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. INSEAD and Boston College / Carroll have their Round 3 application deadlines this week. We are also starting to see a few interview invites rolling out for Round 2 for Northwestern / Kellogg and Yale SOM, among other top MBA programs.
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, scheduled for January 28th. The second series of events is for deferred admissions candidates who are currently completing their first degrees. Signups for all Clear Admit events are here: https://www.clearadmit.com/events
We then discussed a recently published in-depth article on the value of the MBA, in these extraordinary times.
Graham also noted three MBA admissions tips. The first focuses on MBA admissions interviews by invitation vs. open interviews, the second on resume vs. blind interviews, and the third admissions tip addresses letters of support (as distinguished from letters of recommendation). Graham then noted a Real Humans piece spotlighting students from the HEC Paris MBA program in the class of 2027.
For this week, for the candidate profile review portion of the show, Alex selected two ApplyWire entries and one DecisionWire entry.
Three MBA Admissions Candidates Reviewed
This week’s first MBA admissions candidate is a CPA and is looking to transition from accounting to consulting. They are a first-generation candidate who transferred from community college to a university.
This week’s second MBA applicant has a low GPA, while appearing to have strong work experience. We discussed the importance of taking remedial action, in terms of seeking out additional coursework.
This week’s final MBA candidate has several offers from leading MBA programs. They want to pivot from tech to investment banking. Some of their leading options appear to be Columbia and Cornell / Johnson.
CPA to Consulting
Mitigating low GPA
Columbia vs Johnson
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This episode was hosted by Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, and produced by Dennis Crowley. Thanks to all of you who’ve been joining us!
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