Posted by Clear Admit on March 25, 2010, at 7:08 am
Posted in:  Campus Chronicles , School: Penn / Wharton Welcome back to Campus Chronicles! This week we’ll take a look at Wharton’s student newspaper, the Wharton Journal, to see what’s been going on for b-school students on Penn’s campus.
Over 100 students attended Wharton’s first retail conference, which covered topics such as entrepreneurship, current market trends, and how to find success in the industry. One of the notable guests at the conference was Tommy Hilfiger, who discussed how he founded and grew his company as well as outlined how being a “premium” and not a “luxury” label has helped him continue to grow despite the current recession. Allen Questrom, the former CEO of JCPenny, Barneys, Neiman Marcus, and what is now Macy’s, discussed the importance of gaining field experience in luxury, middle price, and discount fields, especially given the current economic state. Panel discussions included people such as “Project Runway” winner Jay McCarroll, who said that being an entrepreneur requires people “to be comfortable playing both the role of CEO and janitor at once.” Other panels covered topics such as e-competence and borderless manufacturing, and included representatives from Urban Outfitters, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Destination Maternity, and Target.com.
Following the retail conference, over one dozen members from the Wharton Graduate Retail Club traveled to Europe over their week-long spring break. The trek included trips to Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Burberry, a fashion show in Paris, and meeting with Fabrizio Freda, the new CEO of Estee Lauder.
Another recent trip for Wharton students was the Korea trek, in which 24 students and 15 organizers had the chance to visit Korean companies, meet Wharton alumni based in Korea, and sight-see around Seoul. Business trips included meeting the major executives at some of the key Korean companies, such as Samsung, LG, Posco, and Hyundai.
Finally, Wharton celebrated its first victory at the Tuck Winter Carnival, an event in which over 13 business schools, 30 ski and snowboard teams, and 200 individuals participated. Wharton won the skiing competitions, partly in thanks to their winning costumes, such as a sumo wrestler and Cookie Monster. This also marks the first year Wharton has had a Ski & Snowboarding Club, and members look forward to returning to the skiing event for another victory next year. Wharton’s participant in the Hotdog Competition sported a penguin suit and won the bronze. The last event of the Carnival was the Kneissl Cup, an interschool boat-race competition. In addition to the competitions and an awards dinner, participants had the chance to attend various social events, including an 80s party.
Posted by Clear Admit on March 24, 2010, at 8:00 pm
Posted in: GMAT - Verbal , GMAT Tips Today’s GMAT tip comes from our friends at Veritas Prep. In today’s article, they present the tenth installment of their “Think Like the Testmaker Series”:
Brian Galvin is the Director of Academic Programs at Veritas Prep, where he oversees all of the company’s GMAT prep courses.
As we’ve noted in this space previously, the authors of the GMAT are much more mechanics than they are artists (though their questions are, in most cases, masterpieces) in that their job is to create a standardized test, and not a random assortment of challenging questions. To be an effective assessment for the purpose of MBA admissions, each question needs to be unique on the surface, but almost identical to others in its underlying composition.
With this in mind, you can avoid a common GMAT study trap that seems to ensnare most ambitious examinees. Many look at the Sentence Correction section and fear, then attempt to memorize, the myriad idiomatic elements of the English language. However, if you were to look at the “idiom lists” that circle around the Internet, you’d see that students hold themselves responsible for dozens if not hundreds of obscure idioms, and in doing so miss a critical concept about the GMAT – it’s a standardized test! The authors of the test need to include two missions in their composition of new questions:
• Each question needs to be fairly interchangeable with others of its conceptual makeup and its difficulty level – that is, if you were to answer a question correctly, you should theoretically be able to answer each of its counterpart questions correctly.
• The test should reward the types of thinking that business schools value – problem solving, logic, the ability to recognize something familiar in an unfamiliar situation, etc.
