As many MBA applicants know, the Clear Admit School and Interview Guides are excellent time-saving tools when it comes to gathering school-specific information to prepare for each step of the admissions process. Along these lines, we are pleased to share feedback from two MBA applicants who recently offered details on their individual experiences with these publications:
In a recent post to her blog, MBA applicant ‘Madologue’ discussed her upcoming interview at Darden, praising the Clear Admit Interview Guide to the Darden School of Business for helping her prepare. In the post, Madologue expresses her need to do research before the interview, stating that, “the key to succeed in interview is to clearly understand the nature of the interview…it definitely helps to have a clear idea about how the interview is going to happen.” To gain this level of knowledge, Madologue suggests a specific tool: “One major resource that has been helpful in my interview preparation is the…Clear Admit Interview Guide.”
Touting the publication as “a well researched, extensive guide,” Madologue points out that it not only includes a great deal of information, but it also does so in a manner that is accessible. She says, “Clear Admit has compiled many relevant data points regarding the interview and compiled it in a very readable way in this guide.” Madologue also draws attention to the time-saving value of the publication, writing that, “Applicants can gain all the relevant information in one place through this guide.” In other words, the Clear Admit Interview Guides will be of particular merit for the busy MBA applicant who is juggling admissions applications and a full-time job.
Madologue wraps up her assessment of the publication by saying, “I feel this guide can be really useful to applicants preparing for their Darden interview.”
We also recently received extensive feedback from one of our School Guide readers, who shared her thoughts on the Clear Admit School Guide to the Yale School of Management, which she calls, “a precious guide.” Like Madalogue, this reader emphasizes how the publication has helped her gain a great deal of knowledge in a short amount of time. In her feedback, she says, “the guide has helped me save a lot of time in doing my homework about the school. Instead of spending days surfing the huge amount of information on the official website of the school, I just read the guide in a couple of hours and gained in-depth information about the school history, core and elective courses, special programs and so on.”
The feedback from our Yale SOM Guide reader goes on to highlight the extensive use of peer-school comparisons in the guide indicating the benefits of having the information presented in the context of offerings at other schools. She responds positively to the head-to-head comparisons, explaining that, “It is through these comparisons that I have understood more about what the school expects from its students and can assess any advantages that I may have if I apply to Yale SOM.”
Another aspect of the guide that particularly appeals to this reader is the tone in which it is written, as each Clear Admit School Guide aims to go beyond the school’s marketing message while providing highly objective information on the program. In her feedback, this reader makes her appreciation of this approach known, saying “The guide provides objective information about the school and lets the reader decide by himself/herself whether the school is suitable for him/her.”
Our publications team would like to thank these two applicants for sharing their honest feedback! For more information on all of our publications, click here. Our full range of publications is available for immediate purchase and download on the Clear Admit online shop.
