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Admissions Director Q&A
Below are links to Clear Admit's exclusive interviews with MBA admissions directors at leading programs.
Dawna Clarke (Tuck)
Rose Martinelli (Chicago)
Judith Hodara (Wharton)
Sara Neher (Darden)
Soojin Kwon Koh (Michigan)
Randall Sawyer (Cornell)
Beth Flye (Kellogg)
David Simpson (LBS)
Liz Riley Hargrove (Duke)
Linda Meehan (Columbia)
Bruce DelMonico (Yale)
Peter Johnson (Berkeley)
Isser Gallogly (NYU)
Mae Jennifer Shores (UCLA)
J.J. Cutler (Wharton)
Jake Cohen (INSEAD)
Rod Garcia (MIT Sloan)
Mary Miller (Columbia)

Clear Admit School Guides
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Clear Admit Career Guides
Clear Admit Career GuidesUnderstand career-specific offerings at leading MBA programs and identify the schools that will best support your career goals with the Clear Admit Career Guides! Available for Consulting, Investment Banking, Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Healthcare.

Clear Admit Strategy Series
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Clear Admit Interview Guides
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Application Deadlines
Below are the upcoming deadlines for admission to top-tier schools.
Feb 10: INSEAD R3
Mar 1: Michigan / Ross R3
Mar 3: CBS
Mar 3: LBS R3
Mar 4: Kellogg R3
Mar 8: Cambridge / Judge R4
Mar 8: CMU / Tepper R3
Mar 9: Duke / Fuqua R3
Mar 9: Penn / Wharton R3
Mar 10: Berkeley / Hass R4
Mar 10: Chicago Booth R3
Mar 10: Yale SOM R3
Mar 15: NYU / Stern R3
Mar 17: UCLA / Anderson R3
Mar 19: UNC / Kenan-Flagler R4
Mar 30: Cornell / Johnson R4
Mar 31: UVA / Darden R3
Mar 31: INSEAD R4
Apr 1: UT-Austin / McCombs
Apr 2: Dartmouth / Tuck R3
Apr 2: Oxford / Saїd R3
Apr 7: Stanford GSB R4
Apr 8: Harvard R3
Apr 14: CBS

Essay Topic Analysis
Below are links to our comments on some of the top programs' essay topics.
The Career Goals Essay
Berkeley / Haas*
Chicago Booth*
CMU / Tepper*
Columbia*
Cornell / Johnson*
Dartmouth / Tuck*
Duke / Fuqua*
Harvard*
Indian School of Business*
INSEAD*
London Business School*
MIT / Sloan*
Michigan / Ross*
Northwestern / Kellogg*
NYU / Stern*
Oxford / Said*
Penn / Wharton*
Stanford GSB*
UCLA / Anderson*
UNC / Kenan-Flagler*
USC / Marshall*
UT Austin / McCombs*
UVA / Darden*
Yale SOM*
* denotes '09-'10 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
MBA.com
Manhattan GMAT
GMAT Club
Princeton Review
Test Prep New York
Kaplan
Beat The GMAT
Knewton

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
Boston College / Carroll
Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Chicago
Columbia
Concordia
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
Notre Dame / Mendoza
Pennsylvania / Wharton
Queens
Stanford
Syracuse / Whitman
Texas / McCombs
Thunderbird
Toronto
USC / Marshall
UCLA / Anderson
Vanderbilt / Owen
Virginia / Darden
Washington University in St. Louis / Olin
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) 1
ESADE (Spain) 1 or 2
HEC (France) 2
Hult (UK) 1
IESE (Spain) 2
IMD (Switzerland) 1
INCAE (Costa Rica) 2
INSEAD (France) 1
IPADE (Mexico)
ISB (India) 1
London Business School (UK) 2
Manchester Bus. School (UK) 2
Melbourne (Australia) 2
Oxford / Said (UK) 1
Rotterdam (Netherlands) 1
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
International Student Loans
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.

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Friday, February 27, 2009

GMAC Expands MBA Spring Volunteering Initiative to Full Month

The Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) this year will expand its annual TeamMBA Week to Team MBA Month 2009, enhancing opportunities for business schools to give back to their communities through volunteer service work.

For the entire month of April, GMAC is encouraging business schools around the globe to plan events and activities focused on giving back. The exact nature of the activity is up to individual schools. Students can volunteer at food banks, help clean up city parks or support the environment by launching recycling programs or planting trees. Other options: hosting fundraisers for a worthy cause or providing pro bono consulting services to help build sustainable business models for small businesses at home or abroad.

As part of TeamMBA Month, schools also are encouraged to think creatively about how to ensure that their volunteer activities have the greatest possible impact.

“Schools can leverage the initiative to challenge or collaborate with neighboring or other schools to have even greater impact on a particular cause,” said Melissa Knueven, who manages TeamMBA at GMAC, in a statement. “There might also be opportunities for schools to connect with alumni for greater reach.”

As in past years, GMAC will serve as an information clearinghouse for communicating to the media about the events taking place as part of TeamMBA. This is part of GMAC’s larger mission to raise awareness about how effective business schools can be in giving back to their communities.

“TeamMBA Month is a chance for business schools to show their creativity as well as commitment to community service,” Knueven said. “Now is the time for schools to plan an activity in April that can highlight their commitment to the principle of ‘giving back.’”

