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Application Deadlines
Below are the upcoming deadlines for admission to top-tier schools.
Oct. 1: INSEAD R1
Oct. 3: Northwestern / Kellogg R1
Oct. 8: Columbia 2009 J-Term and ED
Oct. 9: Wharton R1
Oct. 10: Michigan / Ross R1
Oct. 15: Chicago GSB R1
Oct. 15: Dartmouth / Tuck EA
Oct. 15: Duke / Fuqua EA
Oct. 15: HBS R1
Oct. 22: Yale SOM R1
Oct. 24: UNC Kenan-Flagler R1 (Early Action)
Oct. 28: UVA / Darden R1
Oct. 28: MIT Sloan R1
Oct. 29: Stanford GSB R1
Nov. 4: Berkeley / Haas 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
UT Austin / McCombs
UVA / Darden
Yale SOM
* denotes '08-'09 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
GMAC
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
Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Chicago
Columbia
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
Pennsylvania / Wharton
Queens
Stanford
Texas / McCombs
Thunderbird
Toronto
UCLA / Anderson
Virginia / Darden
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) 2
ESADE (Spain) 1 or 2
HEC (France) 2
IESE (Spain) 2
IMD (Switzerland) 1
INSEAD (France) 1
IPADE (Mexico)
ISB (India) 1
London Business School (UK) 2
Manchester Bus. School (UK) 2
Oxford / Said (UK) 1
Rotterdam (Netherlands) 2
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
mba.com (GMAT Scores)
MBAInfo
mbaleague.blogspot.com
MBAzone
MBA Jungle
TOEFL
Top MBA

MBA Tipline
We encourage admissions officers, students and applicants to alert us of interesting news and developments, please send an email to news@clearadmit.com so we can blog it.

Blog Archive

Monday, May 12, 2008

Campus Chronicles: Harvard’s Harbus and Wharton’s Journal

This week, Campus Chronicles checks in with Harvard and Wharton’s student newspapers to help our readers peer inside student life at each program. With the academic year winding down, many first year MBA students are excitedly looking ahead to next year’s activities, while second year students who are closer to entering the real world are exhibiting more nostalgic feelings.

At the Wharton Journal , a reporter said that a Graduation, like a bar mitzvah or growing a moustache, is a rite of passage. And as with any other rite of passage, this gives people the inalienable right to pause pensively mid-conversation before saying things like, “You know what? It’s bittersweet.”

Some of the pre-graduation memories will be of recent success out on the field. Forty-two Wildebeests, Wharton women’s rugby team, stampeded through Duke for the annual World MBA Rugby Championships. According to participants, they braved thunderstorms, stinky pitches, clueless refs, catty egos, malt liquor, questionable bathroom breaks and excessive beer chugging to take the tournament by storm and win a second place spot, losing to Columbia Business School’s A team.

The Wharthogs, the Wharton men’s rugby team, also had a spectacular 2007-2008 regular season during which the team won 17 games and lost only 1. Along with the Wildebeests, they descended upon Durham, North Carolina this past weekend, determined to become the first North American team in recent memory to be crowned MBA Rugby World Champion. They were competing against an impressive field of 22 teams including perennial international power houses London Business School (LBS) and University College-Dublin (Smurfit) as well as their American rivals Harvard, Columbia, and Stanford. Over the course of two dramatic days of monsoon like weather and hard fought rugby, the Wharton A side finished 3rd out of the field of 22, narrowly losing in a physical semi-final battle against LBS.

After several showers to remove the mud from their battered bodies, Hog members joined their Beest counterparts for a rollicking feast of Mexican food, margaritas and festive rugby tunes before all returned to Philadelphia heads held high, albeit it with eyes a little bloodshot.

For those Wharton students who missed the sports experience at Duke, but who wish to create a few more fond memories, there is the annual Spring Gala. This year’s theme is “The Prom You Never Had.” For those unfamiliar with the occasion, prom is the biggest high school dance of the year and is usually reserved for junior and senior students. This event is sponsored by the Wharton Government Association and the MBA Office. It is highly encouraged that cocktail dresses or formal wear be worn by the ladies and tuxedos or suits by the gentlemen. For those looking to relive their prom years in style, there will be awards given to those with “aggressive” tuxedo combinations for gentlemen and we hope that the ladies will dust off those old prom dresses and restore their luster.

The Harbus reports that memories are certainly made at Harvard each year by the Bert King Foundation,who honors several members of African American Student Union (AASU) for their dedication to service and history of academic, professional, and leadership accomplishments. Named in honor of Class of 1970 alumnus, the Bert King Award seeks to identify AASU members who have the potential, determination, and self-awareness to make significant contributions to society and rewards them with significant financial assistance. This year a peer-nomination process and extensive interviews by the selection committee resulted in the announcement of four winners.

In counterpoint to several other sentimental articles looking back on the time spent at HBS, another reporter provided a slightly tongue-in-cheek look at the fifty things about HBS that look infinitely preferable to the big, cold, scary world out there. In order to provide an overview of what makes life great for an HBS student, we provide the highlights for you here:

-Ninety people clap when you make a particularly funny comment;

-In the real world people don’t have to put up their hand before they interrupt you;

-Trying to figure out whether the sushi line or the pasta line is longer is often the hardest decision you’ll have to make all day;

-You can turn up in sweatpants and a hoodie, a suit and tie, or anything in between, and no-one really cares either way;

-Your living room has four fireplaces, huge leather couches and is almost always full of interesting, smart people;

-HBS Treks: some of the best vacations one can possibly have, and pretty much all you have to do is turn up and get on the right bus;

-You can usually find out where you are supposed to be and what you are supposed to be doing just by logging in to the Course Platform;

-The average intelligence and attractiveness of your potential hookups is pretty high, even if actual hookups remain elusive;

-You’re rarely stuck not knowing people’s names, because they have a six-inch-high namecard right in front of them; and

-You can relive college life, only with more money, less parental interference and a better cafeteria.

No wonder the feelings about graduation are bittersweet! Tune in next week for another edition of Campus Chronicles….

# posted by Clear Admit @ 2:13 am in School: Penn / Wharton, School: Harvard, Campus Chronicles

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