We’re pleased to announce the release of the 2009-2010 versions of the final six of our 18 Clear Admit School Guides, our line of informative and time-saving reports about the leading business schools. The Clear Admit School Guides provide detailed information on all aspects of the student experience at a leading MBA program, and compare the schools in such areas as student demographics, curricular structure and employment statistics. The School Guides present an objective view of what each school offers and what makes each unique. They are a must for serious applicants who are investigating target schools, looking for school-specific details for their essays or just getting up to speed on a program in advance of . . . → Continue Reading
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Though Johnson has not yet released its 2009-2010 application or its application deadlines, the school’s admissions office has indicated that the essay topics will remain the same as last year’s set. The three required essays are below: 1. Describe your greatest professional achievement and how you were able to add value to your organization. [400 words] 2. What career do you plan to pursue upon completing the MBA and why? How will the Johnson School help you achieve this goal? [400 words] 3. You are the author for the book of Your Life Story. Please write the Table of Contents for the book. . . . → Continue Reading Last month, the Yale School of Management (SOM) hosted 41 college students on its campus as part of an inaugural Pre-MBA Leadership Program designed to help underrepresented minority students gain a better understanding of the benefits of going to business school. For two weeks in June, the students took part in some of the same classes and activities that Yale SOM first-year students experience. Arriving on campus on June 14th, the students dove into classes and leadership development activities while also learning how to impress prospective employers, meeting with SOM alumni and creating business plans for empty storefronts on New Haven’s Audubon Street. “This was a real approximation of what it’s like for first-year students here,” said Heidi Brooks, a lecturer in organizational . . . → Continue Reading The UT Austin / McCombs deadlines for the 2009-2010 admissions season have been announced. McCombs runs on a rolling admissions system, and candidates can expect a decision 10-13 weeks after submitting their applications (excluding two weeks around the Christmas holiday). The deadlines are below: Early deadline for all applications: Final deadline for all international applications; second deadline for all domestic applications: Final deadline for all domestic applications: The McCombs online application for Fall 2010 enrollment is expected to be launched . . . → Continue Reading The UCLA / Anderson deadlines for the 2009-2010 admissions season have been announced. Anderson operates on three rounds of admissions, and all applications are due by 9:00 p.m. PST. The deadlines are below: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Another week has flown by and it’s time again for another round of Fridays From The Frontline, Clear Admit’s weekly blog post dedicated to sharing the ups and downs of the MBA applicant and student blogosphere. Much has happened since we last checked in with bloggers, some aspirants have made serious progress in their application process while first-year students are beginning to arrive on their respective campuses. The ever-growing applicant blogger pool continued to have a wide variety of thoughts and experiences worth sharing with their readers. Steve found an article about MBA compensation that he thought would be interesting to share, and posted photographs of the crazy summer weather the Northeast has been having. XLick completed his . . . → Continue Reading On Tuesday, August 4th, join Clear Admit as we host another of our popular and free webinars focused on business school application strategy. Attendees can join us online as we discuss key topics in business school admissions including what MBA programs look for in candidates, the relative importance of the application components and compensating for weaknesses in your application. Participants will also have the opportunity to have questions answered by Clear Admit’s knowledgeable admissions counselors. The webinar has a limited number of spaces, so make sure to reserve your spot early! If interested, please send an email to seminar@clearadmit.com. Space is limited and will be awarded on a first-come, first served-basis, so secure your spot early. The webinar will be held at 7 p.m. . . . → Continue Reading ~ A CLEAR ADMIT EXCLUSIVE ~ Today we’ll conclude our series on GMAT test preparation companies with a look at Test Prep New York (TPNY), a unique firm founded by Bara Sapir, a pioneer in the test prep industry. TPNY is the first company to seriously address test anxiety, and Sapir’s tutoring integrates traditional, academic test prep with human potential techniques, such as relaxation, hypnosis and other holistic methods to help test-takers reduce stress and build confidence. In the interview that follows, you’ll learn more from Sapir about the company she founded and what sets it apart from other test preparation offerings on the market. Clear Admit: How many of your instructors work with students preparing for the GMAT exam? Who are they? What . . . → Continue Reading Taking advantage of a quiet day before her team returns from vacation next week, University of Chicago Booth School of Business Director of Admissions Rose Martinelli devoted a recent post on her blog to the reapplication process, noting that she’s received several requests for information about it from prospective re-applicants. The IESE deadlines for the 2009-2010 admissions season are now online. The six deadlines are as follows: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Today we’ll be taking a look at this season’s essay questions for the Indian School of Business. The application requires that candidates respond to three questions about their backgrounds, prior experiences, and professional progress and goals. There’ s nothing out of the ordinary here when it comes to essay topics, though the narrow 300 word limit for each of these responses requires that applicants pack a good deal of information into a mere 900 words. Let’s take a closer look at each of the school’s essays: Essay 1: Give 3 reasons as to why you should be selected to the class of 2011. These reasons should ideally differentiate you from the applicant pool and should . . . → Continue Reading The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School is the latest among top business schools that plan to allow prospective applicants to submit scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) in lieu of the long-favored Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), according to a recent BusinessWeek article. The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business made a similar announcement earlier this year, bringing the number of MBA programs accepting GRE scores to more than 250, BusinessWeek reports. “We are trying to open up a little bit the different types of people that we want to apply to business school and we don’t want to create additional hurdles for them to do so,” Wharton Dean J.J. Cutler told BusinessWeek. By accepting GRE scores, schools are . . . → Continue Reading How Many MBA Programs are you Targeting for Admission? I will apply to one school only – it’s a match made in heaven and I wouldn’t be happy anywhere else.
