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Published: March 28, 2018
MBA News You Need: Alumni Gifts at Chicago Booth and Wharton, Cryptocurrencies at IE Business School, and More.
Each week we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print to give you a quick overview of the latest trending topics from top schools around the world. Here’s your quick MBA News You Need digest for the week of March 29, 2018. HBS Announces NVC Semifinalists in Student Business Track Harvard Business School announced the 31 semi-finalist teams from the first round of its New Venture Competition. 84 judges sifted through an initial pool of 140 student-led startup teams. The competition invites entrepreneurial-minded students to pitch their business ideas either on Business or Social Enterprise tracks for a Read more
Published: March 28, 2018
Starting a Business Straight Out of Business School? How HBS Supports Student Entrepreneurship
This coming weekend, Harvard Business School (HBS) will host an annual Entrepreneurship Conference sponsored by its own homegrown Entrepreneurship Club. The conference brings together hundreds of participants including “founders, joiners, and venture capitalists,” all of whom hope to connect through a smorgasbord of lectures, panels, chats, and networking sessions. Read more
Published: March 27, 2018
Our Latest Podcast: Top Takeaways from the 2019 U.S. News MBA Rankings
In case you missed our written analysis of the recent 2019 U.S. News & World Report‘s ranking of leading business schools, we’ve got what you need to make sense of it all AND listen on the go. Enjoy the latest episode in our Clear Admit MBA MBA Admissions podcast series. You know Chicago Booth tied Harvard Business School for first, knocking Wharton down to third. You know Stanford stayed put at fourth for another year. You know the University of Michigan’s Ross Read more
Published: March 26, 2018
Weighing Whether to Apply in Round 3? Here’s What MIT Sloan Has to Say
Yesterday, we shared guidance from the head of admissions at Yale School of Management, and today we’ve got advice from MIT Sloan’s director of admissions. When it comes to applying in Round 3, it turns out they have similar things to say. In the opinion of Bruce Delmonico, Yale SOM assistant dean of admissions, prospective applicants “have everything to gain and nothing to lose by applying in Round 3.” A cartoon image of Levenson encouraging Round 3 applicants In a recent post to her Admissions Director Blog, MIT Sloan Director Read more
Published: March 26, 2018
Learn By Doing: The Manchester Business School MBA Program Method
Sponsored Content How do you choose the MBA program for you? There are many good or great business schools, and every school claims top scores in some area. Some schools rank highly on the annual Financial Times list while others claim the fame of highly sought-after research. The trick is to select a unique MBA program and one that fits you. A good place to start is with the curriculum. Every business school teaches the same core disciplines: marketing, strategy, economics, finance, etc. That’s the cornerstone of the MBA, so what you need to figure out is what Read more
Published: March 26, 2018
Our Latest Podcast: Navigating the MBA Waitlist
With the Round 2 MBA interview season officially behind us, we’re excite to move on in the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast series to another topic still of interest to some applicants in both Rounds 1 and 2: navigating the MBA waitlist. Unlike the black and white decisions some candidates have received in recent weeks—the coveted acceptances and the less popular rejections—we know many of you find yourselves in a murky gray area called the waitlist. While a straight-up acceptance would obviously be preferably, we’re here to tell you that top programs really do admit a fair Read more
Published: March 26, 2018
Yale SOM Adcom on Round 2 Decisions, Applying in Round 3
With Yale School of Management (SOM) set to release Round 2 decisions today, March 27th, you’ll find real-time coverage as news of acceptances and less favorable results gets reported on MBA LiveWire. Assistant Dean for Admissions Bruce Delmonico took to his admissions blog in a recent post to confirm today’s decision date but also to focus on Round 3. Clear Admit’s DecisionWeek is brought to you by HBX. HBX brings the dynamism of the Harvard Business School classroom to online learning—preparing participants for the next chapter of their careers. Read more
Published: March 26, 2018
April Fills Up with MBA Admitted Students’ Weekends
Spring has officially sprung, which means that business schools around the country have geared up to host their admitted student welcome events. In doing so, top schools aim to attract the best and brightest by giving them an early look at what their programs and institutions have to offer. Read more
Published: March 25, 2018
Clear Admit and Prodigy Finance Host Webinar on Financing Your MBA Abroad
Recently, Clear Admit teamed up with community-funded loan provider Prodigy Finance for an informative webinar about financing an MBA for students who will be earning the degree outside their home country.  We were pleased have had a number of registrants who joined this webinar on March 14th and took part in a lively Q&A session at the conclusion of the presentation. Magali Duque, the relationship manager at Prodigy Finance, took a lead on the webinar by touching on many key points including: How the borrowing process works for international student loans Who is eligible for Prodigy loans What Prodigy offers Read more
