Admissions Director Q&A
Clear Admit’s exclusive interviews with admissions directors at the world’s leading MBA programs.
Published: September 8, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Betsy Ryan of the Minnesota Carlson School of Management
We continue with our Admissions Director Q&A series with Betsy Ryan, MS, the Senior Associate Director of Admissions for MBA & MS Programs at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. She holds a Master’s in Community Counseling from Mount Mary University (WI) and has over 10+ years of experience working with adult, graduate, and professional students in both academic advising and admissions roles at institutions in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Colorado. Read on for Betsy’s insights into the Minnesota Carlson MBA, what to expect during admissions and more. Betsy Ryan, Senior Associate Director
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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Published: August 10, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Anna Farrus of IMD
Director of MBA Recruitment and Admissions at IMD, Anna Farrus, joins us for this installment of our Admissions Director Q&A series. Anna started at IMD business school in 2018. She oversees MBA recruitment and admissions and, earlier this year, took on the additional role of heading up the Career Development Center. Prior to her current role with IMD, she worked in admissions for two other European b-schools, IESE Business School and Oxford Saïd. Read on for her insights into IMD, what to expect in the admissions interview, how to write a strong application and
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Published: August 4, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Gail Saegert & Jessica Lunce of SMU Cox
Learn about the SMU Cox School of Business in this Admissions Director Q&A with two associate directors of full-time MBA admissions from the program, Gail Saegert and Jessica Lunce. Gail Saegert (L) and Jessica Lunce (R), Associate Directors, Full-Time MBA Admissions at SMU Cox Gail graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University with a bachelor’s degree in International Business and worked in insurance and edtech before discovering her passion of working with business school students. She started her higher education career at London Business School, before moving on to Michigan Ross and SMU Cox. She has
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Published: August 3, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Wendy Guild, Ph.D., of University of Washington Foster School of Business
This edition of our Admissions Director Q&A takes us to Seattle to hear all about the University of Washington Foster School of Business from Assistant Dean of MBA Programs, Wendy Guild, Ph.D. At Foster, Wendy’s administrative work reflects her longstanding commitment to student development through her collaborative strategic leadership of advertising, marketing, recruitment, admissions, curriculum, and student services. Her teaching focuses on leadership, strategy, field studies, study tours, and sports and entertainment management. Her research focuses on creating engaging experiential learning content. Previously, Wendy worked at UCLA Anderson as Assistant Dean of Strategic Initiatives,
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Published: August 1, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Morgan Janela of Columbia Business School
We welcome Morgan Janela, a Director of Admissions at Columbia Business School, for our latest Admissions Director Q&A to discuss all things CBS MBA admissions. Morgan oversees the operations and evaluations team, and serves as a member of the Admissions Committee for the MBA and Executive MBA programs, reading, evaluating, and interviewing candidates. Before leading the operations team, she worked on the full-time recruiting team, who helped oversee on-campus recruiting events. Prior to joining CBS in September 2013, Morgan was an Assistant Director of Admission at Teachers College, Columbia University, and a Program Assistant
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Admissions Director Q&A: Eddie Asbie of Cornell University’s S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management
In our latest installment of our Admissions Director Q&A series, we welcome Eddie Asbie, Executive Director of Admissions & Scholarship at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, to the podcast to discuss all things admissions and more. Eddie has spent the past 18 years of his professional career in higher education, primarily within the admissions field. Over the last 10 years, he has called Ithaca and Johnson home. Eddie’s responsibilities have included helping develop the Two-Year and One-Year Residential MBA programs, along with recruiting the U.S. Military,
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Admissions Director Q&A: Kirsten Moss of Stanford GSB
In our latest Admissions Director Q&A, we interview Kirsten Moss, Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions & Financial Aid at Stanford GSB. She digs into everything you need to know about the leading business school, including what makes a strong application, what to expect in the interview and more. Kirsten Moss, Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions & Financial Aid, Stanford GSB Prior to Stanford GSB, Kirsten held roles in leadership coaching, consulting, admissions and more. In addition to being an executive coach for senior executives in various sectors, she had worked as a consultant for Egon
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Admissions Director Q&A: Steven Ji of CEIBS
Steven Ji, the assistant director of the MBA Marketing, Admissions & Financial Aid Department at CEIBS, joins us to talk about the leading MBA program in this edition of our Admissions Director Q&A series. Ji joined the CEIBS MBA Admissions Department as his first job after graduating from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1999. He also received his Diploma in Management from the Executive Education Programme at CEIBS in 2008. Read on for his insights into what makes a great admissions essay, the program’s hallmark courses, what to expect in your admissions interview
