Welcome back to Fridays From The Frontline, Clear Admit’s weekly wander through the blogs of MBA students and those aspiring to join them in business school bliss. This week was a relatively quiet week, applicants were hearing a bit more from their round one schools, mostly in the form of interview invites, while current students were wrapping up their classes and exams.

Rocky Balboa flew to Bangalore to see his family and girlfriend, and planned on attending an upcoming Darden event in Delhi. XLick finished his Cornell rough drafts and planned to send them out to be read by family and friends. Steve received a Johnson interview invite, and had the opportunity to be in close . . . → Continue Reading

Hi there, and welcome to Fridays From The Frontline, Clear Admit’s marvelous meander through the MBA blogosphere. This week applicants and students covered all sorts of subjects, from their Thanksgiving holidays to the end of their exams.

Steve went to a NYC Johnson information session and had a nice interaction with the school’s assistant dean. Steve wasn’t the only one at the session, he ran into XClick, who, hearing about Johnson’s finance opportunities, regretted not looking at the school sooner. A Beautiful Mind, having submitted all his round one applications, was having trouble killing the anxiety of waiting for news, but had a number of possible ways to distract himself. LBiggs was also finding the wait . . . → Continue Reading

Hello and welcome back to another installment of Clear Admit’s Fridays From The Frontline. Those of us here at Clear Admit hope that  aspirants and current students had the time to enjoy Thanksgiving, we know there were a number of things (other than turkey) on their plates in the days leading up to the holiday.

Steve shared a few of the lessons he learned along his MBA path. XLick linked to Clear Admit’s NYU interview wiki, as a method to prepare for any upcoming invites. Illuminati’s ‘date’ with the GMAT was rapidly approaching. Procrastinator worried over the meaning of Kellogg waiving the interview portion of his application.

Kellogg ’11 D.G. outlined the productive . . . → Continue Reading

Welcome to the latest edition of Clear Admit’s Fridays From The Frontline! Every week we take a tour through the many blogs of those hoping to gain entry into an MBA program, and current students, whose application process is thankfully behind them. This week many MBA hopefuls were taking a collective breath as the last of round one deadlines passed. Students continue to be engaging in all sorts of activity, from watching classmates sing for a marketing competition to accepting  job offers, current MBA bloggers are certainly a busy bunch.

Madalogue shared some of her favorite passages from a recent article by Tim Berry about the value of an MBA to an entrepreneur.  Steve felt strangely empty without . . . → Continue Reading

Hi, and welcome to Fridays From The Frontline, Clear Admit’s weekly investigation of the lifestyles of MBA applicant and student bloggers. This week many were busy watching baseball or recuperating from their Halloween weekends, but it wasn’t all play. Some applicants had finishing touches for their applications, while others were getting good news. Students found themselves taking exams and looking toward the future, but were, on the whole, in good spirits.

A Beautiful Mind arrived in Hyderabad and wrote out an approximate dialogue of his ISB interview. Steve dressed up as his fiancee for Halloween, was happy with the results of the World Series and started to wonder about Yale. XClick completed his NYU . . . → Continue Reading

Hello and welcome to Fridays From The Frontline, the weekly blog post dedicated to looking inside the MBA applicant and student experience. The MBA blogosphere was hopping this week, with some applicants receiving interview invitations or preparing their second round essays, while students had a few thoughts about the recruiting process.

A Beautiful Mind received an invite from ISB and was quite relieved (congratulations!). Steve went to his fiancee’s brother’s wedding and may have laid down some pretty cheesy dance moves and was looking for a few NYU details to spice up his essays. XLick completed his NYU essays and felt that they were quite strong, especially his creative essay. Atypical HBS was still . . . → Continue Reading