With these requirements in mind, it is particularly unlikely that you’ll face too many (if any) Sentence Correction questions that exclusively test obscure idioms. Much more likely, you’ll see idioms featured in questions that:
• Use multiple forms of an idiom in the answer choices to obscure a more-common error
• Use an idiomatic difference that comes along with a more-common error type (such as comparison language – “as many as” in a question that tests parallelism in comparisons)
• Use idioms that can be determined using your logical reasoning skills, and don’t require you to have memorized the idiom
Let’s explore one of these types with an example, derived from an official GMAC question:
In comparison with the honeybee, the yellow jacket can sting repeatedly…
In contrast to the honeybee’s, the yellow jacket can sting repeatedly…
Unlike that of the honeybee, the yellow jacket can sting repeatedly…
Unlike the honeybee, the yellow jacket can sting repeatedly…
On the surface, it seems as though this question is explicitly testing the idioms “unlike” vs. “in comparison with” vs. “in contrast to”, but upon closer inspection, the major flaw with two of these phrases is one of an incorrect modifier. Because the non-underlined portion begins after the modifier with “the yellow jacket”, the modifying phrase needs to modify the insect, and not its sting. The two middle choices both modify the sting, and are incorrect.
Between “In comparison with the honeybee” and “Unlike the honeybee”, the choice may seem now to be idiomatic, and many could argue (as does the official solution) that it is. However, when looking at this statement logically, “in comparison with the honeybee” seems to suggest that the yellow jacket’s sting takes place “in comparison” with the honeybee, but not necessarily independent from that. Try it with another subject to see it in a more egregious fashion: “In comparison with his mother, Olympic champion Usain Bolt runs the 100 meters in less than 10 seconds”, makes it sound like Bolt only runs that fast when he is being compared with his mother. In fact, he routinely runs that quickly. “Unlike his mother, Bolt runs…” correctly denotes that he runs at a different speed from his mother.
While Bolt may run quickly and yellow jackets may sting repeatedly in a vacuum, the GMAT requires that your performance be “in (direct) comparison” with those of others. It does so by making its questions standardized – and if you can embrace that fact when you study and when you take the exam, your results should hold up well, in comparison.
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Welcome back to Wiki Wednesdays, a weekly column in which we highlight some of the latest interview reports added to the Clear Admit Wiki. We’ve received a handful of great interview reports this past week, namely for: Chicago Booth, Cornell / Johnson, Harvard Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg and Wharton. We’d like to thank everyone for continuing to share their experiences in the Clear Admit Wiki!
Let’s take look at a couple of the newest reports before covering the contest. A Round 2 candidate for Harvard Business School shared the following questions from an interview with an adcom member:
- Since last year, you got promoted. How did your leadership style evolve to deserve that promotion?
- How are you different from all the other consultants?
- You seem very busy, you have a lot of [extracurricular] activities. If you had more time, what would you do more?
- How do you keep yourself informed? What do you read?
An accepted Round 2 candidate at Cornell / Johnson recounted the following questions, as posed by an adcom member:
- Walk me through your resume and experience.
- Which immersion would best fit your goals?
- Tell me about a time you experienced conflict. How did you resolve it?
- Did you bring anything else besides your resume you would like to share?
Thank you to everyone who has shared their interview experiences this season and helped fellow applicants! If you’re eager to contribute, we’ll be awarding a $10 Amazon gift certificate to applicants that submit interview reports for Columbia Business School, MIT / Sloan, UCLA / Anderson or Stanford GSB through next Tuesday, March 30th! All you have to do is send us your interview field report for the selected schools for inclusion in the Wiki and we’ll send you a $10 Amazon gift certificate. You must send your interview report to wiki@clearadmit.com to be eligible; we’ll post it to the Wiki and notify the winners by e-mail (Limit: one gift card per person).
The most helpful and informative reports usually include the following information:
- Date/Admissions Round
- Description of visit and/or interview atmosphere
- Type of interview (alum vs. adcom, blind vs. application-based)
- List of interview questions
- Commentary (What did you think of the interview? What surprised you? What didn’t surprise you? What might you conclude about the school based on thisexperience?)
Applicants who would like to supplement the information available on the Wiki can check out our Clear Admit Interview Guides, which provide school-specific insight about admissions interviews. Best of luck to those wrapping up the admissions season with interviews!
Posted by Clear Admit on March 24, 2010, at 1:00 pm
Posted in: GMAT News The number of testing centers that administer the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) grew to more than 500 this year in response to higher-than-ever demand by test takers from around the globe, according to a recent release from the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), which owns the GMAT exam.
The number of testing centers has increased by more than 25 percent since 2006, when Pearson VUE began administering the test for GMAT, GMAC added.