Published: March 21, 2018
MBA News You Need: UNC and Duke Unite on Entrepreneurship, Yale Announces Two African MBA Scholarships, and More
Each week we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print to give you a quick overview of the latest trending topics from top schools around the world. Here’s your quick MBA News You Need digest for the week of March 22, 2018. UNC and Duke Unite to Sponsor Residencies for Entrepreneurship Thought Leaders The University of North Carolina and Duke have always been fierce rivals. But when it comes to supporting students, the schools are on the same page. Most recently, the schools came together to sponsor residencies for four thought leaders in entrepreneurship. “We are Read more
Published: March 20, 2018
8 Key Takeaways from the 2019 U.S. News MBA Ranking
As reported here this morning, Chicago Booth has claimed its first-ever No. 1 rank in the U.S. News & World Report MBA Ranking, released today. It tied for first with Harvard Business School (HBS), which has held or shared the No. 1 spot for four years running. The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, which tied HBS for first last year, slipped to third. Stanford Graduate School of Business, meanwhile, remained constant in fourth place for a second year. Last year, the California school was in a three-way tie Read more
Published: March 20, 2018
HBS New Venture Competition Receives Record Entries to Social Enterprise Track
The annual Harvard Business School (HBS) New Venture Competition—and its more than $300,000 in cash prizes—always attracts plenty of interest. Sponsored by the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Initiative, it offers HBS students the opportunity to enter ventures in one of two tracks: Business Track: For ventures that drives substantial market value and economic returns. Social Enterprise Track: For ventures that drive social change through nonprofit, for-profit, and hybrid models. This year, there were a record 69 entries for the Social Enterprise Track—20 more than last year! Read more
Published: March 20, 2018
MBA Programs Promote Men as Allies for Gender Equity
On March 17, UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business hosted its 22nd annual Women in Leadership (WiL) Conference, which Clear Admit covered in depth here. The event was a rousing success that attracted more than 400 students, alumni, and professionals to campus to talk about women leaders and advance the conversation on gender quality and social justice. One of the keys to its success: allyship. Read more
Published: March 20, 2018
Georgetown McDonough Launches Implicit Bias Training Program for MBA Students
Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business puts a premium on the ethical and social dimensions of business, both in terms of its curriculum and its expectations of MBAs. The Graduate Women in Business (GWIB) student club seeks actively to uphold McDonough's attitude toward social responsibility. In 2017, GWIB announced the launch of its implicit bias training program. Read more
Published: March 19, 2018
Anticipating Round 2 Decisions via Clear Admit’s LiveWire and MBA Chats
Throughout the rest of March, leading business schools will be rolling out their decisions to Round 2 MBA applicants. While many are eager for the gift of admission via phone, email or portal, waiting for a decision can push anxiety levels to full tilt for the Class of 2020 hopefuls. But, fear not, anxious applicants! At Clear Admit, we have two resources that are designed to help you navigate the next couple weeks: Clear Admit LiveWire and Clear Admit MBA Chats. Reports from Real Candidates on MBA LiveWire Keep your finger on the pulse of MBA Read more
Published: March 19, 2018
MIT Sloan Student Travel Goes Carbon Conscious with Jetset Offset Program
Over spring break, 100 MIT Sloan students will travel the world to study while immersing themselves in different cultures. It’s a wonderful opportunity with one problem. There’s a pretty significant carbon impact—300 metric tons of carbon dioxide to be exact. But now, a new Jetset Offset pilot program could help lessen that negative impact. When we fly, we can’t choose the energy efficiency of our plane, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t travel. Instead, it means we should try to lessen our impact on the environment by purchasing carbon offsets, and that’s exactly what the Jetset Offset program does. Read more
Published: March 19, 2018
MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Applying to Business School for the Non Profit Sector
In this week’s MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which recounts MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we're setting the spotlight on a candidate choosing a business school for the non profit sector. We take a closer look at a post from a candidate considering Cornell / Johnson, Georgetown / McDonough, or NYU Stern. Read on for more details about the applicant’s background.   Initial feedback turned to Johnson: Read more
