Admissions Director Q&A Below are links to Clear Admit's exclusive interviews with MBA admissions directors at leading programs.
Application Deadlines Below are the upcoming deadlines for admission to the leading MBA programs.
Essay Topic Analysis Below are links to our comments on some of the leading programs' essay topics.
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. MBA Programs: North America If an MBA Program is not listed, please e-mail and we will be happy to list it.
MBA Programs: The 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.
|
Posted by Clear Admit on July 31, 2008, at 12:32 pm
As promised, below is the answer to our weekly Challenge Problem. Enjoy!
Question
A gambler began playing blackjack with $110 in chips. After exactly 12 hands, he left the table with $320 in chips, having won some hands and lost others. Each win earned $100 and each loss cost $10. How many possible outcomes were there for the first 5 hands he played? (For example, won the first hand, lost the second, etc.)
(A) 10
(B) 18
(C) 26
(D) 32
(E) 64
Answer
Let W be the number of wins and L be the number of losses. Since the total number of hands equals 12 and the net winnings equal $210, we can construct and solve the following simultaneous equations:
So we know that the gambler won 3 hands . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 31, 2008, at 11:00 am
In a recent online chat with BusinessWeek reporter Francesca Di Meglio and reader participants, a senior official from the Graduate Management Admission Council fielded questions about the ongoing Scoretop.com scandal, in which GMAC is now determining how to mete out punishment to MBA aspirants who used Scoretop to access live GMAT questions.
While they may provide a measure of reassurance to some students, GMAC Senior Vice President Peg Jöbst’s responses made clear that GMAC fully intends to proceed with the cancellation of scores for students found to have posted GMAT questions they saw on their GMAT exam on the Scoretop site or to have confirmed that they saw questions on Scoretop that then appeared on their GMAT exam.
Jöbst did not . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 31, 2008, at 9:38 am
The UCLA Anderson 2008-2009 deadlines have been announced! The three deadlines are as follows:
Round 1:
Deadline: October 9, 2008
GMAT/TOEFL taken by: September 30, 2008
Decision released: January 8, 2009
Round 2:
Deadline: January 8, 2009
GMAT/TOEFL taken by: December 31, 2008
Decision released: March 26, 2009
Round 3:
Deadline: April 2, 2009
GMAT/TOEFL taken by: March 31, 2009
Decision released: June 4, 2009
Interested applicants should note that all applications much be submitted by 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time, and that applications in any round will only be evaluated after the previous round’s decisions are completed. The second deadline is the priority deadline for fellowship consideration.
The UCLA Anderson 2008-2009 essay questions have also been released, and can be viewed by logging in to see the recently completed application. . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 31, 2008, at 3:16 am
Yale’s SOM’s essay questions have undergone a noticeable makeover this year. The addition of two very Yale-specific questions may be an attempt to prevent applicants from applying to the school as an afterthought, as its relatively small number of required essays (three last year and two in the years before) and open topics previously made it rather easy for candidates to submit material they had already drafted for other schools.
Given the possible concern on the part of the Yale adcom, it would likely be prudent to consider options (3.1) and/or (3.4) in response to the two personal statements (see below), as these questions get at the heart of Yale’s focus. In electing to respond to . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 30, 2008, at 10:36 am
The Chicago Graduate School of Business (GSB) remains committed to finding funding for all of its students, both domestic and international, despite recent changes to its lending partner programs. In fact, the loan application process may prove smoother than ever thanks to a new online system.
This according to Rosemaria Martinelli, Chicago GSB director of admissions and financial aid, who reached out to us here at Clear Admit in the hopes of clarifying any confusion that may have resulted from announcements earlier this month that Chicago has ended its program with lending partner IDAPP.
“We were immediately able to get another loan program for international students with very much the same terms,” she said. That program has been locked in, and Chicago GSB . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 30, 2008, at 3:16 am
Here is this week’s Challenge Problem, brought to us by our friends at Manhattan GMAT. This is the caliber of problem one would see on the exam if scoring in the 700 range or higher. Take a shot at this one and check back tomorrow for an in depth look at the answer!
Question
A gambler began playing blackjack with $110 in chips. After exactly 12 hands, he left the table with $320 in chips, having won some hands and lost others. Each win earned $100 and each loss cost $10. How many possible outcomes were there for the first 5 hands he played? (For example, won the first hand, lost the second, etc.)
