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Posted by Clear Admit on September 2, 2010, at 4:29 pm
Welcome to another installment of Twitter Thursdays, a weekly column in which we highlight the updates of the top MBA programs on Twitter! If you’re not following Clear Admit already, be sure to check us out on Twitter for updates, special prizes, admissions tips and breaking news. We’ve also created a list of MBA programs to ease your daily access to breaking news from the top MBA programs, as reported by admissions committee members themselves.
Posted by Clear Admit on September 2, 2010, at 1:00 pm
Are you looking at a career in international business or hoping to work outside your home country? INSEAD, with campuses in France and Singapore and exchange programs with Wharton and Kellogg in the United States, is one of the top international business schools in the world and features a concentrated 10-month MBA program. Clear Admit co-founder Graham Richmond shares valuable tips on INSEAD’s application process as part of a recent video by MBA Podcaster.
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The video, entitled “Getting into INSEAD: The Business School of the World,” aired on August 20th as part of MBA Pod TV, MBA Podcaster’s YouTube video channel. In this most recent episode, Richmond offers valuable insight into what the school is looking for in prospective applicants. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 2, 2010, at 12:51 pm
Oxford / Saїd recently changed the word limit requirements on both of their essay topics. Essay 1 can now be a maximum of 750 words, while Essay 2 can be a maximum of 1,000 words. To view the full essay topics, click here. To read an analysis of these prompts, as well as advice on how to approach them, visit our Oxford / Saїd Essay Topic Analysis.
Posted by Clear Admit on September 2, 2010, at 10:44 am
CMU / Tepper’s online application for the 2010-2011 admissions cycle has gone live! For interested applicants, the essay topics are as follows:
A) What are your short term and long term goals? How will a Tepper MBA help you achieve these goals? (Please include any information regarding what steps you have taken to learn more about Tepper.) (Suggested length: 2 double-spaced pages)
B) The Tepper School’s culture relies on all members to be active contributors to our community. With your values, experiences, and interests, how will you make a unique contribution to the Tepper community? Your examples may include: classroom interaction, student activities, career development, community service, etc. (Suggested length: 2 double-spaced pages) » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 2, 2010, at 3:00 am
Oxford/Said’s essay topics remain unchanged this year, although the word limit for both essays has been reduced. Even considering this reduction, with a total of 1,750 words between two essays, Oxford presents a unique challenge in terms of sharing important and relevant information about one’s candidacy while staying on topic. For this reason, careful reflection and outlining is even more important when approaching this sort of application than one with a long series of shorter answers.
Essay 1: Explain why you chose your current job. How do you hope to see your career developing over the next five years? How will an MBA assist you in the development of these ambitions? (750 word maximum)
This is a very standard career goals essay, although applicants must specifically explain why they chose their current jobs. In addition, you should note the explicit five-year goals timeline; while it’s certainly fine to look beyond this is in your essay and cover longer-term objectives, it will be important to develop the five year plan in depth to tailor your response to the question. As is the case with any essay of this sort, you’ll also want to comment on the specific merits of the Said Business School even though the question doesn’t mention this directly.
Essay 2: Which recent development, world event or book has most influenced your thinking and why? (1,000 word maximum)
This question, which covers the range of world geography and topics factual and fictional, is about as broad as they come. The rather high word limit makes responding to the question all the more challenging, as many applicants find it difficult to sustain a coherent and relevant discussion over 1,000 words. In selecting a topic, think carefully about what your event or book selection will tell the reader about your concerns and priorities, ideally selecting a subject that is in accordance with the positioning established in the first response. In terms of structuring the discussion, it might be helpful to think about ways that this book, development or event has influenced your actions as well as your thinking; this could provide a way to introduce a fair amount of information about your experiences and candidacy while keeping to the topic.
For more guidance on how best to present yourself to Oxford or other programs with upcoming deadlines, feel free to send your resume or CV to info@clearadmit.com for a free initial assessment.
Posted by Clear Admit on September 1, 2010, at 8:00 pm
Today’s GMAT Tip has been provided by our friends at the test prep firm Knewton. In this article, they share advice on how remembering that you can’t divide by zero can help you solve GMAT problems. Read on to see what they say!
We all know not to divide by zero. It is a rule from middle school—if not earlier—and the reasons for it are pretty straightforward.
