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Published: October 23, 2017

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Join Clear Admit’s Eliot Ingram and Eric Johnson, Executive Director of Graduate Career Services and Executive Career Coach at the top-ranked Kelley School of Business, to get answers to your most pressing career transition questions. How do I transition from my current job to where I want to be? How do I set career goals and define them? What is my career potential and how do I get there? How do I navigate business school to earn a well-paying job I love? At Kelley, Eric leads a team of certified career coaches, which has been ranked #2 in the Read more

Published: August 7, 2017

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If you’re planning to apply to business school this admissions cycle, look no further. We have the book for you! To celebrate the one-year anniversary of its release, we’re giving you the must-read admissions book, Becoming a Clear Admit: The Definitive Guide to MBA Admissions, for free! Just use coupon code CLEARFREE2017 at checkout DOWNLOAD IT TODAY Its author, Clear Admit’s own Alex Brown, brings nearly 25 years of experience in the MBA admissions industry as a consultant, admissions officer, and teacher, including seven years as senior associate director of admissions at the Wharton Read more

Published: February 14, 2017

MBA Admissions Mashup: Harvard’s IFCs & Interning at Amex

Every Wednesday, we share a roundup of the latest news from MBA admissions blogs at the top business schools. This week we take a look at an internship experience at American Express, opportunities to practice newly learned skills in the field and three reasons why applying to business school is like writing a movie script. At Harvard Business School(HBS), students get the opportunity to take what they’ve learned in the classroom and put it into practice out in the real world. In a recent blog post, HBS lists four things you need to know about these Immersive Field Read more

Published: December 20, 2016

MBA Admissions Mashup: The Waitlist

Every Wednesday, we share a round-up of the latest news from MBA admissions blogs at the top business schools. Last week was decision week at the top business schools. If you’re one of the lucky ones to receive an admit from one of your target schools, congratulations! However, we know (from MBA LiveWire) that sveral of you received news of being placed on the waitlist. This is why we’re featuring some advice and news on being waitlisted at McCombs and Tuck, a first-hand perspective of the One-Year MBA at Emory / Goizueta, and insight into admits at Michigan Read more

Published: October 11, 2016

MBA Admissions Mashup: Round 1 Next Steps

Every Wednesday, we share a round-up of the latest news from MBA admissions blogs at the top business schools. MBA applicants around the world have hit submit on their Round 1 applications or are planning ahead for Round 2. Several of you have already heard back from the likes of HBS, Chicago Booth, LBS, Yale, and more. This week we’re devoting the mashup to those of you that are anxiously waiting on some news — may it be good or bad (because closure). In a week and a half Read more

Published: March 22, 2016

MBA Admissions Mashup: Admissions Tips & Career Services

Every Wednesday, we share a round-up of the latest news from admissions blogs at the top business schools. The past couple of weeks on MBA LiveWire and MBA DecisionWire revealed admissions decisions, interview notifications, and enrollment decisions, in addition to a focus on R3 applications. As such, we’re featuring a couple MBA admissions tips and advice on the career search. Today is Northwestern / Kellogg’s decision day (there’s a sea of green on MBA LiveWire) and the Kellogg adcom is really excited (understatement)! They posted a welcome on their blog as well as recalled their Read more

Published: March 8, 2016

MBA Admissions Mashup: Recommendations, Careers, and Off-Campus Housing

Every Wednesday, we share a round-up of the latest news from admissions blogs at the top business schools. As Round 2 interview invitations are being finalized, we turn our focus to Round 3 admissions tips as well as what MBA admissions blogs are posting regarding preparing for housing for the year(s) ahead in addition to how b-schools prepare their MBAs for the career search. In her admissions video update, assistant dean of admissions Sara Neher expressed excitement about the makeup of the Round 1 candidates who have already submitted their deposits to attend UVA / Darden: “Class as Read more

Published: March 1, 2016

MBA Admissions Mashup: Campus Visits, #FOMO, and R3 Applications

Every Wednesday, we share a round-up of the latest news from admissions blogs at the top business schools. Congratulations to everyone receiving interview invitations and positive admissions decisions! (Needless to say, if you haven’t already done so, we urge you to head on over to MBA LiveWire to share the good news!) One way to ace your MBA admissions interview is to be able to show fit with the program, an in-depth knowledge of the curriculum, student clubs, in addition to the campus. This week, we’re featuring some admissions blogs that make the case for campus visits, how to Read more

Published: February 23, 2016

MBA Admissions Mashup: Diversity & Inclusion

Every Wednesday, we share a round-up of the latest news from admissions blogs at the top business schools. This week’s MBA Admissions Mashup takes a look at what business schools and MBAs are doing to promote diversity and inclusion on campus and we’ve sprinkled in several admissions tips...just in time for your MBA interview or a Round 3 target deadline. Read more

Published: February 2, 2016

MBA Admissions Mashup: Why MBA?

Every Wednesday, we share a round-up of the latest news from admissions blogs at the top business schools. This week’s MBA Admissions Mashup takes a look at the fundamental question: Why MBA? Why devote two years (or one year) of your life to attend business school? Student guest writers took to the blogosphere to explain their decision to pursue an MBA. We also have some advice on whether or not to hire an admissions consultant (and where to find one), as well as a very excited Wharton admissions committee. So, why MBA? You’ll hear this question posed in essay prompts, Read more

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April 19, 2025 6:42pm ET

Interview Invite to UPenn / Wharton

Round: Round 3

Received via email on April 17, 2025

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 3.2

GRE: 321

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Entrepreneurship

Application Location: London

April 19, 2025 12:16pm ET

Applied to Northwestern / Kellogg

Round: Round 3

Received via portal

Standardized Test: GMAT

GPA: 3.5

GMAT: 675

Program Type: Deferred Enrollment

Target Career: Entrepreneurship

Application Location: Germany

April 19, 2025 12:15pm ET

Applied to Berkeley / Haas

Round: Round 3

Received via portal

Standardized Test: GMAT

GPA: 3.5

GMAT: 675

Program Type: Deferred Enrollment

Target Career: Entrepreneurship

Application Location: Germany

April 19, 2025 9:18am ET

Waitlisted at USC / Marshall

Round: Round 2

Received via email on April 17, 2025

Standardized Test: Granted Waiver

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Non Profit / Social Impact

Application Location: Milwaukee

April 18, 2025 6:17pm ET

Rejected at UPenn / Wharton

Round: Round 3

Received via portal April 18, 2025

Standardized Test: GMAT

GPA: 2.92

GMAT: 695

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: United States, San Francisco

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