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Beth Flye (Kellogg)
David Simpson (LBS)
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Bruce DelMonico (Yale)
Peter Johnson (Berkeley)
Isser Gallogly (NYU)
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J.J. Cutler (Wharton)
Jake Cohen (INSEAD)
Rod Garcia (MIT Sloan)
Mary Miller (Columbia)

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Application Deadlines
Below are the upcoming deadlines for admission to top-tier schools.
Feb 10: INSEAD R3
Mar 1: Michigan / Ross R3
Mar 3: CBS
Mar 3: LBS R3
Mar 4: Kellogg R3
Mar 8: Cambridge / Judge R4
Mar 8: CMU / Tepper R3
Mar 9: Duke / Fuqua R3
Mar 9: Penn / Wharton R3
Mar 10: Berkeley / Hass R4
Mar 10: Chicago Booth R3
Mar 10: Yale SOM R3
Mar 15: NYU / Stern R3
Mar 17: UCLA / Anderson R3
Mar 19: UNC / Kenan-Flagler R4
Mar 30: Cornell / Johnson R4
Mar 31: UVA / Darden R3
Mar 31: INSEAD R4
Apr 1: UT-Austin / McCombs
Apr 2: Dartmouth / Tuck R3
Apr 2: Oxford / Saїd R3
Apr 7: Stanford GSB R4
Apr 8: Harvard R3
Apr 14: CBS

Essay Topic Analysis
Below are links to our comments on some of the top programs' essay topics.
The Career Goals Essay
Berkeley / Haas*
Chicago Booth*
CMU / Tepper*
Columbia*
Cornell / Johnson*
Dartmouth / Tuck*
Duke / Fuqua*
Harvard*
Indian School of Business*
INSEAD*
London Business School*
MIT / Sloan*
Michigan / Ross*
Northwestern / Kellogg*
NYU / Stern*
Oxford / Said*
Penn / Wharton*
Stanford GSB*
UCLA / Anderson*
UNC / Kenan-Flagler*
USC / Marshall*
UT Austin / McCombs*
UVA / Darden*
Yale SOM*
* denotes '09-'10 commentary

Categories
Use categories to access all that has been written on each of the topics. We have categorized by school and by subject matter.

Interview Reports
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
Knewton

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
Rankings are a good way to start your research on various MBA Programs. Keep in mind each uses a different methodology.
Business Week
Economist
Financial Times
Forbes
USNews
Wall Street Journal

Career Guides
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.

MBA Programs: North America
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
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Monday, January 25, 2010

London Business School Tops Financial Times 2010 Rankings

London Business School (LBS) ranked number one in this year’s Financial Times global rankings of MBA programs, released today. Sharing the top spot with the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School last year, LBS this year claimed the honor all for itself.

Wharton came in second this year, followed by Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business and INSEAD. To view the full rankings, click here.

LBS’s strong showing was due in great part to the broad educational experience it offers, according to the FT. “One of the best decisions of my life was to go to LBS for a full-time MBA,” one alumnus reported. “[It] has enriched my life, from education to career development, to making new friends and gaining new perspectives.”

Another added: “You not only learn from the school curriculum but from the deep cultural diversity of the student population. There is no place else that can offer this advantage to the extent that London Business School does.”

In a statement announcing its second consecutive top ranking, LBS Dean Sir Andrew Likierman pledged that the school will maintain its international diversity and global reach.

LBS is one of only three schools to have held the number one spot since the rankings were launched in 1999, and it is the only non-U.S. school to do so. According to an FT report accompanying the 2010 rankings, the school’s gradual ascent from eighth place 12 years ago to first today indicates as a broader trend the diminishing dominance of U.S.-based schools over the past decade.

The number of U.S. schools in the FT rankings’ top 25 has decreased over the years, from 21 in 2001 to 11 this year. The remaining 14 schools in the top 25 for 2010 include 11 from Europe and three from Asia.

The FT attributed this shift in great part to the fact that the return on investment for studying toward an MBA – measured in terms of salary increase – has fallen since 2005, and most significantly so in the United States.

But in spite of a weaker showing in the top 25, U.S. schools still make up the majority of the top 100 ranked programs, claiming 56 in this most recent ranking. The United Kingdom, with 17 of the top 100, is the second most represented country, and overall schools from 20 different countries appear, the FT added.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 9:30 am in Rankings, School: Harvard, School: INSEAD, School: London Business School, School: Penn / Wharton, School: Stanford

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Trivia Tuesday: Hands-on Learning at Ross and London Business School

In today’s Trivia Tuesday we turn our attention to the signature experiential learning opportunities available at Michigan’s Ross School of Business and the London School of Business.

The Multidisciplinary Action Project at Ross is the centerpiece of the first-year curriculum. In the course, student teams are paired with companies in the U.S. and abroad to complete a significant consulting assignment. The teams work for Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs and non-profits on projects related to business plan development, human resource planning, marketing, process improvement, growth strategies and more. MAP is designed to provide a capstone experience to the first year, demanding that students draw on the lessons learned across the general management core classes. The faculty and administration believe that the process of working with a team and client to define a project, assemble and analyze needed information, and recommend an action plan is an important experience that builds the leadership skills necessary to identify and solve future problems.

