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Published: August 13, 2019

MBA News You Need: Harvard and Yale Talk MBA Applications, Financing Tips from Tuck, and More from Ross and Darden

Each week we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print and provide a quick overview of the latest updates from top business schools around the world. Here’s your MBA News You Need digest for the week of August 12, 2019. Read more

Published: July 29, 2019

MBA ApplyWire Spotlight: Needing the Numbers and More

As MBA hopefuls consider their chances at the leading business schools, many are posting to Clear Admit’s ApplyWire, an admissions tool for feedback on candidacy, school choice and more. This week, we shine the spotlight on two candidates. The first has some room for improvement with their academic stats while applying to Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Michigan / Ross, NYU Stern, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall, and Yale SOM. Read on for the details. Resident expert, Alex Brown, took the stage, so to speak: Read more

Published: July 22, 2019

MBA ApplyWire Spotlight: A Career in Non-profit

As MBA hopefuls prepare for the 2019-2020 Round 1 and early admissions deadlines, many are posting to Clear Admit’s ApplyWire, a forum for feedback on your final choice of schools and approach to admissions. This week, we shine the spotlight on a candidate with a non-profit background (and potential future) applying to Berkeley / Haas, Michigan / Ross, Penn State / Smeal, UCI Merage, UCLA Anderson, UT Austin / McCombs, and Vanderbilt / Owen. Read on for his profile information and more from our admissions experts. Clear Admit’s resident expert, Alex Brown, kicked off the conversation about coursework, goals, school choice and more: Read more

Published: July 9, 2019

MBA News You Need: MBA Essay Advice from Michigan Ross, Marketing Might at Wharton, Summer Reading from Stanford GSB, and More from Washington Foster and CEIBS

Published: June 30, 2019

The Online MBA: An Increasingly Competitive Alternative

For busy career professionals who can’t afford to take time off of work or who travel or live away from a world-class university, an Online MBA program is a viable option. The latest programs offer incredible flexibility, rigorous curriculum, and a very comparable experience to an in-person MBA. So, it should be no surprise that the online MBA is growing in popularity exponentially. To better understand the landscape of the online MBA and to follow up on our first piece, The Online MBA: Which Programs Matter?, we reached back out to USC Marshall, UNC Kenan-Flagler, Michigan Ross, Indiana Kelley, and CMU Tepper. They allowed us to pick their collective brains even further to unravel the mystery around the online MBA. Read more

Published: June 25, 2019

MBA News You Need: Harvard Launches Joint MBA/MS, Duke Fuqua Updates MBA Application, New Master’s at Yale SOM, and More from UCLA Anderson, and Michigan Ross

Published: June 11, 2019

MBA News You Need: $10M HBS Gift, Tuck Admissions Updates, Ross MBA Road Trips, and More From Kellogg and McCombs

Published: June 2, 2019

The Online MBA: Which Programs Matter?

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to earn your MBA online? We wanted to take an in-depth look at the advantages of an Online MBA program and what it looks like to complete your graduate business education online—how long it will take, what activities will be available to you, and how it will enhance your career. To that effect, we interviewed the admissions staff at some of the top brick and mortar business schools with leading Online MBA programs: CMU Tepper, Indiana Kelley, Michigan Ross, UNC Kenan-Flagler, and USC Marshall. Here’s what we learned. Read more

Published: May 31, 2019

Michigan / Ross Interview Questions & Report : Round 1 / Second Year / On Campus

I interviewed with a second year student, and the interview was very informal and relaxed. The whole process seemed much more fit-oriented than resume-oriented. I received my admissions decision and was rejected. However, from my experience, I found the school to be a great fit for someone who is looking for b-school to be as much of a social interaction as an educational one. Some of the questions I was asked… 1) Tell me about yourself? 2) Why b-school? why Ross? 3) What would you get involved with at Ross? How will that help you achieve your goals Read more

Published: May 29, 2019

MBA News You Need: New UVA Darden Fellowship, Yale SOM Graduation Recap, Michigan Ross Faculty Award, and More From MIT Sloan and Berkeley Haas

Published: May 21, 2019

MBA News You Need: HBS Admissions Events, Michigan Ross MBA Team at INNOVATEChina, MIT Sloan Hackathon Winner, and More from Yale SOM and Chicago Booth

Each week, we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print and provide a quick overview of the latest updates from top business schools around the world. Here’s your MBA News You Need digest for the week of May 20, 2019. HBS MBA Admissions Events Harvard Business School is coming to a city near you. This time of year, HBS hosts dozens of events in cities around the world to field admissions-related questions. At each information session, attendees will learn about the application process, connect with local alumni and current students, and hear more about the transformational Harvard MBA experience. Attendees will have an opportunity to to get to know current HBS students. Read more

