In late September, Rose Martinelli, dean of student recruitment and admissions at the Chicago Graduate School of Business (GSB), joined the blogosphere with the launch of her own blog, entitled “The Rose Report.”
A self-proclaimed advocate of transparency in admissions, Martinelli aims not just to talk the talk but also to walk the walk with her new blog. “Over the next several months I plan to update you on admissions, respond to questions and concerns and try to add some texture to this process,” she declared in her initial post on September 26th.
So far, her posts have touched on topics ranging from Chicago’s speedy response to recent GSB grads impacted by the Lehman bankruptcy, general application strategy (including a reference to Martinelli’s own Q&A with Clear Admit) and whether there are advantages to submitting in Round 1 versus Round 2.
Martinelli joins other admissions deans in the blogosphere. Harvard Business School’s Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Dee Leopold has been blogging since June 2007. And Sara Neher, director of admissions at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, boasts her own video blog on YouTube.
Of course, admissions deans’ blogs should serve as just one of many resources for prosective applicants seeking to guage which business school will best meet management education needs and goals. But when an admissions dean takes the time to speak directly to prospective applicants…prospective applicants probably want to listen up!
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