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Mar 31, 2023

Admissions Director Q&A: Narottam Kishore of BITSoM

Sponsored Content We return to our Admissions Director Q&A with Narottam Kishore, the Head of Admissions & Outreach and Student Affairs at BITS School of Management, Mumbai (BITSoM). BITSoM is a new business school under the aegis of BITS Pilani, identified as Institution of Eminence by the Government of India.... Read more »

Mar 31, 2023

Webinar: Carnegie Mellon Tepper – Join the Intelligent Future – April 2023

Join us for an upcoming Carnegie Mellon Tepper MBA Webinar!  Join the Intelligent Future! Tepper MBA combines advanced analytics with personalized leadership coaching to give you a formidable advantage in a competitive market. Douglas Alford, Director of Admissions, Tepper MBA students and Masters Career Center professionals discuss why the science... Read more »

Mar 31, 2023

Spring 2023 Survey – We Need Your Input!

At this point in the 2022-2023 admissions season, many of our community members are weighing their options for business school next fall semester. Meanwhile, others have made their school choice and are looking forward to matriculating in the coming months. Of course, another admissions season is just around the corner... Read more »

Mar 31, 2023

Real Humans of JP Morgan: Joel Falcon, Cornell Johnson ’22, Banker, Senior Associate

Within the Two-Year Full-Time MBA program, Cornell Johnson offers students the opportunity to manage the school's endowment, a powerful real-world experience that Joel Falcon found invaluable to his future career in private wealth management. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Falcon describes how his desire to become a financier... Read more »

Mar 30, 2023

UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom

The interviewer had not read any part of my application, only had access to my resume. Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself, your goals and why MBA. 2. Why UNC? 3. Tell me about a challenge you faced while at work or school. 4 TMAT you received constructive feedback. 5.... Read more »

Mar 30, 2023

Admissions Director Q&A: Liz Hutchinson of IE Business School

In this edition of our Admissions Director Q&A series, we welcome Liz Hutchinson, the Head of Admissions, Graduate Programs at IE University in Madrid. In this role, Liz oversees the enrollment for over 30 master's degrees within IE Business School, IE School of Architecture and Design, IE Law School, IE School... Read more »

Mar 29, 2023

MIT Sloan Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom

Interview ran for just over 30 minutes. The actual interview went for ~27 minutes, with about 5 minutes for my questions at the end. We started chatting generally about time zones (I'm international) before beginning the interview. Questions asked: 1. Tell me about your data visualization. 2. Any updates to... Read more »

Mar 29, 2023

Real Humans of McKinsey: Amanda Pearson, Washington Foster ’22, Healthcare Consultant

The U.S. healthcare system requires leadership and analytical skills to influence change. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, we meet Amanda Pearson, who saw first-hand the early chaos of the pandemic from her position in the COVID ICU. Read on to find out how Washington Foster gave Pearson the... Read more »

Mar 28, 2023

MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual

What kind of professional development have you undertaken since you started your job? Can you walk me through your data example please? Why is it important? Was it all your work? What was the customer's reaction? Give me an example of you helping an associate who was underperforming. What is... Read more »

Mar 28, 2023

Real Humans of Accenture: James Morris, Indiana Kelley ’20, Strategy & Consulting Manager

Pivoting from finance to a career in consulting isn't easy. It requires the skills and experiences only available through a quality MBA program. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, James Morris describes his journey from financial analyst to Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and finally to a strategy... Read more »

Mar 27, 2023

Does It Matter Where You Get Your MBA?

Does it matter where you get your MBA? The short answer is: Yes!  The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is one of the most popular graduate degrees in the world. Business professionals seek this degree to enhance their business and management skills, boost their career prospects, or transition into a... Read more »

Mar 27, 2023

MBA Wire Taps 283—Brazilian, 710 GMAT. Kenan Flagler ($) versus Darden. Kellogg versus Stern ($)

MBA Admissions 'March Madness' continues as this episode kicks off with Alex and Graham discussing the R2 decisions activity on MBA LiveWire: UPenn / Wharton, Berkeley / Haas and several other leading MBA programs released Round 2 decisions last week. This upcoming week will include Northwestern / Kellogg, Harvard and... Read more »

Mar 27, 2023

The Week Ahead: MBA Deadlines & Decisions, March 27-31, 2023

Welcome back to the series, The Week Ahead, in which we provide a brief rundown of what is happening in MBA admissions this week! Round 2 final decisions are coming. Round 2 decisions continue to roll out, Round 3 application deadlines are also beginning. Monday, March 27, Dartmouth / Tuck... Read more »