Published: May 12, 2019

MBA Admissions Brief: Michigan / Ross

In this installment of MBA Admissions Brief, we bring you tips and advice from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Soojin Kwon, Managing Director for Full-time MBA Admissions and Student Experience Soojin Kwon is the Managing Director for Full-time MBA Admissions and Student Experience at Ross. She is also an adjunct lecturer in Ross’ Business Communications department. Soojin joined Ross in 2004 and has led the Admissions Office since 2006. Before joining Ross, Soojin was a Manager in Deloitte’s Strategy and Operations practice, focusing on consumer business clients. Prior to consulting, she was selected as a Presidential Management Fellow and worked in Washington, D.C. for the Senate Budget Committee, House Appropriations Committee, and Department of Commerce. Soojin holds an MBA from Ross, an MPP from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Yale. She has served on the boards of the Forte Foundation, Greenhills School and ETS’ Business School Advisory Council. She has also served as an alumni interviewer for Yale. Read on for her advice about the Ross application process, choosing recommenders and what you may have to look forward to in Ann Arbor! Read more

Published: April 22, 2019

DecisionWire Spotlight: Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, or Northwestern / Kellogg for Consulting

In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate considering Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, or Northwestern / Kellogg for consulting. The candidate opened the post, seeking advice: Opening feedback acknowledged this is, indeed, a tough decision, and also considered the scholarship: Read more

Published: April 15, 2019

Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 3/ 2nd year MBA student / on campus

My interview at Ross was very informal with a 2nd year male interviewer. Questions Walk me through your resume. Why Ross? Why an MBA? What is your greatest strength? Tell me about a time you failed? What is your leadership style like? These questions were pretty relaxed and he took a couple of notes. We ended up chatting about future, etc. very informal, lasted about 45 minutes. Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your Michigan / Ross MBA admissions interview? Check out Clear Admit’s other resources: Clear Admit Michigan / Ross Interview Guide: Strategic tips for approaching Read more

Published: April 15, 2019

Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 | Alumni | Bay Area

I Interviewed with Ross at the alumni’s office in downtown San Francisco. Lasted about 45 minutes. Questions: Went into a lot of detail with my resume. Asked questions about both my role/results and the overall the business model of a company I had worked at 5 years ago. Spent about 20 minutes on just resume questions. Asked why Ross (but not why business school specifically but tied it into my Why Ross answer) Tell me about a time when failed/didn’t get the result you wanted. What did you do? You spent a lot of time in X country, tell me Read more

Published: March 28, 2019

Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year student / Ann Arbor Visit Day

My interview at Ross lasted about 45 minutes. Very conversational, with no real hard-hitting questions. Questions: My interviewer asked about my background what I hope to gain at Ross why I had chosen my particular career path 3 behavioural questions I made time to also ask her questions about herself or her experience at Ross. She asked clarifying questions along the way, and at the end, was very interested to talk about why Ross. I listed all of my reasons, and she agreed/chimed in on some. Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your Michigan / Ross MBA admissions interview? Check Read more

Published: March 26, 2019

MBA News You Need: LBS Hosts Inaugural Social Impact Week, Ross Alumni Create Scholarships for Healthcare MBAs, Tuck Updates Year-One Curriculum, and More from HBS & Booth

Each week we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print and provide a quick overview of the latest trending topics from top business schools around the world. Here’s your quick MBA News You Need digest for the week of March 25, 2019. Read more

Published: March 25, 2019

DecisionWire Spotlight: Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, NYU Stern, or UVA / Darden for Investment Banking

In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate accepted to Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, NYU Stern, and UVA / Darden. The candidate is planning a post-MBA career in investment banking and received scholarship offers from Johnson and Ross. Initial feedback was clearer for some more than others: Read more

Published: March 19, 2019

Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: R2 / Alumnus / Off-campus

The interview was rather informal, held in a local Starbucks. My interviewer, an alumnus, was very friendly and started the interview telling me about her career and her experience at Ross. Then, we formally started the interview switching to English (we are from Peru so we speak Spanish). Questions Walk me through your resume Why Ross? Why an MBA now? What are your career goals? What are your best traits? How did you act in certain situations? (e.g. showed leadership, ethical dilemma, work with your team) Tell me about the feedback your manager gave you. The interview went smoothly, we Read more

Published: March 19, 2019

MBA News You Need: Ross Announces Business Challenge Results, NYU Stern Measures Sustainability, Columbia Talks Leadership Lessons from Game of Thrones and More IMD and Yale SOM

Published: March 11, 2019

Podcast Episode 32: Key Takeaways from the U.S. News 2020 MBA Ranking

The 2020 rankings of full-time MBA programs are out from U.S. News & World Report, and our admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, have once again been kind enough to help make sense of them. Before they dig into the rankings, here’s a quick rundown of this year’s top 10, in order of their 2020 rank (2019 rank in parentheses): 1 University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School (3) 2 Stanford Graduate School of Business (4) 3 Harvard Read more