Some past MAP projects include assessing the agricultural sector of Tanzania for the Acumen Fund, working with the Business for Social Responsibility to analyze water use and waterwaste management in apparel factories in China, and creating a marketing strategy for Proctor and Gamble in Ohio. Past locations have included local projects in Ann Arbor and Dearborn, Michigan, domestic projects in California, Arizona and Connecticut, and international projects in India, Uganda, Brazil and the Czech Republic.

At London Business School, second-year students undertake a paid consulting engagement to solve a company’s critical business problem. Teams of two or three students work with a company’s management to determine the project’s scope, deliverables and remuneration.

London students have worked with a wide range of companies on the second year project, including NGOs, charities, and the regional offices of multinational corporations like IBM and Nike. Projects have also been wide-ranging, although each involves research and analysis of a concrete business problem. Interim deliverables vary based on the arrangement with the company, but all teams are required to produce a final written report summarizing their findings and suggesting solutions. Students typically negotiate payment from £100 to £300 per workday, although those without relevant industry experience are often willing to accept lower compensation, as are students who work for startups or charities. Most projects extend from two to four months, with students devoting 25-30 working days to the undertaking – all while completing other coursework.

For more on the opportunities for hands-on learning at Ross or LBS, or to explore the experiential learning offerings at other leading business schools, be sure to check out the Academics and Special Programs sections of the Clear Admit School Guides!

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 2:49 am in School Guides, School: London Business School, School: Michigan / Ross, Trivia Tuesday

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Wiki Wednesdays: Submit an Interview Report for Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, UT / McCombs or London Business School and Win a $10 Gift Card to iTunes!

Welcome to another edition of Wiki Wednesdays, our weekly post about the Clear Admit Wiki, an online repository for MBA applicants to share their experiences with the admissions process. Over the past week, we’ve received a number of interview reports for Northwestern / Kellogg and Dartmouth / Tuck. Let’s take a closer look at the questions these candidates faced…

An Early Action applicant to Tuck interviewed with a second-year student and addressed the following queries:

Why MBA? Why now? Why Tuck?
Talk about a time you worked in a team.
Talk about a time you disagreed with your boss/supervisor and how it was resolved.
Imagine you are selling yourself to the adcom. What are the three things about yourself you would want them to know?

On Kellogg’s campus, an accepted Round 1 applicant recalled the following questions from his adcom interviewer:

So your job involves a lot of leadership. Tell me about some of your other leadership experiences.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of in your career?
Your community involvement involves working with a lot of different organizations. Tell me about one specific project you’ve worked on.
Tell me about your time at your undergraduate university.
How would you contribute to Kellogg?

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Clear Admit Wiki and helped fellow applicants prepare for MBA admissions interviews! For those interested in adding their experience to the Wiki, we’ll be awarding a $10 iTunes gift certificate to every fifth applicant who contributes an interview report. Plus, between now and next Tuesday, December 14th, the first 15 candidates that submit interview reports for Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, UT / McCombs or London Business School will receive a $10 gift certificate to iTunes! To be eligible for the prize, simply send your contribution to wiki@clearadmit.com; we’ll post it to the Wiki and notify the winners by e-mail (Limit: one gift card per person).

As always, we wish the best of luck to Round 1 applicants undergoing the interview phase of the admissions process! 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 and strategic advice to help applicants with their admissions interviews. Stay tuned to this blog for an array of interview tips in the coming weeks, and be sure to check out the Clear Admit Wiki for firsthand interview accounts.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 3:18 pm in Interview Tips, School: CMU / Tepper, School: Cornell / Johnson, School: London Business School, School: UT Austin / McCombs, Wiki Wednesdays

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Trivia Tuesday: London Business School’s Shadowing Project

In this week’s Trivia Tuesday column we turn our attention to experiential education across the pond, examining the Shadowing Project at London Business School.

The shadowing project at LBS enables students to gain a firsthand perspective on the daily role of a high ranking manager by “shadowing” that person for up to a week as they perform their job. Students report that they benefit immensely from this exposure, which illuminates skills they need to develop to succeed as managers.

Before entering the workplace of their “shadowees,” as they are called, students examine key studies and concepts in managerial behavior, building a theoretical framework to help them assess the management situations they will witness during the project. After the shadowing period, students synthesize their observations in a graded report that objectively profiles the leadership style of their shadowee.

To set up the Shadowing Project, students are expected to initiate contact with a manager of their choosing, and to arrange mutually acceptable dates for the shadowing to take place. While the task of contacting a high-level manager and pitching the shadowing idea may seem daunting, LBS explains that learning to harness the LBS network and preexisting professional contacts is one of the project’s key takeaways for students. The shadowing project can be completed between January and May in either the first or second year. The actual shadowing need not occur over five consecutive days, so students and their shadowees may decide to schedule the shadowing dates around critical meetings or events that it would be most helpful to witness.

