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Published: September 7, 2022
Duke Fuqua MBA Class of 2024 Profile: Near Gender Parity & Bump in International Representation
See the Duke Fuqua MBA Class of 2025 profile here. Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business welcomed 399 students to its MBA Class of 2024. International students, as based on citizenship and dual citizenship, represents the greatest jump from last year’s class with a five percent increase from 47 to 52 percent. The middle 80 percent range of GMAT scores shifted up by ten points at each end. Meanwhile, the average combined GRE test scores for the newest class landed at 317. The Daytime MBA program at Fuqua also maintained it’s near-parity representation Read more
Published: September 7, 2022
Real Humans of the Cornell Johnson MBA Class of 2024
We get a look inside the Cornell Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management Two-Year MBA program with the Class of 2024 in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. 303 students matriculated to be part of the Johnson MBA Class of 2024. Forty-three percent of the incoming class are international students and represent 43 countries. Thirty-nine percent are women, and 43 percent identify as U.S. minority students. Historically underrepresented minorities, classified as students who identify as Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous peoples, make up 16 percent of the class. Fifty-four percent earned their undergraduate degree Read more
Published: September 6, 2022
Columbia MBA Class Profile: Diversity Abounds in the Class of 2024
See the Columbia MBA Class of 2025 profile here. Columbia Business School‘s MBA Class of 2024 welcomed 844 students, with 629 starting in August and 215 beginning in January. Diversity abounds as percentage of women rose to 44 percent and international students make up 51 percent of the class. U.S. minority representation also increased over last year, to 42 percent. According to this year’s class profile, CBS received 6,177 applications this past admissions season, compared to 6,535 for the Class of 2023. The school admitted 1,363 this year compared to admitting 1,215 Read more
Published: September 5, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Rodrigo Malta of Texas McCombs
Rodrigo Malta, Managing Director of MBA Marketing, Recruiting & Admissions at the Texas McCombs School of Business, joins us to reveal what’s new about McCombs’ admissions and more in this edition of our MBA Admissions Director Q&A series. Originally from Brazil, Rodrigo cites that one of his proudest moments was becoming a US citizen in 2008, which was the same year he joined Texas McCombs as the Associate Director of MBA Admissions, Lead Diversity Recruiter for the full-time MBA Program. His current role as Managing Director covers Texas McCombs’ Full Time, Evening, Weekend – Dallas, Weekend Read more
Published: September 4, 2022
Wire Taps 250—319 GRE, Round 1 vs Round 2. Apply this year or next year? African entrepreneur
This week’s show kicks off with a short “celebration” of the 250th episode of Clear Admit’s podcast. Over 3+ years we’ve had 264,000 listens, with listeners tuning in from nearly every corner of the globe! Alex then discussed this week’s upcoming deadlines, which include Harvard, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden and Duke / Fuqua. Graham highlighted the Real Humans piece recently published for Michigan / Ross MBA students, and your hosts discussed the value of these pieces for understanding fit for each of these programs. Graham also highlighted the Adcom Q&As from Vanderbilt / Owen and Read more
Published: September 1, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Bruce DelMonico of the Yale School of Management
In another installment of our MBA Admissions Director Q&A series, we hear from Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean for Admissions at the Yale School of Management. Bruce joined Yale SOM in October 2004 and has led the Admissions Office since November 2006. Before joining Yale, Bruce was an attorney focused on First Amendment, white collar, and commercial litigation. Bruce holds a BA in Honors English from Brown University, an MA in Literature from the University of Texas at Austin, and a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. Read on for his insights into MBA admissions Read more
Published: August 31, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Bailey McChesney of Vanderbilt Owen
We continue with our Admissions Director Q&A series with Bailey McChesney, the Director of MBA Admissions at Vanderbilt Owen. As part of her role, Bailey manages the application evaluation process, incoming student onboarding experience and MBA Recruiting & Admissions Fellows. Bailey began with Vanderbilt Business in March 2011 in an admissions operations role in which she facilitated many of the operational procedures for the department and planned a national MBA recruiting tour. Prior to her current role, she enjoyed traveling and recruiting students to join the Vanderbilt MBA program and serving as the Owen Orientation Chair. Read Read more
Published: August 30, 2022
Stanford MSx Class of 2023 Profile: Established Leaders Pursue Greater Impact
24 experienced entrepreneurs; 18 current or former CEOs; 9 members with military, government, or diplomatic experience; 15 professional investors; and 5 law firm partners. These are just some of the people who make up the newest Stanford MSx class. The MSx program is designed for mid-career professionals with at least eight years of professional work experience. It’s a one-year, full-time program and participants earn a master of science in management degree. When students arrive in July, they typically complete most of the streamlined core curriculum in foundational business topics including finance, strategy, and operations during their first quarter. Read more
Published: August 30, 2022
