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Published: October 24, 2022
Real Humans of the IMD MBA Class of 2022
We head to Lausanne, Switzerland, for this edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students series to meet some new members of the MBA Class of 2022 at IMD. 104 students matriculated in January 2022 for the one-year IMD MBA. Thirty-five percent are women. The class represents 39 different countries with a fifth coming from Western Europe and 18 percent from South Asia. Fourteen percent hail from East and Central Asia while another 12 percent came from Latin America. Ten percent each joined from Africa/Middle East or North America. Eight percent came from South East Read more
Published: October 23, 2022
HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Don’t let the HBS Interview information online scare you! I interviewed virtually this morning and had a really pleasant conversation! It just felt like I was talking to someone who shared a passion for my industry and wanted to discuss it in depth. The time flew by and I was generally at ease. 90% of the questions were very specific to my industry. At the end of the conversation I was asked something about one of my ECs and the final question was surrounding what more that I would like to share. Good luck out there! If you know yourself Read more
Published: October 23, 2022
Rice Jones Interview Questions & Report: Round 1/ Pre-Recorded / Kira
4 questions. 1. Name and ID (3min) 2. Why an MBA and what comes after? (1.5min) 3. Tell me about a time you made the “right” decision, but it was challenging. (1.5min) 4. What would you do if you had several difficult tests coming up with limited time to study? (1.5min) Read more
Published: October 23, 2022
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alum / Virtual
My interview was an alum who graduated in 2002 and he has been interviewing candidates for a long time. I was nervous going in to the interview, but it was very casual conversation. I was only asked standard questions. Questions I was asked: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? Why now? 3. Why CBS and why NYC? This took 12 mins and we spent the next 18 mins talking about him and his advice to me. I had scheduled the call for 45 mins and was surprised how soon we were done. No behavioral questions Read more
Published: October 23, 2022
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumnus / Virtual
I had a virtual interview with an almunus. It was an hour long conversation, discussing: 1. Introduction (he asked a lot of questions here on Why selected particular major, about my work projects, what did I recommend, he tried to understand my background in depth) 2. Why MBA? Why not a PhD/other masters? (He again asked follow-up questions on my motivation) 3. Why Columbia? 4. A leadership role I have taken 5. Questions for him The interview had basic questions but there were a lot of follow-up questions which threw me off my flow but I Read more
Published: October 23, 2022
Wire Taps 258—Columbia ED ding, what now? Sports management in London. Economics faculty in India.
This week’s episode of the Clear Admit MBA Admissions podcast kicks off with a review of the upcoming admissions deadlines, including R1 interview invites for UPenn / Wharton and Duke / Fuqua.  Your hosts also discuss the wave of Early Action decisions out of Darden and Fuqua. Graham then highlighted the Real Humans pieces for Vanderbilt / Owen and Ohio State / Fisher as well as a recent adcom Q&A with Fuqua’ Shari Hubert, noting that half their incoming class receives some form of merit-based scholarship. Graham also presented NYU / Stern’s recently released employment report, Read more
Published: October 20, 2022
Webinar: To Test or Not to Test: An Open Conversation About the Role of a GMAT Waiver in MBA Admissions
“Should I request a GMAT waiver?” A common question in today’s MBA Admissions environment along with “Can I get admitted if I request a test waiver?” and “Can I still get a job if I have an MBA without GMAT?” Clear Admit partnered with Carnegie Mellon Tepper to discuss these topics and more in an open conversation about the role of test waivers in MBA Admissions.  J.R. McGrath, the Executive Director of Masters Admissions at Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business and Mike Tarantino from the Clear Admit team led the conversation and took plenty of questions from Read more
Published: October 20, 2022
MIT Sloan MBA Class of 2024 Profile: Boost in Domestic Diversity
The MIT Sloan MBA Class of 2024 profile reflects students’ diversity of skills and experience that Sloan sees as critical to the MBA program. 408 matriculated in the fall of 2022, representing a smaller class size of the year prior, 450, and two years ago, 484. Here are some key elements of the profile: MIT Sloan MBA Class Profile: Undergraduate Background Median Undergraduate GPA 3.62 Percent majoring in engineering 29% Percent majoring in business 23% Percent majoring in economics 17% Percent majoring in science & math 15% Percent majoring in humanities, social sciences 12% MIT MBA Read more
Published: October 20, 2022
Real Humans of the UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Class of 2024
Meet some new members of the MBA Class of 2024 at UNC Kenan-Flagler in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. Kenan-Flagler welcomed 242 students to the full-time MBA Class of 2024. Thirty-eight percent are women and 35 percent are international. Twenty-three percent identify as U.S. minorities and 15 percent as U.S. underrepresented minorities. During their undergraduate years, the class earned an average GPA of 3.43 at U.S. schools. They averaged an age of 28 and five years of work experience upon matriculating at Kenan-Flagler. Nine percent have a background in the military, while Read more
Published: October 19, 2022
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
A vast majority of the interview was me telling my story. Very casual, and a great opportunity to hit on the things I wanted to highlight. The interviewer had not seen any part of my profile, to include resume. I went step by step from where I grew up, to college, all the way through where I am now, highlighting why I made the choices I did and what some of my key challenges and accomplishments were. We then went through the standard Why career change, Why MBA, and Why Darden, and I was able to tie various points of Read more
Published: October 19, 2022
CBS Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumni / Zoom
9/01 – Applied 9/22 – Received Interview Invite via email. Submitted interview request form, matched with an alumni, and scheduled a virtual interview. 9/26 – Zoom interview, resume-based only. The alumni interviewer (~10 years out of CBS) submitted feedback immediately after the interview. I think they were filling out the feedback form as we spoke. 10/5 – Accepted! List of Interview Questions — – Tell me about yourself / work experience / background. – Why MBA? – Career goals – immediately after and long term. – Backup plan? Commentary — The interview Read more
Published: October 19, 2022
MBA Applicants – We Need Your Input! $25 Gift Card Opportunity!
