The Leading Independent
Resource for Top-tier MBA
Candidates

Recent News

Published: November 5, 2017
Michigan Ross Launches New MBA Course for a “Real” Business Experience
This fall, the University of Michigan Ross School of Business has launched a new course for MBA and BBA students: “Living Business Leadership Experience Course.” The course idea was piloted as a Multidisciplinary Action Project (MAP) in the spring with the goal of giving students a chance to run an actual business, start a business, and vet business ideas for three major companies: Shinola (a Detroit-based luxury brand), Ford Smart Mobility, and the NPR Group. Read more
Published: November 3, 2017
Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following Yale MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Relaxed atmosphere. One on one. Questions: Walk me through your résumé. Tell me something you did well or are proud of. Tell me about a time you failed and what you learned. Why an MBA and why Yale SOM? Any questions for me? Anything to add? It was very relaxed and we had a good 30 minute discussion. Preparing for an upcoming Yale MBA interview? Click here to get the Clear Admit Yale SOM Interview Guide. After your interview, be sure to  Read more
Published: November 2, 2017
Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Adcom / Skype
The following Columbia Business School MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Decision applicant. Good luck to them! It was a skype interview with the adcom who had already gone through my application. So it was not a blind interview. Tell me about your work experience? You have led a large team. Tell me what do you enjoy the most about leading a team? What is your short-term goal after MBA? Tell me what kind of job and location preferences you have. What makes you think CBS is the best fit for you? Read more
Published: November 1, 2017
LiveWire Briefing: What the Data Tell Us About Interview Invites at HBS vs. Chicago Booth
As admissions committees extend invitations for interviews, October’s been a very busy month on Clear Admit’s MBA LiveWire, prompting us to take a closer look at the data applicants have shared. Recognizing that applicants have been posting results about many different schools, we’re nevertheless going to hone in on two for the purposes of this piece: Harvard Business School (HBS) and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Read on to see how the current crop of applicants invited to interview at each of these schools compares to those who were rejected. And those who are curious might also want to take a look at our review of LiveWire data in past seasons to see how this year’s applicants stack up to prior years’. (Hint: This year looks more competitive!) Read more
Published: November 1, 2017
Final MIT Sloan Round 1 Interview Invitations Go Out Today
MIT Sloan School of Management is sending the fifth and final batch of Round 1 interview invitations out today, and we know that many of you are anxiously awaiting word. A quick reminder that we do have a Clear Admit’s MIT Sloan Round 1 Chat Room set up where you can bide the time and keep each other’s spirits up! A look back at LiveWire reveals that invites did indeed begin rolling out on October 5th, though only a trickle were reported here. The following week, on October 12th, there was a slight uptick in reports, Read more
Published: November 1, 2017
UCLA Anderson Breaks Ground on New $40 Million Marion Anderson Hall
On October 19th, UCLA Anderson School of Management broke ground on a new state-of-the-art building on campus: Marion Anderson Hall. The hall was made possible thanks to an unprecedented $100 million gift from benefactress Marion Anderson in May 2015—$40 million of which was earmarked for the building. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Dean Judy Olian, Senior Associate Dean Al Osborne Jr., UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, and Marion Anderson Hall donors: Sam Tang (MBA ’87), Donald and Sherie Morrison, Bob Wilson (BS ’53), Luis (MBA ’02) and Lindsey Serrano, and Heather Hasso. Read more
Published: October 31, 2017
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was extremely easy going – my interviewer put me at ease at the very offset. My interviewer was more on the quiet side but kept the encouragement to proceed going. She started with asking me about to walk her through my résumé where we spent a good 10 minutes as she would ask questions at various points (like why did you chose that major), asking me to clarify a point or two (explain what I meant by solar Read more
Published: October 31, 2017
Social Media in MBA Admissions: Can Your Twitter Feed Derail Your B-School Dreams?
Do leading business schools use social media to screen applicants? According to the latest Kaplan Test Prep survey of 150 business schools, it’s increasingly common. Thirty-five percent of admissions officers reported that they have visited an applicant’s social media feed to learn more about them—a significant jump from 22 percent back in 2011. And of those who said that they use social media, one third indicated that they check social media often. Read more
Published: October 31, 2017
GMAT Tip: Breaking Down Integrated Reasoning Graphs & Charts
Graphs, charts and tables are all around us. If you flip on the evening news, there’s bound to be a set of statistics that’s better explained with a chart. You probably don’t even think twice about the visual aid. So, why do graphs and charts provide such a stumbling block on Integrated Reasoning? Chances are, you don’t have someone telling you what’s significant information in the graph and what you should be doing with said data. The GMAT tests higher order reasoning skills, so it’s one thing to be able to read a graph; it’s an entirely different exercise when Read more