Published: March 7, 2019

Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus

The Ross MBA interview was conversational and pretty straight-forward. From what I noticed, she had a list of questions that may have been provided by the adcom. She also had my resume, and came prepared. The first few were stock MBA interview questions Tell me about yourself. Things seem to be going well. Why MBA now? Why Ross? Then she said that leadership is a big component of Ross culture, and asked My leadership style Success How I pivoted from a decision I’ve made. There were a few other questions that revolved around my professional experience. During the question section, Read more

Published: March 7, 2019

International Women’s Day in the Business School Community

Each year, the business school community takes extra time on International Women’s Day to promote gender parity and celebrate women. Given the plethora of events and related research, we’re rounding up what the top business schools are doing as shared on Twitter. A picture from Cornell / Johnson summarized International Women’s Day in 1,000 words: https://twitter.com/CornellMBA/status/1103999121868886017 Cambridge Judge and Yale SOM held events: Read more

Published: February 26, 2019

MBA News You Need: Tuck Wins Global Challenge, Columbia Revisits Homeownership, Anderson Helps with a Case of the Mondays, and More

Published: February 21, 2019

Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year student / Skype

The Michigan / Ross MBA interview was very conversational and honestly quite short. It is a blind interview with the student having seen only my resume. She came prepared with a few questions based on my resume. She explained that the interview would be quite short and she would only ask a limited number of questions before opening it up for conversation. The actual interview took only 17 minutes and covered a general walk me through your resume question. Questions Examples of leadership/team building Success and failure How I’d like to get involved at Ross Why Ross in particular Attributes Read more

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CLASS SIZE: 396

Women: 40%

MEAN GMAT: 728

% INTERNATIONAL: 44%

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December 25, 2024 2:16pm ET

Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Georgetown / McDonough, Indiana / Kelley, Michigan / Ross, UNC Kenan-Flagler

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Strategy consulting

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Commercial Banking Companies: Bain , BCG , Deloitte , Ernst & Young , KPMG , McKinsey , PWC , Bank of America , Capital One , Citibank , PNC Bank , Wells Fargo

GRE: 323

GPA: 3.48

Years of Work Experience: 6

December 25, 2024 10:52am ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Indian School of Business, Indiana / Kelley, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UCLA Anderson, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Supply Chain Management

Post-MBA Target Industry: Other

GMAT: 655

GPA: 3.3

Years of Work Experience: 4.5

Location: India

Post MBA Location: USA

Notes:

Extensive Supply chain experience across Telecom and Aviation industries. Currently working with United Airlines in Supply Chain. Lots of international exposure and experience.

December 25, 2024 7:51am ET

Applying: Duke / Fuqua, UVA / Darden

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Indian Chartered Accountant, Completed Undergrad and Grad in commernce (A and A+ grade)Fund Controlling - PE(Goldman Sachs) and IIF(JP Morgan)

Post-MBA Target Industry: Asset Management, inc. HF Companies: Blackrock , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Asset Management

GRE: 320

GPA: A+

Years of Work Experience: 5.5

Location: India

Post MBA Location: US, UK

Notes:

I got waiver from Darden and applying to fuqua with GRE score. Planning to apply to only two schools in current round 2.
Post MBA goal is to transition career from accounting based role to front end asset management roles.

December 23, 2024 7:48am ET

Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Georgia Tech / Scheller, UNC Kenan-Flagler, Vanderbilt / Owen

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Sports

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Family Business, Other Companies: Accenture , Deloitte

GMAT: 655

GPA: 3.89

Years of Work Experience: 3

Location: South

Notes:

NCAA DI Athlete
Selected for the industry's inaugural women's leadership academy
Variety of volunteer work in and out of my work industry

December 23, 2024 12:19am ET

Applying: Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, UCLA Anderson, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Construction & RE (2nd Gen Entrepreneur)

Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Asset Management, inc. HF, Family Business Companies: Citibank , Credit Suisse , Morgan Stanley

GRE: 326

GPA: 3.80

Years of Work Experience: 5

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December 30, 2024 9:55am ET

Accepted to MIT Sloan

Round: Round 1

Received via phone on December 11, 2024

GPA: 3.6

GMAT: 760

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Healthcare

December 30, 2024 9:52am ET

Accepted to U. Chicago Booth

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on December 04, 2024

GPA: 3.6

GMAT: 760

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Healthcare

Application Location: Boston

December 29, 2024 11:08pm ET

Accepted to Cambridge / Judge

Round: Round 1

Received via email on October 16, 2024

GMAT: 708

Program Type: One Year Program

December 29, 2024 11:06pm ET

Accepted to Oxford / Saïd

Round: Round 2

Received via email on November 07, 2024

GMAT: 708

Program Type: One Year Program

December 29, 2024 6:13pm ET

Accepted from Waitlist to Michigan / Ross

Round: Round 1

Received via email

GRE: 320

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: New York City

Note:

American Indian ORM, 5 YOE in Healthcare and Supply Chain Management Consulting. Low GPA, 166Q 154V, used ApplicantLab for essays (clutch)

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