How do global factors inform your decision about pursing an MBA? How do you engage with business schools and decide where – and when – to apply? We certainly have some ideas – but we want to hear from you! Clear Admit is conducting an online survey to learn more about your decision-making as you consider business schools and where/when you plan to apply. This anonymous survey will take you 10-15 minutes to complete. If you’re applying or planning to apply to full-time MBA programs for Fall 2023 enrollment or later, then we’d love to hear from you! Read more
Published: October 19, 2022
Real Humans of Vanderbilt Owen’s MBA Class of 2024
This edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students series takes us to Nashville to meet some new members of the Vanderbilt Owen MBA Class of 2024. Vanderbilt Owen welcomed 147 new students in the fall of 2022. Twenty-nine percent are women and 31 percent are international, which includes foreign nationals, dual citizens and U.S. permanent residents. A fifth of the new class identify as a U.S. minority. During their undergraduate years, Owen MBAs earned an average 3.43 GPA. Their average GMAT score landed at 690 and the median at 700. The middle 80 percent Read more
Published: October 18, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Shari Hubert of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business
In this Admissions Director Q&A, get the inside scoop on MBA admissions at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Shari Hubert, Associate Dean of Admissions, is responsible for overseeing recruitment and admissions for the school’s portfolio of ten business degree programs. Prior to Fuqua, she was in charge of admissions for the Full-time and Evening MBA programs at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Hubert has extensive experience in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, and entered higher education after working for the Peace Corps as director of recruitment within the Office Read more
Published: October 17, 2022
NYU Stern MBA Class of 2022 Employment Report: Record-High Compensation
See the NYU Stern employment report for the MBA Class of 2023 here. The NYU Stern School of Business MBA Class of 2022 achieved record-high compensation, including the school’s highest ever median base salary and mean total compensation, according to the new employment report. The median base salary increased $15,000 over last year’s class to an all-time record of $170,000. Average total compensation for the Class of 2022 climbed $14,340 to $196,143, another record. 94.1 percent of Stern MBA graduates accepted jobs within three months of graduation. Associate Dean of Career Read more
Published: October 17, 2022
CBS Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alum / Off-Campus
The alum seemed very pleasant and casual. It was a very “fit” type interview, with the alum asking mostly questions about “Why MBA” and “Why my chosen field.” Questions about what clubs I would join as well as why my backup plan was if my initial plan failed were also asked. I was surprised how nonchalant (in a good way) and chill the alum was. I think CBS probably uses interviews to weed out people with toxic personalities, and that the interview doesn’t play a huge part in the admissions decision. Read more
Published: October 17, 2022
Real Humans of the OSU Fisher MBA Class of 2024
It’s time to head to The Ohio State and meet some new members of the Fisher College of Business MBA Class of 2024 in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. Fifty-six new MBA students joined Fisher in the Fall of 2022. Thirty-two percent of the new class are women and 43 percent are international. Nine percent identify as a member of a domestic minority group. During their undergraduate years, 41 percent pursued undergraduate degrees in business. Another 23 percent had studied arts and sciences, and 20 percent Read more
Published: October 16, 2022
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off Campus
The interview was very conversational and lasted for about 45mins. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? Why Haas? 3. How will you foster DEI? 4. Tell me about a time you motivated your team members. What was the outcome? 5. Another question about why I’m interested in Haas. 6. Questions for the interviewer. Overall I enjoyed the conversation and learned a lot from his stories. Read more
Published: October 16, 2022
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interviewer was a friendly second-year student, we started with some small talk. The interview was only based on my resume. It lasted 45 minutes. I received the following questions: Tell me about yourself. Why did you choose your first job? Tell me about these specific interests on your resume. Why Tuck? Why is now the right time for an MBA? What is your greatest professional accomplishment? Tell me about a time you helped someone even when it wasn’t convenient for you. Tell me about a time you received feedback. How would you contribute to a study group at Tuck? Read more
Published: October 16, 2022
Duke Fuqua MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
I opted for the open interview and a full day of programming. My interview was at 9 am, and I checked in at 8:30 am and found two very welcoming first-year students waiting in the lobby, giving us company and engaging in great conversations. The interview started promptly at 9:00 am, with the interviewer briefly going over the process and introducing a little about himself. The questions thereafter flowed as follows (and I might be paraphrasing a bit here): 1. Please introduce yourself and share with me your journey thus far. 2. Why MBA? 3. Why Fuqua? Read more
Published: October 16, 2022
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / AdCom / Zoom
The interview was relatively conversational. It began with tell me about yourself? And then the standard: – Why NYU? – What makes this program different than others? – Walk me through some feedback that you received and how you were able to leverage this for your development. The interviewer was super friendly and approachable. Read more
Published: October 16, 2022
Wire Taps 257—13 Applications in one round? Pivoting to investment banking. Start-up experience to tech product management
