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Published: December 19, 2024
GMAC Common Letter of Recommendation Analysis for MBA Applicants and Recommenders
Applying to business school entails a great deal of work for prospective students – and almost as much effort for the people writing their letters of recommendation. An effective MBA recommendation provides rich information about the candidate’s strengths, key accomplishments, and leadership abilities. It’s also important that a recommendation fully address every question that is asked by the admissions committee. So, when an applicant is targeting six schools that ask different questions across their recommendation forms, this can translate to a great deal of time and effort for already-busy recommenders. To alleviate some of this pressure, Read more
Published: December 12, 2024
A Guide to Test Waivers: Should You Request a Waiver for Submitting a GMAT or GRE Score?
It is no secret that standardized tests are not the part of the MBA application process that applicants most cherish. Some applicants simply aren’t good at standardized testing; others feel they do not have the time to invest in studying properly. With competition for applicants continuing to rise among schools, test waivers became a more prevalent option in b-school admissions. Whether you’re hesitant or excited about the GMAT or GRE, what are valid reasons to request a test waiver? Even if you have a valid reason, does it make sense to request a test waiver? In this piece, we take Read more
Published: December 8, 2024
The Week Ahead: Many MBA Decisions & Boston Carroll Deadline, December 9-13, 2024
Welcome back to the series, The Week Ahead, in which we provide a brief rundown of what is happening in MBA admissions this week! Busy Decision Week Many final decisions are now being released. Monday, December 9, Rice / Jones is scheduled to release its Round 1 decisions. Tuesday, December 10, Boston College / Carroll has its Round 2 deadline. Harvard, UPenn / Wharton and Georgetown / McDonough are scheduled to release their Round 1 decisions. Wednesday, December 11, Northwestern / Kellogg, UVA / Darden, UNC / Kenan-Flagler and Johns Hopkins / Carey are scheduled to release their Round 1 Read more
Published: December 1, 2024
The Week Ahead: Round 1 Decisions & INSEAD Interview Invites, December 2-6, 2024
We kick off December with several decisions as well as INSEAD interview invitations in this edition of The Week Ahead, in which we provide a brief rundown of what is happening in MBA admissions this week! Round 1 Decisions & INSEAD Interviews The 2024-2025 MBA admissions season is now underway. Final decisions for Round 1 candidates are now being released. Wednesday, December 4, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Emory / Goizueta and Boston College / Carroll are scheduled to release their Round 1 decisions. Thursday, December 5, Stanford GSB, Chicago / Booth and Yale SOM are scheduled to release their Round Read more
Published: November 13, 2024
Round 2 MBA Application Deadlines 2024-2025
To help you stay organized, we’ve compiled all of the Round 2 MBA application deadlines (and some Round 3 ones) all in one place. You’ll find links to our corresponding Essay Topic Analysis in the “Essay Analysis” column. School Deadline Decision Essay Analysis Application Live? INSEAD (R2 August Intake) 11/5/2024 1/10/2025 Yes Yes Michigan State Broad 11/15/2024 1/31/2025 Yes Yes Minnesota Carlson 12/1/2024 2/1/2025 Yes Yes Indian School of Business Read more
Published: October 16, 2024
Real Humans of the Boston College Carroll School of Management MBA Class of 2026
We are shipping off to Boston for this edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students series to meet some new members of the Boston College Carroll School of Management MBA Class of 2026. The new class is comprised of 95 students. A quarter are women and 26 percent are international. Another 26 percent of U.S. students identify as African-American, Hispanic, Asian, or Native American. During their undergraduate years, 18 percent had studied business and 25 percent humanities/social sciences. Eleven percent each pursued degrees in engineering or finance. Twenty-two percent had double majors. Their mean Read more
Published: October 13, 2024
The Week Ahead: MBA Admissions, October 14-18, 2024
Welcome back to the series, The Week Ahead, in which we provide a brief rundown of what is happening in MBA admissions this week! Late Round 1 Deadlines & More Monday, October 14, Rice Business has its Round 1 application deadline. Tuesday, October 15, The Consortium has its Early Application round deadline. Texas / McCombs, Arizona / Carey, Boston College / Carroll, Indiana / Kelley, Notre Dame / Mendoza and Florida / Warrington have their Round 1 application deadlines. Wednesday, October 16, NYU / Stern has its Round 2 application deadline. Friday, October 18, Imperial College is scheduled to release Read more
Published: August 29, 2024
Weekly Refresh: Latest MBA Essay Questions, Analyzed – Plus Deadlines & Rec Forms
We’re back with another Weekly Refresh, in which we list this week’s admissions advice and updates on the Clear Admit site. Essay Tips Drafting your application essays? See the latest of our experts’ advice in our Essay Topic Analysis. The following schools recently released their essays—click for our advice: Boston College / Carroll Florida Warrington Georgia Tech Scheller Rochester Simon Toronto / Rotman USC Marshall Deadlines Released See the admissions deadlines that have rolled out: Georgia Tech Scheller Rochester Simon SMU Cox Read more
Published: August 22, 2024
Weekly Refresh: Latest MBA Essay Questions, Analyzed – Plus Deadlines & Rec Forms
