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Published: November 11, 2024
Earn Rewards as a Star Contributor of the Clear Admit Community
We’ve loved seeing the Clear Admit community help fellow MBA applicants succeed by sharing advice and insights on admissions. Now, we’re giving rewards to recognize our most active members and the value they have provided to others. Cue the “like” feature on posts and comments in the Wires, admissions tools that help MBA applicants navigate their journeys to business school! Active members who accrue a lot of likes on their posts and comments in ApplyWire, DecisionWire and/or LiveWire earn the Star Contributor designation. Thirty likes yield 1 star, 60 likes earn Read more
Published: May 9, 2024
Calling All MBA Hopefuls: Post Your Profile to ApplyWire
Get ready for the 2024-2025 admissions season by verifying your b-school plans in MBA ApplyWire. This social tool was designed to help applicants develop their MBA application strategy by drawing on the collective wisdom and input of the active Clear Admit applicant community. ApplyWire allows applicants to share the schools they are considering applying to along with some details about their credentials and goals. The community can then chime in with feedback on how the applicant might refine his or her list of target schools. For example, you may receive constructive commentary Read more
Published: June 28, 2020
Episode 109: Wire Taps—Is My Quant Background Strong Enough?
The new MBA admissions season is upon us, as applicants fill this week’s Wire Taps podcast episode.  Our admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, advise three new MBA hopefuls who posted to MBA ApplyWire. Get a glimpse of their profiles below and then tune in. The first applicant has a passion for the automotive industry, and more: Another MBA hopeful needed to consider strengthening his quant background: Another MBA applicant is targeting an investment banking career: Read more
Published: June 21, 2020
Episode 108: Wire Taps—When Is It Time to Give Up on the Waitlist?
We are excited to bring you our 50th episode of Wire Taps! Our admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, have certainly enjoyed recording this weekly podcast to deliver admissions strategies and tips. See which profiles from MBA ApplyWire and MBA DecisionWire they discuss this week below and then tune in. The first applicant is worried his application may seem one-dimensional, due to his professional & extracurricular focus on data analysis: Another MBA hopeful needs to address their low GPA: Read more
Published: March 1, 2020
Episode 86: Wire Taps—Will My Work Experience Be Strong Enough?
Another podcast episode of Wire Taps is live, and you should press play to hear the latest advice from Clear Admit’s admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown. The duo draws on their years of admissions experience to provide strategic advice on the MBA application process.  This week, they review profiles from three prospective MBA applicants who shared their stories on MBA ApplyWire. One person needs to consider timing in relation to their work experience: Another MBA hopeful is looking to transition to Read more
Published: February 23, 2020
Episode 84: Wire Taps—Will My GRE Score Hold Me Back?
In this podcast episode of Wire Taps, Clear Admit’s admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, continue to offer their insightful advice on the MBA application process.  This week, they review profiles from three prospective MBA applicants who shared their stories on MBA ApplyWire. First, here’s a closer look at the profiles they talk about in this episode.  One person has a history in healthcare, and is looking for pointers on the overall admissions process: Also discussed in the podcast, an MBA Read more
Published: February 16, 2020
Episode 82: Wire Taps—Choosing Duke Fuqua or UT McCombs for Clean Energy
Another podcast episode of Wire Taps is live. Clear Admit’s admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, continue to offer their keen admissions advice on the MBA application and decision-making processes. This week, they dig into three entries from MBA ApplyWire and MBA DecisionWire, including an MBA hopeful who has a 780 GMAT, 3.84 GPA and needs to address academic probation. They also discuss a prospective applicant who is exiting a rotational program.  From DecisionWire, they weigh in on a Read more
Published: February 3, 2020
New Features! Like & Sort More on the Clear Admit Wires
We love seeing the lively community on Clear Admit, and are excited to highlight some new added features to MBA ApplyWire, MBA LiveWire and MBA DecisionWire to make these admissions tools more engaging and useful for top-tier MBA candidates. For anyone unfamiliar with the “Wires,” MBA hopefuls can share their target business schools on MBA ApplyWire for feedback and admissions advice from the broader community. Meanwhile, MBA LiveWire lets applicants share their real-time progress through the various stages of the Read more
Published: December 29, 2019
Episode 73: Wire Taps—Product Manager, Seeking Social Impact and Choosing Between Schools
