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Published: May 23, 2018

MBA News You Need: MBAs Benefit from Business Plan Competitions, Yale SOM Gets Gold LEED Certification, Cornell Hosts Big Red Bash, and More

Each week we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print and provide a quick overview of the latest trending topics from top schools around the world. Here’s your quick MBA News You Need digest for the week of May 24, 2018. Business Plan Competitions Benefit MBA Student Participants in Ever-Increasing Ways With each passing year, business plan competitions offer more and more lucrative rewards to MBA students. Not only have the cash prizes escalated—Chicago Booth’s Social New Venture Challenge delivered $75,000 to the top winner, for instance—but so have the associated perks. And for many MBA students, Read more

Published: May 21, 2018

Wharton MBAs, Including Former NFL Player, Challenge Classmates to Pledge One Percent to Charity

“If every MBA pledged just 1 percent of their post-MBA salary to charitable giving, what might be the potential social ramifications?” That was the question Kate Epstein and Josh McCann sought to answer when they were MBA students at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. The 2014 graduates would go on to found One for the World in an effort to make philanthropic giving easier. McCann first proposed the idea as part of speech assignment, and Epstein came on board to help grow it into an organization with chapters at universities all over the country Read more

Published: May 21, 2018

If Your MBA Program Doesn’t Offer Pre-MBA Travel Opportunities, BSchool Travel Has Got You Covered

Sponsored Content The following content was submitted by Dale Jarosz, a first-year MBA student at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and co-founder of BSchool Travel. The MBA application journey is a grueling one, marked by countless essays, campus visits, and interviews. The opportunity to reflect was certainly rewarding, but even more valuable were the relationships I built with my fellow students via interviews and MBA admitted student events. Our personal network helped us find our footing in nearly every aspect of our business school journey, from securing business partners to Read more

Published: May 21, 2018

MBA ApplyWire Spotlight: Profile Feedback for Business School Admissions

As a new crop of applicants set their sights on the 2018-2019 admissions season, many are wisely turning to Clear Admit’s ApplyWire, a tool that supports MBA application strategy. As an applicant, by posting the business schools you are considering applying to, along with a little information about your credentials and goals, you can get feedback from our community of top-tier applicants to help inform your final choice of schools. In this edition of MBA ApplyWire Spotlight, we take a closer look at two recent posts from new candidates for the Class of 2021. We start with a consultant who has a lengthy list of schools: Clear Admit’s resident admissions expert (and newlywed!), Alex Brown, kicked off the feedback: Read more

Published: May 17, 2018

New Edition of Becoming a Clear Admit, Now Available, and FREE!

The third edition of Becoming a Clear Admit: The Definitive Guide to MBA Admissions, written by Clear Admit’s Alex Brown is now available. We have also made this edition FREE, for the months of May and June; simply use the coupon code: Freefor2019Applicants at checkout Brown brings nearly 26 years of experience in MBA admissions industry, as an admissions officer, teacher and consultant, including 7 years as senior associate director of admissions at the Wharton School. With Becoming a Clear Admit, he has crafted a concise, insightful book that provides fascinating background and an in-depth overview of why Read more

Published: May 17, 2018

Clear Admit and CommonBond Host Webinar on Financing Your MBA

Are you heading off to school this fall and beginning to tackle the big issue of how to pay for it? If so, you’re in luck! We’ve just made the ‘financing the MBA’ webinar we conducted with our friends at CommonBond available online – and we highly recommend that you give it a listen. You could save yourselves a lot of headaches and some cash along the way. The webinar highlighted: How to factor in the full cost of attendance that students can expect What funding options are available How to choose a loan that is right for each student Next steps Read more

Published: May 16, 2018

Our Latest Podcast: HBS MBA Student Team Venture to Combat Insect-Borne Disease Takes Top Honors at New Venture Competition

Last week’s episode of the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast was focused on the winner of the student social enterprise track of Harvard Business School (HBS)’s New Venture Challenge (NVC). This week, as promised, we’re following up with an episode dedicated to the winner in the student business track. This year, the $75,000 grand prize in the student business track went to Hour 72+, which proposed a non-toxic, odor-free insect repellent that lasts for three days instead of just a few hours. The Hour 72+ team articulated its product’s goal as fighting insect-borne illness across the globe. Read more

Published: May 16, 2018

MBA News You Need: Cornell Studies the Power of Personal Endorsements for MBA Applicants, Two HBS Professors Honored for Teaching, Video Reveals Duke Fuqua Pronunciation, and More.