Of the managers LBS students have shadowed over the past few years, about 15% have been CEO’s, 25% Managing Directors, General Managers or Vice Presidents, and 10% have held the highest ranking finance post in their organizations. In addition to the more traditional shadowees at investment banks and pharmaceutical companies, students have shadowed prominent figures in politics, as well as the management of a symphony orchestra. More than one-third of students travel outside the UK for the project.

For more on the projects and experiential learning opportunities at London Business School or other leading MBA programs, be sure to check out the Academics and Special Projects sections of the Clear Admit School Guides!

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 11:00 am in School Guides, School: London Business School, Trivia Tuesday

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Global EMBA Programs Top Financial Times 2009 Rankings

Executive MBA (EMBA) programs have had trouble attracting as many students this year as they did last, with the exception of programs that feature classes taught across multiple continents. This according to data collected for the Financial Times’ 2009 EMBA ranking, released October 19th.

Among schools surveyed by the FT, overall enrollment in EMBA programs has dropped 9 percent – and it is believed to have dropped even more among lower-ranked schools. But multi-continent EMBA programs are proving the exception. They are the only programs to have increased enrollment this year, the FT reports.

Unlike regular MBA enrollment, which is often counter-cyclical to the economy, EMBA enrollment generally drops when times get tough, especially as corporate sponsorship dries up. But multi-continent programs are bucking the trend this year, and topping the FT rankings.

Each of this year’s top four programs is taught on at least two continents. They include partnerships between Kellogg and Hong Kong UST Business School (No. 1); HEC Paris, London School of Economics and NYU Stern (No.2); Columbia and London Business School (No. 3); and a program at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business taught in the United States, the United Kingdom and Singapore (No. 4).

Even with a price tag of more than $100,000, these and other multi-continent programs are still attracting students, including many who opt to sponsor themselves. According to Vince Frillici, a Washington, DC-based political lobbyist, his decision to pursue an EMBA now through the OneMBA program at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler school is already paying dividends. ““I feel it is adding value for my clients already,” he told the FT.

Taught at five schools in Brazil, China, Mexico, the Netherlands and the United States, Kenan-Flagler’s OneMBA was particularly attractive to Frillici precisely because of its global scope. “It’s a cliché, but the whole world is like a global village,” he told the FT.

A change in format for part-time EMBAs has helped support the growth of multi-continent programs. In place of the evening and weekend format of years past, EMBAs now often feature a modular structure in which students study in one-week blocks. “We find that people will fly one hour for each day [of the module],” dean of EMBA programs at INSEAD, told the FT.

To read the full FT Global EMBA special report article, click here. To view the interactive 2009 EMBA rankings, click here.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 2:30 pm in EMBA, Part-Time/Executive MBA, Rankings, School: Chicago, School: Columbia, School: INSEAD, School: London Business School, School: NYU Stern, School: Northwestern / Kellogg, School: UNC / Kenan Flagler

Thursday, September 24, 2009

London Business School 2009-2010 Essay Topic Analysis

London Business School’s are unchanged from last year. This is a solid indication that the school’s emphasis on international experience, as well as its interest in a candidate’s past and proposed leadership experience, remains unchanged. More than most programs, LBS asks applicants to share specific details of their future involvement on campus and contribution to the community. From this, one can extrapolate and assume that they’re interested in candidates who’ve spoken to students and learned a good deal about the program to really understand how and where they might fit.

Question 1 (600 words):
In what role do you see yourself working immediately after graduation? Why? How will your past and present experiences help you achieve this? How will the London Business School MBA Programme contribute to this goal? Why is this the right time for you to pursue an MBA?

Question 2 (200 words):
Where do you see your career progressing five years after graduation and what is your longer term career vision?

Here, the typical career goals essay is broken down into two discrete inquiries. This format clearly underlines the importance of having both a short- and long-term career plan in the MBA admissions process. Though the compartmentalization of the short and long term discussions might make it a bit more difficult to adapt content written for applications to other schools, it does signal the extent to which the adcom wants to hear about each of the topics raised. Developing one’s long-term goal discussion over 200 words, with a stopping point at the five-year mark, could be a great opportunity for applicants who often cover this topic in a single sentence to meet the word limit in their essays for other schools. The question also incorporates a “why now?” query, prompting candidates to explicitly justify the timing of their applications given the current stage of their careers.

Question 3 (500 words):
Please describe your experience of working in and leading teams, either in your professional or personal life. Include any specific challenges you have faced. Given this experience, what role do you think you will play in your first year study group?
While this question seems to invite a broad commentary on the history of the applicant’s leadership and teamwork experiences at or outside of the workplace, keep in mind that the most effective essays are those that provide specific details and vivid anecdotes. A general comment about the various leadership roles you’ve held is certainly in order, but it would be wise to use this as an introduction to an example that exemplifies your leadership/teamwork skills and style. Because LBS specifically asks applicants to address specific challenges that they’ve faced in their interpersonal interactions, it would be beneficial for candidates to reflect on strategies they’ve developed to overcome and navigate any obstacles. You should also include information about how you can apply these processes to future work at LBS. Note that the question about LBS study groups offers applicants a great chance to showcase their familiarity with the program and prove that they’ve done their homework, as well as demonstrate that they’ve thought through the contribution they would make and the strengths they could bring to the program.