Welcome back to Fridays From The Frontline, Clear Admit’s jovially jubilant jaunt through the sometimes fraught, oft times fantastic, MBA application and student blogging process. Many students this week are either in the midst of, or preparing for, their mid-term exams. Applicants, after a brief respite after round 1 deadlines, seem to be gathering their strengths for the next set of essays they will write for round two. The weather on the east coast of U.S. has teetered from the last days of summer to chilly  rains and finally a definite shift in the color of foliage (green to reds, yellows and reds!) that represents the official changing of the seasons. In other news, at least one east coast city is . . . → Continue Reading

Hello there and welcome to Fridays From The Frontline, Clear Admit’s weekly trek through the the peaks and valleys of the MBA applicant, and student, landscape. This week many US-based applicants had a three day weekend in which to solidify particular applications before deadlines later in the week. Current students continue to find their lives packed full of academic and social obligations, some fun, some less so. With no further adieu, let’s take a look at what the b-school bloggers have been up to!

Steve had quite a sports-heavy weekend, but also shared his class visit and interview at Tuck.  ABeautifulMind enjoyed a long weekend, and went on a road trip with a visiting friend, talked about his . . . → Continue Reading

Hello and welcome to Fridays From The Frontline, Clear Admit’s end of the week diversion from the pressures of the bigger, badder world. As always, we have delved deep into the MBA blogosphere to find out how the application process is heating up, and how the first semesters/quarters/terms are shaping up for first and returning students. Though some deadlines have passed, a number of schools will be expecting application submissions throughout the next week or so, and this has certainly impacted many bloggers’ posting frequency and content.

Steve saw the Yankees win and put his Cornell essays on hold while finishing up his Tuck application. Though XLick was disappointed to receive a zap from Columbia, he . . . → Continue Reading

Welcome back to Fridays From The Frontline, Clear Admit’s factual following of all the ups and downs of the b-school blogosphere, from aspirant to second year student. The first of round one’s deadlines have passed, and many aspirants were wiping their brows and sighing a sigh of relief over successfully submitting their applications, though continued vigilance marked many a blogger’s perspective.

Steve’s fiancee had serious doubts about a move to Tuck but those thoughts were alleviated after the school was name checked in an episode of Gossip Girl. XLick dealt with his nerves about hearing from Columbia by starting his NYU essays. Atypical HBS submitted his application to Harvard and was ready for the interview waiting . . . → Continue Reading

Welcome to Fridays From The Frontline, Clear Admit’s ongoing look into the lives of bloggers hoping for, or living, the MBA lifestyle. As some deadlines for the first round start looming in an altogether new way (a week or less) the applicant pool was a bit more quiet, probably focusing on last minute edits and new topic approaches. Ah, the finishing touches. Current students were a bit more vocal, especially those first years finally hitting their stride in terms of social and academic commitments.

Steve felt that the GMAT, and many other things, were all about confidence. XLick attended a Columbia finance and economics panel. Bizwiz started his own biz-ness. Illuminati had a lot to report . . . → Continue Reading

Well, hello there and welcome back to the always edifying and often awe inspiring Fridays From The Frontlines! Another week has just flown by and things are definitely heating up in the applicant pool, as each passing day represents another opportunity for essay and application revision to be  lost and gone forever. Current students are looking back at their first few weeks, while suddenly aware that presentations, exams and other academic requirements are looming.

Steve was officially not a fan of Gossip Girl and explained why he felt that a two year MBA program was best for him. XLick prepped for his Columbia interview by reviewing Clear Admit’s Columbia Interview Guide and shared the actual interview . . . → Continue Reading

Hello and welcome to another installment of Clear Admit’s weekly blog round  up, Fridays From The Frontline. Labor Day in the U.S. marked the end of summer for many, and the weather on the east coast certainly is reflecting this change. Most all students are happily ensconced in the first few weeks of school, and have provided a number of posts discussing the relative merits of their courses. With only three weeks before some big Round 1 deadlines, the applicant pool seemed focused on getting their essays and recommendations together.

Steve had a mixed Labor Day weekend, which included the beach, tendonitis, his mother’s home cooking and an upset stomach. Braveheart attended a Kellogg information session and outlined . . . → Continue Reading