Published: October 30, 2017
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I arrived early to register for an afternoon class (which ended up getting cancelled because that class had a midterm), so I sat in the waiting area for a few minutes and spoke with one current first-year student and a couple of other prospective students. Then, my interviewer came out to meet me and walked me back to a small room with just a desk and two chairs for the interview. She started out by telling me about her Read more
Published: October 30, 2017
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business Offers New Opportunities for MBA Students
Sponsored Content Cornell University is reimagining the model for business education Now, thanks to the development of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, which houses three business schools—the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, the School of Hotel Administration, and the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management—students have more flexibility, cross-disciplinary study options, and collaborative opportunities than ever before. The Cornell MBA Cornell’s Full-Time MBA programs have always been known for excellence. As part of one of the largest and most prestigious Ivy League universities globally, the Read more
Published: October 30, 2017
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I did my interview on-campus in the afternoon. It seemed like there were a ton of interviews on the same day, so they were using a combination of admissions committee members and second-year students. My interview was with a second-year student. My interviewer noted at the very beginning that they wanted to focus on why I made certain decisions, rather than just on the what. It was a straightforward interview, other than the goals questions coming a little later. My Read more
Published: October 30, 2017
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Met with my interviewer at a Panera on a Sunday afternoon. Brought a copy of my résumé to give to him; I believe he had seen the one I emailed him, but he didn’t have a copy. Questions: Walk me through your résumé. Why and MBA and why now? Why Kellogg? What will you get involved in at Kellogg? Who inspires you? Tell me about a time you worked on a team. What accomplishment are you most proud of? What Read more
Published: October 30, 2017
Wharton Round 1 Interview Invites Roll Out Today: What to Expect
Wharton itself is largely mum on the topic. The latest blog post from Deputy Vice Dean Maryellen Rielly was back on September 7th and focused on the start of the new school year. As it has all fall, the Wharton website states simply that interview invitations are scheduled to go out today, Tuesday, October 31st. Some applicants have reported receiving correspondence from Wharton indicating that all candidates can expect to have received an invitation to interview or a rejection by 5 p.m. EST. If history can serve as a guide, MBA LiveWire data from last Read more
Published: October 30, 2017
MBA ApplyWire Spotlight: Applying to Business School for Consulting or Tech
As MBA hopefuls plan their applications, many are seeking advice on ApplyWire, Clear Admit’s latest tool to aid in your admissions process. This week, we're setting the spotlight on a candidate weighing which schools to target. We take a closer look at a post from an applicant deciding among CMU / Tepper, Emory / Goizueta, Indian School of Business, INSEAD, Michigan / Ross, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden, and Yale SOM. Read on for more details about the candidate’s background. Admissions expert Alex Brown offered some insight: Read more
Published: October 29, 2017
Real Humans of the Tuck MBA Class of 2019
With its MBA Class of 2019, Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business welcomed one of the most academically accomplished groups in its history. The average GMAT score among the 293 incoming students was a record high was 722, up from 717 last year, and the average GPA was 3.51. For the second year running, women make up 44 percent of the class—which places Tuck in a tie for first with the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in terms of approaching gender equity. But diversity extends beyond gender at Tuck. Underrepresented minorities comprise 23 percent of the class, and Read more
Published: October 29, 2017
Today’s the Day for Round 1 Interview Invites from Michigan Ross
Soojin Kwon, who leads admissions at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, confirmed in a post to the school’s Admissions Blog that all Round 1 interview invitations will go out today, Monday, October 30th. She also provided some guidance on the Team Exercise and its latest twist. Those awaiting word from Ross today are likely familiar with the Team Exercise—it’s an optional group activity designed to give applicants an opportunity to demonstrate their interpersonal and communication skills. All applicants who are invited to interview will also be invited to Read more
Published: October 29, 2017
Development of the Whole Person at Georgetown McDonough
