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MBA ApplyWire Spotlight: Seeking Advice on Business School Choice

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As MBA hopefuls draw up lists of their target programs, many are seeking advice on ApplyWire, Clear Admit’s latest tool to aid in your admissions process. This week, we’re shining the spotlight on a couple of candidates seeking advice about school choice.

Our first MBA applicant has a pharma background, struggled with the GRE and is targeting nine schools, including Berkeley / Haas, CMU / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Georgetown / McDonough, MIT Sloan, UNC Kenan-Flagler, and UVA / Darden.

One of our resident experts, Alex Brown, followed up:

The applicant then clarified the reasoning behind the GRE instead of the GMAT:

And concluded with a sound plan:

The next applicant, who is considering Berkeley / Haas, CMU / Tepper, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, and UCLA Anderson, presented stellar stats, but ultimately needs to find other ways to stand out:

The candidate specifically requested advice on school choice:

Clear Admit’s experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, provided advice:

Best of luck with your applications!

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Lauren Wakal
Lauren Wakal has been covering the MBA admissions space for more than a decade, from in-depth business school profiles to weekly breaking news and more.