“The need for skilled managers in a global economy is fueling the growth of quality management education programs around the world,” Peg Jobst, executive vice president of GMAC, said in a statement. “Increasing access to the GMAT will provide schools with a bigger pool of candidates to choose from,” she continued.
GMAC has continued adding new testing centersto keep pace with test-taker demand. The number of GMAT test takers reached nearly 267,000 in 2009, the most in any single year in the history of the exam. According the GMAC, the GMAT testing pool is becoming more international and increasingly diverse as it grows. Last year, 51 percent of test takers were non-U.S. citizens, marking the first time since the exam’s creation in 1954 that citizens of nations other than the United States taking the exam outnumbered Americans.
India and China have played a significant role in this diversification of the GMAT test taking pool, GMAC reports. The number of Chinese test takers rose 35 percent in 2009 over the year before, to 23,550, and is up 181 percent since 2005. In India, meanwhile, there were 30,633 GMAT test takers in 2009, up 7 percent over the year before and 128 percent above 2005 levels.
To learn more, click here.
Posted by Clear Admit on March 24, 2010, at 9:54 am
Posted in: Events , General , MBA News Applicants turn to the Clear Admit blog as a source of reliable information and valuable advice on the MBA admissions process. As a member of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants, we are conducting a survey to help us better understand our readers’ goals and needs. We’d like to invite all of our readers to share their school selection priorities and views on the MBA application process.
This online survey should take just 10 minutes to complete. We would love to receive as many responses as possible before the closing date of Friday, April 9th – and will be giving away an iPod Touch and two iPod Shuffles as a token of our gratitude! We’ll also be sharing the results of the survey this spring to help candidates better understand the nature of today’s applicant pool.
Thanks in advance for your participation!
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Posted by Clear Admit on March 24, 2010, at 3:00 am
Posted in: Poll Although Round 2 is winding down, a number of applicants are still in the process of scheduling and completing interviews. Where in the process are you at the current time?
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Posted by Clear Admit on March 23, 2010, at 2:10 pm
Posted in: MBA News , School: IE , School: IESE , School: INSEAD , School: ISB Business schools throughout Europe have seen their application volumes soar in the past year, in part as students from around the world are drawn by shorter programs catering to older students focused on entrepreneurial and socially minded career shifts, a recent BusinessWeek article reports.
IESE in Barcelona is looking to add a fourth stream to its full-time MBA in response to greater than ever application volume, a phenomenon that schools around the globe – but especially in Europe – are experiencing. Attendance at the QS World MBA Tour was up 5 percent overall this year, and most European business schools have reported increases of 10 percent or more in applications, according to BW.
The BW report attributes the surge in demand for MBA programs in Europe to a combination of factors, including financial services professionals looking to change career paths following the financial crisis, the growing popularity of entrepreneurial pursuits and socially responsible career fields and an increase of “return-homers,” MBA students planning to return home to emerging markets upon completion of their degree.
According to the BW report, 18 percent of attendees at the QS World MBA Tour in Europe came with a financial background, up from 14 percent the year before, as more and more financial services professionals look to change career paths following the financial crisis. European MBA programs, many of which are one-year programs that tend to attract a slightly older demographic than U.S. schools, are attractive to these career changers, BW reports.
Data from the 2009 QS World MBA Tour reveals two additional trends that may be contributing to the spike in interest in European MBA programs, including rising interest in entrepreneurial pursuits and socially responsible careers. These trends benefit European schools with strong entrepreneurship programs as well as those that have build corporate social responsibility into their curricula, BW reports.
Finally, more and more international students at business schools today are planning to return home to emerging markets upon graduation, rather than begin a new life in the country in which they attend business school.
“A higher percentage [of graduates], perhaps as many as two out of every three, are returning to work in their home countries, or in emerging markets, rather than staying in the U.S.,” Professor Mauro Guillen at the Wharton School, told BW. European business schools are appealing to this crop of “return-homers” by highlighting their international student mix and their focus on teaching international business practices, the BW report added.
For the full BW story, click here.
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. 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 in written and oral English language skills.