If you look at the graph of y = 1/x, the y value approaches +∞ as x approaches zero from the right, and the y value approaches –∞ as x approaches zero from the left. But the graph never reaches x = 0, because you cannot divide by zero. Dividing 1 by smaller and smaller fractions results in larger and larger quotients, because many tiny bits can fit into one whole. But you can’t answer the question of how many zeros fit into 1; the question doesn’t make sense conceptually.
All this is interesting, and the history of zero is at least a little bit interesting, too. But for the purposes of the GMAT, we have already thought much more about zero than we have to. If we remember not to divide by zero, we have remembered everything we need to know for test day. Or have we? » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 1, 2010, at 4:00 pm
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The Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley is one of a handful of top MBA programs whose admissions team has a new leader beginning this season. In mid-August, Stephanie Fujii replaced outgoing Director of Admissions Peter Johnson, who had been with Haas for more than a decade.
Fujii generously made time to speak with us while getting the hang of her new role just as the first admissions round of the season heats up at Haas. Though newly minted Berkeley’s admissions director, Fujii is not new to admissions nor is she new to Haas. She has been a part of the Haas admissions team for the past five years, most recently as senior associate director. Before that she worked in the nonprofit sector in eldercare, after recieving an MBA of her own from Haas. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on September 1, 2010, at 1:00 pm
Clear Admit co-founder Graham Richmond shared advice for prospective MBA applicants planning visits to business school campuses as part of an article this week in Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
The article, entitled “Making the Most of the Campus Visit,” highlighted some of the most important things prospective applicants should plan during a visit, including talking to students, getting to know the faculty and learning more about the school’s career management offerings. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on August 31, 2010, at 1:00 pm
In a letter to the Wharton School community last week, Dean Thomas Robertson announced the appointment of a new vice dean for innovation, a position newly created to help ensure that the very best ideas for improving Wharton’s research and teaching are identified and implemented.
Karl Ulrich, a Wharton professor of entrepreneurship and e-commerce, will assume the new role, Robertson announced. “As vice dean, Karl will be a steward for innovation opportunities, providing a vital channel to the Dean’s Office for ideas originating from across all divisions of the school,” he wrote. He added that implementing just two or three additional ideas each year could be transformational for the school. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on August 31, 2010, at 3:00 am
In this week’s Trivia Tuesday column we turn our attention to UCLA Anderson and its academic offerings. Specifically, we’ll take a look at the options Anderson offers for tailoring elective choices to an intended career path. Though if offers no formal majors or concentrations, Anderson recommends sets of elective courses the administration and faculty see as relevant to particular career paths. These Elective Emphases cover a number of popular career paths and are comprised of five to eleven strongly recommended electives.
The suggested electives are designed to create a comprehensive program of preparation for the career path, and some career path listings even include classes in other UCLA degree programs. In contrast to the subject-area specializations most other leading programs offer, these career area specializations further emphasize Anderson’s practical job orientation. Perhaps the closest approximation of career path emphasis among other programs occurs at Kellogg, which offers the analytical consulting major, drawing upon various departments to comprehensively prepare students for consulting careers. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on August 30, 2010, at 4:00 pm
Starting in just a few days, The MBA Tour is making stops in several cities throughout the U.S. and India. These events offer prospective MBA applicants the opportunity to meet and network with MBA program representatives, MBA alumni and other applicants.
Each MBA Tour event features MBA panel presentations, which will address pertinent admissions topics as well as answer an array of MBA applicant questions. The panelists, who are admissions representatives and other experts in the field, will discuss such topics as “How Admission Decisions Are Made” and “Financing Your MBA.” Also on the agenda for each event are individual school presentations, during which admissions representatives will spend 30-40 minutes highlighting their schools’ unique offerings. These presentations are designed to enable applicants to learn more about and compare the different programs. At the end of each event is an open fair that allows attendees to meet one-on-one with admissions representatives and alumni, in order to gather more information and have their personal questions answered. Each event also includes a free GMAT session, hosted by The Princeton Review. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on August 30, 2010, at 2:19 pm
With the early action admissions round in full swing, an admissions coordinator at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business recently took time to address a host of commonly asked questions for prospective applicants who are wondering about interviews, visits to campus and more.
Cameron Steese, a Tuck admissions coordinator, tackled topics ranging from getting to Tuck’s Hanover, New Hampshire, campus to what to wear to an admissions interview as part of a post Friday to the Tuck Admissions Blog. If Tuck is among your target schools, you won’t want to miss the tips and information Steese shares. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on August 30, 2010, at 10:15 am
For interested applicants, the Georgetown/McDonough School of Business essay topics for the 2010-2011 application season are as follows:
Essay 1 (750 words): A) What position do you plan to obtain upon graduation from the MBA program? Please include both industry and function in your explanation.
