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Published: January 15, 2016
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Just had my interview this afternoon in New York. The interviewer worked in management consulting for two years after Kellogg and switched to entrepreneurship. He just started his own company. The interview was very, very conversational and unconventional in a way that my interviewer did not directly throw behavior questions such as “tell me about a time when…” We started the conversation by talking about his start-up and my internship at a VC, and then we switched to the “walk me through Read more
Published: January 14, 2016
New MBA DecisionWire Feature Debuts on Clear Admit
For all the devoted LiveWire followers out there, we’ve got some exciting news to share. Clear Admit this week has added a new feature designed to let MBA applicants, students and alumni share more information with their peers—specifically where they decide to attend business school based on where they applied and were accepted. This new tool, called MBA DecisionWire, provides profiles and school selection information updates in real time from your peers as they make the all-important decision of where to actually pursue their MBA. Users can filter others’ submissions by the schools applied to, admitted to and enrolled at, as well as by application year. Read more
Published: January 14, 2016
Yale SOM Interview Report: Round 2 / Video Interview
The following Yale SOM interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The three video interview questions I received were: 1) Why have you chosen to pursue an MBA at this time? 2) Tell us about a time when you had to exert extra effort to complete a task. What was that task and what steps did you take to be successful? 3) “The people who we remember most are the people who break the rules.” Do you agree or disagree with this Read more
Published: January 14, 2016
Fridays from the Frontlines: Kellogg MBAs Take Silicon Valley
Welcome back to Fridays from the Frontlines, where each week we feature the perspectives of current MBA applicants, students and recent alumni wherever they are in the trajectory of business school. Today we’re pleased to feature a post from Luke Murphy, a first-year MBA candidate at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, who recently led a group of fellow students on a trek to San Francisco startups. He was a good one to help organize the trip, having grown up in the Bay Area and worked there for years before business school, most recently as director of business development at Nasdaq in San Francisco. But as you’ll see in the post that follows, even he was surprised by some of what the trip revealed. Read more
Published: January 13, 2016
Best Bets for Banking: Business Schools That Help Land Jobs at Prestige Firms
Admittedly, the percentage of MBA students clamoring for jobs in investment banking is not what it once was. Thanks, 2008 global financial crisis. Nevertheless, the allure of exciting, highly compensated work that provides an opportunity to advance at break-neck speed in terms of both responsibility and pay still makes many a job-seeking MBA student weak in the knees. With annual starting salaries around $125,000—to say nothing of standard bonuses and other compensation—investment banking draws a significant portion of graduating MBAs at many top schools. And it’s not just about the money. Heading into investment banking also lets you work with C-level executives right from the start, involves rubbing elbows with some of the most powerful people in business, provides a well-defined career path for those who opt to stay in the industry and offers an array of jumping off opportunities, be it with client companies or starting your own firm. Read more
Published: January 13, 2016
MIT Sloan Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype
The following MIT Sloan interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! The interview was via Skype because the Adcom made an exception when my flight to MIT was cancelled last-minute. It was at 6am my time (PST), so I was fairly groggy, but the behavioral nature of the questions and the warm, friendly Adcom interviewee made the interview quite engaging. Nothing caught me off-guard; however, unlike my other interview experiences, the questions did not focus on my aspirations and goals. As a Social Impact, unorthodox B-school candidate, I was used to Read more
Published: January 13, 2016
NYU Stern Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-campus
The following NYU / Stern interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I interviewed during Round 1, a bit late in the process (first week of December). I am a woman and opted to do the interview during the normal process, instead of the Spotlight on Women event. My interviewer was part of the Admissions Committee, and she had read my application before the interview. The interview took place in the adcom’s office. The conversation started off with some discussion about my interest in cycling, as I had listed Read more
Published: January 12, 2016
PepsiCo CEO Endows Yale SOM Deanship with Landmark Gift
PepsiCo Chairperson and CEO Indra K. Nooyi this week became the most generous lifetime benefactor in the history of her alma mater, the Yale School of Management (SOM), endowing the deanship of the school and kicking off the Fifth Decade Innovation Fund, the school announced yesterday. “My experience at the Yale School of Management forever altered the course of my life,” the 1980 Yale SOM graduate said in a statement. “My gift to this wonderful institution pales in comparison with the gift that Yale gave me—the fundamental understanding that leadership requires an expansive worldview and a deep appreciation of the many points of intersection between business and society,” she continued. Read more
Published: January 12, 2016
Wharton Professors Examine What Makes MBAs Happy
