MBA News
2019-2020 Round 2 MBA Deadlines
MBA Application Deadlines – Round 2 The top business schools have announced their MBA deadlines for the upcoming admissions season. So, to help you stay organized, we’ve compiled all of the Round 2 deadlines (and some Round 3 ones) all in one place. For schools that have announced their essay... Read more »
Free for a Limited Time: All 27 In-Depth Clear Admit School Guides
Gain Access to all Clear Admit School Guides Titles When You Register! For a limited time, all registered Clear Admit users can download any of our 27 exclusive Clear Admit School Guides at no cost: a potential $675 value at $24.99 per Guide. All you have to do is login or register... Read more »
Employment Report: NYU Stern MBA Class of 2019 Graduates Set Record for Earnings and More
This week, NYU Stern released its employment report for the full-time MBA Class of 2019. It was an excellent year for the graduating class, with some impressive increases. Specifically, median salaries increased 12 percent over last year, reaching an all-time high of $140,000. At the same time, the employment rate... Read more »
Fridays from the Frontline: Kia Ora! New Chicago Booth MBA Students Travel to New Zealand
There has been plenty of digital ink spilled in these virtual Clear Admit pages about the virtues of study abroad programs as a critical component of the MBA experience. What is less often discussed is the value of study abroad experiences that aren’t tethered to internships, experiential learning, or even... Read more »
Admissions Director Q&A: UCI Merage’s Taylor Martini
For this edition of our Admissions Director Q&A series, we hear from Taylor Martini, who serves as the Executive Director of UCI Merage School of Business’s Full-Time MBA Program. He oversees total operations of the Full-Time MBA Program, including financial and strategic management, academic programming and supervision of the admissions... Read more »
Real Humans of Indiana Kelley’s MBA Class of 2021
In this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students, we head to the Midwestern U.S. There, known as a research stronghold with outstanding faculty, Indiana’s Kelley School of Business offers top-notch degree programs with campuses in Bloomington and Indianapolis. U.S. News and World Report ranked Kelley #21 in Best Business Schools... Read more »
MBA News You Need: UCLA Anderson on MBA Re-applicants, Texas McCombs MBA Class of 2021, LBS’s EUROUT, and more from INSEAD and UVA Darden
Each week we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print and provide a quick overview of the latest updates from top business schools around the world. This week, we cover UCLA Anderson’s advice to MBA re-applicants, the MBA profile for the Texas McCombs Class of 2021, the EUROUT... Read more »
Admissions Tip: Post-Interview Protocol of Thank You Letters and Other Follow Up
To help applicants navigate the often stressful MBA interview process, we turn to post-interview protocol – e.g. the development and submission of a ‘thank you’ letter (or in the case of Harvard Business School, a post-interview reflection). Timing A ‘thank you’ note is an important follow up to the interview, and... Read more »
Episode 28 Replay: How to Interview at Harvard Business School
It’s always tough to score an interview invitation to Harvard Business School, and even tougher to get through the MBA admissions interview! But fear not, Clear Admit’s admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, are here to help you prepare. Richmond has counseled hundreds of applicants along the way, read hundreds... Read more »
50 Business School Deans Implore Trump in an Open Letter: “Reform the H-1B Visa”
MBA applicants in need of the H-1B visa have seen increasing challenges since the current U.S. administration took office. Today, 50 business school deans and CEOs banded together to address U.S. leadership about this growing crisis—and how to ameliorate it—through a full-page ad in the Washington edition of the Wall... Read more »
UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report – Early Action / Adcom / Skype
I was interviewed by a member of the admissions committee. The interview was conversational and she made me feel very comfortable. She first asked me to tell me about myself, during which she had follow up questions on certain specific points. To summarise the questions: Tell me about yourself. What... Read more »
Essays
Successfully Answer the UT Austin McCombs MBA Application Essays
The MBA application essays only allow you a few hundred words to tell admissions teams who you are, what you offer, and why you should be accepted. It's a lot to fit in such little space. For those ca
Admissions Tip: Word Limits and Character Counts
MBA candidates naturally have a good deal of information they want – and need – to convey in their materials, and getting the important ideas down under restrictive word counts is a difficult task
MIT Sloan School of Management MBA Essay Topic Analysis 2019-2020
The following essay topic analysis examines MIT Sloan School of Management’s (Sloan) MBA admissions essays for the 2019-2020 admissions season. You can also review essay topic analyses for the o
Interviews
Episode 28 Replay: How to Interview at Harvard Business School
It's always tough to score an interview invitation to Harvard Business School, and even tougher to get through the MBA admissions interview! But fear not, Clear Admit's admissions experts, Graham Rich
UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report – Early Action / Adcom / Skype
I was interviewed by a member of the admissions committee. The interview was conversational and she made me feel very comfortable. She first asked me to tell me about myself, during which she had f
Duke / Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / 2nd Year Student / On Campus
The interview was applicant-initiated and part of a full day on campus. The day started off with a group of students meeting some of the HSM team followed by a lunch, adcom Q&A, then the interview
Careers and Financial Aid
Real Humans of Bain: Consultants
We kicked off our Real Humans of Bain with a pair of summer associates, and now we're turning to some more experienced consultants. A summer internship may seem daunting, not to mention planning out
Real Humans of Bain: Summer Associates
There's no doubt that consulting consistently leads the pack for MBA graduates' career choice, and Bain & Co. is widely considered one of the most elite consulting firms in the world. As such, w
Incoming MBAs: Start your summer with Bain & Company
Bain & Company invites incoming MBA students to apply to ExperienceBain, a series of immersive workshops and events held at Bain & Company’s 57 offices around the world. ExperienceBain co
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