Question 4 (400 words):
Student involvement is an extremely important part of the London MBA experience and this is reflected in the character of students on campus. What type of student club or campus community events will you be involved with and why? How will you contribute?
This question asks candidates to broadly discuss the clubs and events in which they would like to participate. Because it’s easier to be an active member in multiple clubs than it would be to lead more than one organization, this framing gives candidates a wide berth to discuss how their interests and experiences to date would translate to contributions on several fronts. As with any essay of this sort, it would be ideal to link the clubs and events you cite to established interests or elements of your career goals, as these will help the admissions committee readily see how you are poised to make a contribution. Taking the time to learn about the school’s special programs and extracurricular activities – whether through a visit to campus, conversation with alumni or reading the Clear Admit School Guide to London Business School – will pay dividends here.

Question 5 (150 words):
Describe any significant experiences outside of your home country. What did you gain from these?
This question allows applicants the opportunity to showcase their international experience, both professionally and personally, and is designed to gauge the applicant’s ability to navigate unfamiliar terrain and resolve cross-cultural issues. The word limit does not afford much room for detail, especially for applicants with extensive experiences abroad to recount, so a sound strategy might be to focus on providing detail about the lessons and skills gained from these situations.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 2:56 am in Essay Topic Analysis, School: London Business School

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

London Business School Receives Two and Half Million Pound Donation to Support Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The London Business School will establish a faculty chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation after receiving a two and a half million pound contribution from Sir Donald Gordon, one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs and businessmen.

“My gift will help the School encourage its aspiring leaders to better understand the nature and practice of entrepreneurship and innovation.” he commented. The founder of Liberty Life and Liberty International, and cofounder of Abbey Life, Sir Donald has developed several other prominent global businesses including Standard Bank and South African Breweries (now called SABMiller).

Entrepreneurship is already one of London Business School’s most distinguished programs, and ranks as one of the top three subjects in size. Now, thanks to Sir Donald’s generous donation, Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management Michael G. Jacobides will become the Sir Donald Gordon Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and chair the program. A faculty member since 2000, Professor Jacobides has completed award-winning research on how industries evolve and change over time. In response to his new role, he said, “I am honoured to serve as the Sir Donald Gordon Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. . . . Sir Donald’s generosity will help support research on innovation, change and entrepreneurship that can benefit not only entrepreneurs, but also society as a whole.”

To learn more about this story, click here.

Find out about Entrepreneurship programs at all of the top schools in Clear Admit’s Career Guide to Entrepreneurship!

Let us know what you think!
Would a donation to an MBA program in support of your future career influence your decision to apply?

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 12:00 pm in Career Guides, MBA News, School: London Business School

Monday, August 31, 2009

London Business School Deadlines and Essay Topics 2009-2010

The London Business School deadlines and essay topics for the 2009-2010 admissions season have been released. The deadlines are below:

Round 1
Deadline: October 7, 2009
Notification: December 16, 2009

Round 2
Deadline: January 6, 2010
Notification: March 25, 2010

Round 3
Deadline: March 3, 2010
Notification: May 20, 2010

Round 4
Deadline: April 21, 2010
Notification: July 2, 2010

The 2009-2010 essay topics have also been published and are as follows:

Question 2 (200 words):
Where do you see your career progressing five years after graduation and what is your longer term career vision?

Question 5 (150 words):
Describe any significant experiences outside of your home country. What did you gain from these?

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 10:37 am in Deadlines, Essay Topics, School: London Business School

Admissions Tip: Off-Campus Information Sessions

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:

Berkeley / Haas:
https://ssl.haas.berkeley.edu/Admissions/Events/index.cfm

Chicago Booth:
http://www.chicagobooth.edu/fulltime/admissions/events/

Columbia:
http://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/events

Duke / Fuqua:
https://www.fuquaworld.duke.edu/www/public/infosess_all_view.jsp

HBS:
http://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/events.html

Northwestern / Kellogg:
http://bit.ly/Zrg7b

Michigan / Ross:
http://www.bus.umich.edu/Admissions/Mba/forumsreceptions/RossReceptions.htm

MIT / Sloan:
http://mitsloan.mit.edu/academic/events.php

Stanford GSB:
http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba/outreach/info_sessions.html

NYU / Stern:
http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/admissions/cgibin/sched_events.cgi

Dartmouth / Tuck:
http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissions/events.html

UCLA / Anderson:
http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x5525.xml

UNC / Kenan Flagler:
http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/News/Events/embambainfo.cfm

UVA / Darden:
https://apply.darden.virginia.edu/admissions/events/EventsSchedule.tap?sp=103

U Penn / Wharton:
http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/admissions/admission-events.cfm

