MBA News
Admissions Tip: Understanding Background Checks
With a slew of schools releasing the last of their R1 notifications in the coming weeks, we know that many of our readers will be asking about the background checks conducted by leading programs. Here are some quick facts to help explain the process: 1) What are background checks? Background... Read more »
GMAT Tip: Divisibility Mother Lode
Today’s GMAT challenge question comes from ManhattanGMAT. To help you with your GMAT studying, try to solve the problem on your own, and then read on for the explanation of its solution: Problem If m is the square of integer n and m is divisible by 98, m must also... Read more »
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Admissions Interview Questions 2011
A Rolling Admissions candidate to the University of Texas – Austin’s McCombs School of Business shared his interview experience on the Clear Admit Wiki, a resource for MBA applicants to share their thoughts on the admissions process: “I met with an alum off campus and the interview lasted about 2... Read more »
Architect Selected for Columbia Business School’s New Manhattanville Facilities
Columbia University President Lee Bollinger, in consultation with Dean Glenn Hubbard and members of the Columbia Business School (CBS) Board of Overseers, has selected Elizabeth Diller of the New York–based architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro to design the new CBS facilities in Manhattanville. “Diller Scofidio + Renfro have demonstrated... Read more »
Fridays From the Frontline
Hello, and welcome to another edition of Fridays From the Frontline, Clear Admit’s longstanding lurch through the b-school blogosphere. This week applicants were hearing from round 1 schools and continuing to prepare for their GMAT exams while current students began reporting back to school. With all his applications submitted Ellipser... Read more »
Twitter Thursdays: News from MBA Programs
Welcome to another installment of Twitter Thursdays, a weekly column in which we highlight the latest updates from the top MBA programs on Twitter! If you’re not following us already, be sure to check out Clear Admit on Twitter for updates, special prizes, admissions tips and breaking news. We’ve also created... Read more »
New Social Entrepreneurship Award at Kellogg School of Management to Help Students Launch Post-Graduation Social Ventures
The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University last week announced a new annual award designed to help a student launch a social venture post-graduation. The new $80,000 Kellogg Social Entrepreneurship Award is one of a range of initiatives supported by the school’s Carol and Larry Levy Social Entrepreneurship Lab.... Read more »
Campus Chronicles: Conferences on Women in Business
Welcome back to Campus Chronicles! As schools are still on winter break and MBA student newspapers have fallen silent, this week we’re doing things a little differently by featuring three schools’ takes on conferences on women in business: In early October, INSEAD held its first annual Women’s Leadership Conference. Hosted... Read more »
GMAT Tip: How to study for the GMAT in 2 weeks
Today’s GMAT Tip comes from our friends at Knewton. In today’s post, they outline how best to study for the GMAT in two weeks. Read on to see what they have to say! Let me begin with a disclaimer: Try not to do do this! Seriously. Prepping for the GMAT... Read more »
Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Alum / Off-Campus / RD
Dates – Submitted 11/13/2010, Interview Invite 12/20/2010, Interview Date 1/6/2011, Report Completed 1/7/2011, Accepted 1/11/2011 I emailed out to all 9 of my alum choices and went with the one who responded first. He told me to schedule the meeting with his secretary for after the holidays as I was... Read more »
Wiki Wednesdays: Columbia Interview
Welcome back to Wiki Wednesdays, in which we feature some of the newest additions to the Clear Admit Wiki. Some of the latest contributions to this online repository for MBA applicants include interview reports for UNC / Kenan-Flagler, Georgetown / McDonough, and Northwestern / Kellogg. Recently, an applicant to Columbia... Read more »
GMAC Extends Relationship with Pearson VUE and ACT to Expand GMAT Access, Improve Test Security
The Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), which owns the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), announced yesterday that it has extended its partnership with Pearson VUE and ACT to develop and administer the business school entrance exam. GMAC first partnered with Pearson VUE and ACT in 2006, and since that time... Read more »
Clickers Increase Class Participation at Columbia Business School
Clickers – that is, individual classroom response devices – have become standard equipment issued to incoming students at Columbia Business School (CBS), the school reports. The use of a classroom response system began as part of a pilot program in fall 2008, and when it became evident that students were... Read more »
Trivia Tuesday: Stanford GSB’s September Seminars
It’s time again for Trivia Tuesday! This week we’ll take a look at September Seminars, a special academic opportunity offered to second-year MBA students at the Stanford GSB. Before the start of Autumn Quarter classes, Stanford second-year students have the option of returning to campus early to participate in small,... Read more »
Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Off-campus (phone interview) / Adcom / Admitted
I had my interview on the phone. The lady was really nice. Right at the start of the interview, she told me that there will be no time for me to ask questions and that she would take exactly 30 minutes. She did. I didn’t get many of the standard... Read more »
Clear Admit Career Services Director Q&A: Pamela Mittman, NYU Stern School of Business
In the second installment of our Career Services Director Q&A Series, we connected with Pamela Mittman, assistant dean of career services and leadership development at NYU Stern School of Business. An alumna of NYU Stern’s full-time MBA program, Mittman brings both a student and alumni perspective to the role. Before... Read more »
Former IMD President Returns to Harvard Business School to Teach
John Wells, who served briefly as president of Switzerland’s IMD business school, has returned to Harvard Business School (HBS), where he will once again teach strategy, the Financial Times reports. Wells, who was appointed to serve as IMD’s president in April 2008, left his alma mater HBS to take the... Read more »
Admissions Tip: Navigating the Waitlist
While the past few weeks have seen a number of admits and rejections handed down to round one MBA applicants, the fate of many remains uncertain. There is no reason for waitlisted candidates to lose hope, as the top programs admit a fair number of individuals from the waitlist in... Read more »
Harvard Business School Admissions Director Offers Last-Minute Reminders for R2 Applicants
As Harvard Business School (HBS)’s Round Two deadline approaches, HBS Admissions Director Dee Leopold devoted a post yesterday on her Director’s Blog to some important reminders. She stressed to applicants that the deadline is NOON EST on January 11th, not 5 p.m. And it’s always better not to wait until... Read more »
Fridays From the Frontline
Welcome to Fridays From the Frontline, Clear Admit’s ongoing perusal into the b-school blogosphere. This week applicants were focused on the next steps in their applications while current students focused on preparing for class or celebrating the new year. Mission GMAT determined that it was time to focus specifically on... Read more »
Featured Schools
Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies
| Class Size | 81 |
| Mean GMAT | 730 |
| % Women | 46% |
| % International | 28% |
Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management - Cornell University
| CLASS SIZE | 292 |
| FEMALE | 31% |
| Median GMAT | 700 |
| Median GPA | 3.34 |
Tepper School of Business - Carnegie Mellon University
| CLASS SIZE | 141 |
| FEMALE | 25% |
| MEAN GMAT | 680 |
| MEAN GPA | 3.32 |
The Paul Merage School of Business - University of California, Irvine
| Class Size | ~90 |
| FEMALE | 50% |
| Mean GMAT | 671 |
| Mean GPA | 3.43 |