If you are a current business school student and would like details about how your school can be part of TeamMBA Month 2009, or to register your school’s activity, visit www.gmac.com/teammba.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 2:30 pm in Events, MBA News

Fridays From The Frontline

Hello and welcome to Fridays From The Frontline, Clear Admit’s steadfast study of the strenuous lives of MBA aspirants and admitted students.  While some are still waiting to hear from a few last schools or to have their interviews, many b-school hopefuls are now weighing the relative merits of the programs to which they have been accepted and determining where they will be calling ‘home’ for the next two years.

Helen felt generally positive about her Foster / U. Washington interview. Bizwiz went into slightly more detail about his Kellogg and Chicago Booth interviews. With Kellogg and Tuck acceptances in her pocket, and a positive Columbia interview behind her, Samantha was leaning towards Kellogg and feeling ’super cheesy’ about it. Ahembeea made his MBA choice  and recounted an interaction between two co-workers and himself in which his choice of program and location was called into question. Ahembeea wasn’t the only one facing the real challenges of being an international student pursuing an MBA in the states, Maverick felt lucky to get some merit-based funding from W.P. Carey and was even more relieved  that he was done with the ‘wait game’. MissionMBA was also deciding to brave financial uncertainty and moved forward on his Emory enrollment by officially turning down a space at ISB.

Representing another perspective in the applicant pool, MBA Dreamer expressed his preference for  IIMB Bangalore over ASU and shared his b-school reading list. D.G. considered the differences between European and American cultures, from the caloric values of American meals to Europe’s strange spelling choices. Omne, wished his readers a happy Mardi Gras, planned to attend Wake Forest’s Scholar’s Weekend and appreciated Babcock’s positive communication strategies. Palo Alto had homework to do before Harvard’s admitted students welcome event. Tieny Chesney went to Columbia’s Open House Weekend and attended classes and cocktail receptions but turned down some pre-event events (for the first time!) in favor of dinner with a friend. Choc Heaven questioned the validity of ‘no news is good news’ when applying to b-school and also wondered what would happen to the art of polite conversation if weather was taken off the table.

Two bloggers continued their GMAT preparation with mixed results. MBAMonk took a two hour walk after learning his new score wasn’t as ideal as he had hoped. ArdentMeerkat’s score was improving through practice tests, but she still sought advice and wisdom from those successfully on the other side of the test.

Second year students were relatively quiet this week, but not entirely silent. Darden ‘10 JulyDream pondered the possibility that her investment banking internship dreams might rise from the ashes of ‘not gonna happen’ due to the powers of Facebook. McCombs ‘10 Paragon2Pieces had no idea where her weekend went, but the six classes and numerous extracurricular activities on her plate make it almost certain that she will be misplacing a few more weekends before the semester is over.  Kellogg ‘10 La Coguette gave wonderfully barbed advice on how one should act during the recruiting process.

Some ‘09ers entered a reflective and appreciative portion of their MBA experience this week, while others were still just trying to keep up with their studies. Ross ‘09 M@ reflected on the remaining time he had to spend in Ann Arbor and the people and small things that he will miss when it all comes to an end. Darden ‘09 Mandy found herself choked up by the feedback she received in her ‘Business Ethics Through Literature’ class. Fuqua ‘09 MBAStarter attended his last lecture before an early graduation and the commencement of his non-profit work in India. Chicago Booth ‘09 MaybeMBA seemed a little stressed but managed give a short response to questions about recruiting figures. Harvard ‘09 CS satirized the typical HBS student’s four day weekend and did a comparison to her last two weekends. And, finally, Chicago Booth ‘09 GSBSutras was less than impressed by Slumdog Millionaire’s recent Oscar success.

Clear Admit’s MBA blogosphere awards season isn’t until April, and is a decidedly dressed-down event – lacking in location, paparrazzi and strange Broadway medleys sung by X-Men. That being said, we hope b-school bloggers continue to give us an inside view of the highs and lows, adventures and doldrums and overall ‘feel’ for their lives during this intense academic experience. Until next week!

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 5:00 am in Fridays from the Frontline

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Round 2 Interview Intrigue at Stanford GSB

In a post on the Stanford MBA Admissions Blog yesterday, Admissions Director Derrick Bolton shared that his office has extended interview invitations to 275 second-round candidates.

“We will extend an additional 100-125 interview invitations to second-round candidates in the next couple of weeks,” Bolton continued. Some first-round candidates who were waitlisted without an interview may also receive invitations to interview in the next couple of weeks, he said.

Interestingly, the number of second-round invitations extended this year is much lower than the number of first-round invitations. In another post back in December, Bolton shared that his office had extended 400 invitations to interview to first-round candidates and expected to extend between 150 and 200 more as part of the first round.

The disparity in the number of invitations to interview from one round to the next raises some questions. Was the round two applicant pool significantly smaller? Historically, it has been even with if not larger than round one. Or were round-two candidates less competitive this year? Bolton’s mention of returning to the round-one waitlist could support this theory.

Chatter on the BusinessWeek Forum’s Stanford GSB R2 thread suggested a third alternative, namely that the yield from round one was greater than in past years, leaving less room in next year’s class for applicants from later rounds. But a subsequent post pointed out that Stanford can’t yet know how many students admitted in the first round have opted to attend next year since the deposit deadline is still several weeks away (March 19th).