Published: March 18, 2018
Our Latest Podcast: Making the Most of MBA Rankings
U.S. News & World Report is scheduled to release its annual MBA rankings tomorrow, and many of you have already taken part in our contest to guess the order of the top-10 schools. Though limited to business schools in the United States, the U.S. News ranking is widely regarded in the graduate management education space as one of the most credible of the many MBA rankings out there. But like all MBA rankings, the results published by U.S. News tomorrow should serve as just one data point among many in the thorough research you conduct to determine the best business school Read more
Published: March 15, 2018
Scoring a Job at Salesforce with Your MBA
Salesforce, one of the country’s highest valued cloud computing companies, is actively looking for promising MBA graduates, offering diverse opportunities in tech, business, and sales. Since it’s founding in 1999, Salesforce has been growing wildly, becoming the first enterprise cloud company tor each $10 billion in revenue as of August 2017. And Salesforce isn’t just remarkable for its product’s success—the company was also rated as the “#1 Best Company to Work For” by Fortune. The Salesforce culture is centered around the idea of “Ohana” (Hawaiian for “family”) and earned its place at the top Read more
Published: March 14, 2018
MBA News You Need: Student Visas Fall, Tuck Welcomes Olympians, Stanford Debuts New Virtual Campus Platform, INSEAD Celebrates Women, and More
Each week we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print to give you a quick overview of the latest trending topics from top schools around the world. Here’s your quick MBA News You Need digest for the week of March 15, 2018. Number of International Student Visas Decreases, Due in Part to Immigration Policies In 2017, 17 percent fewer F-1 student visas were issued than in 2016—78,000 fewer visas overall. For Indian and Chinese students, the decline was even higher, at 28 percent and 24 percent fewer visas respectively. Why the dramatic decrease in U.S. visas issued to Read more
Published: March 14, 2018
Free Webinar: Action Learning – Projects That Make a Difference
Join Clear Admit CEO Eliot Ingram, Illinois/Gies Director of Admissions & Recruitment Jennifer Larson and Illinois/Gies Director of Action Learning to discuss the benefits of Action Learning during your MBA experience. Thursday, March 29th , 2018 1:00 p.m. EST/ 12:00 p.m. CST In this online information session, the panel will discuss how prepared students are for the job market via Action Learning experiences, how action/experiential learning can make a difference in your career and what skills you will gain through your action learning experiences: Topics covered include: What Action Learning looks like at the Illinois MBA The Read more
Published: March 14, 2018
Our Latest Podcast: Acing the Skype or Video Interview
Wrapping up our comprehensive coverage of how to prepare for interviews of every sort, the latest episode in the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast series focuses on the Skype or video interview. An option widely available to MBA applicants who perhaps can’t travel to the business school they’re applying to, the Skype or video interview is also increasingly used by recruiters in the job search process. So brushing up on how best to prepare for this increasingly common interview format is valuable whether you’re in the thick of the MBA admissions process or just looking ahead toward your post-MBA career Read more
Published: March 12, 2018
How Can You Land a Post-MBA Job at Deloitte?
In 2017, Deloitte placed 11th out of “Fortune’s 100 Best Companies” to work for. It achieved its top slot thanks to the company’s focus on work/life balance where “you decide how fast paced/slow paced you want to take it.” In fact, 91 percent of Deloitte employees say their workplace is great, citing: Great challenges (96 percent) Great atmosphere (95 percent) Great rewards (94 percent) Great pride (97 percent) Great communication (95 percent) Great bosses (94 percent) So, it’s no wonder that Deloitte is a top career choice for many MBA students. The company fits Read more
Published: March 12, 2018
March Madness Begins: Consortium MBA Draft Takes Place Today
No, it has nothing to do with basketball. A draft of another sort will take place today, but for some MBA applicants it could be as big as getting signed with the Golden State Warriors. We’re talking about the annual draft for the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management. Each year, the group’s member business schools offer tens of millions of dollars in fellowships to hundreds of MBA applicants, most under-represented minorities. Clear Admit’s DecisionWeek is brought to you by HBX. HBX brings the dynamism of the Harvard Business School classroom to online learning—preparing participants for the Read more
Published: March 12, 2018
MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Undecided about Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, or UVA / Darden for Consulting
In this edition of MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate considering Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, or UVA / Darden for consulting. The candidate laid out their top priority in the initial post: Read more