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Admissions Director Q&A: Chad Losee of Harvard Business School
Chad Losee is back for this Admissions Director Q&A to tell you all about Harvard Business School (HBS) admissions, the entrepreneurial might of the MBA program, what to expect in your interview and more. Losee joined the HBS MBA Admissions and Financial Aid team as Managing Director in 2016. After graduating from HBS as a Baker Scholar in 2013, he worked for a year as a fellow in the Dean’s Office, helping to launch HBS Online among other projects. In 2014, Losee returned to Bain & Company’s Dallas office, where he had worked as
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Admissions Director Q&A: Rebekah Lewin of the University of Rochester, Simon Business School
In another installment of our Admissions Director Q&A series, we hear from Rebekah Lewin, Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions and Programs at the University of Rochester, Simon Business School, about the Simon MBA application, admissions and more. Rebekah has over 20 years of undergraduate and graduate admissions and program management experience, primarily at the University of Rochester. In her current role, she oversees strategy related to recruitment, admissions, financial aid, career management and student experience aspects for all MBA and MS programs. Rebekah is involved in several board and advisory roles, including
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Admissions Director Q&A: Dawna Levenson of MIT Sloan
In the latest interview for our Admissions Director Q&A series, the Assistant Dean of Admissions at the MIT Sloan School of Management, Dawna Levenson, returns to delve into all things MIT. Dawna Levenson, Assistant Dean of Admissions, MIT Sloan School of Management As the leader of the admissions team, Dawna oversees all recruiting, evaluation, conversion and marketing activities in support of the MBA, Sloan Fellows MBA, Master of Finance (MFin), Master of Business Analytics (MBAn), MBA Early Admission, and Master of Science in Management Studies (MSMS) programs. Prior to this role, Dawna was the Director of Admissions
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Admissions Director Q&A: Donna Swinford of Chicago Booth
This Admissions Director Q&A is all about Chicago Booth admissions, as Donna Swinford discusses the review process, essays, interviews and much more about the MBA program. Swinford has been at Booth since 1997 and joined the office of Admissions in 2005. She’s seen the admissions process at Booth from pretty much every angle over the course of her tenure, having served in several roles, including head of Operations and Evaluation, before transitioning to her current position as Associate Dean for Student Recruitment and Admissions for MBA Programs. Read on for her insights into
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Admissions Director Q&A: Steve Thompson of Northwestern Kellogg
In this edition of our Admissions Director Q&A series, Steve Thompson, Senior Director of Admissions at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, digs into the many offerings at the school as well as insights and tips about the Kellogg application. As the leader of Full-Time admissions, Steve is focused on attracting the best and brightest candidates to Kellogg’s portfolio of Full-Time MBA programs. Steve has played a critical leadership role at Kellogg since January 2018, when he first joined the team as director of the Executive MBA Program. Prior to Kellogg, Steve worked
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Admissions Director Q&A: Lisa Rios of the NYU Stern School of Business
We are excited to kick off our annual Admissions Director Q&A series, in which MBA admissions directors shed light on their program’s application process, essays and more. To start the 2022-2023 round of exclusive Q&As, Lisa Rios, Assistant Dean for MBA Admissions at the NYU Stern School of Business, joins us to discuss the Stern application, interview & much more. Lisa Rios, Assistant Dean for MBA Admissions at NYU Stern Lisa leads a team of 20 professionals, overseeing the core admissions function for Stern’s full-time MBA programs, as well as marketing and operations. Lisa
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Published: March 29, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Lisa Rios of NYU Stern School of Business
In this Admissions Director Q&A, Lisa Rios, Assistant Dean of NYU Stern MBA Admissions, joins the Clear Admit podcast to discuss all things admissions-related at the leading b-school. As a member of the Admissions team since 2008, Lisa has evaluated nearly 50,000 Full-time MBA applications and seen nearly 5,000 new full-time students start their MBA journey. She has also coordinated the Admissions team’s systems & operations, customer service, event planning, recruiting and marketing. Prior to Stern, Lisa worked in industry at JP Morgan Chase and Liz Claiborne. She earned her MA in Higher Education Administration
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Published: February 15, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Amy Mitson & Pat Harrison of the Dartmouth Tuck School of Business
Get the inside scoop on MBA admissions at Dartmouth Tuck, as Co-Executive Directors of Admissions & Financial Aid, Amy Mitson and Pat Harrison, share everything you need to know about the leading business school in this edition of our Admissions Director Q&A. Co-Executive Directors of Admissions & Financial Aid, Amy Mitson (L) and Pat Harrison (R) Since 2000, Amy Mitson has been at Tuck and currently serves on the admissions committee and leads recruitment and diversity-focused initiatives. She also previously held the role of Sr. Associate Director of the MBA Program Office. Her combined student services and
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