B) How will the combination of your past experiences and the Georgetown MBA position you for this new opportunity?
C) Please describe how you envision your career progression beyond your initial post-MBA position.
Essay 2 (750 words): A) What does leadership mean to you? What are the personal characteristics and skills required to be an effective leader?
B) Provide a specific example of when you demonstrated leadership skills. Describe a challenge that you faced and the results that you achieved.
C) What areas do you wish to develop in order to become a more effective leader?
Essay 3 (750 words): How will your classmates benefit from your presence in the Georgetown MBA program? » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on August 30, 2010, at 3:00 am
For all those applicants who have recently opened a calendar to plot out the next few months only to realize they can’t possibly fit in campus visits on top of full time jobs and essay writing, never fear! It’s true that traveling to a school’s campus is the ideal way to learn about their MBA program, but visiting is often not a viable option for applicants who are located remotely or unsure of their level of interest in a given school. The good news is that business schools might very well come to them. Many b-schools are getting ready to hit the road and embark on worldwide tours to dispense information and recruit qualified applicants. Such events offer a great opportunity for interested students to meet with admissions staff (and sometimes with current students and/or alumni), learn about the program and ask specific questions.
Some of the top schools are already on the road, so we recommend looking into the travel schedules for programs of interest and planning accordingly. Keeping in mind that these schedules are updated and amended throughout the fall, here are some of the top programs’ itineraries for the months ahead: » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on August 28, 2010, at 9:00 am
Today’s GMAT challenge question comes from our friends at ManhattanGMAT. To help you with your GMAT studying, try to solve the problem on your own, and then read on for the explanation of its solution:
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What is the 99th digit after the decimal point in the decimal expansion of 2/9 + 3/11?
Posted by Clear Admit on August 27, 2010, at 1:00 pm
In a post earlier this month to the Booth Insider, the admissions blog for the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Admissions Director Kurt Ahlm shared his surprise at finding himself bombarded by questions about the school’s marketing program at recent MBA fairs.
This proved the case at an MBA fair August 12th hosted by Kaplan Test Prep in Chicago, Ahlm said. He noted that Chicago Booth had a table at the event directly across from the region’s other top MBA program, the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on August 27, 2010, at 3:00 am
Hello there, and welcome to the freshest Fridays From the Frontline! Each week Clear Admit scrolls through the MBA blogosphere looking for the latest news and insight into b-school applications and life.
Posted by Clear Admit on August 26, 2010, at 4:02 pm
Welcome to our weekly round-up of what’s happened on Twitter among the top MBA programs. In today’s Twitter Thursdays, find out who’s doling out advice and who’s setting up information sessions! We’ve also created a list of MBA programs to ease your daily access to breaking news from the top MBA programs. Plus, if you want to stay on top of Clear Admit’s updates, special prizes, admissions tips and breaking news, be sure to check us out on Twitter.
Posted by Clear Admit on August 26, 2010, at 1:00 pm
Demand for executive MBA (EMBA) programs rose significantly in 2010 and remained steady for part-time programs, though application volume for full-time programs continued its fall from peak levels in 2008, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) announced earlier this week.
GMAC released the findings of its 2010 Application Trends Survey, a global survey of 327 business schools in 39 countries, yesterday. According to survey results, programs aimed at people with significant work experience were particularly strong, with 59 percent of EMBA programs reporting that they received more applications this year than in 2009, up from 37 percent the year before. Part-time programs, which appeal to people hoping to juggle school along with family or work or other responsibilites, remained steady this year compared with 2009, with 43 percent of programs surveyed reporting increases. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on August 26, 2010, at 3:00 am
Unchanged over the past several years, INSEAD’s essay questions cover a good deal of ground, giving candidates ample opportunity to discuss a range of topics related to their candidacies and highlight various elements of their interests and experiences. The first two “job essays” ask for a factual account of one’s current position and overall professional progression, while the rest of the set invite short reflections and exposition of the type MBA applicants are accustomed.
INSEAD’s total of seven essays puts the school at the high end of the MBA application spectrum in terms of questions posed. As always, careful forethought and planning before beginning to write will be important in ensuring that one is using each essay to one’s best advantage and presenting a balanced picture of a well-rounded individual. Let’s take a closer look at the questions: » Continue reading
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