at the essays.
2007-2008 Cornell / Johnson Application Deadlines
Round 1
Deadline: October 10, 2007
Notification: December 7, 2007
Round 2
Deadline: November 14, 2007
Notification: January 11, 2008
Round 3
Deadline: January 9, 2008
Notification: March 5, 2008
Round 4
Deadline: March 19, 2008
Notification: April 30, 2008
2007-2008 Cornell / Johnson Essay Analysis
The format of the school’s questions, with just two pointed inquiries of only 400 words each, make this one shorter – and more challenging – than some of the other top programs’ applications. The relatively short format might be a welcome change for those applicants who are accustomed to composing 4-6 essays per school, but some will find it challenging to present a comprehensive and truly rounded picture of one’s candidacy. It is therefore important to approach these essays carefully and arrive at topics that are truly representative of your most important qualities.
Essay 1: Describe your greatest professional achievement and how you were able to add value to your organization (400 words).
This is your fairly standard workplace achievement question. When selecting a topic, make sure that you are choosing a story that highlights your interpersonal skills and ability to work with others in addition to your capacity to effect positive change. Keep in mind that there are two main points you’ll need to cover: the impact you made on your organization, and the process by which you brought this about. It’s important that you provide quantifiable details and present the reader with a before and after picture in order to really illustrate the significance of your contribution. In addition to this, you’ll want to explain the thought process behind your approach and the steps you followed, as the explanation of your reasoning is really what’s going to show the adcom that you possess the skills and knowledge that would enable you to replicate this level of impact in another job and make a valuable contribution to the business school itself.
Essay 2: What career do you plan to pursue upon completing the MBA and why? How will the Johnson School help you achieve this goal? (400 words)
This typical career goals essay requests that you articulate your professional objectives and reasons for your interest in the school, and poses the added challenge of doing so in 400 words. Economy of language will be key here, as you may need to provide a very brief overview of your career to date in addition to the requested information, so as to establish a basis for your goals and demonstrate that you would bring a valuable perspective to the MBA classroom. There won’t be any room for a discussion of the general merits of a business education here – it will be crucial to include a significant amount of school-specific information to prove that you’ve done your homework on Cornell and are sincerely interested in the program.
Optional Essay: Complete this essay if there is other information you would like to add regarding your candidacy. For instance, if you believe one or more aspects of your application (e.g., undergraduate GPA or test scores) do(es) not accurately reflect your potential for success at the Johnson School (400 words).
This essay is set up as a place to address extenuating circumstances or issues with your application, but you might also consider including a brief comment on an important activity outside of work and suggesting that you would be an active member of the student community.
It’s Tuesday, and that means it’s time once again for tantalizing trivia on the trends and traditions at the nation’s leading MBA programs. Our goal is to highlight the differences between some of the leading business schools in order to help applicants develop a more nuanced view of the opportunities and resources that impact the student experience at each school.
Today we turn our attention to cross-registration, an oft-overlooked indicator of academic opportunities. In an age of increasingly interdependent business operations, cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary study is becoming an ever-more important aspect of students’ academic preparation. In addition, the growing popularity of joint and dual degree programs in law, medicine, languages and other fields shows students’ widespread interest in studying beyond the traditional boundaries of the MBA. Given that many of the leading business schools make their homes at the U.S.’s top research universities, cross-registration with other schools or departments on campus can provide MBA students with extraordinary access to the leading minds in academia.
Wharton, NYU Stern, Fuqua and the University of Chicago GSB are among the schools that have embraced cross-registration, allowing MBA students to take between 4 and 6 courses outside the MBA program. Wharton students often use these courses to pursue intensive language study, perhaps in preparation for a career in international business, or to pursue more in-depth knowledge of a niche field, such as taking a biotechnical engineering course to prepare for a career in the biotech industry. At Chicago, MBA students are permitted to take more than half of their electives outside of the GSB. One popular option for cross-registration is the University’s certificate in Health Administration Studies, a program composed entirely of cross-registered students pulled from the University’s graduate schools.
At Stern, MBA students may cross-register for up to 15 credits of elective courses at other schools within NYU, though the courses must be related to business or management and be clearly relevant to the MBA program. As a result, although language proficiency is encouraged, language courses are not eligible for cross-registration credit at Stern. The Fuqua School of Business at Duke takes a different approach to language learning, allowing Fuqua students to register for language courses at Duke University, the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler School, North Carolina State and North Carolina Central.