Sponsored Content Evelyn Williams, Georgetown McDonough School of Business professor of management, knows that business leaders’ success depends on more than the right credentials and resume. The finesse and style that distinguishes great leaders requires an emotional intelligence that’s hard to teach in a classroom—at least, it’s hard to teach in the abstract. That’s why Williams created the Executive Challenge, a day-long capstone event for her core “Leadership Communications” course, which puts students through simulations of real business situations based on leadership topics she also models throughout the course. Williams’ design for the challenge, Read more
Published: October 29, 2017
Adventure, Fun, Love: My Tuck Experience
When Frances Tan, MBA ’18, first decided to come to Dartmouth Tuck for her MBA, she saw it as a unique life experience opportunity. As a native of Shanghai and Hong Kong, Tan wanted to attend a program that offered something different from what she was used to. In particular, she wanted to get away from big cities and large populations and study in an environment that was far from crowds and filled with green spaces. And that’s what she got. But that’s not all. As she describes in today’s Fridays from the Frontline column, there are Read more
Published: October 26, 2017
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Philippines
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview was held in a coffee shop here in the Philippines and was conducted by a local alumnus. Started off by describing the objectives of the interview: get to know the candidate, test the English proficiency, answer some questions about Kellogg. Questions were pretty standard like résumé-related ones and why Kellogg. Interview ran for 45 minutes and also served as an avenue to learn more about the school. Interview concluded with the interviewer asking me to tell him the results Read more
Published: October 26, 2017
Dartmouth / Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following Dartmouth / Tuck MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Action Applicant. Good luck to them!  The interviewer was a 2nd-year MBA student. She was very nice and made me feel relaxed and comfortable from the get-go. She escorted me to the conference room where the interview was held. On the walk there, we briefly talked about where I was traveling from, and the weather (It was raining a lot that day, and was messy). Questions The interview questions were as follows: 1) Walk me through your résumé, and explain Read more
Published: October 26, 2017
When Kellogg Says “Social Impact,” It Means Business
Frequently in this space, we republish content written by prospective applicants, current students, and recent alumni from leading business schools that has appeared elsewhere—such as on those schools’ blogs. But occasionally we have the distinct pleasure of receiving a contributed article written expressly for the Clear Admit audience. That’s the case today. In her piece, entitled “When Kellogg Says ‘Social Impact,’ It Means Business,” first-year Kellogg School of Management MBA student Sahar Jamal talks about what social impact means to her—and what it means at Kellogg—and why the common ground between the two made her choice of Read more
Published: October 26, 2017
Kellogg Tops Economist 2017 MBA Rankings, Displacing Longstanding Leader and Neighbor Chicago Booth
There’s one thing that might soften the blow of Dean Sally Blount’s announcement earlier this fall that she’ll be leaving Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management at the end of this year. Try Kellogg being named the No. 1 full-time MBA program in the Economist’s 2017 ranking of global business schools, released yesterday. It’s just a small hop from the school’s second-place finish last year, but it’s a big deal to have dethroned rival and neighbor University of Chicago Booth School of Business, which had hung out at No. 1 for five years running. Though its year-over-year movement was modest, Kellogg’s been on quite a roller-coaster ride since its last No. 1 showing, in 2004. But the past five years have been a steady climb—from 23rd (2013) to 14th (2014) to 7th (2015) to second (2016) and now to first. According to the Economist, some of the factors contributing to Kellogg’s meteoric rise in the rankings include its facilities and collaborative culture. And indeed, Kellogg did open an amazing new Global Hub in the past year specifically designed to drive collaboration. Also cited were its great job placement stats—and the career services and mighty alumni network that help contribute to them—as well as the hefty 72 percent pay bump its graduates enjoy. Read more
Published: October 25, 2017
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was friendly and a relaxed environment. The interviewer told me about her background and then talked a little about her experience and then we started with questions. The questions seemed pretty standard. Tell me about yourself? Why an MBA? Any clubs that interest you? Tell me about a time you managed ambiguity. Tell me about your transition from Career A to Career B. Tell me about a time you received feedback. She asked about a few bullets Read more
Published: October 25, 2017
Finding the Best Laptop for Business School
Brand. Affordability. Technical specifications. While some matter more than others based on an individual’s specific needs, these principle factors are the three pillars to consider when purchasing a laptop. That’s true not only of the average consumer, but also of business school students. That said, before starting any MBA program, there are a few more things the business school set should keep in mind. Finding the Best Laptop for Business School Some schools, such as the UCLA Anderson School of Management, offer incoming students guidance on what kind of laptop they’ll need before beginning the MBA program. We Read more