Any of these possibilities marks a departure from admissions trends at Stanford GSB over the past several years. In fact, the school itself has suggested that applying in round one is less competitive.

“If you are considering applying in either Round 1 or Round 2, we encourage you to consider Round 1,” reads the Application Deadlines page of the Stanford GSB website. “Over the past few years, we’ve noticed more applicants applying in Round 2 and, as a result, this round has become bigger and a bit more competitive. You should never rush your application. But on the margin, earlier is better.”

Did you receive an invitation to interview in Stanford GSB’s second round? Have insights of your own about what might explain why they issued fewer invited this round than last. Don’t forget that you can share your experiences and your theories with us on either the Clear Admit Wiki or via email.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 5:45 pm in MBA News, School: Stanford

Campus Chronicles: Wharton’s Journal

This week in Campus Chronicles, we take a look at The Wharton Journal to discover the latest happenings at Wharton.  Reading the MBA student newspapers is a great way to get a feel for campus culture and understand what programs and activities that students are engaged in.

During winter break, around thirty first- and second-year Wharton MBA students participated in the annual India Global Immersion Program (GIP).  Traveling from Mumbai, to Bangalore, to Delhi, students had the opportunity to meet with senior executives of Indian companies, government leaders, and Wharton alumni as well as make stops at museums and national monuments.  Throughout these meetings with institutions such as Morgan Stanley, ICICI Bank, and the National Stock Exchange, students gained insight into how consumer lending and credit has tightened in India to prevent a subprime crisis like the one in the U.S.  A meeting with the Delhi Metro made students aware of the complexities of building an underground subway system in Delhi’s metropolis.  The trip wasn’t all business either.  Students enjoyed receptions and parties, realizing the strengths of Wharton’s alumni network in India.

While students were traveling to India with the GIP, other students headed to Uganda for the Uganda Global Consulting Practicum (GCP). The GCP program is designed to allow Wharton MBA students to provide consulting services to a client hoping to enter or expand its position in the U.S. market.  Not only does the program enable students to gain hands-on experience, but it also helps the clients to grow their businesses.  The faculty advisor for this GCP in Uganda, Steven Smolinsky, stated, “GCP projects are a wonderful way to fulfill [our] responsibility by bringing the strengths and power of Wharton and GCP as well as the skills, abilities, and compassion of the students to bear on these difficult situations.”

In this particular GCP, six Wharton MBA students developed a consulting project that worked to create social impact through pursuing business strategy.  In their project they paired with the innovative non-profit organization BeadforLife which focuses on empowering Ugandan women to rise out of poverty through teaching them how to make beads.  Motivated by the desire to make a difference, Wharton student Mrinalini Karna remarked, “It is so inspiring to think that our project could contribute to giving thousands more people access to that one opportunity” of tripling their income through making beads.  Both the students and the client company gained a lot from the experience.

Stay tuned next week for another edition of Campus Chronicles!  Happy reading!

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 3:00 am in Campus Chronicles, General

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Columbia Business School to Host MBA Media & Entertainment Conference

The 2009 MBA Media & Entertainment Conference (MEC) will take place this Friday, February 27th, at Columbia Business School (CBS) in Manhattan.

The day-long conference, which brings together the nation’s top MBA students with media, entertainment and related companies, is a joint initiative by CBS, MIT Sloan School of Management, Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Most conference events will take place at Columbia University's Low Library

Most conference events will take place at Columbia University's Low Library

The conference is designed to jumpstart dialogue and discussion about the film, music, broadcast and cable television, sports and publishing industries while providing valuable networking opportunities for MBA students within these industries. All current MBA students are eligible to attend.

Keynote speakers for the 2009 MBA MEC will include Jeff Zucker, president and CEO of NBC Universal, and Joe Uva, CEO of Univision Communications, Inc.

In addition to addresses from Zucker and Uva, the conference also will feature numerous panel discussions on topics including business development, independent film making, video games, unscripted television, social music marketing and more. For a full list of conference panels, panelists and moderators, click here. 

For complete conference details, click here.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 2:30 pm in Events, MBA News, School: Columbia, School: Duke / Fuqua, School: MIT / Sloan, School: NYU Stern, School: Penn / Wharton, Uncategorized

iTunes Contest Extended! Submit a Report for UVA / Darden, Harvard Business School, London Business School, Oxford / Said and Win!

Welcome to this Wednesday’s walk through the Clear Admit Wiki, an online repository for MBA applicants to share their experiences with admissions!  This week, we’re taking a peek at a few of the numerous interview reports that have rolled in for Chicago Booth, Duke / Fuqua, IESE and Wharton.

But first, we’d like to remind applicants that, today through next Wednesday, every fifth piece of content submitted for the Clear Admit Wiki will receive a $10 iTunes gift card.  Plus, between now and next Tuesday, March 3rd, the first 15 candidates that submit interview reports for UVA / Darden, Harvard Business School, London Business School or Oxford / Said will receive a $10 gift certificate to iTunes! (Please note, to be eligible for a prize, content must be e-mailed to wiki@clearadmit.com. Limit: one gift card per person.)