We’re back with another Weekly Refresh, in which we list this week’s admissions advice and updates on the Clear Admit site. Essay Tips Drafting your application essays? See the latest of our experts’ advice in our Essay Topic Analysis. The following schools recently released their essays—click for our advice: UCI Merage WUSTL Olin Deadlines Released See the admissions deadlines that have rolled out: Boston College / Carroll You can also bookmark our deadlines page for reference. Recommendation Questions Let your recommenders know, the following MBA program has released their  Read more
Published: August 14, 2024
MBA Degrees & Majors with a STEM Designation
The past few years have seen a surge in business schools that run MBA programs with a STEM designation. MBAs, that is, that are now classified as a science, technology, engineering or mathematics degree. The new STEM MBA designation is promising students a multitude of new opportunities – but what is it, really? Read on to find out what a STEM MBA is, which schools offer it, and what this all might mean for you.  What Is a STEM MBA? The structure of a STEM MBA is relatively simple. The foundational knowledge and core concepts of Read more
Published: July 25, 2024
Admissions Director Q&A: Justin Aier of Boston College’s Carroll School of Management
We are back in Boston again for this Admissions Director Q&A as we sit down with Justin Aier, Assistant Dean of Graduate Recruitment & Enrollment at the Boston College Carroll School of Management Justin has been a part of the Boston College Carroll School Graduate Admissions team for over six years, and has taken on roles from marketing and communications to recruitment and enrollment management. His favorite aspect of the admissions process is working directly with applicants to explore how the BC MBA can help them achieve their academic and professional goals. Read on for Justin’s Read more
Published: July 9, 2024
GMAC Common Letter of Recommendation Analysis for MBA Applicants and Recommenders
Applying to business school entails a great deal of work for prospective students – and almost as much effort for the people writing their letters of recommendation. An effective MBA recommendation provides rich information about the candidate’s strengths, key accomplishments, and leadership abilities. It’s also important that a recommendation fully address every question that is asked by the admissions committee. So, when an applicant is targeting six schools that ask different questions across their recommendation forms, this can translate to a great deal of time and effort for already-busy recommenders. To alleviate some of this pressure, Read more
Published: February 27, 2024
Real Numbers of MBA Admissions: Average GMAT Scores at Top U.S. MBA Programs
If you completed the new GMAT Focus edition, now simply referred to as the GMAT, with a score ending in a 5, please refer to Coming to Grips with the New GMAT Scores. The analysis below refers to the traditional GMAT test. See where your GMAT score lands among the top U.S. MBA programs, as we report the average GMAT scores in the chart below. If you have yet to take the GMAT, you can also get a sense of what score you need to target. Business school admissions use the GMAT score as a sign of applicants’ academic Read more
Published: February 14, 2024
Real Numbers of MBA Admissions: International Student Statistics
International students statistics can showcase an element of diversity at leading business schools. In the chart below, see the percentage of international students at U.S. business schools. U.S. Business School % International Arizona State University W.P. School of Business 39% Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business 53% Columbia Business School 47% Cornell University SC Johnson Graduate School of Management 42% Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business 33% Duke University Fuqua School of Business 47% Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University 33% Emory University Goizueta School of Business 49% Georgetown University McDonough School of Read more
Published: February 12, 2024
Real Numbers of MBA Admissions: Percentage of Women MBA Students
Over the past decade, the percentage of women MBA students has been on the rise across leading business schools. USC Marshall was the first leading business school to achieve gender parity while others have achieved or continue to strive for that benchmark. The Forté Foundation has also consistently reported that women are either gaining or holding their ground on b-school campuses–and, most recently, reported record highs. Look at the chart below to see the percentage of female MBA students at leading business schools around the Read more
Published: October 25, 2023
Real Humans of the Boston College Carroll School of Management MBA Class of 2025
We welcome some new students of the Boston College Carroll School of Management MBA Class of 2025 to this installment of Real Humans: MBA Students. Eighty-six students matriculated into the Carroll MBA program in the fall of 2023 at a 56 percent acceptance rate. Twenty-nine percent are women and 27 percent are international. Twenty-seven percent of U.S. students identify as African-American, Hispanic, Asian, or Native American. During their undergraduate years, Carroll MBA students had an average GPA of 3.22. Twenty-one percent had earned degrees in business and the same percentage had studied humanities/social sciences. Ten percent Read more
Published: August 28, 2023
Admissions Director Q&A: Justin Aier of Boston College’s Carroll School of Management
In this Admissions Director Q&A, we welcome back Justin Aier, Assistant Dean of Graduate Recruitment & Enrollment at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management. Justin has been a part of the Carroll School Graduate Admissions team for over five years, and has taken on roles from marketing and communications to recruitment and enrollment management. His favorite part of the admissions process is personally working with applicants to determine how the BC MBA can help them achieve their academic and professional goals. Read on for his Read more
Published: August 24, 2023
Weekly Refresh: Latest MBA Essay Questions, Analyzed – Plus Deadlines & Rec Forms