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business announced earlier this month the addition of several new MBA courses that will be available to students when the 2009-10 academic year gets underway on September 24th. The new courses come in addition to previously announced curriculum changes that took effect in the summer quarter for all new students, changes designed to provide even greater flexibility within an MBA program already considered one of the most flexible of top-tier schools. New courses added for the fall include Analytics of Financial Crises, an advanced course that uses the tools of corporate finance to analyze financial crises; the Firm and the Non-Market Environment, which will examine business lobbying, regulation, environmental issues, corporate social responsibility and other topics; . . . → Continue Reading Welcome to another edition of Trivia Tuesday, where we examine differences in the programs, resources, and opportunities offered by the leading business schools. Today we’re turning our attention to two unique aspects of the academic year at MIT Sloan: the mid-semester Sloan Innovation Periods and the mid-year Independent Activities Period. The Sloan Innovation Period, or SIP, takes place for a week at the midpoint of each semester. The SIP was introduced to the curriculum to provide an opportunity for all Sloan students and faculty members to explore interests in ways not possible within the standard framework of courses. All classes and activities stop for the week while faculty members organize seminars and other activities designed to provide students with opportunities for hands-on . . . → Continue Reading ~ A CLEAR ADMIT EXCLUSIVE ~ Today, as we near the conclusion of our GMAT test prep company profile series, we’ll take a closer look at Manhattan Review, a New York City–based test preparation firm that has grown to include locations around the globe. Manhattan Review was founded in 1999 by Dr. Joern Meissner, then a doctoral student at Columbia Business School (CBS). While lecturing on advanced quantitative subjects to MBAs at Columbia, Meissner received requests from students to assist their friends, who were frustrated with conventional GMAT preparation options. He created original lectures focused on presenting GMAT content in a coherent and concise manner – a departure from courses delivering basic knowledge interspersed with so-called “tricks.” Meissner’s approach immediately proved highly popular . . . → Continue Reading The Tepper School of Business at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University earlier this month announced the addition of nine new faculty members for the 2009-10 academic year. The new hires include seven tenure-track faculty and two visiting professors in the fields of economics, finance, marketing, accounting and information systems. “We are certainly proud of our faculty at the Tepper School and the contributions that their academic research continues to make for the global business and finance communities,” Kenneth Dunn, dean of the Tepper School, said in a statement announcing the new hires. “We welcome our new faculty members who bring international experience from other academic programs and who will continue the tradition of world-class academic research here,” he continued. The new faculty hires are . . . → Continue Reading The Columbia Business School essay topics for the 2009-2010 admissions season have recently been announced. The three required essays are the same as last year’s questions. The essay topics are below: Essay 1 Essay 2 Essay 3 Haas is sticking with its tried-and-true formula for its essays this admissions season, requiring applicants to respond to a series of prompts in just 250 words before exploring two further topics in more depth. The first of these short answer topics is a new addition for this year, focusing on the candidate’s greatest passion and replacing last year’s focus on a regret. The rest of the questions remain the same. Let’s take a closer look at each: Short Answer 1: What are you most passionate about? Why? (250 word maximum) Four members of the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville this week have been named to Diversity MBA Magazine’s list of the “Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive and Emerging Leaders.” The complete list will appear in the magazine’s August issue. Martin Davidson, associate dean and chief diversity officer; Erika Hayes James, Bank of America professor of research; Peter Rodriguez, associate dean of international affairs and director of the Tayloe Murphy International Center; and Gregory Fairchild, associate professor of business administration and executive director of the Tayloe Murphy Center Virginia, each were honored by the magazine in recognition of their positions, advanced degrees, scope of responsibility and/or community service work. “Engaging diversity is a key objective . . . → Continue Reading On Tuesday, July 28th, join Clear Admit as we host another of our popular and free webinars focused on business school application strategy. Attendees can join us online as we discuss key topics in business school admissions including what MBA programs look for in candidates, the relative importance of the application components and compensating for weaknesses in your application. Participants will also have the opportunity to have questions answered by Clear Admit’s knowledgeable admissions counselors. The webinar has a limited number of spaces, so make sure to reserve your spot early! If interested, please send an email to seminar@clearadmit.com. Space is limited and will be awarded on a first-come, first served-basis, so secure your spot early. The webinar will be held at 3 p.m. . . . → Continue Reading The Dartmouth / Tuck essay topics for the 2009-2010 will remain the same as last year’s questions. The required essays, as well as the essay required of all reapplicants, are below: 1. Why is an MBA a critical next step toward your short- and long-term career goals? Why is Tuck the best MBA program for you? (If you are applying for a joint or dual degree, please explain how the additional degree will contribute to those goals.) 2. Tuck defines leadership as “inspiring others to strive and enabling them to accomplish great things.” We believe great things and great leadership can be accomplished in pursuit of business and societal goals. Describe a time when you exercised such leadership. Discuss the challenges you faced . . . → Continue Reading |
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