Yale SOM:
http://mba.yale.edu/MBA/admissions/events.shtml

IESE:
http://www.iese.edu/aplicaciones/emba/events/events_emba.asp?lang=en

IMD:
http://www.imd.ch/programs/mba/infosessions/index.cfm

INSEAD:
http://www.insead.edu/mba/offevents/index.cfm?fuseaction=offcampus

LBS:
http://www.london.edu/programmes/infoevents/do?progSelect=MBA&locationSelect=

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 2:48 am 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: MIT / Sloan, School: Michigan / Ross, School: NYU Stern, School: Northwestern / Kellogg, School: Penn / Wharton, School: Stanford, School: UCLA / Anderson, School: UNC / Kenan Flagler, School: Virginia / Darden, School: Yale

Thursday, August 20, 2009

London Business School President Steps Down

Not too many months ago we reported here that London Business School had appointed Robin Buchanan as its new president as part of a reshuffling of responsibilities at the school. Buchanan assumed the president’s role when Sir Andrew Likierman, professor of management practice in accounting, replaced him as the school’s dean. Earlier this week, the Financial Times reported that Buchanan has now stepped down as president, leaving the future of that role at the school unclear.

Before shifting to president in January of this year, Buchanan had served as dean at LBS for barely 16 months. Coming to LBS from management consulting firm Bain and Co., where he had worked for almost 25 years, he was only the second non-academic to hold the post, according to the FT report.

Likierman had served as acting LBS dean prior to Buchanan’s appointment and as the founder director of the executive MBA programme. “He was a popular choice to take over the dean’s job with both faculty and staff when Mr Buchanan moved into the newly-created role of president,” according to the FT.

Quoting an LBS spokesperson, the FT reported that the school plans to consider the future role of president, which was created just over seven months ago, over the course of the next few months.

To learn more, click here.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 3:00 pm in MBA News, School: London Business School

Thursday, August 06, 2009

London Business School, Stanford, INSEAD Top 2009 Forbes ROI MBA Rankings

Forbes has released its biennial ranking of top business schools as measured by return on investment graduates achieve after five years, with London Business School (LBS), Stanford Graduate School of Business and INSEAD topping the lists.

To compile the survey, alumni from top business schools were asked to share their pre-MBA salaries and compensation for three of the first five years of work after obtaining their degrees. Taking into account opportunity costs (tuition and salary lost while in school), adjusting for cost-of-living expenses and discounting earnings gains, Forbes ranked programs based on overall ROI divided into three distinct tables: U.S. programs, non-U.S. one-year programs and non-U.S. two-year programs.

LBS, which ranked number two among non-U.S. two-year programs in the 2007 rankings, sidled back up into the number one spot this year, which it also held in 2005. “I am delighted that we have re-claimed the number one position in this ranking,” said Sabine Vinck, LBS associate dean of degree programs, in a statement. “This result demonstrates that London Business School offers excellent return on investment and that our alumni compensation levels post-graduation are among the highest in the world,” Vinck added.

Stanford, too, reclaimed the number one spot this year on the U.S. programs list, having also slipped to second in the 2007 rankings. According to the Forbes report, Stanford graduates from the class of 2004 – now five years out from graduation – had a median salary of $82,000 before entering school, made a $235,000 investment on average on an MBA, and report a median salary of $225,000 five years out, which shows a typical cumulative gain of $85,000.

Overall, Forbes found that graduates of the five top-ranked MBA programs in its survey typically make more than $200,000 once they’re five years out of school but that rising tuitions and higher pre-MBA salaries mean it’s taking longer for them to get a solid payback on their investment.

For a full breakdown of the rankings, click here. The rankings issue of Forbes will be on newsstands tomorrow.

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

2009-2010 Versions of Fuqua, Haas, LBS, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern and Ross School Guides Now Available!

We’re pleased to announce the release of the 2009-2010 versions of another six of our 18 Clear Admit School Guides, our line of informative reports about the leading business schools. The Clear Admit School Guides provide detailed information on all aspects of the student experience at a leading MBA program, and offer a comparison of the schools in such areas as student demographics, curricular structure and employment statistics. Dubbed by readers as the ‘Consumer Reports’ of the b-school universe, the Clear Admit School Guides present an objective view of what each school offers and what makes each unique.

Available for immediate purchase and download are the 2009-2010 versions of Fuqua, Haas, London Business School, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern and Ross. Also available are the updated versions of Chicago Booth, Columbia, Harvard, Kellogg, Stanford and Wharton, which were released earlier this month.

These titles include the most up-to-date information about the programs, including the latest admissions guidelines, class demographics and placement statistics, and insight into year-by-year trends. More information on the Guides’ contents and the online ordering process is available in the School Guides section of our website.

Updated versions of the remaining six School Guide titles (Anderson, Darden, INSEAD, Johnson, Tuck and Yale) are slated for release later this month, so stay tuned to this blog for more details!

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Monday, June 29, 2009

London Business School Hosts Global Leadership Summit 2009

General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt and UK Minister for Trade, Investment and Business Lord Davies of Abersoch will deliver keynote addresses today as part of London Business School (LBS)’s Global Leadership Summit 2009.

