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Published: July 22, 2014

Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business Hosts 17 Ventures in Summer Startup Incubator

Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business this summer is hosting 17 entrepreneurial ventures as part of its startup incubator program, the school reports. Called the “Startup Hoyas Summer Launch Program,” the incubator was designed specifically for current Georgetown students and recent graduates who want to launch a new venture. Participating students enjoy a range of benefits, including dedicated support from Georgetown faculty, mentors and experienced entrepreneurs. Read more

Published: March 25, 2014

Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus

The interview was a fairly relaxed, one-on-one conversation. It was a blind interview and some questions my interviewer asked were: 1) Walk me through your resume 2) Tell me about a challenge at work 3) Tell me about a time you failed at work 4) Why an MBA, Why now? 5) Tell me about a time you worked in a team setting and what you would bring to the learning community I thoroughly enjoyed my interview. It was very conversational and she seemed genuinely interested in getting to know me. Accepted in Dec 2013 Read more

Published: March 25, 2014

Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus

My interview, which was blind, felt pretty relaxed and conversational. It was much more of a conversation about my resume and interests. My interviewer asked standard questions such as: 1. Why business school / why now? 2. Talk about a challenge at work. 3. Talk about a time I failed at work. 4. Talk about a time I worked as part of a team. Status: Admitted Read more

Published: February 23, 2014

Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus

My interview was with an Assistant Director of Admissions. It was a blind interview, so she had not seen my file. I brought a copy of my resume. Questions: 1. Tell me about you personally and professionally 2. Tell me about a leadership experience 3. Tell me about a time you could’ve taken the lead but instead contributed more as a team member –> this was perhaps the question that stumped me a little 4. Tell me about an international experience 5. What is one good piece of advice you’ve received from a leader, mentor Read more

Published: December 9, 2013

Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus

I met the assistant dean of admissions at the Hilton in midtown New York. Though the hotel was crowded, we had a quiet area. It was a blind interview, but she had my resume. She was prepared with a full sheet (front and back) of questions, and she wrote down almost everything I was saying. The interview took a full 30 minutes, as there were about 15 questions. What surprised me was that there were a lot of questions about times I had failed/times I had to overcome obstacles. I was more prepared to speak about my accomplishments so this Read more

Published: November 21, 2013

Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1/ Adcom / Skype

Had interview with Associate Dean of MBA Admissions. Lasted 35 min + 10 min Q&A. Questions: Tell me a time when you persevered despite your better judgement. What are the 3 most important characteristics of a leader, and how have you demonstrated these qualities? Read more

Published: September 2, 2013

Career Services Director Q&A: Doreen Amorosa of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business

~ A CLEAR ADMIT EXCLUSIVE ~ Three years ago Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business convinced Doreen Amorosa to take over as associate dean and managing director of career services, despite the fact that she lived in New Jersey, not Washington, DC, and didn’t plan to move. Now she keeps a small apartment in DC and commutes back and forth each week, returning to spend the weekends with her husband. Until that point, Amorosa had spent all of her career working in New York City, including the first 22 years with Merrill Lynch. In her later years at Merrill, she migrated into running recruiting and retention for the firm, discovering that was what she really loved. She went on to head recruiting for a range of other firms, including American Express, traveling to the McDonough campus in that capacity to recruit MBA students. And that’s how the school recognized her talents and eventually wooed her to its side of the fence. Read more

Published: August 29, 2013

McDonough, ESADE, EBAPE Launch New Corporate International Master’s Program

Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, together with Spain’s ESADE Business School and Brazilian Business School EBAPE/Fundação Getulio Vargas, has launched a new year-long master’s program with an international focus for experienced business executives. The new Corporate International Master’s (CIM) Program welcomed its inaugural class of 27 students to McDonough’s Washington, DC, campus earlier this month. Designed for experienced professionals and executives who want to obtain a master’s degree while continuing to work, the CIM program includes four in-person sessions at locations around the globe augmented by online classes in between. The internationally focused curriculum was created to help students expand their understanding of business practices in the United States, Europe, Latin America and China. Read more

Published: August 7, 2013

GMAC Commissions New Book on Challenges Facing Business Education

The Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), which owns and administers the GMAT exam, has commissioned a new book examining challenges confronting graduate management education, from technological advancements and globalization to how to measure program quality other than through rankings. Disrupt or Be Disrupted: A Blueprint for Change in Management Education, out this month, contains contributions from leading academics and thinkers such as Harvard Business School Professor Rakesh Khurana and Former INSEAD Dean Dipak Jain on how to reimagine curriculum content and delivery, student engagement, faculty development and more. Read more

Published: July 11, 2013

McDonough School of Business, Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative Collaborate on Summer StartUp Program