Published: May 15, 2018

Healthcare Tech Teams Dominate 2018 Wharton Startup Challenge

Just a few weeks ago, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School held its 2018 Startup Challenge, which awarded cash prizes to outstanding student entrepreneurs whose startups all have the potential to become “the next big thing.” Billed as the school’s most significant entrepreneurship event of the year, the Wharton Startup Challenge saw 27 semifinalist teams compete for $135,000 in cash prizes. Eight teams made it to the finals on April 27th, where their ideas were assessed by six top-level executives from companies including Joor, Karlin Asset Management, the Charian Group, Monetate, Examworks, and Orasure. The Read more

Published: May 14, 2018

The Financial Times List of Top MBAs for Finance 2018

While big tech has started to attract top MBA talent over the last few years, the finance sector is still holding its own. Although the types of jobs students are gravitating toward within the industry has shifted some. While banking is still a big draw, there are also new opportunities to work for fintech companies or as part of in-house teams developing digital strategies. And so the question on many prospective applicants’ minds remains: What’s the best MBA program for a finance-minded student? And the second annual Financial Times ranking of Top MBAs for Finance 2018, released last week, Read more

Published: May 14, 2018

Harvard Business School Drops Round 3 for MBA Admissions

Beginning this application season, Harvard Business School (HBS) will no longer feature a Round 3 for applicants to its MBA program, the school’s admissions director announced in a post to his blog this morning. “After careful consideration, we have decided to focus our MBA application process on two rounds—with deadlines in September and January—and to focus our spring round on 2+2 applications,” Chad Losee, HBS managing director of admissions and financial aid wrote on his Direct from the Director blog. “To be considered for the Harvard Business School Class of 2021, you need to apply Read more

Published: May 14, 2018

MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Undecided between Chicago Booth and NYU / Stern

In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate considering U. Chicago Booth or NYU Stern. The candidate summarized the debate in the initial post: While the candidate did receive a $60k scholarship offer from Stern, initial feedback still favored Booth: Read more

Published: May 13, 2018

Real Humans of the Columbia Business School MBA Class of 2019

As first-year MBA students at Columbia Business School (CBS) finish up their finals and head off to their summer internships, we’re excited to feature a handful of the MBA Class of 2019 reflecting on what led them to choose CBS for business school and how their experience so far has met—or exceeded—their expectations. Though still in Uris Hall on the main Columbia University campus, CBS will occupy state-of-the-art facilities as part of the Manhattanville campus currently under construction a little farther uptown within the next few years. But even with its new home still a few years Read more

Published: May 13, 2018

Admissions Tip: Time-Saving Tools for School Targeting

A critical key to success in the MBA admissions process is targeting the right MBA programs for application. When commencing the MBA admissions process, it can be difficult to immediately identify which programs might be most suitable and where you might be most competitive. A quick survey of MBA rankings may provide clues – and our own tiered ranking system provides additional guidance in terms of which programs are similar from a competitive standpoint – but beyond those basic resources, Clear Admit also has two unique tools to help you quickly arrive at your list of target MBA programs: MBA Read more

Published: May 10, 2018

Lessons Shared and Learned at the Kellogg Global Women’s Summit

Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management hosted its first-ever Global Women’s Summit last week on May 8th and 9th. This landmark event brought more than 800 Kellogg alumni, students, guests, and community members together to discuss the numerous obstacles that women face in the corporate world—and how to overcome them. What set the summit apart from similar women-focused events was its unique structure. While many such events present attendees with a random, often chaotic buffet of activities, the Global Women’s Summit was deliberately organized into three career tracks corresponding to different stages of a woman’s career. Each session was labeled based on what a group at a particular career stage would find most valuable, which made it easy for women to attend sessions that fit their specific professional needs. From more than two dozen different sessions, we've highlighted a few of our favorite topics as well as two of the events we were able to live stream. Read more

Published: May 10, 2018

Fridays from the Frontline: A Glimpse at Lean In at Berkeley Haas

Fridays from the Frontline The University of California at Berkeley has long had a reputation as a hotbed of activism, from the Vietnam Day Committee’s march toward Oakland Base in the 1960s to its divestment campaign from South Africa during the 1980s apartheid era to the most recent protests against ultra-conservative commentator Milo Yiannopolous’ appearance on campus last year. The commitment to social justice present on Berkeley’s campus has also been infused into the curriculum of many of its schools, inspiring students to engage in direct action to shape the world they want to live. This is certainly true at Read more

Published: May 9, 2018

Our Latest Podcast: From HBS to Saving Lives—an MBA Student’s Venture to Help People Breathe

Last month, Harvard Business School (HBS) announced the winners of its 21st annual New Venture Competition (NVC), which has attracted more than 5,000 participants and awarded more than $2 million in cash prizes to student and alumni startups over the past two decades. Hosted by the school’s Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and its Social Enterprise Initiative, in partnership with HBS Alumni Clubs & Associations, the NVC features three separate tracks, a student business track, a student social enterprise track, and an alumni track. The social enterprise track has attracted more Read more