Unlike Chicago, Fuqua, Stern or Wharton, Harvard offers limited opportunities for cross-registration, allowing students to take just two courses outside of the business school, likely due to the administration’s strong belief in the value of the case method of instruction. However, Harvard students who do chose to cross-register have unique access to course options, including classes offered by any of Harvard University’s graduate schools, plus graduate level courses at MIT Sloan and at Tufts’ Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Given the differences in school’s cross-registration policies, applicants with interdisciplinary or in-depth interests may want to consider the opportunities for cross-registration available at their top choice schools. For more information on cross-registration and other academic offerings, be sure to check out the schools’ websites or the Academics and Special Programs sections of the Clear Admit School Guides. Happy researching!
Posted by Clear Admit on October 8, 2007, at 8:56 am
Posted in: Campus Chronicles , School: Chicago , School: Harvard , School: Penn / Wharton It’s been another busy week on MBA campuses – let’s take a look at the news and views from the student newspapers.
At the Chicago GSB, the Chibus kicked off its publishing year with a huge issue, jam-packed with articles for entering students and returning students alike, many of which could help prospective students get a better sense of the Chicago campus and community. The issue begins with a welcome from Deputy Dean Stacey Kole, in which she outlines some of the ways the administration is working to increase job search resources and spread the Chicago name, while also inviting all students to share their thoughts at a weekly coffee hour with the deans. Before turning the paper over to the student writers, Rose Martinelli, Associate Dean of Student Recruitment and Admissions (and a familiar name to applicants) offers her own welcome to the incoming students and urges all Chicago GSB students to make promoting the GSB part of their experience at the school. Martinelli also mentions the “Write to Rose” campaign her office began last year that encourages current students to write to the admissions office to recommend promising candidates to the GSB. On the student side of things, there are a number of articles in this week’s issue that recap the first-year students’ Random Walk experiences. Dan Oghi ’08 recounts the genesis of “The Randomest Possible Walk” he led with several friends to the base camp of Mt. Everest, Mariya Akmal ’09 tells of her group’s culinary adventures on their trip to Vietnam, and a second year describes the top five wonderful and infamous moments of the Costa Rica Random Walk for couples. On the homefront, one student writer takes the time to answer a question many of her classmates never thought to ask – who is Robert Rothman and why is the Winter Garden named after him? Finally, Julie Morton, Associate Dean of Career Services, assures new students that while they own their job search, “support abounds!”
At Harvard, the focus of the latest issue of the Harbus is an in-depth interview with alumna Ann Moore, CEO and Chairman of Time, Inc. and winner of last year’s HBS alumni achievement award. The conversation covers such topics as life at HBS in the ’70s, motherhood, work/life balance and the best time to become a CEO. In campus news, the saga of the Russian bells continues, with the first of 18 bells in the cupola of the Baker Library being replaced so that the originals can be sent back to Russia. The bells were made in Russia before the Russian revolution and were sent to the U.S. to prevent them from being melted down for ammunition during the Stalinist era. Over the next year or so, all 18 bells will be returned to their original home at the St. Danilov Monastery, and new bells will be cast for the Harvard campus. In other parts of the paper, students weigh in on life and changes at the school. One student notices a change in institutional language over the last year that leads him to wonder if the HBS experience is still “transformational,” and another offers a “more honest” review of elective courses that actually highlights some interesting classes. Finally, the Harbus sports section is pleased to announce that the HBS rugby team remains undefeated, winning their match against Saratoga 76-3.
At Wharton, the big story in this week’s Wharton Journal is an interview with departing professor Andrew Metrick, who will begin teaching at the Yale SOM next fall. Metrick currently teaches Wharton’s Venture Capital and Innovation Finance courses and is known to many students as one of the school’s “must have” professors; in the interview he shares his thoughts on the two schools, his teaching inspirations, and his current favorite music. Later in the issue, two articles highlight the diversity of the Wharton community, with a recap of the 2007 “Explore Wharton: Diversity in Action” program for prospective students and the Out4Biz Club’s plans for this year’s Coming Out Week, which include a Rainbow Pub and sharing information on GLBT rights. Finally, it seems Wharton students living in Center City may soon have another option for getting home after late nights on campus. Through October, Penn Transit Services is running a pilot program called the Octobus that will provide a “more relevant route” for Wharton students and will even provide “to door” and “from door” service after midnight. As the article points out, this means there’s no longer any excuse not to put in long nights with the learning team!
