Posted by Clear Admit on November 12, 2011, at 1:28 am
Posted in:  Interview Tips , Interview: Columbia , School: Columbia As many applicants await the message asking them to schedule an interview, those of you preparing for those nerve-wracking meetings should definitely take a look at the Clear Admit Wiki, a free resource with a plethora of helpful tidbits of advice, including full interview accounts. Here, we will share an interview report by an Early Decision Columbia candidate.
“My interview was end of last month with an alum and the questions were:
- Walk me through your resume.
- Why do you want to go to Business School?
- Can’t you achieve your career goals without MBA? – a lot a follow up questions on this one since I am an older/experienced candidate
- Give me example of teamwork or when you played a leadership role in a team. » Continue reading
Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, Columbia Business School (CBS), Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and Spain’s IE Business School are among top MBA programs that are introducing a combined admissions process in which students who get rejected from a full-time MBA program can more easily be offered admission to a part-time or executive MBA offering instead, the Financial Times reports.
Through combined admissions, schools can look for applicants whose profiles may not be strong enough to secure a spot in the full-time MBA program but who might be well suited for the part-time or executive MBA programs. For example, students with low GMAT scores but valuable work experience could be admitted to the EMBA cohort at certain programs instead of the full-time MBA program, admissions officials told the FT. » Continue reading
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Posted by Clear Admit on October 17, 2011, at 1:00 am
Posted in: MBA News , School: Columbia A current Columbia Business School (CBS) student recently reached out to Clear Admit to draw our attention to a YouTube video he created inspired by the new “Twitter” question on this year’s CBS MBA application.
Michael Melmed, a first-year student, created the video as part of his Social Media Marketing class at CBS. Inspired by a new question on the CBS application that asks applicants to share, in 200 characters or less, their post-MBA professional goal, Melmed gathered tweets from current CBS students about why they love the Columbia MBA program. He compiled the responses into a 4-minute video – sort of a love letter to the school – that offers prospective applicants viewpoints from a range of current students on what makes the CBS MBA unique.
“I want to help potential applicants in any way possible, so I have a group of students actively monitoring the Comments section on YouTube to answer any questions of prospective students,” Melmed writes.
In the weeks since the video first aired, comments and chatter between prospective applicants and current students have sprung up around topics ranging from entrepreneurship opportunities at the school to the limitations of the current business school facilities at Uris Hall to the advantages and disadvantages of CBS’s class and cluster sizes. Current students also provide answers to questions pertaining to changing careers, access to financial aid, best times to submit your application, advice for reapplicants and more.
To view Melmed’s video and the resulting comment forum, click here.
Posted by Clear Admit on September 9, 2011, at 1:00 pm
Posted in: MBA News , School: Columbia Financial studies took center stage this past year at Columbia Business School (CBS) with the launch of a new program focused on related research, relevant curriculum and events. As the school celebrates a successful inaugural year, it looks forward to continuing programming and advancements in the year ahead.
This month marks the successful conclusion of the first year of the new CBS Program for Financial Studies. The program, developed by Laurie Hodrick, the A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics, is governed by a 16-member Executive Advisory Board and a seven-member Academic Advisory Board. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on August 29, 2011, at 3:00 am
Posted in: Admissions Tips , School: Berkeley / Haas , School: Chicago , School: Columbia , School: Dartmouth / Tuck , School: Duke / Fuqua , School: Harvard , School: IESE , School: IMD , School: INSEAD , School: London Business School , School: Michigan / Ross , School: NYU Stern , School: Penn / Wharton , School: Stanford , School: UCLA / Anderson , School: UNC / Kenan Flagler , School: Virginia / Darden , School: Yale For all those applicants who have recently opened a calendar to plot out the next few months only to realize they can’t possibly fit in campus visits on top of full time jobs and essay writing, never fear! It’s true that traveling to a school’s campus is the ideal way to learn about their MBA program, but visiting is often not a viable option for applicants who are located remotely or unsure of their level of interest in a given school. The good news is that business schools might very well come to them. Many b-schools are getting ready to hit the road and embark on worldwide tours to dispense information and recruit qualified applicants. Such events offer a great opportunity for interested students to meet with admissions staff (and sometimes with current students and/or alumni), learn about the program and ask specific questions.