Associate Dean Q&A: George Andrews of Rice Jones Graduate School of Business
For this installment of our Admissions Director Q&A series, we head to Texas to learn about the MBA program at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business (Rice Business). George Andrews joined Rice Business in the fall of 2014 as associate dean of degree programs, leading each of the MBA programs, the Career Development Office, Student Program Office, and Recruiting and Admissions. He served seven years at Chicago Booth, where he was associate dean for their evening MBA and weekend MBA programs. At Booth, George led a series of innovative programmatic student recruitment and Read more
Published: August 29, 2022
Webinar: HKU Business School Information Session – Video Recap
Interested in HKU Business School for your MBA?  This session is for you! In this info session with HKU Business School, the HKU Senior Executive Director provided information on the HKU Full-time MBA Programme offerings. Watch the video below and learn about the programme curriculum, merit-based scholarships, career services, the China Immersion Programme and networking opportunities. Also, hear about Asia-focused core and elective subjects including ESG, Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing, Managing Black Swans, Disrupting Business Models with Blockchains, AI for Business Leaders. HKU Business School Webinar Speaker Sachin Tipnis, Senior Executive Director, Read more
Published: August 29, 2022
NYU Stern MBA Class of 2024 Sets New Academic Records
See the NYU Stern MBA Class of 2025 profile here. New York University’s Stern School of Business revealed a record-breaking MBA Class of 2024 profile. The new class earned the highest average GMAT in the school’s history: 733. They also showed their academic prowess with a new record average GPA of 3.62. Stern is also proud of the diversity of the newest MBA class, as percentages of women, international students and U.S. minorities all increased over last year. Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions Lisa Rios remarked, “The strength of our newest class shows that demand for Read more
Published: August 29, 2022
Real Humans of the Michigan Ross MBA Class of 2024
We are excited to kick off Real Humans: MBA Students with the Michigan Ross MBA Class of 2024. In this annual series, new MBA students provide firsthand insights into the academic and student life at their leading business schools. Michigan Ross welcomed 380 students to the Class of 2024. Forty-two percent of the new group are women and 36 percent are international. Forty-two percent identify as U.S. students of color. During their undergraduate years, the Ross MBA Class of 2024 averaged a GPA of 3.5. Thirty-eight percent had majored in business, 40 percent Read more
Published: August 28, 2022
Wire Taps 249—Eastern European with low GRE score. Retaking the GMAT, modest GPA. Strong numbers, strong profile
This week’s episode kicks off with a look ahead to this week’s admissions deadlines for Oxford / Said and ISB. Graham and Alex also discussed the current activity on MBA LiveWire from those applying to Columbia Early Decision and J-Term rounds. Graham noted two recently published Adcom Q&As, from the ISB and UC Irvine; he then brought up the recent publication of a ‘Real Numbers’ piece on the percent of students who are US minorities at the top programs in the United States. This led to a discussion regarding the important distinction between being an under-represented minority Read more
Published: August 28, 2022
Emory Goizueta Secures Over $41M in Scholarship Donations
Emory University’s Goizueta Business School announced recently they have secured more than $41 million in new scholarship donations with three more years of the fundraising campaign remaining. Goizueta considers student scholarships a fundraising priority, as a means to attract the best and brightest students. “The cost of pursuing a graduate degree is a significant investment,” said Melissa Rapp, associate dean of graduate admissions at Goizueta. “Scholarships provide individual students financial relief and allow our school to attract the most sought-after student talent. More broadly, this funding benefits communities by establishing a pipeline of diverse and talented students Read more
Published: August 25, 2022
Harvard Business School Announces Full-Tuition Scholarships
Harvard Business School (HBS) seeks to remove cost as a barrier to higher education with the announcement that they will provide scholarships to cover the total cost of tuition and course fees for those with the greatest financial need. This will apply to approximately 10 percent of the HBS MBA student body. While students will be responsible for their own living expenses, the funding from the school works out to $76,000 per year for the two-year program. More scholarship support will also be made available to middle income students. “We know that talent is much more evenly distributed than Read more
Published: August 24, 2022
A CEO, A CMO, and 2 Founders: Meet 4 Tuck MBA Alumni Bettering the World Through Business
Sponsored Content The mission of the Dartmouth Tuck School of Business is to develop wise, decisive leaders who better the world through business. Through the foundational first-year core curriculum, innovative second-year electives, and immersive, team-based learning experience, Tuck MBAs accumulate the functional expertise of strategic thinking and management, the analytic skills used to develop and defend points of view, and the empathy to understand and work effectively with others. They learn to make the right decisions by thoughtfully defining, analyzing, and solving problems and seizing opportunities. They understand Read more
Published: August 24, 2022
Associate Director of Admissions Q&A: Lindsay Haberman of UCI Merage