Now, let’s take a closer look at some of the reports that have rolled in recently!  Over the course of an hour, a Round 2 Chicago Booth candidate faced several questions from an alum, including the following:

  1. Do you have international experience?
  2. At Booth, you will be assigned teams with people from all over the world. Please describe a situation in which you have dealt with the difficulties of working with people culturally different to you.
  3. Describe a leadership role you have had so far. What was the role, what was the activity/task, who made up your team?
  4. What do you do in your leisure time?

Also in the Round 2 ring, a Wharton candidate reported the following interview with a second-year student:

  1. Give me some examples of leadership.
  2. Give me some examples of mentorship.
  3. What are some things you like to do outside of work?
  4. If you were CEO of your company, what would you change?

Further south, a Round 2 applicant to Duke / Fuqua met with an adcom member on campus to address the following queries:

  1. Having never lived in the mid-Atlantic… why [would you] want to go to school in North Carolina?
  2. What impressed [you] about Duke?
  3. How would [you] describe [your] leadership style?

These are just a few snapshots of the latest interview reports MBA applicants have added, but there are plenty of other questions to peruse in the Clear Admit Wiki!  As always, we’d like to thank everyone who has shared their experiences with the MBA admissions process in the Clear Admit Wiki.  Such thorough and informative interview reports help fellow applicants arrive at a feeling of readiness!  So, don’t forget to keep sending in your interview reports – or campus visits, school comparisons and application challenges – to wiki@clearadmit.com and we’ll be sure to post them to the Wiki.  Thanks again and best of luck to those undergoing interviews!

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 11:00 am in Interview Tips, School: Chicago, School: Duke / Fuqua, School: Harvard, School: London Business School, School: Oxford, School: Penn / Wharton, School: Virginia / Darden, Wiki Wednesdays

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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

25 Semifinalist Entrepreneur Teams Advance in Wharton Business Plan Competition

Late last week, 25 teams of entrepreneurs were selected as semifinalists in the Wharton Business Plan Competition, part of Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs. The semifinalists now will battle it out for more than $73,000 in prizes and the opportunity to present their business plans at the annual Venture Finals, to take place in late April.

Among the concepts advancing to the semifinalist round are a “better Botox,” namely an injectable toxin beauty aid with better cosmetic results and fewer side effects; a zebra fish risk assesment tool in which the changing color of live fish shows water pollution; an online platform that facilitates donations to public school teachers who are spending money out of pocket to cover needed supplies; and an online medical scheduling service that notifies patients of last-minute appointment openings.

Participation in the Wharton Business Plan Competition, which launched more than a decade ago, increased nine percent this year over last. A total of 366 students competed in the early phases of the competition, most of them focused on Internet, biotech and IT concepts.

Notable this year was the increase in submissions aimed at finding a solution to social problems. Nearly 38 percent fell into this category. Among these, those selected by judges to advance to the semifinalist round primarily were ventures focused on serving specific market niches. The selection of Apples for Angels, the online donation platform for teachers, marks the first time in the competition’s history that a nonprofit concept was selected as a semifinalist.

The 25 semifinalist teams will now compete for eight finalist positions in the Venture Finals, which will take place on April 29, 2009. The finalist teams will face off against one another, each giving a 20-minute presentation of its business plan to competition judges.

Those judges – distinguished members of the business and venture capital community – will then evaluate the persuasiveness and viability of each business plan to determine how to award the more than $73,000 in cash prizes and in-kind awards. A $20,000 grand prize will be awarded to the winning team.

The Venture Finals annually draw more than 200 entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investment bankers, alumni, faculty and students. Past winners of the Wharton Business Plan Competition, which is open to any University of Pennsylvania student and managed by Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs, have gone on to establish successful businesses including PetPlan USA, PayMyBills.com, BuySafe and NetConversions, among others.

For more information about this year’s Wharton Business Plan Competition or past years’ participants, click here.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 5:00 pm in MBA News, School: Penn / Wharton

Admissions Director Q&A: INSEAD MBA Program Dean Jake Cohen

In our continuing series of interviews with admissions directors at the world’s top business schools, we were fortunate enough to connect recently with Jake Cohen, who in September 2008 replaced Antonio Fatás as dean of INSEAD’s MBA program.

Cohen, a professor of accounting and control and business law at INSEAD for more than five years, also served as director of the INSEAD-PricewaterhouseCoopers research initiative on high performance organizations, overseeing the school’s largest research center. Prior to joining INSEAD, Cohen was a senior teaching fellow in the accounting and management group at Harvard Business School.

In the transcript that follows, you’ll hear from Cohen about some of the exciting things to expect in the year ahead at INSEAD’s Fontainebleau and Singapore campuses and get some practical tips on how to make your application stand out.  

Clear Admit: What’s the single most exciting development, change or event happening at INSEAD this coming year?

Jake Cohen: We are preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of INSEAD. We’ll be running some landmark events that will celebrate the achievements of the visionary founders of the school and those that have contributed to the tremendous evolution of our institution over the years.

CA: Walk us through the life of an application in your office from an operational standpoint. What happens between the time an applicant clicks ’submit’ and the time the committee offers a final decision (e.g. how many “reads” does it get, how long is each “read,” who reads it, does the committee convene to discuss it as a group, etc.).

JC: Applications are reviewed by round. When an application deadline passes, all the files are checked for completeness (i.e. to be sure they include an online application, 2 recommendations, GMAT score, TOEFL if non-native English speaker, university transcripts, application fee).

