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Published: March 9, 2017
Cambridge Judge Empowers Women to Become Rising Leaders
Currently, only 26 women serve as CEOs of Fortune 500 companies—roughly 5 percent—and only one in six board members are women (17 percent). While the numbers are up from 12 years ago when there were no women CEOs and only 10 percent of board members were women, there’s still a lot of work to be done. Cambridge University's Judge Business School is among the MBA programs working to further bridge the gap with its Cambridge Rising Women Leaders Programme. Read more
Published: March 9, 2017
UC Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! We met at a restaurant and after a small-talk he described what was going to happen: he told me about himself, then he asked me standard questions and I asked mine. Whole interview took 45 minutes. Contrary to many reviews here, interviewer did not ask any fit question, none about defining principles or extracurricular activities. Although I managed to insert my views on leadership and culture at Haas, I feel that he was not interested in anything except Read more
Published: March 8, 2017
Social Impact at the Marshall School of Business
When talking about career paths one might pursue after an MBA, most people think of areas like finance, consulting or marketing. Over the past several years, however, MBA students have grown increasingly interested in the business of social impact; according to Business as Unusual, a 2014 Net Impact survey, 88 percent of MBA students report that they’re interested in learning about businesses with social missions and environmental emphases. That’s one reason why the USC Marshall School of Business recently hosted its second annual Social Impact Careers Panel. Read more
Published: March 8, 2017
Chicago Booth Names Stanford GSB Professor as Its Next Dean
The path from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) to the University of Chicago Booth School of Business is becoming well worn, as Chicago Booth prepares to welcome its second consecutive dean from the Palo Alto campus. Madhav Rajan, who chairs the accounting department at Stanford GSB and served as senior associate dean for academic affairs from 2010 to 2016, will take the helm at Booth on July 1st, the school announced yesterday. Sunil Kumar, who served as Chicago Booth’s dean from 2011 until leaving to become provost of Johns Hopkins University in July 2016, also came from Stanford, where spent 14 years, ultimately in the role of senior associate dean. Since his departure, Douglas Skinner, also an accounting professor, has served as interim dean as Chicago Booth conducted a global search for a successor.    Read more
Published: March 7, 2017
Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-campus Hub
The following Yale MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was very formulaic. When I entered the room, the Admissions associate introduced herself and then told me that the interview would be 30 minutes and 6 questions. They used to allow alumni and current students to hold interviews, but said that was too hard to standardize/judge. AdCom said she hadn’t read my file, but did have my résumé in hand. Questions were: Walk me through your résumé. Why an MBA/why now? One success at work/why was it meaningful. Read more
Published: March 7, 2017
What Women Want in an MBA: Financial Aid and Flexibility
In honor of International Women’s Day, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) today released a new report entitled “What Women Want: A Blueprint for Change in Business Education.” For readers who may be too young to remember the 2000 romantic comedy also called “What Women Want,” it starred Mel Gibson as a chauvinistic advertising executive who suffers a blow to the head that renders him suddenly able to hear everything women around him are thinking. Though first instinct would be to assume that the two—Gibson’s rom-com and GMAC’s research—have nothing at all to do with one another, that’s not Read more
Published: March 7, 2017
Application Tip from ASU’s W. P. Carey School: How to Choose the Right Recommenders
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Published: March 7, 2017
DecisionWire Data Suggests a Tiered Business School Ranking
As many of our readers know, U.S. News & World Report is scheduled to release its annual ranking of leading MBA programs next week. We wanted to use this time—ahead of the ranking’s release—to highlight some key insights from our MBA DecisionWire data, which we think will provide context for the upcoming rankings and perhaps even foretell some of the results. Our analysis of DecisionWire data yielded some fascinating findings that we believe support a tiered ranking system for schools, one in which the peer group a school finds itself in serves as a better indicator of Read more
Published: March 6, 2017
Which Business Schools Produced the Most Unicorn Founders
Billion-dollar startups, affectionately coined “unicorns,” have become a benchmark that business schools around the world use to boast overall success. But which business schools actually produce the most successful startup founders? Earlier this year, U.K. software research firm Sage compiled data on billion-dollar startups, which also included the schools from which company founders graduated. The research, unsurprisingly, found two business schools standing taller than the rest of the competition: Harvard Business School (HBS) and Stanford University Graduate School of Business. HBS alumni produced 23 of these unicorn startups, as reported by Fortune. These Read more