The summit, the school’s sixth annual, is designed to give corporate guests and alumni a forum in which to reflect and debate with leaders on the global downturn. Featuring one of the most prestigious groups of leaders to be gathered on one stage in London this year, the event also will include several interactive panels discussing how businesses can emerge stronger from the economic crisis.

As part of one panel, Steven Hester and Anshu Jain, two of the world’s most recognized banking executives, will debate the future of the financial system with key regulators and government representatives.

In another, new Unilever CEO Paul Polman will make his first public appearance on a general business platform along with Diageo CEO Paul Walsh. Together, the two will set out their thoughts on world trade.

Finally, Sunil Bharti Mittal, leader of India’s largest mobile phone company, will discuss seizing the upside of a downturn. His company is currently operating in a market that is attracting 10 million new customers a month.

Senior editors from the Financial Times, the Economist and CNN also will take part in the day’s events, and London Business School faculty Dan Goldstein, Lynda Gratton, Michael Jacobies and Nirmalya Kumar will share their insights as part of a series of “Big Idea” sessions.

To follow live comments from today’s summit, visit LBS’s twitter feed at www.twitter.com/londonBS.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Wiki Wednesdays: London Business School Interview Reports

Welcome to this week’s peek at the Clear Admit Wiki, an online repository for MBA applicants to share their experiences with the admissions process. Since London Business School distributed Round 3 interview invitations recently, we’re revisiting some of their latest candidates’ interview reports shared in the Clear Admit Wiki.

A Round 2 candidate faced the following questions from an alumnus:

Give me an example of a leadership experience.
Give me an example of when you took risk.
Are you applying elsewhere?
What do you think about LBS’ interview setup of using alumni?
What did you think the cultural differences are between the places you’ve lived in (the Northeastern US, South and Southeast)?
[The] interviewer then indicated that the presentation was a ‘formal’ part of the interview and asked … to prepare for 5 minutes for a 5-minute presentation. Topic: Who do you think are the 5 most powerful people in the world and why?

Another alumnus posed several questions to a Round 2 candidate, as the applicant recounted:

“LBS interviews are non-blind interviews; therefore, the alumnus has carefully read my application. Hence, when we started, he told me not to repeat what I had already written in my essays. It is important to be prepared with alternative and interesting stories! He focused on my background and work experience (heavily quant) and why I wanted to pursue an MBA vs. a PhD or an MSc in Finance. Then, he asked if I could fit well at LBS and how I could contribute to the study group. After more than one hour talking it was the part of the impromptu presentation (now compulsory in every interview), it was something related to the current crisis, and therefore not too difficult to handle.”

Thanks for checking out Wiki Wednesdays this week! We’d also like to thank everyone who has shared their experiences with the MBA admissions process and truly strengthened this robust resource for fellow applicants! So, don’t forget to keep sending in your interview reports – or campus visits, school comparisons and application challenges – to wiki@clearadmit.com or to create an account to add your content to the Wiki. Thanks again and best of luck to those still undergoing interviews!

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Friday, April 17, 2009

Columbia ODYSSEY, Outrageous Business Plan Competition Winners Announced

Following up on two recent blog posts about competitions taking place at Columbia Business School (CBS) in past weeks, we wanted to let you know who won.

Top prize in the first competition, a triathalon of business management contests pitting teams from 15 of the world’s top business schools against one another, went to London Business School.

Called ODYSSEY, the competition was developed by two CBS students who, at a conference in India just months after the Olympics in Beijing, decided that there needed to be an opportunity for students from schools around the world to exchange ideas and compete on more than a single topic.

“Basically, we set out to create an Olympics for MBA students,” explained Peter Novak, MBA ‘09, one of the event’s co-founders. Novak and the event’s other co-founder, Mark Trayling, MBA ’09, identified the ODYSSEY 15, a list of 15 schools deemed to represent the top MBA programs in the United States and around the world. Teams from each of these schools were invited to travel to CBS to participate in ODYSSEY’s three events – the Negotiation, the Pitch and the Case.

“Most definitely the international aspect is what really makes it,” said Trayling. “It couldn’t function nationally, international was the real key component,” he continued.

The roster of winners reflects this claim. A team from Harvard Business School took second place, and a team from the Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad) took third.

For Björn Koertner, a member of the winning LBS team, what stood out most about the competition was the opportunity it provided to go head to head with teams from so many other top schools. “There was really a team from all the top 15 business schools in the world,” he said, compared to other competitions that only draw teams from six or seven schools.

That they were schools from all over the globe also was critical, he added. “For us this was very important because giving people a global education is one of the core elements of LBS and why most of the students are at LBS,” he said.

The speakers the competition drew – including Didier Lombard, chairman and CEO of France Telecom, Orange; Steve Forbes, Forbes chairman and CEO; and Ian Davis, McKinsey & Company managing director – were also a high point, Koertner said. “I don’t know another case competition or b-school competition where you have such a showing of high-level speakers,” he added.