Published: May 9, 2018

MBA News You Need: UNC Kenan-Flagler Supports Alumni Entrepreneurs, MBAs Talk Paris as Corporate Hotspot, HBS Names Class Day Speaker, and More

Published: May 9, 2018

Gearing Up for Orientation: NYU Stern One-Year MBA Programs in Tech, Fashion

As it prepares to welcome students for orientation next week, NYU Stern School of Business has shared preliminary class profiles for its two new specialized one-year MBA programs—the Andre Koo Tech MBA and the Fashion & Luxury MBA. Stern announced the launch of the new May-to-May programs one year ago. The inaugural classes will each be made up of approximately 30 students. Though designed for students from different backgrounds targeting diverse post-MBA career paths, the two programs do share several things in common. Each pairs traditional core Read more

Published: May 9, 2018

Meet Leading Admissions Directors, Clear Admit Editor-in-Chief at May 16th Event in Washington, DC

Admissions directors from seven leading business schools will convene for a second multi-school MBA admissions event on Wednesday, May 16th, in Washington, DC. Moderated by Clear Admit Editor-in-Chief Jeanette Brown, the DC event will feature representatives from Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, Cornell’s S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, Duke’s Fuqua School, Michigan’s Ross School, NYU Stern School, UVA’s Darden School, and Yale School of Management (SOM). The first event, which took place in San Francisco on May 10th, filled up completely. Dozens of alumni from participating programs now working in the Bay Area were also on hand to share their first-hand experiences as students with participants. Read more

Published: May 7, 2018

Dartmouth Tuck Unveils New Inclusive Leadership Initiative

Increasing inclusion and diversity has been a decade-long mission at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business. Now, Director of Strategic Initiatives Dia Draper is broadening the scope of that work with the launch of the Inclusive Leadership Initiative (ILI). The new framework will bring together principles of diversity and inclusion to educate leaders across the university. Read more

Published: May 7, 2018

Why McKinsey & Company Loves Hiring MBAs

McKinsey & Company is considered one of the most prestigious management consultancy firms in the world, with a clientele that includes 80 percent of the world’s largest corporations, along with an extensive list of governments and non-profit organisations. The firm is also a prestigious landing spot for MBAs following graduation. About McKinsey Founded in 1926 by James O. McKinsey, the firm developed an “up or out” policy, where consultants who are not promoted are asked to leave, developed by Marvin Bower. He served as managing director of McKinsey from 1950 to 1967, and remained a leadership figure at the Read more

Published: May 7, 2018

MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Undecided and on the Waitlist at MIT Sloan

In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a waitlisted candidate at MIT Sloan, but with an acceptance letter from UPenn / Wharton. The candidate explained the situation in the initial post: Clear Admit’s resident expert, Alex Brown, weighed in: Read more

Published: May 6, 2018

Admissions Tip: Round 3 Results

With the MBA programs releasing their final round notifications in the upcoming weeks, the 2017-2018 admissions season is coming to a close for the vast majority of MBA aspirants. We’d like to offer our congratulations to all those who have gained admission to one of more of their target schools and wish good luck to waitlisted applicants whose fate is presently a bit less certain. For all those who submitted their applications in the final round and received an unfavorable decision, we’d like to share a few tips that we hope will make the process of facing rejection as productive Read more

Published: May 3, 2018

Our Latest Podcast: Reapplying to Business School

If your dream of attending a top-tier business school was dashed by a rejection this year, we know how hard that can be. To work so tirelessly toward a goal that you don’t achieve can be spirit-crushing. And yet, we’re here to tell you that it does happen. You are not alone. We’re also here to tell you that you might want to think about reapplying. Did you know—one out of every 10 students in most Harvard Business School MBA classes applied more than once and was rejected the first time. That’s right. On average, a tenth of the HBS Read more

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MBA Applywire

January 14, 2025 12:01am ET

Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Private Equity tax consulting

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey

GMAT: 675

GPA: 3.95

Years of Work Experience: 9

Location: Bangalore, India

Post MBA Location: East Coast

Notes:

I have primarily worked with venture funds and startups covering a range of tax advisory projects from M&A, due diligence, venture fund setup etc. I want to go beyond tax and step into strategy consulting roles, with a focus on fund strategy and portfolio acceleration in private equity.