For instance, in addition to the standard orientation for all students, Tuck offers a five-day International Orientation Program that is highly recommended for international students who have not previously lived or worked in the United States. Held the week before the school-wide Orientation, students in the program engage with Tuck faculty, staff and teaching assistants to become familiar with the case-study method, the standards expected in verbal and written communications, and how to work on teams with people from other backgrounds and cultures. The Career Development Office also leads workshops on resume writing, interviewing and networking. Likewise, for international students with little prior experience in the U.S., MIT Sloan’s two week Communication and Culture workshop in mid-August provides an introduction to Sloan’s classroom environment and to U.S. business and social norms.
Meanwhile, Harvard Business School offers one of the longest international orientations among its peers. The school’s Pre-MBA International Program is a three-week course during which students from abroad are introduced not only to life in Boston and at HBS, but also to the basics of the case method. Attendees participate in several mock-case discussions to prepare them for the pace and tenor of class sessions, and they complete practice written assignments and take practice exams to become acclimated to MBA coursework.
For international students concerned about making the transition to business school and to the U.S., these specialized orientations are a great resource. Participants at all schools report that in addition to learning about the academic environment and brushing up on language skills, the international orientations are also a wonderful way to meet fellow international students and to start building a network of business school friendships. For more information on orientations, pre-term programs, and resources for international students, be sure to check out the Clear Admit School Guides!
Posted by Clear Admit on March 22, 2010, at 1:00 pm
Posted in: School: Penn / Wharton As a reminder to any prospective applicants planning to visit the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School this week, the admissions office will not host information sessions on campus today through Friday, March 26th. Regularly scheduled info sessions, which usually take place at 3 p.m. each weekday, will resume next week.
Student-run components of the Wharton Campus Visit Program, which take place Monday through Thursday, will continue this week in the absence of the information sessions. These activities include class visits, lunch with current students, campus tours and a weekly happy hour.
Class visits provide prospective applicants with an opportunity to observe Wharton’s collaborative learning environment in action. Students may visit classes on their own or in the company of a student volunteer when one is available. Prospective applicants can visit classes Monday through Thursday at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. from mid-September through mid-April. A list of course offerings and locations is available in the Admissions Office. You may also view class schedules using the following links: Monday-Wednesday and Tuesday-Thursday.
Also from mid-September through mid-April, prospective applicants can choose to have lunch with current students and/or take a tour of campus with a student guide. Current students are available to have lunch with visiting prospective applicants Monday through Thursday at 12 noon. To take part, meet in the Admissions Office reception area. Student-led campus tours, also available Monday through Thursday, depart from the Admissions Office reception area at 12:45 p.m.
Finally, for a more informal activity, visiting prospective applicants can meet current students for casual conversation and refreshments every Thursday at 4:30 p.m. as part of a weekly MBA Happy Hour.
To learn more about these and other activities for prospective applicants to the Wharton School, click here. While campus visits are one of the best ways to truly get to know a school before deciding to apply, Wharton reminds prospective applicants that visits are not required and have no bearing on an applicant’s admissions decision.
Posted by Clear Admit on March 22, 2010, at 2:35 am
Posted in: Admissions Tips , Waitlist Advice We have previously posted some correspondence tips for those applicants who have been waitlisted by schools that welcome supplemental materials and communication. Today, we’d like to provide some advice to those who are in an arguably more difficult position: waitlisted by schools that discourage further contact with the adcom.
This may sound obvious, but if a school indicates that they do not want supplemental materials, then you should respect their guidelines. In other words, do not send along a new recommendation or an essay if the program has clearly indicated that you should not do so. There may be exceptions to this – for example, if a dramatic change has taken place in your candidacy – but in most cases, you should simply follow the rules.
While at first it seems as though this leaves little option for waitlisted applicants other than sitting and waiting for a more definitive decision, one of the best things an individual in this position can do is just the opposite – take action and visit the school. This makes particularly good sense for those who have never been to the campus of their target programs. Very many things can happen when spending time at the school:
1) You may interact with students or professors who can better inform you of opportunities at the school and give you a better sense of the campus culture. If you make a particularly strong impression, you might even inspire someone to intercede with the adcom on your behalf.
2) By visiting a school and gaining a feel for the community and setting, you may actually realize that a given program is really not for you. This will enable you to focus your energy and attention elsewhere, and give up your spot on the waitlist to someone who might be a better fit with the program.