We head to California to learn about University of California, Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business (UCI Merage) from Lindsay Haberman, Associate Director of Recruitment and Admissions for the Full-Time MBA Program, in this edition of our Admissions Director Q&A series. Lindsay joined the Merage School in April 2015 and has worked primary with the FEMBA and Full-Time MBA students. She has held multiple roles, starting as a coordinator and now in her current role working with MBA Recruitment and Admissions. Her main responsibilities include recruitment, event management and marketing. Prior to the Merage Read more
Published: August 23, 2022
Real Numbers of MBA Admissions: Percentage of U.S. Minorities at Top U.S. Business Schools
The percentage of U.S. minorities at top U.S. business schools can provide a sense of the diversity you will find in your MBA program. U.S. minorities is defined as enrolled students at business school who are US citizens or permanent residents who self identify as African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American, Asian Pacific, or Asian Indian. See the percentage of minorities as reported by top business schools in the chart below. U.S. School % U.S. Minorities Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business 44% Columbia Business School 40% Cornell University SC Johnson Graduate School of Management 43%** Dartmouth Read more
Published: August 22, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Dibyendu Bose of the Indian School of Business
In this edition of our ongoing Admissions Director Q&A series, we hear from Dibyendu Bose, the Senior Director of Admissions & Financial Aid and Alumni Engagement at Indian School of Business (ISB), about their Post Graduate Program in Management (PGP). His marketing portfolio includes the flagship MBA and EMBA equivalent programmes (PGP suite) as well as Advanced Management programmes (AMP suite) at ISB. In his role as the head of the Office of Alumni Engagement, he is responsible for integrating the global alumni community through different School initiatives and making them an integral part of Read more
Published: August 21, 2022
Wire Taps 248—Indian EdTech entrepreneur. Aerospace and Defense engineer. Enlisted Army linguist.
This week’s podcast kicks off with a discussion of the recently released class profiles for UCLA / Anderson and Cornell / Johnson. Both programs showcase impressive incoming students and stats overall, but there are some notable trends to observe around application volume and an uptick in the percentage of international students. Alex and Graham wonder if this potentially leads to some downward pressure on gender diversity, as the international pool traditionally has fewer women (as a percentage) than the domestic pool. Alex noted the fast-approaching R1 deadlines for this season, and Graham highlighted the Adcom Q&As that Read more
Published: August 17, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Maria Pineda of University of Maryland Smith School of Business
For this installment of our Admissions Director Q&A series, it’s time to learn all about the MBA program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Maria Pineda has been with UMD Smith for over 15 years. As the Senior Director of Admissions, Maria manages the recruiting efforts for Full Time MBA and Specialty Master’s Programs. She joins us again to discuss admissions, essays, interviews and more. Maria Pineda, Senior Director of Admissions at The University of Maryland Clear Admit: What is the one aspect of your program that you wish Read more
Published: August 16, 2022
Cornell Johnson MBA Class Profile: Two-Year MBA Class of 2024
See the Cornell Johnson MBA Class of 2025 profile here.  The Cornell MBA class profile for the Two-Year Class of 2024 mirrors the Class of 2023 in some ways, with a few upward shifts in GMAT scores and percentage of international students. Cornell’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management maintained a class size of 303 students compared to 304 last year. They also matched last year’s composition of 39 percent women. The median GMAT score for the Class of 2024 rose ten points to 710, compared to 700 for the Class Read more
Published: August 15, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Chris Adams of The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
In this edition of our Admissions Director Q&A, get an inside look at MBA admissions and opportunities at The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business. Chris Adams is the Director of Recruitment and Outreach for graduate programs at OSU Fisher and has the scoop on what makes the university and its Columbus, OH, base so attractive. Chris began his career as a marketing professional and PROSCI-certified change management consultant, launching real-world solutions in industries ranging from higher education to finance. Over the last six years, he’s been helping students take the next step in their careers Read more
Published: August 14, 2022
Wire Taps 247—Super GMAT modest GPA conundrum. Hungarian consultant. Brazilian banker
This week’s episode of WireTaps kicks off with a discussion on the percentage of international students at the top US MBA programs. There is quite a difference in the numbers at Stanford and Columbia versus Wharton and Harvard. Alex and Graham speculated as to the reasons. Your hosts also noted the upcoming MBA admissions deadlines for Round 1, which begin at the end of August. Graham then highlighted an upcoming webinar (August 17) featuring alumni who appeared in our Real Humans series to discuss their career paths. You can sign up here: https://bit.ly/realhumanswebinar Graham also highlighted the Read more
Published: August 11, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Chris Healy of Manchester AMBS
