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Clear Admit School Guides Clear Admit Strategy Series Clear Admit Interview Guides Below are the upcoming deadlines for admission to top-tier schools. Jul 1: HBS 2+2 Jul 22: INSEAD Jan Intake R3 Oct 1: Harvard Business School R1 Oct 1: Penn / Wharton R1 Oct 1: Duke / Fuqua EA Oct 7: CBS J-Term Oct 7: CBS ED Oct 7: Stanford GSB R1 Oct 8: Yale SOM R1 Oct 10: Michigan / Ross R1 Oct 14: Chicago Booth R1 Oct 15: Northwestern / Kellogg R1 Oct 20: Berkeley / Haas R1 Oct 27: MIT / Sloan R1 Nov 15: NYU / Stern R1 Essay Topic Analysis Use categories to access all that has been written on each of the topics. We have categorized by school and by subject matter.
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 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 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.
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. Blog Archive
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CATEGORY - GENERAL Thursday, July 02, 2009 NYU/Stern Essay Topic Analysis 2009-2010 NYU Stern’s 2009-2010 essay topics have changed only slightly since the 2008-2009 season, with only a few changes to Essay 2. While Essays 1 and 2 allow applicants to discuss standard career goals and their fit with Stern’s MBA program, Essay 3 encourages applicants to tap their creativity to showcase an element of their profile not covered in the rest of the application. Let’s take a closer look at this essay set: Essay 1. Professional Aspirations This essay is a great place for you to highlight your initiative and foresight in the process of relating your career progression to the adcom. Within the same theme of deliberate decision-making, the second thing to keep in mind is the prominence of the ‘why now’ issue. A thorough and well reasoned answer to this question will be a must for a solid response. Beyond your career path to date and the ‘why now’ issue, Stern will be looking for a detailed explanation of your short and long-term career plans and interest in the MBA as a means to realize these goals. This is a lot of information to pack into a 750 word essay, but introducing the central elements of one’s candidacy in such a brief essay is definitely achievable, provided that applicants take their time to compose well-crafted and concise responses. Essay 2. Your Stern Experience Eliminating last year’s somewhat disjointed question about constructive feedback, the Stern adcom is now encouraging applicants to delve even deeper into the question of “why Stern.” Through asking applicants to discuss what excites them from an academic and extracurricular standpoint, the adcom indicates a strong interest in a candidate’s sense of fit. In making the case that Stern is right for them given their personalities and professional goals, candidates will want to touch on specifics of the academic and extracurricular programs, bringing relevant aspects of their backgrounds into the discussion as well. Essay 2c is a logical follow-up to Essay 2b, asking applicants to discuss how they will make a difference in the Stern community. After identifying the academic offerings and extracurriculars that interest them in Essay 2b, applicants may then share how they would contribute to these programs. For instance, an applicant might explain how he or she is interested in the Graduate Finance Association and then move on to discuss the leadership role that he or she would hope to play in organizing a certain conference or speaker series. By being clear about how you will contribute, you will make it easier for the adcom to picture you as an active and valued member of the Stern community. Essay 3. Personal Expression Please do not submit anything that must be viewed or played electronically (e.g. CDs, DVDs, MP3s, online links), that is perishable (e.g. food) or that has been worn (e.g. used clothing). If you submit a written essay, it should be 500 words maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font. If you are not submitting Essay 3 online, you are required to upload a brief description of your submission in your online application. Of course, it’s crucial to carefully consider just what needs to be communicated in this introduction to your future classmates. You’ll want to think reflectively about your values and personality as well as strategically about what makes you unique with respect to other applicants. Naturally, you’ll also want to communicate your enthusiasm about meeting and working with your