Welcome back to Wiki Wednesdays, our weekly look at informative contributions to the Clear Admit Wiki. With interview season coming to an end and many applicants sifting through their admissions results, we’re shifting our focus towards the School Choices page in the Wiki. This is a great resource for applicants who are now facing the fortunate, but difficult, task of deciding between offers from multiple schools.
Before diving into some debates, however, let’s take a look at which schools are opening their doors to admitted students over the next few weeks. These ‘admit weekends’ or ‘welcome events’ are a great way to learn more about programs, meet future classmates and blow off a little steam to celebrate favorable results. [Note: For a humorous glimpse into what makes admitted students weekends so enjoyable, see this video]. Without further ado, here is a run-down of the upcoming events:
- Columbia GSB: April 11th, 2008
- CMU / Tepper: April 11th-12th, 2008
- Northwestern / Kellogg: April 18th-20th, 2008
- Wharton: April 19th-20th, 2008
- HBS: April 24th- 26th, 2008
- Chicago GSB: April 25th-26th, 2008
- Stanford GSB: April 27th-28th, 2008
- MIT / Sloan: May 2nd-3rd, 2008
With all of the festivities at admit weekends, it may be easy to forget that tough choices are on the horizon. This is why we’ve created the School Choices page in the Clear Admit Wiki – to allow candidates to explain their rationale for the choice they ultimately make.
Diving in to some decision making cases, this season, blogger Tinydancer pitted Wharton against Kellogg on the School Choices page. Breaking down her criteria into categories like location, curriculum, cultural fit and school brand, among others, Tinydancer offered the following observations on the schools’ marketing curricula:
- “Wharton: Most people I’ve talked to…believe that its marketing program is probably under-rated…Many people also told me the marketing curriculum is probably more quantitative and data-driven than at other schools, but I have no way to really substantiate this. I did sit in on a couple marketing classes and I was impressed.
- Kellogg: Kellogg is as well known for marketing as Wharton is for finance. In marketing circles, it is widely regarded as the best. I sat in on a class here too, which was great. “Brand” (as in brand management) is one of the top careers students choose, and many companies recruit there specifically for that reason. Also, while I was there, the marketing club was in the middle of the annual marketing competition…There were advertisements everywhere, and it seemed [to be a] cool environment.”
To find out where Tinydancer decided to attend, you’ll have to read her full report. As always, we encourage our readers to join in the conversation – whether you’re looking for others’ opinions on individual schools or just searching for a good method of breaking down this complicated decision, the School Choices page can be a great help. Further, the process of writing down pros and cons is often much more productive than spinning the wheels in one’s head, so we hope readers will take the time to share their own thoughts! Simply create an account or send your debates to wiki@clearadmit.com.
For those still interviewing or interested in sharing interviews from this season, we will be awarding a $10 iTunes gift certificate to each applicant who submits an interview report for the following schools: Berkeley / Haas, Cornell / Johnson, MIT / Sloan, Stanford GSB, Dartmouth / Tuck, UCLA / Anderson, Yale SOM, INSEAD and LBS between now and April 30th (limit one gift card per applicant). To be eligible for the prize, simply e-mail your interview report to wiki@clearadmit.com.
That wraps up this week’s edition of Wiki Wednesdays! As always, we wish the best of luck to those still interviewing and extend our thanks to those who have contributed to the Clear Admit Wiki!
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