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Weekly Refresh: Latest MBA Essay Questions, Analyzed – Plus Deadlines

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Published: June 10, 2022 by Lauren Wakal

Welcome to Weekly Refresh, a roundup of admissions advice and updates on the Clear Admit site. In this edition, we’re catching up with essay tips and deadlines released the week of June 6th.

Essay Tips

Drafting your application essays? See the latest of our experts’ advice in our Essay Topic Analysis. The following schools recently released their essays—click for our advice:

Deadlines

Mark your calendars! A few programs have released their 2022-2023 deadlines this week:

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Schools: INSEAD, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, UCLA Anderson, UPenn / Wharton, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden
Lauren Wakal
Lauren Wakal has been covering the MBA admissions space for more than a decade, from in-depth business school profiles to weekly breaking news and more.
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MBA Livewire

November 30, 2023 8:41am ET
Accepted to Cornell / Johnson
Round: Round 1
Received via email November 30, 2023
GPA: 3.6
GRE: 339
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Consulting
Application Location: Nigeria
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Interviewed on 10/30
November 30, 2023 7:26am ET
Waitlisted at Indian School of Business
Round: Round 1
Received via email
GMAT: 760
Program Type: One Year Program
Post MBA Career Name: Technology
Application Location: Australia
Note:

Waitlisted, could have done better in the interview.
November 30, 2023 4:09am ET
Accepted to Boston College / Carroll
Round: Round 1
Received via email November 30, 2023
GRE: 319
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: Accra, Ghana
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Accepted with $60K deans scholarship
November 30, 2023 2:59am ET
Accepted to Babson / Olin
Round: Round 1
Received via portal November 30, 2023
GPA: 3.05
Program Type: One Year Program
Post MBA Career Name: Finance
Application Location: Hyderabad
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Admitted in Babson college and University at Buffalo
November 29, 2023 11:57pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via phone November 29, 2023
GPA: 3.85
GRE: 325
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Non Profit / Social Impact
Application Location: NYC
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Applied 9/17, notified of interview 10/31, interviewed 11/7, got the call today
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