Extracurricular : Involved with Rotaract for 2.5 years, taken part in multiple corporate responsibility initiatives at the firm , volunteer in pet rescue initiatives for the community

January 13, 2025 11:26pm ET

Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, UPenn / Wharton

Pre-MBA Career: Consulting at MBB; will continue with consulting post-MBA as I am considering firm sponsorship

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Venture Capital Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey , Andressen Horowitz , Sequoia Capital , Other

GRE: 335

GPA: 3.94

Years of Work Experience: 2

Location: India

Post MBA Location: NY, Chicago, Boston

Notes:

- South Asian (Non-Indian), Male, 25 year old

- Bachelor in Finance and Economics (1st in Class) Graduated May 2023

- Activities:
Debating (Coached National Debate Team to its best performance in the World Championship, 3x Asian Top 10 debater, won/competed in finals of Oxford Intervarsity, UCL Intervarsity, Durham-Oxford-Cambridge Open, and many more prestigious competitions, Mentored 100+ debaters across 15 countries and advised Debate Organizations in Australia and China).
Non Profit (Founding member of a student org; Conducted 5 city-wide projects on Food Security, Clothing for the poor in Winter, and Improving sanitation in slums that received national coverage)

- More on Work: My focus is on Growth Tech (Startups and fast scaling businesses) and Public Sector practice area. I have led the writing of a report we co-published with a client (my name is on the acknowledgement section). The client and Partners loved my work and have now staffed me in writing another report for the same client. Evals are highly positive and have endorsements from 2 Senior Partners in the org (who are happy to write my recc)

- What I am doing outside of work now: I had a merit scholarship offer from LBS for its MiM program upon graduation. I have been helping folks from my country get into top tier early career master's programs pro-bono (Most people here cannot afford Western Admissions consultants as the charges are exorbitant for us given the country is an LDC). Since joining work, I have continued to work as a selector for National Debate Team and I take pro-bono sessions for disadvantaged schools. I have also taken sessions at local consulting firms to teach them what I have learned from my MBB experience (I am the first from my country to make it to an MBB after a local undergrad; MBBs do not have offices in my country)

- Future Plan: Continue at MBB and specialize in Venture Capital/ Startups. I have a very good network with VCs and founders in my home country. I would love to raise a fund to help the startup ecosystem of my country in the future or work in the capacity of mentoring founders.

- Target: Full-rides to top schools such as HBS, Wharton, CBS, Sloan. Looking for tips to develop my profile for 2027 Fall entry. I believe that I have what it takes to make it to an M7 but would love to take the 2 years to solidify my profile so that I can be in the mix for a good scholarship

Interests: Martial Arts, Reading (I have read books from Wharton Professors such as Adam Grant, Angela Duckworth, and Katy Milkman) Weightlifting, Marathon Running (I am aware this is super cliche haha)

Side-note: My GRE split is 166 Q (84%ile), 169 V (99%ile), and 5.5 AWA (98%ile). I can improve my Quant to 169-170 but I doubt the extra effort needed now will make a material difference. Would love to have your thoughts

January 13, 2025 2:37pm ET

Applying: Harvard Business School, INSEAD, London Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Consulting - Government

Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology, Undecided Companies: Google , Microsoft

GRE: 338

GPA: 3.66

Years of Work Experience: 4

Location: US

Post MBA Location: Undecided

Notes:

Background in design. Graduate degree in design from Harvard. Transitioned public sector consulting and planning work.

January 13, 2025 6:32am ET

Applying: Columbia, NYU Stern, U. Chicago Booth

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Consulting

Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking, Private Equity

GRE: 323

GPA: 3.0

Years of Work Experience: 7

Location: Uzbekistan

Post MBA Location: NYC

January 12, 2025 11:33pm ET

Applying: Dartmouth / Tuck, UVA / Darden

Pre-MBA Career: Construction and real estate

Post-MBA Target Industry: Other

GMAT: 665

GPA: 7/10

Years of Work Experience: 5

Location: India

Post MBA Location: India

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January 16, 2025 2:37am ET

Accepted to Babson / Olin

Round: Round 1

Received via email on December 17, 2024

GMAT: 680

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Entrepreneurship

Application Location: Mumbai, India

January 15, 2025 11:04pm ET

Interview Invite to UVA / Darden

Round: Round 2

Received via email January 15, 2025

GPA: 3.3

EA: 156

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Midwest

January 15, 2025 9:32pm ET

Interview Invite to UVA / Darden

Round: Round 2

Received via email January 15, 2025

GPA: 3.58

GRE: 328

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Marketing

Application Location: USA

January 15, 2025 8:42pm ET

Interview Invite to Dartmouth / Tuck

Round: Round 2

Received via email January 15, 2025

GMAT: 695

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Healthcare

Application Location: China

Note:

Pre-MBA, Pharmaceutical company R&D

January 15, 2025 6:52pm ET

Interview Invite to UVA / Darden

Round: Round 2

Received via email January 15, 2025

GPA: 3.07

GRE: 327

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: Seattle

Note:

Consortium, SOF Military

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