3) A school may take note of your visit (if you sign in with the admissions office) and view it as a potential sign of your interest. All other things being equal, the adcom is generally more likely to admit an applicant if they believe him or her to be likely to accept an offer of admission.
4) You never know when you’ll have that chance meeting with an admissions officer who is willing to give you a little feedback (and who through the process of meeting you face to face might get a better sense of your candidacy). In fact, if planning a visit, there’s no harm in letting the admissions office know in advance – especially if you have a ‘waitlist manager’ or someone on the admissions team who you’ve corresponded with in the past. Just send them a polite email indicating that you will be on campus on date X and would love to stop in and introduce yourself, etc. You’d be surprised at how often an admissions officer ends up being available to speak with you for a few minutes. Having said that, it’s critical not to force such a meeting or make unreasonable demands on the adcom, so be sure to use your best judgment.
Best of luck to those of you playing the waiting game, and feel free to contact us at info@clearadmit.com to learn about our application feedback and waitlist counseling services. Hang in there!
For additional valuable guidance about being on the waitlist, check out the Clear Admit Waitlist Guide. This guide will teach you to understand the ground rules of a program’s waitlist policy, formulate a plan to address weaknesses in your candidacy, craft effective communications to the admissions committee and explore every opportunity to boost your chances of acceptance. This 26-page PDF file, which includes school-specific waitlist policies and sample communication materials, is available for immediate download.
Posted by Clear Admit on March 20, 2010, at 9:00 am
Posted in: GMAT - Quantitative , GMAT Practice Problem , GMAT Tips Today, our friends at Manhattan Review share their advice on tackling permutation problems on the GMAT:
Permutation problems are very common on the Quantitative section of the GMAT. In order to do well, it is very important to understand how to solve these types of problems efficiently.
Luckily, there are two very easy methods which you can use to understand and quickly find a solution to these problems.
Let’s look at an example problem:
4 Couples wish to stand in a row for a group photo. How many arrangements of the 8 people are possible if each person must stand next to his or her partner.
(a) 324 (b) 352) (C) 384 (D) 426 (E) 512
It’s easiest to think of the four groups of couples as
C1 C2 C3 C4
Now how many different ways can we arrange these couples?
Since these couples are a factorial of 4 we simply multiply them out. 4 x 3 x 2 x 1.
And we are left with 24 permutations of the couples.
But we are not done yet! We still have to arrange the couples and each couple has the option of deciding who will stand on the right side. Since each couple has two ways to make this decision we can understand that as:
24 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 384 possible arrangements!
You’ve just solved this problem one way. But there is another, which you may or may not prefer.
Consider that we have 8 positions.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
How many people can stand in the left position if there are 8 positions? Anyone!
8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So there are 8 possible options for the left position
But since only that person’s partner can stand next to him or her, there is only 1 possible option for the next position.
8 1 _ _ _ _ _ _
Now there will only be 6 possible people left for the next position.
8 1 6 _ _ _ _ _
Again, this person’s partner can only stand next to him or her, so once again there is only 1 possibility for this option.
8 1 6 1 _ _ _ _
Now there are only 4 people left.
8 1 6 1 4 1 _ _
We’re down to the last two people, which gives us only 2 options for this next position…and only one person remaining for the last option!
8 1 6 1 4 1 2 1
Now to arrive at the final answer, simply multiply these out.
This will be 8x6x4x2 = 384
It is important to understand both ways of doing permutations in order to succeed at the various problems one will face on the GMAT.
Manhattan Review focuses on GMAT preparation and prides itself in its highly experienced instructors and small class sizes. It has proven student success with top GMAT test scores and acceptance by top business schools and employers.
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Posted by Clear Admit on March 19, 2010, at 1:00 pm
Posted in: MBA News , School: Stanford Don’t miss Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) in the spring, when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom outside the Littlefield Management Center. In a recent post to the Stanford GSB admissions blog, Admissions Coordinator Brad Lindeberg invites prospective MBA applicants to come visit when the Class Visit Program resumes later this month.
Initial registration for the spring class visits and information sessions begins on Monday, March 22nd, Lindeberg writes. Weekly information sessions will begin immediately, and class visits can be scheduled starting on Monday, April 12th. Once enrollment has settled, the admissions office may add additional class visit spots, he added.