(A) 10
(B) 18
(C) 26
(D) . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 29, 2008, at 9:51 am
Although the school’s MBA 2009 application form will not be available until August, the Cambridge/Judge deadlines 2008-2009 have been released. There are four deadlines, which are as follows:
Round 1:
Deadline: October 1, 2008
Interview Notification: November 7, 2008
Interview Day: Late November/Early December (exact date to be decided)
Final Notification: December 10, 2008
Round 2:
Deadline: January 7, 2009
Interview Notification: February 13, 2009
Interview Day: Late February/Early March (exact date to be decided)
Final Notification: March 11, 2009
Round 3:
Deadline: March 4, 2009
Interview Notification: April 9, 2009
Interview Day: Late April (exact date to be decided)
Final Notification: April 29, 2009
Round 4:
Deadline: April 15, 2009
Interview Notification: May 8, 2009
Interview Day: Mid-May/ Early June (exact date to be decided)
Final Notification: June 3, 2009
Interested applications should note that all applications are due . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 29, 2008, at 9:40 am
The Oxford/Said deadlines for the 2008-2009 application season have been announced. The four deadlines are as follows:
Stage 1:
Deadline: October 24, 2008
Interview Notification: November 14, 2008
Final Notification: January 9, 2009
Stage 2:
Deadline: January 16, 2009
Interview Notification: February 6, 2009
Final Notification: March 27, 2009
Stage 3:
Deadline: April 3, 2009
Interview Notification: May 1, 2009
Final Notification: May 29, 2009
Stage 4:
Deadline: June 5, 2009
Interview Notification: June 26, 2009
Final Notification: July 24, 2009
Interested applicants should note that, although the application form is not yet available, Oxford/Said has announced that it will begin reviewing applications on . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 29, 2008, at 3:05 am
Welcome to another edition of Trivia Tuesday! Each week in this column we examine the programs, policies, resources and opportunities of the leading business schools with the goal of highlighting distinctive aspects of the student experience. Following up on our recent articles on pre-term and orientation programs, this week we turn our attention to programs for international students beginning their MBA studies in the United States, with a focus on the resources offered by Harvard, MIT Sloan and Tuck.
Most international orientation programs are held on campus in the week or two before all first-year students are required to arrive. In general, these programs offer an introduction to U.S. culture, an overview of the academic expectations of the MBA program, and workshops . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 28, 2008, at 5:08 pm
The Carnegie Mellon/Tepper 2008-2009 deadlines have been released. There are five deadlines this season, and they are as follows:
Round One: October 27, 2008
Round Two: January 5, 2009
Round Three: March 9, 2009
Round Four: April 27, 2009
Round Five: June 1, 2009
Interested applicants should note that the round four deadline is reserved for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, as well as FlexTime and FlexMode applicants, and that the round five deadline is reserved for FlexTime and FlexMode . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 28, 2008, at 12:48 pm
The UC Regents has confirmed the appointment of Professor Richard Lyons to serve as the 14th dean of the Haas School of Business, according to an announcement earlier this month by UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau. Lyons’ appointment, retroactive to July 1st, concludes an extensive national search for a candidate to succeed Tom Campbell, Haas dean since 2002.
Lyons, who is best known for his pioneering work in international finance and foreign exchange, holds a professorship at Haas and served as the school’s acting dean from 2004 to 2005 and as associate dean from 2005 to 2006. He returns to Haas now from Goldman Sachs, where he has served as chief learning officer since 2006.
“Just imagine getting the opportunity to . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 28, 2008, at 7:39 am
A few significant changes have been made to the Duke/Fuqua essay topics since last season. This year, each applicant must respond to three short essays and only one long essay, whereas last year, Duke asked for two short and two long responses. Further, while candidates were able to choose one of three prompts for one of last year’s long essays, this season Duke is requiring that all applicants answer the same four questions. A final noteworthy change is that the long essay now includes a harder page and spacing limit; last year’s long essays had only a suggested word count range.
Aside from these logistical changes, the essay themes remain largely the same, with topics that range . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 25, 2008, at 12:42 pm
According to reports this week in the Wall Street Journal and the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Graduate Management Admissions Council, which owns the GMAT exam, plans to begin using a new biometric technology to scan the palms of students entering its testing facilities in an effort to reduce fraud.
The palm scanning technology, which is considered by GMAC to be superior to the digital fingerprint scanning it began using in 2006 to validate test takers identities, has been widely used in Japan by users of automated teller machines, according to the Journal report.
GMAC will begin palm scanning at testing centers in Korea and India next month, moving to centers in the United States as early as this . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 25, 2008, at 3:00 am
Phew, another week of summer has flown by and we’re back with another helping of Fridays From The Frontline, Clear Admit’s stalwart search for the best stories in the MBA blogosphere! As always, MBA bloggers are keeping it interesting with tips to new applicants, trips to unfamiliar cities and sips of beer in the sun.
’10 Darden JulyDream began to wonder about the relative merits to going to b-school closer to home as she geared up for a move clear across the country to Charlottesville. Word to the wise, moving is expensive! HappyBunny wasn’t thinking about the cost of moving, instead she daydreamed about MBA programs and compared her job to an ugly wife. . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 24, 2008, at 6:00 pm
In a note late last week to Clear Admit’s Graham Richmond and other members of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Counselors (AIGAC) board, Yale School of Management (SOM) Director of Admissions Bruce Delmonico provided several updates about interesting things taking place on campus right now.