Published: March 6, 2017
Data Science Courses Increasingly Find Their Place in MBA Curriculums
Five years ago, MIT Sloan School of Management debuted a new course its professors believed to be the first of its kind. Called “The Analytics Edge,” the course gave students access to large quantities of real data that they could use to hone their analytic skills. “Our focus is on the application and the story, and how to use it in real life,” Allison O’Hair, one of the course’s co-instructors, said as part of a news article on the school’s website at the time. “To our knowledge, this is a new way of teaching ... the only class here that teaches analytics through applications. We let students get their hands dirty with real data and applications of analytics.” Read more
Published: March 6, 2017
MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Berkeley / Haas, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, NYU / Stern or Yale SOM for Finance
In this edition of MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights the admissions results of students and alumni posted to Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate with a handful of options. This week, a candidate with acceptances to Berkeley / Haas, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, NYU / Stern, and Yale SOM asked for advice on where to head for investment banking, and potentially private equity.Before we get into the constructive feedback, let’s get what many people are likely thinking out of the way:Initial Read more
Published: March 4, 2017
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus TBD
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! We were all nervously sitting outside talking amongst each other before they called 6 people into a room for the team-based interview. There were two second-year students who were part of the admissions team who conducted our team-based interview. After reading the prompt and going through some general directions they started the clock. 35 minutes to discuss everyone’s idea and come to an agreement on the next leadership venture for the McNulty Leadership Program. I know they said to prepare a Read more
Published: March 3, 2017
Oxford Saïd Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Career Consultant / Skype
The following Oxford Saïd interview questions & report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I was interviewed by a Saïd career consultant who also consults for students of other prestigious schools across UK and mainland Europe. He was very kind and welcoming, always smiling and looking to the camera. He was dressed in suit and tie. And I tried to smile, look at the camera while I was speaking and I wore suit and tie. Also, I tried to sound casual and be sympathetic without crossing the line. Practice until you Read more
Published: March 3, 2017
Vanderbilt / Owen MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Vanderbilt / Owen MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them!  A nice, 35min conversation with a friendly member of the adcom. -Tell me about yourself -Why MBA? -S/T & L/T goals -Why Owen? -How will you contribute? -Pretend I’m an employer: Give me your 60 sec pitch. -Tell me about a leadership experience -Tell me about a time you solved a problem There may have been one or two more but the only one that was relatively unexpected was the 60 sec Read more
Published: March 3, 2017
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On campus
The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! A very casual and conversational interview with a second-year student with good social skills. Tell me about yourself Why McCombs? Why MBA/Why now? S/T & L/T goals How will you contribute here? Describe a leadership experience A time you disagreed with a superior or colleague A time you solved a problem What did you learn about yourself from this admissions process? I think the interview went well, and it reflected the school’s collaborative student culture who all seem to be Read more
Published: March 2, 2017
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed at the Wharton San Francisco campus. Rather than having 3 representatives from Wharton in the room during the Team-Based Discussion, we only had one adcom. We each handed her our resumes (thankfully I had one printed!) at the start and then went around the group and introduced ourselves by name and college. The Team-Based Discussion felt very relaxed, and the adcom rep sat in the corner with her head down the whole time taking notes. The group realized we Read more
Published: March 2, 2017
Fridays from the Frontline: HBS Student Offers Advice for Prospective Latino Students
Today’s Fridays from the Frontline contribution comes to us from Karla Mendez, a first-year MBA student at Harvard Business School (HBS). Born in Mexico, Mendez moved to Fresno, California, when she was five with parents who wanted to build a better life for her family. In the thoughtful post below, Mendez shares some of her experiences as a Latina American, including the tension between wanting to maintain a strong connection to her Mexican American roots while not having them define her completely. She also describes the pressure so often felt by immigrants, and sometimes even more so their Read more