Campus visits are a great way to really get to know the school before applying, but they are in no way required, Lindeberg stresses. “Attending our on-campus events is neither required nor expected,” he writes. “Our events offer a chance to experience a day at the GSB, but do not result in preferential treatment in the admission process.”
If you are considering applying for Fall 2011 admission and plan to visit the campus, Lindeberg recommends trying to schedule your trip for the spring quarter if possible. “Our events in the Fall often fill quickly, when demand is highest,” he cautions.
For additional details about class visits and information sessions this spring at Stanford GSB, click here.
Posted by Clear Admit on March 19, 2010, at 2:00 am
Posted in: Fridays from the Frontline Hello, and welcome to Fridays From the Frontline! As the seasons shift from winter to spring (or summer to fall if you’re south of the equator), many bloggers have a chipper tone to their latest posts. Applicants were moving forward with their post-application plans, or still waiting for one last school’s notification, while current students traveled internationally and looked towards graduation day.
Steve’s bachelor party weekend in Atlantic City involved gambling and an $1,800 meal. XLick bought a $600 suit, and felt a little embarrassed about it, but figured it would be his ‘go-to’ suit for b-school. Braveheart showed some serious love for the Ross website, and encouraged others to check it out. Madalogue’s love affair with Haas came to an end as she received her zap notification, but she looked towards the future and her two admits. Ardent Meerkat chimed in with her latest admit/zap news, which included invites to Johnson and Fuqua, and zaps from Harvard and MIT. Hari was done with his application process, and explained why he chose IESE.
Foster ’11 Helen traveled to Kenya with a group of classmates and felt overwhelmed by Nairobi’s markets. BU ’11 Felish did not appreciate Mondays and wanted to know the results of her recent interview. Kellogg ’11 Orlando happily joined the Kellogg team that will compete in the Boston University Tech Case Competition. Berkeley/Haas ’11 Sunnyside Up struggled to connect with her classmates, but did feel that progress was being made.
Darden ’10 July Dream only had 31 more hours in Sweden before returning to the states. Marshall ’10 Andrew acknowledged that his schedule didn’t leave much time for blogging, but gave a little insight into the world of startups to his readers. Darden ’10 Mechanigal welcomed spring and outlined what her final few months at Darden were going to look like. Fuqua ’10 Randy was also looking at the dwindling list of things to do before graduation. McCombs ’10 Paragon2Pieces recounted her experience of getting to India for spring break.
And that wraps up this week’s round up of the b-school blogosphere. As the sun shines brighter and warmer, we hope that everyone – students and applicants alike – get to take a little time to enjoy it! Until next week, have a great weekend.
Posted by Clear Admit on March 18, 2010, at 5:00 pm
Posted in: Events On March 27, The MBADiversity Organization (MBADiversity) and The National Graduate Preparatory Program (GradPrep) are sponsoring the fifth annual New York City National Symposium, held in the Grand Hyatt in midtown Manhattan from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This event aims to help students in the graduate school application process by providing information about the process itself, and offering information about test-prep scholarships and resources. In addition, admissions representatives and alumni panels from business schools and other graduate programs will be in attendance, hosting workshops designed to empower prospective students. Attendees to the National Symposium in New York City are also eligible to win a number of give-aways and drawings, including test prep financial assistance and discounts.
This intimate event is capped at 75-150 prospective students. Space is limited, so interested individuals should register ahead of time online through either organization:
The National Graduate Preparatory Program (GradPrep) registration
The MBADiversity Organization (MBADiversity) registration
This year the National Symposium in New York City will also offer an informational session on Global Immersion Module (GIM), a program sponsored by both MBADiversity and GradPrep. Started last year, the GIM program aims to instill global awareness, leadership, service, and professional development in graduate programs’ prospective and current students and recent graduates. This year the GIM will take place from July 16-26 in Shanghai, China, and consists of an internship and community service project in which participants will tutor migrant workers’ children for their middle school entrance exams. Available internship fields for participants include information technology, marketing and entrepreneurship. All participants will also enroll in a basic Mandarin language course, as well as have the opportunity to immerse themselves in various cultural activities.
Interested parties can submit an application on the MBADiversity and GradPrep websites.
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