For the second year in a row, the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative and the McDonough School of Business are partnering to help teams of current students and alumni kick-start business plans over the summer. Called Summer StartUp, the program is designed to help entrepreneurial students and recent alumni do just that – to spend two months over the summer developing business plans and initiative their own businesses. McDonough and the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative collaborate to give participating students working space as well as great networking opportunities and exposure to potential business investors. This year, Summer StartUp will include 15 student ventures drawn from across the university. Read more

Published: June 25, 2013

Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business Joins Consortium for Graduate Study in Management

The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing diversity in business school and the corporate world, announced this week that Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business has joined as its newest member school, bringing the total number of member schools to a record 18. McDonough is the first new business school to join the Consortium since 2010. The Consortium recruits new member schools selectively, believing that by partnering with only the top MBA programs in the country is the best way to help its members and fellows succeed while providing its corporate partners with access to the most promising candidates. Read more

Published: June 18, 2013

Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business Hosts Young Women’s International Leadership Summit

Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business this week welcomes a group of outstanding young women leaders from around the globe to its campus as part of a week-long leadership summit, the school announced this week. Twenty-six young women between the ages of 15 and 23 are taking part in the iLive2Lead (iL2L) 2013 Young Women’s International Leadership Summit on McDonough’s Washington, DC, campus. The women, who come from 21 different countries, will learn leadership skills and develop entrepreneurship action plans as part of the event, which is sponsored by McDonough’s Office of Executive Education. Read more

Published: March 19, 2013

Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On campus

I interviewed on 01/24 during the day. I applied Round 2 and interviewed with an AdCom memeber. When I got there, no one was in the admissions office to talk to me or answer questions or anything like that. So I had time to read through my notes and mentally prepare myself. Then, the Adcom member came out and greeted me… he was really nice and conversational. It’s a blind interview, so all he saw was my resume in advance (he also did ask me for a copy – so make sure to print one out in advance!) He asked Read more

Published: February 26, 2013

Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus

It was a relaxed interview, it was alum vs alum, application based. I was asked a lot about myself: hobbies, what books I liked to read, if I liked to study alone or preferred to study in groups, if I had any leadership skills, why I chose that School and not another, the way I was going to support myself economically speaking. What I thought were my weaknesses, and how I could improve them. I was kind of surprised that they didn’t ask many questions of regarding the MBA itself, but I left the interview feeling confident. I Read more

Published: September 17, 2012

Admissions Director Q&A: Katelyn Rosa Stephenson of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University

We were lucky enough to catch Katelyn Rosa Stephenson just weeks into her role as interim assistant dean and director of MBA admissions at the McDonough School of Business. But though she is new to heading up admissions, she is not new to McDonough. She joined the admissions staff in March 2008, bringing with her plenty of experience from time spent working in undergraduate admission at the George Washington University. Read on to learn what Rosa Stephenson has to share about the new curriculum McDonough will implement this fall, including the steps the school is taking to provide its students with a truly global education. She also highlights the contributions of Georgetown’s Jesuit origins to the MBA program and provides practical advice and insight regarding the admissions process. Check it out. Read more

Published: April 8, 2012

MBA Admissions Staff Monitor for Plagiarism in Application Essays

Following the disclosure earlier this year by UCLA Anderson School of Management that it rejected 52 applicants to its MBA program under suspicion of plagiarism, more business schools are turning to paid services that can detect when prospective applicants try to pass off pre-canned work as part of their own application essays, a Financial Times article reports this week. At UCLA Anderson, detecting plagiarism among applicants was an unanticipated result of going digital with its application process. Anderson’s admissions staff this year began reviewing all applications using iPads. “Once we went digital, all kinds of possibilities opened up, including the option to run admissions essays through Turnitin,” Andrew Ainslie, Anderson’s senior associate dean, told the FT. Read more

Published: April 2, 2012

Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus / Adcom

I interviewed on campus at Georgetown McDonough on January 19 with my case manager on the admissions committee. The interview was a bit more formal/structured than the conversational ones at other schools and lasted approximately 45 minutes. I was granted about 10 minutes to ask questions and follow up on any of the previous discussion. This part was a bit awkward as I asked about the curriculum redesign which at that point they weren’t ready to release any information on this topic yet. She took sporadic notes on my resume and seemed to mentally refer back to a list of Read more

Published: April 1, 2012

Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off-Campus / Adcom

I interviewed with Georgetown McDonough in Asia. They sent an Adcom member and we had the interview in a lounge a nice hotel. It was a really relaxed setting and the interviewer made sure I was comfortable. We had our own table, but there were definitely other people at tables around us. It felt much more like a chat than an interview. Very casual. Some pretty standard questions: walk me through your resume ( we discussed several points about my resume, transitions between jobs etc. ) why do you want an MBA? why now? what attracts you to Georgetown? describe Read more

Published: February 7, 2012

Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off Campus / Adcom

What is your short term goal post-MBA? Why do you want an MBA? Why MBA now? Why Georgetown? Tell me about what you are working on right now? Tell me about a time when you had to take a step back and let the team succeed? Tell me about a time when you had to work with someone from a different culture? What challenges did you face and and how did you overcome it? Tell me about a time when you had to give bad news to your team Tell me about something that interests you outside of work? Session Read more