This post has been republished in its entirety from its original source, metromba.com. Professors Matthew Bidwell and Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania were recently acknowledged for their historic study on the happiness of entrepreneurs. The team discovered, after surveying 11,000 MBA graduates over a span of years, that those who ended up running their own businesses ranked themselves happiest. A recent article by Martin Zwilling in Forbes noted the professors’ research, along with a list of tips for those entering the workplace as entrepreneurs. Read more
Published: January 12, 2016
MBA Admissions Mashup: Admitted Students Weekends
Every Wednesday, we share a round-up of the latest news from admissions blogs at the top business schools. Congratulations to all Round 1 applications who have received positive news from their target schools! (Needless to say, we urge you to head on over to MBA LiveWire to share the good news!) Now that you’ve been admitted, you’re surely receiving invitations to attend Admitted Student Weekends where you’ll have plenty of opportunity to mix and mingle with other future MBAs. Your future classmates await! With this in mind, we’re taking a look at schools hosting admit weekends as Read more
Published: January 12, 2016
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I was interviewed via Skype by an Adcom member. She was very friendly and keen on getting me relaxed before the interview. She started by thanking me for showing interest and applying to UNC Kenan-Flagler and also thanked me for waiting up for the interview since I am international student based outside the USA. She showed me a copy of my CV and stated that she had not seen my application yet. Th following questions were asked: Read more
Published: January 11, 2016
Anderson MBAs Win Big in Renewable Energy Competition
This article has been republished in its entirety from its original source, metromba.com. A team of MBA students from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management won first place last month in the Renewable Energy Case Competition (RECC) at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Competitors included MBA candidates from top schools in the United States and internationally. Read more
Published: January 11, 2016
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interviewed by an adcom member. He is super friendly and super awesome guy. Though every interviewer says that it would be conversational and friendly chat, this guy takes it to another level. I literally felt like sitting in a coffee shop, chatting with an old pal! Some of the questions were very unexpected questions, but none caught me off-guard as they were simple questions about me. He started off by greeting, saying a few comforting sentences. Then he asked Read more
Published: January 11, 2016
UPenn / Wharton Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus
The following UPenn / Wharton interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 Health Care Management applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I was a Health Care Management (HCM) applicant and had two interviews: one with a second-year student, and one with the HCM director, June Kinney. My student interview included the standard Wharton group interview and a brief one-on-one with the second-year after. The group interview was with ~six other applicants, with two second-year moderators/observers. We were emailed a prompt with our interview invitation (prompt: acting as a student at Wharton, plan a conference Read more
Published: January 11, 2016
NYU / Stern Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following NYU / Stern interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! Met with two admissions counselors. They were friendly but the atmosphere was definitely a formal interview. Here are some of the questions I was asked: -Ice breaker for unique résumé item -Walk me through your résumé / work experience. -Why MBA? -Why Stern? -Leadership examples -Give an example of interpersonal communication -Example of a time you have failed -3 brands you admire, 3 companies you would want to Read more
Published: January 11, 2016
GMAC Reveals Strong Employer Projections for MBA Hiring in 2016
Less than two weeks in, and already 2016 is coming up roses for current MBA grads—at least according to a just-released poll of employers conducted by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). Strong 2015 hiring numbers combined with even stronger 2016 hiring projections suggest that it’s a very promising time to graduate with a master’s-level business degree—particularly an MBA. “Recent graduates from business and management programs should see high demand for their skills because employers understand that they are valuable assets to their organizations,” Bob Alig, GMAC’s executive vice president for school products, said in a statement. Read more
Published: January 10, 2016
Choose Your Own GMAT Adventure? GMAC Pilots New “Select Section Order” Option for Exam
For many, feeling like you’re in the driver's seat can make almost any experience better. But even the GMAT? The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which owns and administers the GMAT exam, plans to find out as part of a new pilot program that will give a select group of test takers the ability to choose the order of the exam sections they complete. Clear Admit has obtained a copy of an email sent by GMAC to recent test takers inviting them to participate in the “exclusive, invitation only opportunity.” The testing period of the pilot is limited and expected to run from February 23rd through March 8th, 2016, according to the email, although exact test dates will vary depending on test center availability and other logistics. Read more
Published: January 10, 2016
UCLA Anderson Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / Skype
The following UCLA Anderson interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Read more
Published: January 10, 2016
Admissions Director Shares Details on HBS Round 2 Interview Invitations, Hub Cities