The files, in their entirety, are then reviewed by the admissions team. A selection of the candidates to be invited to interview is made. The candidate is then informed that he/she is being invited to interview and is provided with the contact details of the interviewers.

Our interviews are conducted by our alumni, normally in the country of residence of the candidate. We work with 1,500 alumni interviewers around the world – we are fortunate to have a very strong worldwide network of alumni who are very committed and engaged with the school.

After the interviews take place, each interviewer sends the admissions team a report, and then the candidate’s file is reviewed in its entirety, this time with the addition of the interview reports, by two separate members of the admissions team. The file is then presented to the admissions committee, composed of faculty and alumni, who make all final decisions on who is admitted to the program.

CA: How does your team approach the essay portion of the application specifically? What are you looking for as you read the essays? Are there common mistakes that applicants should try to avoid? One key thing they should keep in mind as they sit down to write them?

JC: From the essays we are looking to get more insight into what makes the candidate tick. We are looking to get a sense of their personality and to understand what makes them different from other candidates. A common mistake is to give a formulaic response that the candidate thinks we want to read – whereas we are looking for authenticity. We greatly value honesty.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 11:35 am in Admissions Director Q&A, School: INSEAD, Uncategorized

Trivia Tuesday: Wharton’s Lauder Program

Welcome back to Trivia Tuesday, a weekly look at the programs and resources that differentiate the leading business schools. This week we will explore Wharton’s Lauder Program, examining what it is, what completion of the program entails, and what kind of student should consider applying.

Upon completion of 24 months of study, Wharton/Lauder students receive a joint MBA/MA in International Studies. Lauder participants begin classes three months earlier than students in the traditional MBA program, completing one month of intensive language study and a two-month study abroad/in-country immersion program before beginning Wharton classes in September. Once MBA classes begin, Wharton/Lauder students lead an especially busy life, since they must complete Wharton’s full core curriculum and course requirements alongside the Lauder M.A.’s language, elective and thesis requirements.

To apply to the program, prospective students must complete two additional essay questions and demonstrate near-fluent language proficiency in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Russian, Portuguese or Spanish. Because of the language proficiency requirement, the Lauder program is only appropriate for students who have already developed strong foreign language competencies (although the Arabic and Portuguese language tracks tend to be more willing to offer space to less proficient speakers). Once enrolled, the curriculum is tailored to MBA students who seek to develop the capacity to conduct high-level business in another language, whether in the U.S. or abroad.

Though demanding, the Wharton/Lauder joint degree program is an excellent way for students to prepare for global business leadership, integrating language and in-country immersion into the MBA experience. For more information on the Wharton/Lauder joint degree program, be sure to visit the Lauder Institute website, or check out the information in the Clear Admit School Guide to Wharton!

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 3:05 am in School: Penn / Wharton, Trivia Tuesday

Monday, February 23, 2009

Cornell’s Johnson School Bolsters Recruiting Opportunities for Students

In an effort to better connect students with potential employers in a tough job market, the Johnson School of Business at Cornell University is expanding its annual “Just About Jobs” events this year. Traditionally focused on employers in Boston and San Francisco, “Just About Jobs” this year will also target New York City.

Launched in 2003, “Just About Jobs” began as an event that flew employers into Ithaca, NY, to meet with prospective job applicants at Johnson. Over time, it has evolved into multiple events held in Boston and San Francisco so employers can conveniently fill their MBA hiring needs without leaving their areas.

The decision to expand the events to include one in New York City reflects Johnson’s commitment to helping its students compete in the midst of a deepening economic crisis.

“In a market where companies are cutting recruiting budgets, this event provides an economical way for companies to engage with leading MBA candidates,” Karin Ash, director of the Johnson Career Management Center, said in a statement. “Companies participate at no cost and can interview for full-time or summer internship positions,” she continued.

Working directly with the Career Management Center, participating recruiters review resumes and set up interview schedules for interested MBA job applicants. The events allow recruiters to meet their just-in-time hiring needs outside the standard MBA recruiting process.

The first “Just About Jobs” event took place in Boston on February 20th. Upcoming events are scheduled for San Francisco on March 19th and New York City on March 27th.

Employers who would like to participate in an upcoming event are encouraged to contact Kim Alexander, associate director for employer outreach, at (607) 255-0350.

To learn more, click here.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 12:27 pm in MBA News, School: Cornell / Johnson

Admissions Tip: Late Round Considerations

After a relatively sleepy February, March will soon be upon us with its extensive list of application deadlines and decision notification dates. Let’s take a look at the long list of Round 3 (or 4 or 5) deadlines spread over the next two months:

March 1: Michigan / Ross R3
March 3: London Business School R3
March 4: Columbia (int’l applicants), Darden R3
March 5: Wharton R3
March 9: Kellogg R3
March 11: Chicago Booth R3, Haas R4, HBS R3; INSEAD R1 (Jan. intake)
March 14: NYU R3
March 16: Duke R3
March 18: Yale R3
March 23: Cornell R4
April 1: INSEAD R4 (Sept. intake), Tuck R4
April 2: UCLA R3
April 8: Stanford R3
April 15: Columbia (final)
April 30: London Business School R4

While it’s always best to apply as early as possible, the difference between applying in round one and applying in round two is, for most applicants, a marginal one. However, the later rounds are a very different game. Because most of the seats in the incoming class will have been given away by the time round two decisions are released, the acceptance rate in the third round is dramatically lower than that for the first two deadlines of the season.