Published: February 5, 2012

Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus / Adcom

What is your short term goal post-MBA? Why do you want an MBA? Tell me about a time that you led a team? Tell me about a time that you were a good teammate? Tell me about a time that you faced an ethical dilemma in the workplace? What is something you want me to know that is not on your resume? Is there anything we did not discuss that you would like me to convey to the admissions committee? Read more

Published: February 4, 2012

Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off-Campus / Adcom

I was invited to interview for Round 2. I wanted to visit the campus to interview but unfortunately due to work obligations I could not make it during the work week. I currently live in Philadelphia, but there were no off-campus options there, however there were off-campus options in New York City on the weekend, which was extremely convenient for me since I am originally from New York and still have family in the city. We met at a Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan and the interview was conducted in a lounge area at a table. The interview was blind Read more

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CLASS SIZE: 263

Women: 30%

MEAN GMAT: 696

MEAN GPA: 3.3

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December 17, 2024 6:19am ET

Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Georgetown / McDonough, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UT Austin / McCombs

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Registered Nurse

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey

GRE: 326

GPA: 3.5

Years of Work Experience: 3

Location: Colorado

Post MBA Location: Chicago/NYC

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25F, lgbtq
Education: Bachelor's degree in Nursing (GPA: 3.5) from a top 2 nursing school
Work Experience: 3 years as a high-risk OB Registered Nurse at a major hospital, with leadership roles in various healthcare initiatives and patient care management.
Additional Experience: Currently working as a GP
Operations Specialist at an early-stage healthcare/tech-focused venture capital firm, where I optimize operational processes and support investment decisions in the healthcare sector.
I understand my background is somewhat non-traditional for an MBA program and that my stats are about average for these schools, but I believe my experience in healthcare and VC provides a unique perspective and skill set. Which M7 or T15 schools do you think I should realistically target, especially those known for strong consulting programs? With my stats and experience do I realistically have a shot at admission to a top program? I have a particular interest in Kellogg and Booth, as I'm planning on pursuing a career in healthcare consulting.
Additionally, I would love any guidance on how to present myself as a competitive candidate and effectively showcase my strengths and experiences in healthcart and venture capital. Thank you for your help!

December 17, 2024 12:03am ET

Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, NYU Stern, UCLA Anderson, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Worked in Tech vertical at Barclays

Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking Companies: Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan , Merrill Lynch , Morgan Stanley

GRE: 335

GPA: 3.2

Years of Work Experience: 2.5

Location: India

Notes:

With an experience of 2.5 years and a promotion to mid-managerial level as a data analyst, I look forward to MBA for a broader global exposure and be in the decision making position to see how my work brings a real time impact for the organisation.

December 16, 2024 6:24am ET

Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Georgetown / McDonough, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Risk management security services/operations

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting

GRE: 320

GPA: 3.75

Years of Work Experience: 4

December 15, 2024 6:03pm ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Finance

Post-MBA Target Industry: Venture Capital

GRE: 325

GPA: 3.2

Years of Work Experience: 4

December 13, 2024 7:23am ET

Applying: Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Private Equity Tax Operations

Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity

GRE: 335

GPA: 3.30

Years of Work Experience: 3

Location: India

Post MBA Location: New York

Notes:

Undergraduate: US took 6 years to graduate due to health issues. Took 1 gap year, 6 months of co-op in college + covid.

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December 17, 2024 7:29pm ET

Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs

Round: Round 1

Received via portal December 17, 2024

GRE: 325

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Note:

Missed the call from a 2Y student, and received 20K/year. Very grateful for the result.

December 17, 2024 6:54pm ET

Rejected at Berkeley / Haas

Round: Round 1

Received via email on December 11, 2024

GPA: 3.7

GRE: 326

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: Intl.

Note:

Will have 3.5 YoE by matriculation.
Applied days before the deadline.
The adcom left me to die and waited until the last day for R1 decisions to let me know of my rejection.
Anyways, I'm pleased about my rejection and knowing I'm not going to a woke school. I still got an acceptance at 2 higher ranked schools.

December 17, 2024 2:58pm ET

Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs

Round: Round 1

Received via phone December 17, 2024

GPA: 3.3

EA: 151

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Brazil

Note:

I got a call today from a student I connected with during the application process! 13y Background: operations, product management, and leadership positions.

December 17, 2024 2:53pm ET

Waitlisted at U. Washington / Foster

Round: Round 1

Received via email on December 12, 2024

GPA: 3.14

GRE: 324

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: SEA

Note:

Still hoping, I don't wanna leave...

December 17, 2024 2:52pm ET

Accepted to Carnegie Mellon / Tepper

Round: Round 1

Received via phone on December 03, 2024

GPA: 3.85

GMAT: 750

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: Boston

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