For starters, the school is preparing to welcome former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair to campus. Blair, who has been appointed the Howland Distinguished Fellow for 2008-2009, will teach a seminar on faith and globalization, to be jointly coordinated by the School of Management and Yale Divinity School. To learn more, check out this blog entry from the Clear Admit archives, which we posted back in March when Blair’s appointment was first announced.
Delmonico . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 24, 2008, at 2:00 pm
It’s always nice to be noticed. Which is why last week those of us here at Clear Admit were pleased when BusinessWeek’s Alison Damast pointed to our blog as a resource for tips on how to approach the provocative new essay questions released by the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business.
As readers of our blog already know, in addition to retaining its PowerPoint slide essay requirement, Chicago decided to include a few new essay questions in its fall 2009 application.
One calls for applicants to describe the decision-making process they employed when asked to choose between two equally important obligations – and how an MBA from Chicago GSB might have helped. The second asks applicants to reflect on a . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 24, 2008, at 11:17 am
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 . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 24, 2008, at 7:46 am
Following up on Monday’s announcement of Columbia’s essay questions for the 2008-2009 admissions season, we wanted to offer our thoughts on each of this year’s topics.
Columbia has made some significant changes from last year’s set of questions. While they’ve retained the classic 750-word question about career goals/why Columbia MBA, the two remaining required essays ask applicants to draw on themes decidedly different from those in the past. The school has eliminated the long-standing 250-word essay about an applicant’s passions or interests that rounded out the set in previous seasons, leaving only 3 required essays totaling 1750 words. Gone too is the question about an entrepreneurial mindset that has long been a hallmark of the CBS application, . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 23, 2008, at 1:00 pm
In a post last week, we pointed out that though summer may still be in full swing, students at some schools are already hitting the books. Specifically, we blogged about the start of Fuqua’s optional pre-term programs in language and math, which are now underway.
Fuqua is certainly not the only MBA program to offer pre-term classes for incoming students. Some schools, in fact, feature a mandatory pre-term that all students are required to attend.
One such school is Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, which offers a required orientation for all first-year students entering each year. Called “Pre-Term,” this program features three key components that together are designed to get students off to a strong academic start, build camaraderie . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 23, 2008, at 11:53 am
The Yale SOM deadlines have had one alteration since we posted them last week. This change will result in an extra week for those interested in applying in the first round.
Round One:
Deadline: October 22, 2008
Notification: January 16, 2009
To see the full schedule for Yale’s application deadlines, as well as the 2008-2009 essay topics, click . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 23, 2008, at 8:19 am
Welcome back to another round of Workbook Wednesdays, 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) . . . → Continue Reading
Posted by Clear Admit on July 22, 2008, at 2:30 pm
The Duke / Fuqua deadlines and essay topics for the 2008-2009 application season have been announced. Check them out below!
Early Action
Application Deadline: October 15, 2008
Decision Notification: November 14, 2008
Round One
Application Deadline: October 27, 2008
Decision Notification: December 19, 2008
Round Two
Application Deadline: January 7, 2009
Decision Notification: March 10, 2009
Round Three
Application Deadline: March 16, 2009
Decision Notification: April 23, 2009
Short Answer Essays
1. What do you hope to gain from The Duke MBA? How does it fit into your short- and long- term goals? If you are interested in a joint degree or the Health Sector Management program, please address in this response. (required, single page limit, 1.5 line spacing)
2. How will you contribute to the overall experience of your peers . . . → Continue Reading
|
Clear Admit’s Most Recent Posts
MBA Admissions Wiki In the Clear Admit Wiki, you can share your experiences through the application process and learn from those of others. Below are the five most popular pages in the wiki:
BW Business SchoolsThe BusinessWeek Discussion Boards are another way to learn about the issues applicants face. Clear Admit hosts the Ask Clear Admit thread, which should help answer your questions. Here are the five most recent discussions taking place in the forum:
Beat the GMATClear Admit is a featured expert in the BeatTheGMAT forums, answering questions from applicants across the globe. Feel free to ask us your questions in this forum! Here are the most recent posts:
GMAT ClubGMAT Club
Below are the five most recent posts to the GMAT Club message boards.
Wharton Student2StudentStudent2Student
The student-2-student Discussion Boards are managed by Wharton. Here are the five most recent discussions.
Studylink ForumsClear Admit manages the Applying section of the StudyLink MBA discussion boards.
School-Hosted BlogsStraight from the source: aggregated posts from students and administration. Below are the seven most recent posts in school-hosted blogs.
Individuals’ BlogsA selection of the latest updates to MBA blogs compiled by Hella.
MBA Applicants
MBA Students
|