To maximize your chances of a later round acceptance, demonstrating your interest in the school and submitting thoughtful and error-free written materials will be crucial. Just as applying in round one is generally taken as a sign of interest in a given program, applicants submitting their materials in a later round need to work extra hard to convince the adcom that they are genuinely interested in the school and are not simply applying as an afterthought because interview invitations didn’t come through in round two. Demonstrating that you would make a valuable contribution to the community and providing evidence that you have taken steps to engage current students and alumni will work to your advantage.

As always, we’d like to recommend the in-depth Clear Admit School Guides to those applicants who are targeting the later deadlines and just beginning to investigate certain programs, and to encourage those who’ve visited the campus and interviewed to share their experiences in the Clear Admit Wiki. Potential R3 or R4 applicants are also welcome to contact Clear Admit directly to discuss the strength of their later round candidacies and learn more about our one-on-one counseling services.

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Friday, February 20, 2009

Berkeley’s Haas School Expands Haas@Work Program

MBA students at the University of California at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business have more opportunities than ever to put innovation into action as part of the school’s Haas@Work program.

This spring, the applied innovation program includes more clients for students to work with and an additional program component in which students receive detailed feedback about their performance. The semester also marks the first time Hass@Work will include participants from each the full-time, evening & weekend and Berkeley-Columbia MBA programs.

Haas students engage with a client as part of Haas@Work program

Haas students engage with a client as part of Haas@Work program

Haas@Work, which launched in 2006, was developed to support the school’s Leading Through Innovation brand. The program features a design phase with the client and Haas staff and faculty, two to three weeks of research and preparation by the students, and a day-long session onsite with the client. Over the course of a three-month period after the onsite session, students can be dispatched to implement ideas approved by a client’s executives.

“The program helps our students understand what it truly takes to drive innovation in a company,” says Adam Berman, executive director of the Haas@Work program.

Four new Haas@Work clients will be added this spring – Clorox, Panasonic, Visa and Wells Fargo – bringing the total number of participating clients in a single semester to an all-time high. And never before have students from all three Berkeley MBA programs participated in Haas@Work, representing another way in which the program has expanded.

Projects that students will be involved in this semester include re-inventing a supply chain for a group of Clorox products, positioning Visa as the currency of social networking sites such as Facebook and helping strengthen Panasonic’s presence in the emerging Web consumer electronics marketplace.

Haas@Work also will feature a new module this semester in which students will receive detailed feedback about their performance with the client. And two additional training sessions – “Observations, Insights & Imperatives” and “Getting to Go” – will ensure that students get the most from their participation and give back to clients in valuable ways.

“The first of these training sessions gives students more time to digest what they’ve learned through their research,” Berman said. “The second gives them new ways to inspire, frame and present persuasive recommendations to the client,” he continued.

To learn more about the Haas@Work program for Berkeley MBAs, click here.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 12:17 pm in MBA News, School: Berkeley / Haas

Fridays From The Frontline

Welcome to Fridays From the Frontline, Clear Admit’s weekly distillation of the lives and stories of those living and breathing the MBA application and education experience. This past week a few new bloggers joined the ranks and added a wider perspective on issues as various as phone interviews to the chances of a big signing bonus upon graduation.

New addition, Helen, provided the questions that she was asked during her McDonough interview, and explained the ‘pros’ to the school but worried whether she would have as many west coast job opportunities after attending an east coast school. D.G. attended the Kellogg Private Equity & Venture Capital conference and enjoyed thinking about the internet’s next zeroing cost opportunity. MBADreamer, received word of his acceptance to Carey and, while he had certain financial/brand questions, decided to savor the news for a bit. Chandara also had good news, having received an interview invitation from UC Davis. TienyChesney, taking a page from Facebook, posted a list of 25 random things about himself, including his intense dislike of driving. Palo Alto For Awhile did a little research into  the gaps many b-schools have made in their information about graduating students’ employment figures. Soni recounted his “Day at Kellogg” weekend, which included financial aid information sessions, drinking, team-building exercises, drinking, class visits and drinking. Choc Heaven had a phone interview with a Chicago-Booth representative and advised applicants to be fully versed in their own application materials, as well as the school’s profile.

First year students were hitting the b-school blogging strides this week with posts about activities, travel plans and gripes. LBS ‘10 N.A.S. updated his blog with news of his school-related activities, from organizing the school’s arts & culture week to planning a spring break trek to Japan. Darden ‘10 Mechanigal wrote an in-depth piece about how the school’s integrated curriculum was really adding to her overall education. McCombs ‘10 Paragon2Pieces was less than ecstatic about the consequences of the California budget crisis on her tax refund.  Darden ‘10 JulyDream, after a bit of motherly intervention, planned a spring break jaunt to Spain and extolled the virtues of Expedia.com. McCombs ‘10 Metal, though sick, wished everyone a happy Valentine’s day.

Second years were focusing on the lessons they were learning in class as blog fodder this past week. Darden ‘09 SquareMethod, decided to try a new direction for his blog content: more text stemming directly from his studies. McDonough ‘09  Hairtwirler was thinking strategically about most everything, school, carnivale and chocolate included. Darden ‘09 Mandy was also reflecting on strategy after a meandering conversation in class that left her hopeful…but terrified. Darden ‘09 Anand, considered the financial logic of a bailout and  how best to utilize the massive quantities of money involved.