Published: March 1, 2017
Top Student Trading Competition Returns to Rotman School
For the 14th consecutive year, the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management last month hosted one of the world’s top student trading competitions. The Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC) is an annual event that draws students and faculty from 52 universities worldwide—including from China, Iceland, India and South Africa—for a three-day simulated market challenge. Read more
Published: February 28, 2017
New Smith School of Business Program Inspires Fearless Leadership
The development of leadership skills is heavily emphasized by many MBA programs. In fact, it’s often a selling point. At the University of Maryland R.H. Smith School of Business, leadership development is a core part of the UMD Smith MBA experience, reflected in the recent launch of a new program to help encourage fearless leadership in its students.  Read more
Published: February 28, 2017
UC Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Met my interviewer in the admissions office on campus, interviewed in a small room in the same building. Second-year student interviewed me, seemed they had scanned my résumé prior to the interview. Interview ended up being very relaxed and conversational, but there were several distinct questions: Questions: Walk me through your résumé (included brief explanation of why MBA in response) Why Berkeley for your MBA? Tell me about how you prefer to work in teams Any questions Read more
Published: February 27, 2017
Black Business Leadership in Focus at Harvard Business School
“Entrepreneurship is a synonym for liberation because those who have success with it—it provides them the freedom to be whoever they want to be,” said Steven Rogers, a senior lecturer on entrepreneurial finance at Harvard Business School (HBS), as part of recent video promoting his latest project. “But more importantly to me is that it provides them with the freedom to uplift others.” Linking entrepreneurship with freedom in this way provides the perfect set up for Rogers’ new course, “Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship.” New this semester, it is the first of its kind at HBS. Read more
Published: February 27, 2017
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / On-campus
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview was 45 minutes and surprisingly had fewer behavioral questions than I expected. Most of the discussion was about post-MBA goals. Where did you grow up? Where were you before college? Why did you choose your major? What was your most significant accomplishment in your first job after college? Why did you choose to leave this job for the second job? What do you want to do post-MBA? Where do you see yourself in 30 years? What are some companies Read more
Published: February 27, 2017
Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview was at a Starbucks which was pretty standard. The questions last about 45 minutes but we ended up talking for an additional 45 minutes on his personal experience with the school. Walk me through your résumé (3 minutes). What was your most significant career accomplishment to date? Tell me the process with which you decided to move from Company X to Company Y. Tell me about a time you had to challenge a team member. Tell me about a Read more
Published: February 27, 2017
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was about 45 minutes in the business school, with a 2nd year student leading it, and an adcom sitting on the side taking notes. The student had seen my résumé before, and had it on him. They asked the classic questions, such as “Why here? Why MBA? Why now? What will you do with your MBA? What will you bring to the community?” along with a few behavioral and situational questions. The only curve ball I received was about Read more
Published: February 27, 2017
Duke / Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following Duke / Fuqua interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I visited campus and interviewed with a second-year student. She made me feel right at ease, and was quite skilled at asking the classic interview questions in a way that didn’t make it feel like I was being interrogated. It felt more like a conversation among friends. Walk me through your résumé… Why an MBA? Why Fuqua? What are your short & long term career goals? How do you like to spend your time outside of work? Most significant professional accomplishment? Most Read more

MBA Applywire

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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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MBA LiveWire

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
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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
November 28, 2024 4:55pm ET
Applied to Emory / Goizueta
Round: Round 2
Received via email
GPA: 3.19
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Nigeria
November 28, 2024 1:14pm ET
Interview Invite to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 1
Received via email on October 27, 2024
GPA: 84%
GMAT: 645
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Brazil
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