The mountain of Round 2 deadlines is just around the corner, and lucky MBA applicants are also trying to choose a business school based on good news from Round 1.  Clear Admit’s admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, step up in this episode of Wire Taps to provide applicants and accepted candidates with tips on how to make the most of MBA admissions. They’ve pulled profiles from MBA ApplyWire and MBA DecisionWire to offer strategic advice to business school hopefuls.  This week, Graham and Alex review an Read more
Published: December 22, 2019
Episode 72: Wire Taps—Older Applicant, Low GPA but High GMAT, Choosing Between Two Schools
Most Round 2 deadlines are just around the corner, and applicants are also weighing Round 1 decisions.  Clear Admit’s admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, are back to offer applicants and accepted candidates advice on how to make the most of the MBA admissions process in a new episode of Wire Taps. Each week, they highlight profiles from MBA ApplyWire or MBA DecisionWire and offer strategies these b-school hopefuls should use.  This week, the duo reviews an entry from an older but enthusiastic Read more
Published: November 10, 2019
Episode 63: Wire Taps—Great Numbers, Mixed Results; Low GPA and Citizenship Considerations and More
Alex Brown and Graham Richmond are back for another episode of Wire Taps, in which they offer their expert admissions advice to MBA applicants sharing their stories in MBA ApplyWire. For this edition of Wire Taps, Graham and Alex review an entry from an MBA hopeful with great numbers, but seeing mixed results. They also advise a candidate with questions related to citizenship and an Indian female wondering if she should retake the GMAT. If you want a chance to be featured on the Read more
Published: October 27, 2019
Episode 60: Wire Taps—Health Care, Supply Chain Management, and International Development
In this installment of our podcast series, Wire Taps, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown are back to share their admissions expertise about profiles posted in MBA ApplyWire.  You can be featured in an episode by sharing your target programs, test scores, pre-MBA work experience, post-MBA goals and any admissions questions you may have in MBA ApplyWire. This week, Graham and Alex review an entry from a candidate who wants to pursue a career in health care, and an MBA hopeful interested in supply chain management. They also advise an Read more
Published: October 13, 2019
Episode 57: Wire Taps—Accounting, Sales, Harvard/Stanford/Wharton and More
Our podcast series, Wire Taps, continues this week as MBA applicants continue to post their profiles and b-school admissions questions to MBA ApplyWire. Our resident admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, discuss strategies MBA hopefuls should consider, based on the details they share in MBA ApplyWire.  Such details include target programs, test scores, pre-MBA work experience, post-MBA goals and more.  If you want the chance to be featured on Wire Taps, post to MBA ApplyWire. For this episode of Wire Taps, Graham and Alex review an entry from a candidate with an accounting background who worries he's "average," and another with sales experience. Another profiled candidate still needs to take the GMAT before applying to H/S/W, while another wants to return to Korea. We’ve been so excited to see requests to be featured in Wire Taps, and hope you enjoy this episode! Read more
Published: September 23, 2019
Episode 54: Wire Taps—Scholarship vs. Rank, Travel/Tourism Candidate, Low GRE and More
Welcome to another episode of our podcast series, Wire Taps, which tackles admissions challenges MBA hopefuls post to MBA ApplyWire. Applicants share details including GPA, GMAT/GRE, career goals and target programs, as well as any other potential issues. Then, in each episode, Clear Admit’s own Graham Richmond and Alex Brown review recent entries and offer their expert advice. If you want the chance to be featured on Wire Taps, post to MBA ApplyWire. For this edition of Wire Taps, Graham and Alex review an entry from a Read more
Published: September 16, 2019
MBA ApplyWire Spotlight: Struggling with Standardized Tests
We are back with an installment of MBA ApplyWire Spotlight, a series that highlights entries from MBA applicants as shared in Clear Admit’s MBA ApplyWire.  This week, we highlight an MBA applicant struggling with standardized tests.  Read on for more detail from a candidate considering Dartmouth / Tuck, HEC Paris, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UNC Kenan-Flagler, and UVA / Darden. Clear Admit’s resident expert, Alex Brown, opened the conversation: Read more
Published: September 8, 2019
Episode 51: Wire Taps—MBB Aspirations, Startup Experience, Dual Citizenship and More
We are excited to bring you another episode of our podcast series, Wire Taps!  As entries from MBA hopefuls pour into MBA ApplyWire, Alex Brown and Graham Richmond provide feedback on their chances of admissions and strategies to consider. For this edition of Wire Taps, Graham and Alex review an entry from a candidate from Deloitte hoping to crack into the MBB, and another with laudable goals hoping to return to Nigeria. Another profiled candidate is asking about age Read more