There wasn’t a lot of Valentine’s Day posts this past week, perhaps the winter weather, to0 many case studies or application jitters/fatigue dampened the romantic spirit in many bloggers? Whatever the circumstance, we hope that you all jumped smartly out in the days that followed to get your red and pink wrapped chocolate at a significant discount! This concludes another edition of Fridays From The Frontline, return next week for more insights, non sequiturs and rants from the brightest and bravest of the b-school blogosphere!

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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Kellogg Hosts Annual Black Management Association Conference

The Black Management Association (BMA) at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management hosted its 22nd conference this past weekend, February 20th through 22nd. The theme of the three-day, student-led event was “Global Impact: Creating a Competitive Edge in Today’s Marketplace.”

“We saw a great opportunity to leverage the BMA conference as a place to build the toolkit for success we will need to remain competitive in a global job market,” said conference co-chair Regina Gywnn ’09 in a statement issued before the event. “We hope the audience will leave gaining a new perspective or a different approach to business that they had never thought of before,” she continued.

Amid a historic economic meltdown, BMA members are more concerned than ever about maintaining a competitive advantage in the face of cutbacks at many companies. Conference panels examined opportunities for MBAs in industries ranging from sports to health marketing.

The current job market, coupled with the inauguration of the country’s first-ever African-American president, make this year’s BMA conference especially poignant.

On Saturday afternoon, the conference featured an executive roundtable discussion showcasing the rise of President Barack Obama. Some of Chicago’s most prominent African-American business leaders participated, and Gwen Ifill, managing editor and moderator of PBS’ “Washington Week,” moderated.

Participants in the roundtable discussion included Cheryle R. Jackson, CEO of the Chicago Urban League; Martin Nesbitt, president of Parking Spot; Quintin E. Primo III, president and CEO of Capri Capital; and Jim Reynolds ’82, co-founder, chairman/CEO of Loop Capital.

Additional conference panels examined the role of black MBAs in the sports industry, the impact of the sub-prime crisis on the black community, multicultural marketing within the healthcare sector and business opportunities and challenges for people of color in emerging markets.

To learn more about the BMA Conference at the Kellogg School of Management, click here.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 2:30 pm in Events, MBA News, School: Northwestern / Kellogg

Campus Chronicles: Chicago Booth’s Chibus

Welcome back to another edition of Campus Chronicles! This week we take a look at Chicago Booth’s MBA student newspaper, Chibus, to uncover what is happening on campus.

Chibus announces the Chicago Booth Philanthropy Club’s upcoming 4th Annual Non-Profit Fair, which is a large showcase designed to enable students and non-profit organizations to meet one another. At this showcase, students may familiarize themselves with opportunities to get involved, whether this is as a consultant or as a board member for an organization. Last year’s Non-Profit Fair drew over one hundred students from a range of fields, and as a result, “some students have joined boards, some have participated in projects to increase fundraising, and others have simply shared moments with others in need.” Participating organizations this year include the Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago Cares, Chicago Children’s Museum, Habitat for Humanity, and Guild for the Blind. A former management consultant and the current Executive Director and CEO of Inspiration Corporation, John Pfeiffer will be the Fair’s keynote speaker.

Another exciting event also marks Chicago Booth’s event calendar: the first Media, Entertainment & Technology (MET) Summit in Hyde Park. The High Tech Group (HTG) and the Media & Entertainment Group (MEG) are putting their resources together to host this conference with the vision of “bring[ing] together visionaries, media consumers and inquiring minds alike for a daylong dialogue about the trends, technologies and threats at play in new media.” MEG co-chair Tanya Loh stated, “We feel this is an opportunity for Chicago Booth to build upon both our program’s and the city’s reputations as hubs for innovation and tech development.” The Summit, themed “Competing for Attention: Setting the Pace of the Media Space,” will include talks by both industry and academic leaders on future disruptive technologies, evolving consumer expectations, and the meaning of this “fragmented media landscape.” While Los Angeles and Silicon Valley traditionally appear at the heart of entertainment and technology, respectively, this event will illuminate how Chicago Booth is also a center for thought leadership in these industries.

Be sure to stay tuned next week for a new edition of Campus Chronicles!

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

As Oscars Approach, Stanford GSB Highlights Its Entertainment Offerings

As the U.S. film industry prepares for its annual Oscars awards ceremony this Sunday, Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) has chosen the occasion to highlight the growth of arts and entertainment offerings on its campus.

According to a recent post on the Stanford GSB Admissions Blog, membership in the school’s Arts, Media and Entertainment Club is strong and growing, with more than 140 current MBA students. Club members have held positions at MTV, Disney, Universal and Fox, among other entertainment powerhouses.

This year the club has focused its energies on a new initiative, a series of speaker discussions called “Breaking into the Industry.” The series features campus visits by industry insiders to share their experiences and insights into specific industry functions, such as production, digital media and corporate strategy.

Stanford GSB also offers a “Leadership in the Entertainment Industry” course each spring. Taught by Bill Guttentag, a two-time Oscar-winning documentary and feature film writer, producer and director, the course is designed to help prepare students for careers in the film, television and cable industries while examining innovations taking place within them.