MBA Applywire

4
November 29, 2024 6:18am ET
Applying: Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton
Pre-MBA Career: Investment Analyst Endowment
Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking, Asset Management, inc. HF Companies: JP Morgan , Morgan Stanley , Blackrock , Goldman Sachs
GMAT: 760
GPA: 3.44
Years of Work Experience: 3.5
Location: Chicago
Post MBA Location: Chicago/NYC
Notes:

I currently do direct startup investments and M&A for a healthcare system, and lead coverage of equities in their endowment $15B AUM. I want to peruse an MBA to do a PE secondaries or emerging market research. I have a CFA level 2 so I feel like the former is more doable than the latter.
1
November 28, 2024 10:49pm ET
Applying: Arizona State / W.P. Carey
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Accountant
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Booz Allen Hamilton , Ernst & Young
GRE: 311
GPA: 3.22
Years of Work Experience: 2.5
Location: Ghana
Post MBA Location: Accountant/Public
6
November 28, 2024 8:12am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology
GMAT: 645
GPA: 84%
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: Brazil
5
November 27, 2024 5:44pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Duke / Fuqua, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Pre-MBA Career: Corporate Communication Specialist
Post-MBA Target Industry: Other
GPA: 3.9
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: Indonesia
4
November 27, 2024 12:00pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, London Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Eingeneer
Post-MBA Target Industry: Other
GMAT: 675
GPA: 3,5
Years of Work Experience: 4.8
Location: Chile
View or Submit Entries

MBA LiveWire

November 29, 2024 5:22pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via email on November 25, 2024
GPA: 3.65
GRE: 339
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Non Profit / Social Impact
Application Location: USA
November 29, 2024 1:53pm ET
Accepted to London Business School
Round: Round 1
Received via email on November 25, 2024
GPA: 3.8
GRE: 333
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: New York
November 29, 2024 9:05am ET
Accepted to Cornell / Johnson
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on November 25, 2024
GPA: 3.52
GMAT: 635
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Northeast
Note:

Received a call on Nov. 26. Prior background is work in communications/marketing.
November 29, 2024 5:15am ET
Accepted to UVA / Darden
Round: Early Decision
Received via phone on October 15, 2024
GPA: 67%
GMAT: 705
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
November 29, 2024 2:45am ET
Accepted to Cornell / Johnson
Round: Round 1
Received via email on November 26, 2024
GMAT: 740
Program Type: One Year Program
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: India
View or Submit Entries
Live
Wire