Published: September 2, 2019
MBA ApplyWire Spotlight: What Do I Need on the GRE?
We are back for another edition of MBA ApplyWire Spotlight, a series that highlights entries from MBA applicants as shared in Clear Admit’s MBA ApplyWire.  This week, we highlight an MBA applicant with diverse international experience who sought advice on the GRE.  Read on for more detail from a candidate considering Harvard Business School, INSEAD, London Business School, Stanford GSB, and UPenn / Wharton. Clear Admit’s resident expert, Alex Brown, opened the conversation: Read more
Published: September 1, 2019
Episode 50: Wire Taps—HBS Waitlist Re-applicant, Engineering Background, Unclear Goals and More
By popular demand, we continue with another episode of our new podcast series, Wire Taps!  Alex Brown and Graham Richmond offer advice on new posts from various candidates in Clear Admit’s admissions tool, MBA ApplyWire, this week. For this edition of Wire Taps, Graham and Alex review an entry from a military candidate with laudable, but fuzzy, goals, and an MBA hopeful with seven years of experience in engineering. Another profiled candidate is seeking to settle in Minneapolis, while the final one is Read more
Published: August 26, 2019
MBA ApplyWire Spotlight: When Should I Apply?
Clear Admit’s MBA ApplyWire is the place to post if you have questions about your MBA candidacy.  In this edition of MBA ApplyWire Spotlight, we highlight an MBA applicant who sought advice about when to apply and how to handle their low GPA.  Read on for more detail from a candidate considering Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, and UCLA Anderson. Clear Admit’s resident admissions expert, Alex Brown, kicked off the conversation: Read more
Published: August 25, 2019
Episode 49: Wire Taps—Brand Marketing, Low GPA, Enlisted Military Candidate and More
We have been thrilled to see the requests for more episodes of our new podcast series, Wire Taps!  Alex Brown and Graham Richmond are back to cover some of the latest entries in Clear Admit’s admissions tool, MBA ApplyWire, this week. If you want the chance to be featured on Wire Taps, post your profile in MBA ApplyWire!  If you share details including GPA, GMAT/GRE, career goals and more, the Clear Admit community, alongside our staff, can offer advice on your chances of admission and potential areas for improvement. For this Read more
Published: August 19, 2019
MBA ApplyWire Spotlight: From the Navy to Investment Banking
A common goal among those planning to pursue MBA is changing careers.  In this MBA ApplyWire Spotlight, we highlight a recent entry in Clear Admit’s ApplyWire from an MBA applicant hoping to transition from the navy to investment banking.  As they plan to apply to Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, and UPenn / Wharton, they had some concerns that our community helped to ameliorate. Read on for the details. A community member kicked off the conversation: Read more
Published: August 12, 2019
MBA ApplyWire Spotlight: Family Business
It’s a family affair in this edition of MBA ApplyWire Spotlight, as we highlight a recent entry in Clear Admit’s ApplyWire.  This week, we take a closer look at feedback for an MBA applicant with a background in family business, but hoping for a future at Dartmouth / Tuck, Georgetown / McDonough, Harvard Business School, or London Business School. Read on for the details. Our resident admissions expert, Alex Brown, addressed the issue of timing and brought up some other facets: Read more
Published: August 11, 2019
Episode 45: Wire Taps—Military Experience, Consulting Career, Social Impact and More
We continue with our dynamic podcast series, Wire Taps, as diverse prospective MBA candidates post their profiles and admissions queries to MBA ApplyWire.  Clear Admit’s admissions tools, ApplyWire, DecisionWire and LiveWire, inform this new podcast series, as Alex Brown and Graham Richmond review entries from MBA hopefuls and then offer guidance on select profiles in each episode. Read more
Published: August 5, 2019
MBA ApplyWire Spotlight: Define Your Long-term Goal
As applicants consider what business schools to shortlist, many are posting to Clear Admit’s MBA ApplyWire, an admissions tool for feedback on candidacy, school choice and more.  This week, we take a closer look at an MBA hopeful applying to Columbia, NYU Stern, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, and Yale SOM.  Read on for the details. Resident admissions expert Alex Brown kicked off the thread: Read more
Published: August 4, 2019
Episode 43: Wire Taps—Advice on Low GRE, Re-applying, Government Background and More
Our new podcast series, Wire Taps, continues this week as more and more MBA hopefuls post their profiles and admissions questions to MBA ApplyWire.  Clear Admit’s admissions tools, ApplyWire, DecisionWire and LiveWire, are the foundation for this new podcast series, as Alex Brown and Graham Richmond review them and then offer advice on select entries in each episode. In this fourth installment of Wire Taps, Graham and Alex discuss four new entries in MBA ApplyWire.  One candidate needs to improve their GRE score Read more