Finally, the fact that the competition consisted of three distinct challenges to be completed under very tight time constraints also made it unique, Koertner said. “In other case competitions it’s sufficient to have one superstar on your team who has the ideas, but in this it was necessary that you have a team of five people who are all very good,” he continued.

Even though CBS didn’t come out on top, Trayling and Novak were thrilled with how the event turned out. “The students, participants, attendees, companies, speakers – from all aspects it was a great success,” Trayling said. “The question for us now is how to make it even better next year,” he added.

Upon winning, the LBS team broke out into a spontaneous performance of “God Save the Queen” on the steps of Columbia’s Low Library. Which country’s anthem will be sung next year remains to be seen.

The More Outrageous, the Better
Also announced this week were the winners of the Tenth Annual A. Lorne Weil Outrageous Business Plan Competition, which also took place at CBS in late March. The competition, open to teams of CBS MBA or EMBA students, challenges budding entrepreneurs to submit a business plan and deliver a two-minute elevator pitch to win the support of a panel of venture capitalist judges.

The title of Most Outrageous Business Venture went to two ventures this year based on their ambition, innovation, creativity and persuasiveness. The first-place winners were Megan Bordi ’09 and her business partner Nate Altschul for Green Panda Games™ (greenpandagames.com), a safe, free-to-play virtual world and game website for kids and tweens in China, and Joshua Hecht ’10 and business partner Darren Molovinsky for Curtain Call, a program book for Off-Broadway theaters and performing arts venues. Each team won $4,000 to help fund the launch of their businesses.

For more on the results of the Outrageous Business Plan Competition, click here.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Trivia Tuesday: Hands-on Learning at U. Michigan (Ross) and London Business School

In today’s Trivia Tuesday we turn our attention to the signature experiential learning opportunities available at Michigan’s Ross School of Business and the London School of Business.

Past MAP projects include creating a strategic plan for the Disaster Response Group of Thailand’s Habitat for Humanity, conducting an in-depth competitive analysis for JP Morgan Chase, launching a new product for a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, and developing an expansion and growth strategy for Infosys Technologies. Past locations have included local projects in Ann Arbor and Dearborn, Michigan, domestic projects in Denver, Phoenix and Connecticut, and international projects in Ireland, Mexico, Hong Kong and India.

For more on the opportunities for hands-on learning at Ross or LBS, or to explore the experiential learning offerings at other leading business schools, be sure to check out the schools’ websites or Academics and Special Programs sections of the Clear Admit School Guides!

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 2:37 am in School: London Business School, School: Michigan / Ross, Trivia Tuesday

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Wiki Wednesdays: Submit an Interview Report for Berkeley / Haas, Duke/Fuqua, INSEAD or London Business School and Win a $10 Gift Card to iTunes!

Welcome to another installment of Wiki Wednesdays, in which we take a closer look at some of the freshest material in the Clear Admit Wiki, an online repository for MBA applicants to share their experiences with the admissions process. This week, we’re setting the spotlight on Berkeley / Haas and NYU / Stern.

Before flipping the figurative light switch on, we’d like to remind applicants that, today through next Tuesday, March 31st, every fifth piece of content submitted for the Clear Admit Wiki will receive a $10 iTunes gift card. Plus, between now and next Tuesday, March 31st, the first 15 candidates that submit interview reports for Berkeley / Haas, Duke/Fuqua, INSEAD or London Business School will receive a $10 gift certificate to iTunes! (Please note, to be eligible for a prize, content must be e-mailed to wiki@clearadmit.com.)

Blogger RaghuForMBA recently shared his Haas interview with an alumnus:

Explain a time where you were a humble leader.
Why Haas?
[What are your] goals and how [will] Haas help [you] get there?
What do [you] know about Strategy Consulting?
How can [you] contribute to class and what [is] unique in [your] candidature?

Swinging over to Stern, a recent Round 2 candidate noted the following questions from an adcom member:

Tell me about doing [a specific extracurricular interest from undergrad]? Why’d you do it?
Why MBA/Stern specifically?
Where would I find you on the Stern campus?
Tell me about a workplace conflict.
How would the people who know you best describe you?
Where are you on a scale of 1 to 10, if 1 is intelligent and 10 is hard-working?

That closes the curtain on Wiki Wednesdays this week! As always, we’d like to thank everyone who has contributed their experiences with the MBA admissions process. Check in next week for more highlights of the latest additions to the Clear Admit Wiki and, as mentioned above, keep those reports rolling in for a chance to win an iTunes gift card!

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 11:30 am in Interview Tips, School: Berkeley / Haas, School: Duke / Fuqua, School: INSEAD, School: London Business School, Wiki Wednesdays

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Fuqua School of Business Launches Masters in Management Degree

Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business will launch a new a Masters in Management Studies (MMS) degree program at the end of August, the Financial Times reported last week. Fuqua joins MIT Sloan School of Management and London Business School, which also both have announced that they plan to add MMS programs to their degree offerings.