Mar 24, 2023

MBA Real Humans: Students – LIVE Webinar Spring 2023

The Clear Admit Real Humans: Students Series spotlights current students of the top MBA programs. Each of the student share their current MBA experiences and what they did after they were accepted to the MBA programs. Join us at 8 pm ET on Wednesday, April 5th to learn about: 1.... Read more »

Mar 24, 2023

Real Humans of Amazon: Nimisha Mund, INSEAD MBA ’22, Senior Manager, Corporate Business Development EMEA

Reflecting on your career goals often gets you to choose the MBA route, but continuing to reflect on your goals throughout the course of the MBA is also vital to your success. For Nimisha Mund, this step during her time at INSEAD ensured her long-term investment in her career had the... Read more »

Mar 23, 2023

Should MBA Scholarship Money Impact Your Choice of Business School?

A brief look at MBA DecisionWire shows leading MBA programs offering scholarship money, either need-based or merit-based, to encourage admitted candidates to enroll. This may be the result of competing for a smaller pool of top applicants amidst declining application volume (particularly in the USA and Europe). This scholarship money reduces... Read more »

Mar 22, 2023

NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom

Interview was held on a weekday afternoon via Zoom. Woman interviewing me was not an alum, but rather a part-time employee on adcom, from what I understood. We had a friendly chat to start things out about New York. Then she wanted to make sure we had plenty of time,... Read more »

Mar 22, 2023

MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom

The interview was kept very strict to 30 minutes, which was unlike every other interview I did. The interviewer had thoroughly read my entire application. Overall, my interviewer was polite it was a pleasant experience. There was some small talk in the beginning, but then we got right to it.... Read more »

Mar 22, 2023

Real Humans of Google: Jamie Ulrich, Wharton MBA ’22, AI Consultant

Sometimes the desire to attend business school isn't about the success in the end, but rather the academic setting in which you build your skills. Such was the case with our featured Real Humans: Alumni Jamie Ulrich, who pursued an MBA at The Wharton School and earned the skill set and... Read more »

Mar 21, 2023

UVA Darden MBA Class of 2022 Achieves Record Mean Salary

According to the UVA Darden employment report for the MBA Class of 2022, graduates continued a streak of record-breaking salary numbers. Ninety-three percent of the 395 graduates sought employment post-MBA. Ninety-four percent received a job offer by graduation and, within three months, that figure landed at 97.5 percent. Ninety-one percent... Read more »

Interviews

UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom

The interviewer had not read any part of my application, only had access to my resume.Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself, your goals and why MBA. 2. Why UNC? 3. Tell me about a challenge you

MIT Sloan Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom

Interview ran for just over 30 minutes. The actual interview went for ~27 minutes, with about 5 minutes for my questions at the end. We started chatting generally about time zones (I'm international)

MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual

What kind of professional development have you undertaken since you started your job? Can you walk me through your data example please? Why is it important? Was it all your work? What was the custome

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Careers and Financial Aid

‘Big Tech’ Jobs & Careers Remain Popular with MBA Graduates

Take a closer look at MBA graduates' tech industry jobs placement overall and at Big Tech firms for the full-time MBA Classes of 2018 to 2022.Despite a recent decline in tech industry hiring, the

Does ‘MBA’ Now Stand for McKinsey, Bain/BCG and Amazon?

MBA programs provide a great formal business education that can help graduates accelerate their careers in many different business industries. In fact, MBA employment reports published by the business

From B-School to MBB: Consulting Jobs Placement at Leading MBA Programs

MBA graduates continue to seek out management consulting jobs for the opportunity to provide strategic advice to business leaders operating large companies. Jobs at leading strategy consulting firms s

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Essays

MBA Essay Insight Webinar Series Fall 2022

We're sure you've already heard that the application essays are a crucial component of the MBA application. So how can you ace this part of the admissions process without the use of sample essays?

MBA Essay Insight Webinar Series Summer 2022

We're sure you've already heard that the application essays are a crucial component of the MBA application. So how can you ace this part of the admissions process without the use of sample essays?

MBA Essay Insight Event Series: Sept/Oct Dates!

As you most likely already know, essays are a critical component of the MBA admissions process. That's why we're bringing back our popular MBA Essay Insight Event Series for three more events this Sep

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