We have another informative Admissions Director Q&A for you, this time with Chris Healy, the Head of MBA Marketing & Recruitment at Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) at the University of Manchester. Chris has 15 years of experience in graduate management education and a passion for GME that has only grown over time. He’s implemented and developed marketing and recruitment strategies both domestically and internationally, to meet the academic and commercial objectives of the school. During this time, he’s gained experience and insight in the UK, Western Europe, Central Asia, Middle East, North America, Read more

MBA Applywire

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April 2, 2025 1:21pm ET
Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Georgia Tech / Scheller, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Pharmaceutical Operations
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Pharmaceutical Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey , Johnson & Johnson , Merck
GRE: 321
GPA: 3.7
Years of Work Experience: 15
Location: Mumbai
Post MBA Location: NYC
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March 30, 2025 10:53am ET
Applying: Columbia, Duke / Fuqua, ESADE, IESE, INSEAD, London Business School, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Other, Penn State / Smeal, U. Chicago Booth, UCLA Anderson, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Banking and technology
Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology, Commercial Banking Companies: Other , Other
GMAT: 710
GPA: 3.1
Years of Work Experience: 7
Location: Brazil
Post MBA Location: Brazil
Notes:

I am a 29 yo black brazilian woman. I am civil engineer by the oldest civil engineer school of Brazil with full scholarship. I have been working with data since 2015 and now I am coordinator of a data team I the biggest Latin American Bank. Currently I am studying for toefl and improving my English. My main purposes joining a top tier mba are to improve my leadership skills and to learn with different people from different backgrounds (I am working in the same business since 2017).
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March 30, 2025 10:29am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, INSEAD, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Fintech, Morgan Stanley
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology Companies: Accenture , Bain , BCG , McKinsey , PWC , Amazon , Apple , Facebook , Google , Microsoft
GRE: 322
GPA: 3.39
Years of Work Experience: 5
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March 27, 2025 2:54am ET
Applying: Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: DA/DS; Family Business
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Family Business, Entrepreneurship
GRE: 330
GPA: 3.5
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Malden, MA
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March 25, 2025 7:42am ET
Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Real estate acquisitions and development
Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking
GMAT: 675
GPA: 3.1
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Mid-atlantic
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I am originally from the UK (now a permanent resident) and went to community college (3.6 gpa), then transferred to a top 25 undergrad and severe health issues due to a disability causing me to get a 3.1 gpa. I then stayed there and did a master’s in finance with a 3.8 gpa. I am very passionate about giving back, especially about the homelessness epidemic. Before college I spent a year in Switzerland volunteering at homeless shelters. During college I led a campus ministry with a focus on helping the unhoused. After my experience with my disability, I started a nonprofit that has consulted with several shelters and foodbanks to help those with similar health issues as myself. I also personally raised capital to purchase and preserve an affordable multifamily property. My career has been in real estate since I graduated, but I have job hopped. My first job was 5 months, then I moved to be closer to family. My next job was for 7 months, but I quit as they were taking actions to make housing unaffordable for first time buyers. My next job was in acquisitions but I was laid off with about half the company due to the rising interest rates that affected the industry. I have been at an impact real estate private equity firm for almost 2 years in an acquisitions, development, and asset management role with a promotion. All my roles have been for REITs or PE firms. My post-mba goal is banking to better learn capital markets and long term to start an affordable real estate investment firm, perhaps in London. I would love to be a wire tap candidate, fingers crossed.
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April 3, 2025 1:13am ET
Waitlisted at Cornell / Johnson
Round: Round 2
Received via email April 2, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 729
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
April 3, 2025 1:00am ET
Accepted to Harvard Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on March 25, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.89
GRE: 325
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
April 2, 2025 11:55pm ET
Interview Invite to Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 3
Received via email April 2, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 321
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: General Management
Application Location: Mumbai
April 2, 2025 5:15pm ET
Accepted to Cornell / Johnson
Round: Round 2
Received via phone April 2, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 319
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
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Roy H. Park Leadership Fellow and Forte Fellow!
April 2, 2025 5:09pm ET
Accepted to Stanford GSB
Round: Round 2
Received via phone April 2, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.8
GMAT: 700
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: Latam
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