classmates, and perhaps include a comment about how you would engage them that does not cover the same ground as your first two essays. With these concerns in mind, it might not come as a surprise that, over the years, we’ve found that the written word tends to be the most effective format for a high percentage of applicants. There is still a great deal of room in which to be creative; for instance, your essay might be the opening to a chapter in an autobiography, or a snapshot of a typical day. While Chicago Booth’s creative “essay” involving the use of PowerPoint may help get the creative juices flowing, applicants would be ill advised to fully recycle material between the two essays (e.g. submitting a PowerPoint presentation to Stern), as this would likely be quite conspicuous.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 GMAC Admits New Member Schools, Elects New Board Directors
Monday, June 29, 2009 Admissions Tip: Addressing Unemployment or Gaps in Employment
Thursday, June 25, 2009 AIGAC Presents Findings of MBA Applicant Survey at Annual GMAC Conference
Kellogg Essay Topic Analysis 2009-2010
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Next Generation GMAT Exam Now in Development
Monday, June 22, 2009 Columbia Business School’s Revised Core Discussed at 2009 AIGAC Conference
Admissions Tip: Visiting the Campus
Thursday, June 18, 2009 Wharton Essay Topic Analysis 2009-2010
Monday, June 15, 2009 Admissions Tip: Crafting Your Resume for the MBA Application Process
Friday, June 12, 2009 Participate in Clear Admit’s Free MBA Admissions Strategy Webinar!
Thursday, June 11, 2009 MIT / Sloan Essay Topic Analysis 2009-2010
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Business-School Accreditor Opens First Regional Headquarters in Asia
Monday, June 08, 2009 Admissions Tip: Crafting Strong Essays - The Rewards of Reflection
Monday, June 01, 2009 Admissions Tip: Selecting Your Recommenders
Thursday, May 28, 2009 Stanford Essay Topic Analysis 2009-2010
Campus Chronicles: Summer Reading
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 HBS Essay Topic Analysis 2009-2010
Monday, May 25, 2009 Admissions Tip: Feedback Session Etiquette
Thursday, May 21, 2009 Value of MBA Degree High Amid Economic Crisis, GMAC Research Shows
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Wiki MBA Admissions WikiThe Clear Admit Wiki is designed to allow b-school applicants to share their experiences through the application process. You can learn from others' experiences and contribute your own reports to the community. Below are the five most popular pages in the wiki: Wharton Interview Field Reports HBS Interview Field Reports Kellogg Interview Field Reports Chicago Interview Field Reports Columbia Interview Field Reports Discussion Boards BusinessWeek ForumsThe BusinessWeek Discussion Boards are another way to learn about the issues applicants face. Clear Admit hosts the Ask Clear Admit thread, which should help answer your questions. Here is a link to the original interface (for those of you who didn't like the recent upgrade). Also, here are the five most recent discussions taking place in the forum: Clear Admit is a featured expert in the BeatTheGMAT forums, answering questions from applicants across the globe. Feel free to ask us your questions in this forum! Here are the most recent posts: Clear Admit manages the Applying section of the StudyLink MBA discussion boards. The student-2-student Discussion Boards are managed by Wharton. Here are the five most recent discussions. The Chicago Discussion Boards are managed by the University of Chicago. Here are the five most recent discussions. School-Hosted Blogs Straight from the source: aggregated posts from students and administration. Below are the seven most recent posts in school-hosted blogs. Individuals' Blogs A selection of the latest updates to MBA blogs compiled by Hella.MBA Applicants Bloggers by School The following are links to bloggers at each of the schools listed.Chicago Columbia Dartmouth / Tuck Duke / Fuqua Harvard Kellogg Michigan MIT / Sloan New York / Stern North Carolina / Chapel Hill Stanford Virginia / Darden Wharton Yale ESADE IESE INSEAD London Business School Community Blogs Bshoolers.comCommunity blog with MBA student and alum contributors. Forté Foundation MBA Diaries Video blog entries posted by women MBA students. Owen Bloggers Independent blog with content by Vanderbilt MBA students. Best of Blogging 2008-2009 Top Ten:
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