That’s the news from campus for this week – check back in the coming weeks for more views and reviews of campus life and events!
Posted by Clear Admit on October 5, 2007, at 7:00 am
Posted in: Fridays from the Frontline Welcome to another Fridays from the Frontline, our weekly look at the latest and greatest posts in the MBA blogosphere. It’s been a busy week for applicants and current students alike – let’s take a closer look:
It came as no surprise that applicant bloggers were all jitters last week, with the HBS deadline passing and the others right around the corner. Congratulations to mbabound08 for submitting her first application to Wharton (we’ll also send out our best wishes on her Fuqua interview). B-School Bound checked in from the eye of the storm after submitting his HBS application, and also reflected on three essential pieces of advice. Dreamer also shared a few pearls of wisdom about compelling writing, despite his recent struggles with Kellogg’s first essay. He, and many other current applicants, might want to check out the distraction-eliminating software, complete with “metaphysical bonus,” that Patxi’s blog featured last week.
Turning to first-year MBA students in the blogosphere, Iday sounded very cheerful after his first week of classes, even as he realized there will be no such thing as a lazy weekend at Chicago. MaybeMBA says she’s found the perfect antidote to Chicago’s madness while Forrest Gump sounded a little more wary as he described adjusting to his new schedule at the GSB. Juggler was having a similar experience with what students call Wharton Hell Week, though she managed to fit a few smiley faces into her post. For a completely different kind of exhaustion, readers can check in with MBAstarter at Fuqua as he went all out for Duke basketball tickets this weekend.
Checking in with more seasoned (though no less exhausted) MBA student bloggers, we find Karlitos’ experiences at LBS have taught him some great lessons about picking electives. Fran debated the value of technical courses versus conceptual ones at LBS, and John posted some interesting thoughts from a recent alumni on Columbia’s Accelerated January program; he also posted a great link describing student leaders on campus. Taking a semester exchange from LBS to Kellogg, Ed Starr was impressed by Kellogg’s professors but disappointed in Evanston’s bars. Meanwhile, MBA Gladiator led his Yale study group in a team-bonding trip to the emergency room and Rubeo Boy happily began his internship at an unnamed sports company to compliment his Stern experience this year. Finally, Angel Angie reported on her LBS course load and full time work schedule.
Last but not least, Asian Gal shared a valuable lesson on game theory, thanks to her Wharton Managerial Economics professor and The Princess Bride. Have a great weekend, and we’ll see you next week for another Fridays from the Frontline!
Posted by Clear Admit on October 5, 2007, at 2:19 am
Posted in: Workbook Wednesdays Here is the answer to Wednesday’s Challenge Question from Manhattan GMAT. Check back next week for another Workbook Wednesday question!
Question
If n is an integer and n4 is divisible by 32, which of the following could be the remainder when n is divided by 32?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 10
Answer
The prime factors of n4 are really four sets of the prime factors of the integer n.
Since n4 is divisible by 32 (or 25), n4 must be divisible by 2 at least 5 times. What does this tell us about the integer n?
If n is divisible by only one 2, then n4 would be divisible by exactly four 2′s (since the prime factors of n4 have no source other than the integer n).
But we know that n4 is divisible by at least five 2′s! This means that n must be divisible by at least two 2′s (which means that n4 must be divisible by eight 2′s). Thus, we know that the integer n must be divisible by 4.
Now that we know that n is divisible by 4, we can consider what happens when we divide n by 32.
If we divide n by 32 we can represent this mathematically as follows:
n = 32b + c (where b is the number of times 32 goes into n and c is the integer remainder)
We know that n is divisible by 4 so we can rewrite this as:
4x = 32b + c(where x is an integer)
This equation can be simplified, by dividing both sides by 4 as follows:
x = 8b + c/4
Since we know that x is an integer, the sum of 8b and c/4 must yield an integer. We know that 8b is an integer so c/4 must be also be an integer. Therefore, c, the remainder, must be divisible by 4.
Only answer choice B qualifies. The remainder when n is divided by 32 could be 4. It could not be any of the other answer choices. The correct answer is B.