MBA Applywire

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November 16, 2024 5:16pm ET
Applying: ESADE, IE Business School, IESE
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Tech
Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology, Pharmaceutical Companies: Apple , Facebook , Google , Microsoft , Oracle , Johnson & Johnson , Novartis , Pfizer , Roche
GMAT: 525
GPA: 2.79
Years of Work Experience: 4
Post MBA Location: Europe
Notes:

Asian, female, USA. Top 10 Undergraduate school in USA, majored in Biomedical Engineering. Worked for Salesforce, Accenture, and Microsoft within sales department. Major accomplishments within sales roles. Strong personal essays. Letters of Recommendations from direct managers. Founder and held multiple leadership positions in school clubs during Undergrad. Just a really bad test taker and cannot seem to get my scores up no matter how many times I take it specifically in the quant section. American trying to stay in Europe post MBA and only applying to European B-schools.
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November 15, 2024 9:32am ET
Applying: Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, Minnesota / Carlson, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM
Pre-MBA Career: Insurance
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey , Other
GMAT: 505
GPA: 3.44
Years of Work Experience: 3
Post MBA Location: Midwest, Northeast
Notes:

GMAT Note:
* The score is an unofficial practice test. I am beginning my studies for the real thing now.

Undergrad Majors:
* Economics
* Business Management

Work Experience Notes:
* Insurance experience is at a family business
* I implemented data analytics into business operations since that was not a practice beforehand.
* I help with sales, customer service, bookkeeping, and marketing.

Extracurriculars & Volunteer Activities:
* Worked as an economics research assistant during my undergrad where I consulted public and private entities
* Was part of an economics research project that won a national award for its work in community economic development
* Published 2 university-sponsored economics articles
* During my senior year, I was appointed to a university faculty committee to help plan university award ceremonies and delegate student scholarships
* Won a leadership award from my university
* Economics honor society member
* President of a student club (1 year) and a club's Senior Advisor (1 year)
* Started and led 2 initiatives that installed free smoke alarms in rural area homes (received a leadership award from the American Red Cross for this)
* Ironman triathlete
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November 14, 2024 8:16pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Cambridge / Judge, Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, emlyon, IESE, Imperial, INSEAD, London Business School, Manchester / AMBS, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Hospitality
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Consumer Goods, Other Companies: Amazon , Apple , Google , Coca Cola , LVMH , Nestle , Nike
GRE: 326
GPA: 3.46
Years of Work Experience: 6
Post MBA Location: Consultancy
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November 14, 2024 6:29am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Georgetown / McDonough, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting, Capital Project Development (Renewable Energy/CCS)
Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Commercial Banking, Family Business, Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 664
GPA: 2.9
Years of Work Experience: 7
Notes:

Pakistani male, looking to get into the financial services industry short term, and long-term make a significant contribution to the family business or pursue entrepreneurship. Studied engineering from UT Austin for undergrad followed by three jobs (roughly 2 years each) and a nine month break in between job 2 and 3. Planning to take the GMAT again in 3 weeks to offset GPA. Goal score is 695. Mitigating circumstances around GPA are just illness and general family/self issues but doubt they will be very convincing.
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November 13, 2024 11:52am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Georgetown / McDonough, Michigan / Ross, UNC Kenan-Flagler, USC / Marshall
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Real Estate Development Analyst and Acquisitions Project Manager
Post-MBA Target Industry: Private Equity, Family Business, Entrepreneurship Companies: Other
GPA: 3.44
Years of Work Experience: 3
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MBA LiveWire

November 17, 2024 10:14am ET
Interview Invite to Stanford GSB
Round: Round 1
Received via email on November 14, 2024
GPA: 3.52
GRE: 322
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Note:

Consortium applicant applied round 1
November 17, 2024 12:58am ET
Rejected at Columbia
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on November 14, 2024
GPA: 3.49
GMAT: 740
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
November 17, 2024 12:46am ET
Interview Invite to Duke / Fuqua
Round: Round 1
Received via email on November 12, 2024
GPA: 3.49
GMAT: 740
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
November 16, 2024 12:19pm ET
Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 1
Received via email
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: India
November 16, 2024 10:45am ET
Accepted to Boston College / Carroll
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on November 12, 2024
GPA: 3.91
GRE: 318
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Texaa
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