If you submitted an application last week as part of Round 2 at Harvard Business School (HBS), you can expect to receive either an interview invitation or a ding by February 3rd. As promised, Managing Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid Dee Leopold shared details about HBS Round 2 interview invitations in a recent post to her Director’s Blog on Friday. A first wave of HBS Round 2 interview invitations will go out on January 27th, she wrote, with a second wave following on February 3rd. “All candidates not being invited to interview will receive notice of their ‘release’ on February 3rd,” Leopold added. Read more
Published: January 10, 2016
Yale SOM Interview Report: Round 2 / Video Interview
The following Yale SOM interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Read more
Published: January 7, 2016
Fridays from the Frontline: Juggling Motherhood and the MBA at HBS
How many times have you heard someone liken pursuing an MBA to drinking from a fire hose? Between the coursework, student clubs, networking, recruiting—there aren’t enough hours in the day. Now imagine doing it as mom to a three-year-old. Katie Colgary is a second-year student doing precisely that—juggling motherhood and the MBA at Harvard Business School (HBS). She graciously agreed to share this recent blog post with Clear Admit’s readers, in which she reveals how she does it, as well as what resources are in place at HBS to help make doing it possible. Read more
Published: January 6, 2016
UCLA Anderson MBA Grad Wins Award For Life-Changing Technology
This post has been republished in its entirety from its original source, metromba.com. A recent graduate of the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s MBA program won $150,000 in seed money during a recent competition to support innovation in life sciences technology. Derek Herrera, winner of the award, is the founder and CEO of Spinal Singularity. The company’s goal is to revolutionize the way in which people with paralysis, Alzheimer’s or dementia manage the side effect of neurogenic bladder dysfunction. Read more
Published: January 5, 2016
Employment Stats Reveal Banner Year for Tuck Class of 2015 MBAs
As today’s 5 p.m. Round 2 deadline approaches, are you furiously putting the finishing touches on your application to the Tuck School of Business? The school’s most recent career statistics suggest that the effort you put into gaining admission to Tuck should more than pay off when it comes time to look for a job. Late last month, the school shared details about where the Tuck Class of 2015 graduates have landed—and with a staggering 99 percent of them securing job offers within three months of graduation, it made for a record-breaking year. Add to that the fact that median base salaries jumped by eight percent, to $125,000, and the Tuck Career Development Office (CDO) can certainly feel good about the work it’s doing. Read more
Published: January 5, 2016
Columbia Business School Interview Report: Regular Decision / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Columbia Business School interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Regular Decision applicant. Read more
Published: January 4, 2016
USC Marshall MBA Students Team Up for Sports Business Training
This post has been republished in its entirety from its original source, metromba.com.  USC Marshall School of Business MBA students recently got to explore the business side of the sports industry during a visit with executives from the Portland Trail Blazers. Read more

MBA Applywire

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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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November 27, 2024 9:07am ET
Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Finance Manager
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Accenture , AT Kearney , Bain , BCG , Deloitte , Ernst & Young , McKinsey , PWC
GMAT: 690
GPA: 3.79
Years of Work Experience: 2
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November 27, 2024 9:07am ET
Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, Notre Dame / Mendoza, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UVA / Darden, Vanderbilt / Owen
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Banking
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Commercial Banking Companies: Accenture , AT Kearney , Bain , PWC , Bank of America
GRE: 306
GPA: 3.64
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: Africa
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Recently wrote the GRE. It's not a super score but I will probably apply with it anyway. I am still considering retaking the test, as the next time I can take it is around the Round 2 deadline.

My educational background is in social sciences, so wasn't very quant-heavy. Looking at taking an additional quant course to back up my GRE score as the exam fee is about 10x the minimum wage in my country. Any suggestion is welcomed.
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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
November 28, 2024 10:17am ET
Interview Invite to Indiana / Kelley
Round: Round 1
Received via email on October 16, 2024
GPA: 83%
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Nigeria
November 28, 2024 10:15am ET
Interview Invite to Emory / Goizueta
Round: Round 1
Received via email on November 07, 2024
GPA: 83%
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Nigeria
November 28, 2024 9:53am ET
Interview Invite to INSEAD
Round: Round 2
Received via email on November 26, 2024
GMAT: 655
Program Type: One Year Program
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: France
November 28, 2024 3:34am ET
Interview Invite to Boston College / Carroll
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on October 29, 2024
GPA: 3.18
GRE: 302
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: General Management
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