Students examine the process of project development, production and marketing, as well as emerging technologies and their impact on the industry. The course also looks at the many roles that play a part in the creating and distributing of film and television productions, including those of studio and television executives, directors, film and television producers, writers, actors, agents, lawyers and more.

Though the most recent employment reports from Stanford GSB Career Services show that only 3 percent of Stanford GSB graduates enter the fields of media and entertainment, the list of school alumni in prominent positions within the industry is impressive. Among them are Jeff Bewkes ‘77, president and CEO of Time-Warner, Inc.; Micheline L. Chau ‘76, president and COO of Lucasfilm, Ltd.; Yair Landau ‘89, president of Sony Pictures Entertainment; Ali Rowghani ‘02, CFO and senior vice president of strategic planning for Pixar Animation Studios; Tom Staggs ‘87, CFO and senior executive vice president of the Walt Disney Company; and Andrea Wong ‘93, president and CEO of Lifetime Networks.

To learn more about the arts and entertainment at Stanford GSB, click here.

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Wiki Wednesdays: iTunes Contest Extended! Submit a Report for Chicago Booth, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross or NYU / Stern and Win!

Welcome to another edition of Wiki Wednesdays, featuring a few snippets from the Clear Admit Wiki! Before highlighting some of the new content MBA candidates have been adding to this online repository, those who still have experiences to share should consider the following:

  1. Between now and next Tuesday, February 24th, the first 15 candidates that submit interview reports for Chicago Booth, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross or NYU / Stern will receive a $10 iTunes gift card!
  2. Even if you haven’t interviewed at these schools, every fifth piece of content (e.g. a school choices comparison, an interview report for a different school or a campus visit account) submitted for the Clear Admit Wiki will receive a $10 gift certificate to iTunes. (Please note, to be eligible for a prize, content must be e-mailed to wiki@clearadmit.com. Limit: one gift card per person.)

Several applicants have already participated and, in the last week alone, candidates for seven different schools – including Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, MIT / Sloan, NYU / Stern, UNC / Kenan-Flagler, UCLA / Anderson, and, last but not least, IESE – have shared their interview experiences in the Wiki!  Let’s take a closer look at some of the latest interview reports…

An IESE candidate shared the following questions from an adcom member:

  1. Briefly introduce yourself.
  2. I noticed that you did not mention your wife. Tell me more about her.
  3. How was your childhood?
  4. Tell me more about your parents and grandparents.
  5. What do you know about IESE?
  6. What role do you normally take in a team environment?

Additionally, a Round 1 candidate for MIT / Sloan shared these queries from an alum:

  1. Tell me about something you’ve done that you’re proud of.
  2. Tell me about a time you failed.
  3. Tell me about a time you convinced others to follow your plan.
  4. What do you do for fun outside of work?
  5. What do you wish I had asked?

On the West Coast, a couple of Anderson hopefuls faced the following questions:

  1. Has anyone ever been critical of you in a work setting? How so? What do you now do to avoid doing it again?
  2. Give me an example of when you failed to accomplish an objective?
  3. What do you like about your current job?
  4. What do you do for fun?
  5. What types of clubs or organizations would you join at Anderson?

Thanks for stopping by Wiki Wednesdays and to all those who have contributed to the Clear Admit Wiki! Tune in next week for more highlights of the latest additions to the Clear Admit Wiki and, as mentioned above, keep those reports rolling in for a chance to win an iTunes gift card!  Best of luck to those undergoing Round 2 interviews!

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

UNC Kenan-Flagler to Lead Development of 2009 LGBT MBA Conference

Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina will lead development of the Reaching Out 2009 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) MBA Conference, designed to help connect companies with LGBT MBA students.

Kenan-Flagler’s bid to organize the conference showed “the most thoughtfulness in trying to move the conference forward in terms of content and networking opportunities for students,” said Elizabeth Davis, a member of the organizing committee for the 2008 conference and a second-year MBA student at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.

UNC Kenan-Flagler will work jointly with three other business schools to develop and organize the Reaching Out 2009 Conference, which will take place in October 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. Other organizing schools include Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, Duke University’s Fuqua Business School and the Georgia Institute of Technology’s College of Management.

The conference has as secondary goals to build the LGBT community and heighten the visibility of this community and make it more a part of the general work experience. “Mentoring students is a big part of it as well – helping them to decide on future careers and learning more about each of the industries they might consider working for,” Davis added.

This year’s conference attracted 900 attendees and 80 companies, and hopes for the year ahead are to draw more than 1,000 attendees. The 2009 conference, open to all MBA students and alumni, will include the launch of a new workshop to support emerging LGBT student groups at business schools and to help expand an existing MBA admissions recruitment event targeting LGBT students.

Successful career panels from the 2008 conference will be repeated next year, including Media and Entertainment, Finance and Investment Banking, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Retail and Microfinance and International Development. Two new career panels, one focused on human capital consulting and the current direction in human resources and another focusing on nonprofit careers, also will be added.

Previous Reaching Out conferences have been organized by students at the business schools of University of Virginia, Stanford University, Columbia University, Harvard University, Purdue University, Northwestern University, Dartmouth College, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania.

To learn more about the Reaching Out 2009 Conference or to register, click here.

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