According to the FT report, Fuqua Dean Blair Sheppard anticipates an initial class size of 90 students, though the school could accommodate up to 120. Tuition for the nine-month program will be $38,000, as compared to $90,000 for the two-year daytime MBA program.

An online application for the new MMS program will be available in April. Applicants are encouraged to apply by June 15th in order to be eligible for scholarship funding. Mandatory orientation for the program will begin on August 31, 2009, and the initial class will graduate in May 2010.

The FT reports that Sheppard believes the timing of the new program’s launch is perfect even amid the current economic crisis because it will offer liberal arts graduates an opportunity to acquire business skills that would widen their recruitment prospects. Sheppard also believes the addition of the program will draw more recruiters to Fuqua, which stands to benefit participants in the school’s traditional MBA program as well.

To learn more about the new MIM degree program at Fuqua, click here.

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 12:21 pm in General, School: Duke / Fuqua, School: London Business School, School: MIT / Sloan

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Wiki Wednesdays: Submit an Interview Report for Berkeley / Haas, INSEAD, London Business School or NYU / Stern and Win a $10 Gift Card to iTunes!

Welcome to this week’s edition of Wiki Wednesdays, in which we take a peek at the latest goings on in the Clear Admit Wiki! We’re taking a closer look at some of the numerous reports that have rolled in for Harvard Business School and Stanford GSB.

But first, we’d like to remind applicants that, today through next Tuesday, March 24th, every fifth piece of content submitted for the Clear Admit Wiki will receive a $10 iTunes gift card. Plus, between now and next Tuesday, March 24th, the first 15 candidates that submit interview reports for Berkeley / Haas, INSEAD, London Business School or NYU / Stern will receive a $10 gift certificate to iTunes! (Please note, to be eligible for a prize, content must be e-mailed to wiki@clearadmit.com. Limit: one gift card per person.)

Without further ado, here are a few snippets from the freshest reports in the Clear Admit Wiki. Starting with Stanford, one candidate shared the following queries from an alumni:

Where else have you applied? How have those worked out?
Tell me about what inspires you.
How do you deal with failure?
What are your hobbies?

Another Stanford candidate answered the following questions from an alumni during a Round 2 interview:

What did you take away from your undergraduate experience?
Tell me about a time you failed.
What is your greatest accomplishment?

For Harvard Business School, an adcom member posed the following questions to a Round 1 applicant:

As you know there are many people applying from a finance background, why should we consider you vs. other candidates?
In essay 1, you mention you lead a team of people while working in India, please describe how you were able to execute this and what aspects you found difficult.
Why have you chosen to you leave your job at this time?
Who would you want to sit next to in your first year at HBS?

Thanks for checking out Wiki Wednesdays this week! Be sure to come back next Wednesday for another glimpse of the latest contributions to the Clear Admit Wiki. As always, we’d like to thank everyone who has shared their experiences with the MBA admissions process and truly strengthened this robust resource for fellow applicants! So, don’t forget to keep sending in your interview reports – or campus visits, school comparisons and application challenges – to wiki@clearadmit.com and we’ll be sure to post them to the Wiki. Thanks again and best of luck to those undergoing interviews!

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# posted by Clear Admit @ 10:30 am in Interview Tips, School: Berkeley / Haas, School: Harvard, School: INSEAD, School: London Business School, School: NYU Stern, School: Stanford, Wiki Wednesdays

Monday, March 09, 2009

Multimillion Pound Gift from Lonely Planet Founders Establishes Entrepreneurship Chair at London Business School

London Business School (LBS) has announced the creation of the Tony and Maureen Wheeler Chair in Entrepreneurship, named for the Lonely Planet Publications co-founders whose generous multimillion pound gift made it possible. The endowed chair has been awarded to Rajesh Chandy, whose research focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation in emerging markets.

The establishment of the new entrepreneurship chair reflects the growing popularity of entrepreneurship courses at LBS, where the subject ranks among the three largest on the teaching syllabus. Two entrepreneurship electives – Financing the Entrepreneurship Business (FEP) and Understanding Entrepreneurship Management – have ranked among the top ten most popular electives for the past seven years.

Entrepreneurial research also has long been a hallmark of the school. In partnership with Babson College, LBS runs the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), one of the largest continuing research activities in the field.

Tony Wheeler, a 1972 LBS graduate, praised the school’s leadership in the field, which he and his wife were happy to support through their gift.

“Entrepreneurship is the key to wealth creation in much of the world, and no more so than in the emerging economies – countries which were often the focus for Lonely Planet Publications’ early success,” he said. “To know that the focus of Professor Chandy’s work is entrepreneurship in emerging markets is especially gratifying,” he added.

Chandy has been a member of the LBS faculty since 2008, prior to which he served on the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Advisory Committee on Measuring Innovation in the 21st Century.

“Few activities are as crucial to growth and progress as entrepreneurship and innovation,” Chandy said, adding that the Wheelers’ generosity will allow LBS to develop new ideas to help future generations of entrepreneurs.

To learn mor about entrepreneurial studies at LBS, click here.

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