This edition of the Clear Admit MBA Admissions podcast kicks off with a quick review of the upcoming MBA admissions deadlines for this week, including final decisions from both Duke / Fuqua and UVA / Darden for their Early Action rounds. Alex and Graham then discussed the considerable activity last week on Live Wire in terms of interview invites for several top MBA programs. Graham highlighted three Real Humans pieces for Cambridge / Judge, CMU / Tepper and Rice / Jones and also noted the new adcom Q&As for INSEAD and CMU / Tepper. Your hosts Read more
Published: October 13, 2022
Real Humans of the Cambridge Judge MBA Class of 2023
In this edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students series, we head to Cambridge University’s Judge Business School in England to meet some new members of the Class of 2023. 210 students matriculated at the one-year MBA program for the Class of 2023. Forty-seven percent are women and the class represents 46 different nationalities. During their undergraduate years, 34 percent had majored in business/accounting/finance. A quarter had studied engineering and 13 percent had studied other STEM disciplines. Fourteen percent earned degrees in economics followed by nine percent in social sciences. Five percent came from Read more
Published: October 13, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Teresa Peiro-Camaro of INSEAD
We continue our Admissions Director Q&A series with Teresa Peiro-Camaro, the Associate Director, Global Admissions at INSEAD. Based in Fontainebleau, France, she leads the Admissions Office team, which oversees the admissions process for Degree Programmes and is responsible for the class composition for Executive Degrees and MBA. In this role, she is responsible for ensuring that each INSEAD cohort brings together people, cultures, and ideas to develop responsible leaders who transform business and society. Teresa and her team accompany candidates along the entire application journey, helping them to explore their driving motivation and to fulfill Read more
Published: October 12, 2022
Duke Fuqua MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
The waiting area was friendly and lively with other candidates having conversation and student representatives placed in the room to chat with while you wait. My interviewer was a second-year and was friendly but professional. It was a resume-based interview that lasted about 30 minutes with an additional 15 or so for my questions. It seemed like fit was a really important emphasis of the conversation as opposed to purely professional achievements and goals. After finishing the interview, I felt even stronger that I wanted to attend. Questions: Tell me about yourself Why MBA? Why are you ready now? What Read more

MBA Applywire

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January 10, 2025 4:34pm ET
Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Data Engineering
Post-MBA Target Industry: Other
GMAT: 655
GPA: 3.7
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Midwest, USA
Post MBA Location: Chicago
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January 10, 2025 12:18pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Duke / Fuqua, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Pharmaceutical
GRE: 328
GPA: 3.56
Years of Work Experience: 5
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January 10, 2025 3:48am ET
Applying: UT Austin / McCombs
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Engineer
Post-MBA Target Industry: Undecided
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 7
Location: Houston
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January 9, 2025 2:53pm ET
Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, UPenn / Wharton
Pre-MBA Career: MBB Consultant -> PE Associate
Post-MBA Target Industry: Private Equity, Asset Management, inc. HF Companies: Bain Capital , Blackstone , Carlyle Group , TPG , KKR , Other , Blackrock , Fidelity , Goldman Sachs , Vanguard
GMAT: 774
GPA: 3.9
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: New York
Post MBA Location: United States
Notes:

- Canadian citizen
- Completed STEM undergrad in Canada
- Worked for 2-years in biochemistry lab
- Director of major student tutoring program
- Completed masters at LSE in London
- Regular club involvement during masters
- Recruited for MBB in Middle East country post masters
- Top rating and fast-track promotion to post-MBA role
- Transferred to top US office within same MBB
- Recruited for top-quartile UMM fund with AUM of $5-10B

- Only applying to Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, Yale with top target Wharton
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January 8, 2025 10:33pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Dartmouth / Tuck, Harvard Business School, IESE, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: BCG
GMAT: 655
GPA: 3.53
Years of Work Experience: 7
Post MBA Location: Consulting
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January 11, 2025 2:07am ET
Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 10, 2025
GPA: 3.35
GMAT: 760
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: India
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Haven’t completed video essays yet, got the email about 1 AM UTC
January 11, 2025 1:49am ET
Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 10, 2025
GPA: 3.93
GRE: 330
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: NYC
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app submitted the day of the deadline
January 10, 2025 10:30pm ET
Interview Invite to Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 2
Received via email on January 08, 2025
GPA: 3.63
GMAT: 715
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Indiana, USA
January 10, 2025 10:26pm ET
Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 10, 2025
GPA: 3.63
GMAT: 715
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Indiana, USA
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January 10, 2025 9:36pm ET
Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 10, 2025
GPA: 3.81
GRE: 327
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: SC
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