Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast
In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the current state of the MBA admissions season. We are still seeing an uptick in activity of MBA Decision Wire, as many candidates begin to weigh their MBA options.
Graham highlighted MBA webinar events that are on the horizon that Clear Admit is hosting. The first webinar looks at the enduring value of the MBA. The second series of events is for deferred admissions candidates who are currently completing their first degrees. Signups are here: https://www.clearadmit.com/events
Graham noted a news story recently published on Clear Admit that focuses on Washington / Olin’s new MS in AI for Business. Graham also highlighted two admissions tips. The first focuses on how scholarships should impact MBA program selection. The second admissions tip explores the importance of respecting word counts and other similar constraints in the admissions process.
Graham then noted a Real Humans piece spotlighting students from Washington / Olin. We then discussed two recently published Class of 2025 employment reports from Booth and Kellogg.
For this week, for the candidate profile review portion of the show, Alex selected one ApplyWire entry and two DecisionWire entries.
Three MBA Admissions Candidates Reviewed
This week’s first MBA admissions candidate appears to have a very decent profile overall, but their GRE score of 324 is potentially their weakest element. Should they consider a retake?
This week’s second MBA applicant is deciding between Duke / Fuqua ($50K), Northwestern / Kellogg ($30k) and UPenn / Wharton.
This week’s final MBA candidate has offers and a variety of scholarships from UNC / Kenan Flagler, Georgetown / McDonough, CMU / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson and Emory / Goizueta. They have a 316 GRE score.
324 GRE, Retake?
Wharton vs Kellogg
McDonough vs Goizueta
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