Some of the top schools are already on the road, so we recommend looking into the travel schedules for programs of interest and planning accordingly. Keeping in mind that these schedules are updated and amended throughout the fall, here are some of the top programs’ itineraries for the months ahead:
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Posted by Clear Admit on August 23, 2011, at 1:00 pm
Posted in: MBA News , School: Columbia Columbia Business School (CBS) last week announced the launch of a new iPhone application to provide access to school-related information and services for current students and prospective applicants. The app will provide details on school events and club activities, course listings and access to the school’s Angel network for course assignments and materials. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on August 12, 2011, at 1:00 pm
Posted in: Admissions Tips , Essay Topic Analysis , Events , School: Berkeley / Haas , School: Chicago , School: Columbia , School: Dartmouth / Tuck , School: Harvard , School: MIT / Sloan , School: Northwestern / Kellogg , School: Penn / Wharton , School: Stanford 
Clear Admit and Beat The GMAT (BTG) are working together to provide prospective applicants with detailed analysis of the essay questions from nine of the top business school programs as part of BTG’s 2011 “Write Like an Expert” series. The free series of online events debuts next Tuesday and Wednesday and will feature Clear Admit senior admissions counselors providing a full breakdown of the current essay questions from Harvard Business School and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
BTG tapped Clear Admit’s Stacey Oyler, a former admissions officer at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Management, and Deena Maerowitz, a former Columbia Business School admissions officer, to provide analysis of the essays for those schools last year as part of the series. This year, BTG has decided to partner exclusively with Clear Admit for all nine of the schools featured in the series.
Clear Admit’s Oyler, Maerowitz, and Graham Richmond, all former admissions officers, will be guests on the BTG site for the online events. Each event will include a full examination of one featured school’s essay questions followed by a Q&A session with participants.
There will be nine events in total, roughly two per week over the course of the next five weeks. Featured schools include Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, Berkeley Haas, Tuck, Stanford, Chicago Booth, Kellogg and MIT Sloan. For the complete “Write Like an Expert” series schedule and to reserve your spot, click here.
Don’t miss this free opportunity to hear strategic recommendations from former admissions officers on how best to approach the essay questions at your target top-tier MBA programs.
Posted by Clear Admit on August 5, 2011, at 1:00 pm
Posted in: MBA News , Rankings , School: Chicago , School: Columbia , School: Cornell / Johnson , School: Dartmouth / Tuck , School: Harvard , School: MIT / Sloan , School: Northwestern / Kellogg , School: Penn / Wharton , School: Stanford , School: Virginia / Darden Harvard Business School (HBS) came out on top this year for the first time since 2003 in the Forbes Best U.S. Business Schools ranking, released this week. Stanford, the former No. 1, dropped to second.
The Forbes ranking, which focuses on the return on investment graduates achieve from attending business school, found that graduates in Harvard’s Class of 2006 saw their median salaries rise from $79,000 pre-MBA to $230,000 in 2010, the highest jump among U.S. schools. » Continue reading
Applauded by admissions officers and applicants alike, the Clear Admit School Guides are informative and detailed profiles of leading business schools that combine the views of faculty, students, alumni and the popular press. The Chicago Booth, Columbia, Harvard, Kellogg, Ross, Stanford and Wharton guides, along with the rest of the series, are available for immediate download in PDF format to help you meet your tight time constraints as an MBA applicant.
The 2011-2012 editions feature the most current information from the programs, including the latest admissions guidelines, class demographics and placement statistics, and offer insight into year-over-year trends. This year, our guides include more student quotes, new content about school-specific special programs, exclusive Q&As with admissions directors and career services directors, and Clear Admit’s analysis of essay topics.
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Posted by Clear Admit on June 28, 2011, at 1:00 pm
Posted in: EMBA , School: Columbia Columbia Business School (CBS) is the first top business school to launch a Saturday-only Executive MBA (EMBA) program, and the initial cohort of students has now begun classes. The EMBA Saturday program, specifically designed for professionals who want to pursue an MBA with no interruption to their current positions, will meet weekly on Saturdays only. The inaugural class will graduate in May 2013. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on June 6, 2011, at 1:00 pm
Posted in: MBA News , School: Berkeley / Haas , School: Columbia , School: Cornell / Johnson , School: Harvard , School: MIT / Sloan , School: NYU Stern , School: Penn / Wharton , School: Stanford , School: Yale Citigroup, through its philanthropic arm the Citi Foundation, will provide up to $25 million to leading business schools to conduct research on issues affecting the financial services landscape, Citigroup announced last week.
As the first phase in its five-year Financial Insights Program, Citigroup this year will award individual grants to Columbia University, Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford and Yale. Each school will have a distinct area of focus for its respective research. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 27, 2011, at 1:00 pm
Posted in: MBA News , School: Columbia Columbia Business School (CBS) faculty members earlier this month approved revised policy recommendations for how professors must disclose outside activities that present potential conflicts of interest. The recommendations, which are based on the University’s policies, are stricter than those approved in 2009 and reflect increased vigilance following the recent financial crisis.
Professors must now publicly disclose all activities – including paid or unpaid consulting, research, service on a company board or expert witness testimony – that create or appear to create conflicts of interest. The CBS faculty approved the more stringent requirements at a May 10th faculty meeting. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on May 25, 2011, at 1:00 pm
Posted in: MBA News , School: Columbia May 19th marked the official launch of the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law and Public Policy, a new academic center that the Columbia Business and Law Schools will administer jointly.
“The center will provide a space for great scholars of the law and business schools to formulate, collaborate and debate the public policy issues of today,” said Richard Richman, whose family foundation awarded $10 million to establish the interdisciplinary center. “We are here today to celebrate a great new institution for Columbia and, hopefully, for our nation,” he added. » Continue reading
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