Posted by Clear Admit on October 4, 2007, at 2:30 am
Posted in: Essay Topic Analysis , School: UCLA / Anderson Today we’ll take a close look at UCLA/Anderson’s three required essay questions. At a relatively slim five pages total, UCLA’s questions cover quite a bit of ground chronologically, reaching into the distant past, the more recent past and extending into the future. We recommend that applicants do some reflecting before tackling these essays, as it seems particularly important to arrive at a broad view when approaching this school’s application. Let’s take a look at each of the questions and how they fit into the complete picture.
Essay 1: Please provide us with a summary of your personal and family background. Include information about your parents and siblings, where you grew up, and perhaps a highlight or special memory of your youth (2 page limit).
While we generally caution applicants against writing at length about their families and upbringing when they could cover other topics in their essays (lest they sound immature or create the impression that they haven’t done anything of note more recently), Anderson makes the unusual move of explicitly requesting information on this subject. The school is likely asking this to get at information that might not otherwise come up in an applicant’s file – such as a childhood spent abroad or difficult socio-economic circumstances overcome – to get a more complete sense of the person as a whole and what an applicant might bring to the community in terms of background and perspective. Another possible motivation might be to identify reflective and self-aware applicants who are able to identify the ways their early experiences have influenced who they are today. No matter what approach you choose to take in framing your comments, remember that in spite of the somewhat unconventional subject, it’s important to speak directly to the question and cover all of the requested points.
Essay 2: Discuss a situation, preferably work related, where you have taken a significant leadership role. How does this event demonstrate your managerial potential? (Limit to 1 page)
This is a great opportunity to share a professional success story (taking the adcom’s hint that they would prefer a work-related example), ideally one in which you made a positive impact on your company or a group. The rather broad request to discuss a “leadership role” leaves the applicant with a wide array of options in terms of potential subject matter, so candidates are open to explore varying modes and avenues of influence and directing the work of others. They key will be to explicitly tie the comments about this previous experience to potential for the future in response to the final component of Anderson’s question. A final thing to keep in mind is that the relatively short length of this essay will require that the anecdote be fairly focused and concise.
Essay 3: Discuss your career goals. Why are you seeking an MBA degree at this particular point in your career? Specifically, why are you applying to UCLA Anderson? (Limit to 2 pages)
This is a fairly standard career goals/why MBA essay, though it is a bit unusual that this inquiry closes rather than opens the full set of essays in the application. While it’s important to provide a candid account of your professional objectives and interest in Anderson’s program, remember that a truly artful set of essays will introduce common themes that run throughout all three responses. Ideally, then, the topic of this essay will not come as a complete surprise to an adcom member who has read the previous essays.
Posted by Clear Admit on October 3, 2007, at 9:42 am
Posted in: Events  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 later this morning, 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 today at 11am, will feature Haas Director of International Admissions Pete Johnson, Ross Admissions Director Soojin Kwon Koh, Chicago GSB Admissions Director Rosemarie Martinelli and Clear Admit‘s own Graham Richmond, on hand to offer their thoughts on fit and answer participants’ questions. The other elements of the expo will be open through January 4th, so registrants can take their time gathering information about the schools of their choice.
Register here!
Posted by Clear Admit on October 3, 2007, at 2:11 am
Posted in: Workbook Wednesdays Welcome back to another round of Workbook Wednesday, where we take a shot at one of Manhattan GMAT’s ‘challenge problems’, the caliber of problem you’ll see if you’re scoring above 700 on the test. Check back with us on Thursday when we’ll work through the answer!
Question
If n is an integer and n4 is divisible by 32, which of the following could be the remainder when n is divided by 32?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 10
Posted by Clear Admit on October 2, 2007, at 12:32 pm
Posted in: Events For our readers based in the Philadelphia area, we wanted to announce that Manhattan GMAT will be offering a free preview class next Thursday, October 11th. Instructor Brian Lange will be on hand to dispel myths about the exam, explain what the test covers and how the schools interpret scores, and offer some test-taking strategies. Here are the event details:
Free Preview Class at Manhattan GMAT Philadelphia Center
Date: Thursday, October 11th
Time: 6:30 – 8:30PM
Location: The Hub, 30 South 17th Street, Center City Philadelphia, 19103
Interested MBA aspirants can register on the Manhattan GMAT event page.
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