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Published: April 28, 2016
Admissions Director Q&A: Kelley School of Business’ James Holmen
How did southern California native James Holmen end up in Bloomington, Indiana, directing admissions at the Kelley School of Business? And what’s kept him there for more than 20 years? We caught up with him earlier this week to learn that and much more.
Holmen studied economics and sociology at UCLA, but what he learned was that he really liked working in a university environment. He spent a few years working at UCLA before heading to Indiana University in Bloomington to pursue a master’s degree in higher education administration. From there, he headed even farther east, to the University of Vermont to work in new student orientation. But a few years later Bloomington beckoned once again, drawing him back to work as Kelley’s assistant director of admissions. “After four years or so, I was named director—and that was about 20 years ago,” he says.
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Published: January 23, 2016
IU / Kelley Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus
The following IU / Kelley MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Arrived early and waited in the hotel lobby’s lounge, which was where the interview took place. Interviewer arrived 15 minutes early and asked if we could get started because he had a cancellation. Interview lasted about about 50 minutes because of the early start. Interviewer took notes and mentioned he had only reviewed my résumé. The interview was relaxed and felt like a conversation, rather than an interrogation, and the interviewer asked a lot of follow-up questions, after the standard questions.
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Published: December 20, 2015
IU / Kelley MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Student / Campus
The following IU / Kelley MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. This was a very informal interview which took place in a small meeting room adjacent to the admissions office. The interview was conducted by a second year student who seemed very enthusiastic about the program. Questions were very straight-forward with an emphasis on personal fit and career objectives. The student seemed very much impressed and wrote quite a bit when I brought up conversation points on Kelley’s academy program, as this is a favorite amongst students. I would not stress all too
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Choosing an MBA Program Based on Where You Want to Work
With some lucky applicants now having been accepted to multiple top-tier business schools, a new challenge faces them: choosing where to go. A New York Times article decided to look at that question in an interesting way, offering suggestions for what school to attend based on the specific company you hope to work for upon graduation.
According to the Times analysis, the best school to choose if you want to land at Amazon is the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Amazon last year hired 27 Ross MBAs, displacing the school’s historical No. 1 recruiter, Deloitte, according to the Times. Another 37 Ross grads headed to the e-commerce giant in the two years before that.
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Published: September 4, 2014
IU’s Kelley School of Business Partners with NFL for Online MBA Programs
The Indiana University (IU) Kelley School of Business has partnered with the National Football League (NFL) Players Association to offer graduate-level educational programs – including an MBA degree – tailored to the needs of current and former NFL players, the school announced earlier this week.
"For more than a quarter century, the Kelley School has provided customized programs that have met the needs of many students within a variety of corporate and educational settings," Kelley School Dean Idalene Kesner said in a statement.
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Published: February 4, 2014
Economist, GMAT Tutor Launch $25,000 MBA Scholarship Competition
Show off your verbal and quantitative skills as part of a new scholarship competition, and you could win $25,000 toward an MBA at one of more than a dozen top business schools.
Economist GMAT Tutor recently launched a new MBA scholarship contest for prospective MBA and EMBA students. To take part in the competition, interested applicants must complete the Economist GMAT Tutor simulation test, which consists of one 75-minute Verbal section and one 75-minute Quant section.
The top scoring student will receive a $25,000 scholarship to one of 18 top business schools from around the globe serving as sponsors for the competition. Sponsor schools include the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, HEC Paris, CEIBS and the Kelley School of Management at Indiana University, among others.
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Published: September 9, 2013
Shifts in Global Healthcare Increase Intersection between Medicine and the MBA
Entrepreneurship, innovation and cost cutting are increasingly important amid shifts in global healthcare systems, presenting important opportunities for business schools offering healthcare-focused MBA programs, the Financial Times reports.
“The healthcare system is about much more than just treating patients,” Steve Chick, head of INSEAD’s Healthcare Management Initiative, told the FT. “The coordination of care is critical and that’s where business schools can play a big role.”
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