Jeanette Brown
Fridays From the Frontline
Hello and welcome to Fridays From the Frontline, Clear Admit’s weekly summation of the best of the b-school blogosphere. This week, UCLA Anderson welcomes a group of incoming MBA students and bloggers, and current applicants discuss what’s involved in staying focused on the admissions process during the summer. Zafeer Khan Anderson ’16 shares his journey from Bangladesh to pursuing the MBA in Sunny California. Classmate Asher Kurland is enjoying happy hours with fellow admits in Brooklyn. Nikhil George Punnoose ’16 is moving away from living on oil rigs, to learning about the business side of production, and James Huntington rounds out the introduction of Anderson ’16 bloggers by describing his... Read more »
Fridays From the Frontline
Hello and welcome to Fridays From the Frontline, Clear Admit’s weekly summation of the best of the b-school blogosphere. As the school year has finished, current students have taken the opportunity to reflect on the experience of first year, while MBA hopefuls are putting together a plan of action to ensure a successful application process. Those Round 1 deadlines are not that far off! (Check the Clear Admit blog for up to date deadlines and essay information.) 2YRSatHBS is taking some time after an intense first year to discuss key takeaways from some of the 270 cases covered during the first year... Read more »
Are You Keeping Up with the Competition? | Fridays from the Frontlines
It’s June. Summer’s here. Time to kick back and relax, right? Well, maybe not if you’re applying to top MBA programs. Take a look at this spreadsheet: It’s from applicant blogger “Grant Me Admission,” and we were so impressed by his initiative and planning that we thought we’d give him a little shout out and encouragement here at Clear Admit. This is what an applicant looks like who’s on top of his game. Time management and project management are are skills you need in business, and they’ll help you with your application too. Grant Me Admissions’ project map looks a... Read more »
Fridays From the Frontline
Hello and welcome to Fridays From the Frontline, Clear Admit’s weekly summation of the soliloquies of the b-school blogosphere. This week, even as we are about to announce the winners of the Best of Blogging 2013 contest, we have two new bloggers to feature with interesting and thoughtful updates on the application and admissions process, while current students and recent graduates also share their perspectives. GrantMeAdmission starts off a busy week by outlining how he carefully selected the schools to apply to, along with a list of 8 questions every application should ask before applying. Once finished with that process, the next question is... Read more »
Fridays From the Frontline
Hello and welcome to Fridays From the Frontline, Clear Admit’s weekly ramble through the ruminations of the b-school blogosphere. This week, we share in the excitement of those nominated for the Best of Blogging Annual contest, as well as welcome two new b-school applicants to the Fridays From the Frontline blogging community. A reminder that if you haven’t yet voted for your favorite featured blogger, the nominations and poll can be found here. Be sure to vote before Wednesday, May 28, when the polls will close! SarahsMBAJourney has a nice summary of each of the nominated bloggers, as well as impressions of... Read more »
The Soaring Price of Business School Networking
A New York Times article this weekend examined the growing number of trips and other “lifestyle experiences” that now compete with academic ones as part of the MBA program at many leading business schools. Even those that don’t offer any form of academic credit can be viewed as valuable networking opportunities that can help position students for jobs upon graduation—worth their steep price tags in the eyes of some. As an example, the Times story lead with a February ski trip to Park City, Utah, that about a third of the MBA class from the University of Texas as Austin’s... Read more »
Clear Admit Best of Blogging 2013-2014 Nominees
As promised in yesterday’s timeline for this year’s BoBs, today is the day we release the 2013-2014 Best of Blogging nominees! For those of you not familiar with the Clear Admit Best of Blogging competition, the goal of this annual event is two-fold. First, we want to recognize and celebrate the best MBA applicant and student blogs covering the 2013-2014 admissions cycle/academic year. Equally important is Clear Admit’s commitment to identifying valuable sources of information for the next round of MBA applicants and students. The process to determine BoB nominees started with considering all Fridays From The Frontlines -featured blogs. By looking at originality and relevance... Read more »
Fridays From the Frontline
Hello and Welcome to Fridays From the Frontline, Clear Admit’s weekly perusal of the peripatetic b-school blogosphere. Indeed, this week’s posting presents a plethora of exciting plans and perceptions for our bloggers, whether in making decisions for next year, or in contemplating the MBA experience. This week we are also excited to announce the Best of Blogging Awards. Check out the link for the competition details, and check back here later today for the announcement of Friday From the Frontline’s nominated bloggers! MBAReApplicant has made the final decision in chosing among Darden, Tepper and UCLA, and is looking forward to matriculating with the Anderson Class of 2016 in sunny California.... Read more »
Best of Blogging Awards 2013-2014 Timeline Announced
Another application cycle is rapidly drawing to a close, and summer is ahead of us. A good deal of clarity and news has been delivered to this year’s MBA applicant pool: interview invitations, admissions decisions, and, of course, the announcement of our annual Best of Blogging Awards (also known as “the BoBs”)! For those unfamiliar with the awards, each year we make an effort to identify exceptional blogs maintained by MBA applicants and students. We do this for two reasons: to recognize the commitment and quality of the best applicant and student bloggers’ writing, and to identify valuable sources of... Read more »
Fridays From the Frontline
Hello and welcome to Fridays From the Frontline, Clear Admit’s weekly roundup of the ruminations of the b-school blogosphere. This week, several of our 2016 applicants weigh in with recommendations, from audio books to MBA programs, while current students take stock of the MBA experience, including the challenges and rewards of transitioning from the military to pursuing an MBA. MBATheNonProfitWay has made a resolution to switch her audio-book listening habit away from fiction to various business related books. The first selection, “The McKinsey Mind” did not fare so well in review. JourneyOfaGMATer took some time to share insights on the definition of ‘problem’,... Read more »