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December 20, 2024 5:17pm ET
Applying: Columbia, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Healthcare
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain , BCG
GRE: 332
GPA: 3.5
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: Florida
Post MBA Location: Consulting
Notes:

25F, lgbtq, 3 years as a registered nurse. also have started working for an early stage VC in the past several months.
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December 19, 2024 4:44pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Insurance
Post-MBA Target Industry: Entrepreneurship
GRE: 318
GPA: 3.59
Years of Work Experience: 3.5
Location: Georgia
Post MBA Location: Southeast
Notes:

Looking to launch a tech startup post MBA, without any background in tech. Come from a quant heavy background and undergraduate coursework. I regularly attended admissions events, in person and online at my schools. I hope that focusing energy on my few top schools and spending a lot of time on essays will help me overcome the less than average test score (164 quant 154 verbal) and GPA.

Serial entrepreneur with a history of profitable small businesses. Was promoted twice in 3.5 years. Involved in many extracurricular activities in and outside of work. My background is very centered around financial services/insurance, is this a red flag for a pivot to Tech Entrepreneurship?

Transferred between two state schools in the southeast. School I graduated from is a top 25 undergrad business program. Obtained a few professionals designations post grad.
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December 18, 2024 11:38am ET
Applying: Michigan / Ross, UNC Kenan-Flagler, Vanderbilt / Owen
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Held various positions in Finance and Accounting in a healthcare institution
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Other Companies: BCG , Deloitte , Other
GPA: 3.0
Years of Work Experience: 11
Location: International
Notes:

I am passionate about healthcare enhancing patient quality care. So exploring in that field is what I would love. Got a 72k scholarship from Vandy and named Forte Fellow. UNC 50k. I'm having a hard time deciding though my heart is leaning towards Owen
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December 18, 2024 10:23am ET
Applying: Arizona State / W.P. Carey, Indiana / Kelley, Ohio State / Fisher
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Facility management
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting
GRE: 309
GPA: 2.8
Years of Work Experience: 3
Notes:

Graduate GPA -3.869
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December 18, 2024 2:57am ET
Applying: IESE, INSEAD, MIT Sloan, U. Chicago Booth
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Engineering
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Undecided Companies: Amazon
GMAT: 690
GPA: 3.26
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Chile
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December 21, 2024 2:38am ET
Waitlisted at Duke / Fuqua
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 10, 2024
GPA: 3.27
GMAT: 760
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: CA
December 20, 2024 11:16pm ET
Accepted to Babson / Olin
Round: Round 1
Received via email on December 17, 2024
GPA: 3.9
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: South Asia
December 20, 2024 7:50pm ET
Accepted to Columbia
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on December 10, 2024
GMAT: 750
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: India
Note:

$100k scholarship
December 20, 2024 3:21pm ET
Accepted to Yale SOM
Round: Round 1
Received via email December 20, 2024
GPA: 4.0
GMAT: 750
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Note:

100% scholarship
December 20, 2024 3:05pm ET
Accepted to Georgetown / McDonough
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 09, 2024
GMAT: 710
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Non Profit / Social Impact
Application Location: Argentina
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