Welcome to Weekly Refresh, a roundup of admissions advice and updates on the Clear Admit site. In this edition, we round up the essays, recommendation questions and deadlines from the week of August 21st, 2023. Essay Tips Drafting your application essays? See the latest of our experts’ advice in our Essay Topic Analysis. The following schools recently released their essays—click for our advice: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper UCI Merage Vanderbilt / Owen WashU / Olin Deadlines Released See the admissions deadlines that have Read more
Published: November 9, 2022
Real Humans of the Boston College Carroll MBA Class of 2024
We welcome some new students of the Boston College Carroll School of Management MBA Class of 2024 to this installment of Real Humans: MBA Students. Seventy-six students matriculated into the Carroll MBA program in the fall of 2022. Thirty-five percent are women and 24 percent are international. Eighteen percent of U.S. students identify as African-American, Hispanic, Asian, or Native American. During their undergraduate years, Carroll MBA students had an average GPA of 3.36. Eighteen percent had earned degrees in business and 16 percent studied math/physical science. Thirteen percent had majored in humanities/social sciences. Eleven percent pursued degrees Read more
Published: August 23, 2022
Real Numbers of MBA Admissions: Percentage of U.S. Minorities at Top U.S. Business Schools
The percentage of U.S. minorities at top U.S. business schools can provide a sense of the diversity you will find in your MBA program. U.S. minorities is defined as enrolled students at business school who are US citizens or permanent residents who self identify as African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American, Asian Pacific, or Asian Indian. See the percentage of minorities as reported by top business schools in the chart below. U.S. School % U.S. Minorities Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business 44% Columbia Business School 40% Cornell University SC Johnson Graduate School of Management 43%** Dartmouth Read more
Published: August 8, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Justin Aier of Boston College’s Carroll School of Management
For this Admissions Director Q&A, Justin Aier, Assistant Dean of Graduate Recruitment & Enrollment at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management, joins us to discuss the dynamic MBA program. He’s been a part of the Carroll School Graduate Admissions team for close to five years, has taken on roles from marketing and communications to recruitment and enrollment management. His favorite part of the admissions process is personally working with applicants to determine how the BC MBA can help them achieve their academic and professional goals. Read on for his insights into their admissions process, Read more
Published: January 5, 2022
Real Humans of MBA Students: Boston College Carroll MBA Class of 2023
In this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students, new members of the Boston College Carroll MBA Class of 2023 shed light on their admissions journeys and more. 97 students matriculated for the latest Carroll MBA class. Forty-two percent are women and 23 percent are international. Nineteen percent identify as African-American, Hispanic, Asian or Native American. During their undergraduate years, the BC Carroll MBA class averaged a GPA of 3.19. Twenty-one percent had majored in humanities/social sciences followed by 17 percent in business. Ten percent each had earned degrees in economics or finance. Nine percent Read more
Published: November 24, 2020
Real Humans of Boston College Carroll School of Management’s MBA Class of 2022
Just a few miles west of Boston, the Carroll School of Management is part of the private Jesuit institution, Boston College. Meet some of the newest members of Boston Carroll in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. Of the 80 candidates who matriculated at Carroll this fall, 31 percent are women. Fifteen percent identify as African-American, Hispanic, Asian or Native American. Ten percent are international. During their undergraduate years, 28 percent of the class studied humanities/social sciences. Twenty-six percent majored in business and another 25 percent pursued economics. Six percent each Read more
Published: July 26, 2020
Admissions Director Q&A: Jackie Brockmyre of the Boston College Carroll School of Management
A little west of Boston, Massachusetts, MBA students enjoy a collaborative community and industry-focused curriculum at the Carroll School of Management of Boston College (BC).  In this edition of our Admissions Director Q&A, we hear from Associate Director of Graduate Admissions, Jackie Brockmyre, about the tight-knit community and flexible admissions process.  Brockmyre graduated from Elon University with a business degree and has been a member of the Carroll School of Management’s graduate admissions team for close to four years. Prior to BC, Jackie worked in education technology and technology sales. She is currently pursuing a part-time MBA at BC and is expected to graduate in 2021. Read on for her admissions insights. Read more
Published: August 20, 2018
MBA ApplyWire Spotlight: Switching to the GRE
With MBA hopefuls getting their applications ready for the 2018-2019 admissions season, many are posting to Clear Admit’s ApplyWire, a platform for feedback from our community of top-tier applicants to help inform your final choice of schools and approach to admissions. In this edition of MBA ApplyWire Spotlight, we take a closer look at a couple of posts from applicants having trouble with the GMAT.  Our first entry is from a non-traditional applicant considering Babson / Olin, Boston College / Carroll, Minnesota / Carlson, Northwestern / Kellogg,  Read more
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Class Size: 77
Women: 25%
Mean GMAT: 690
Mean GPA: 3.1
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May 29, 2026 2:56am ET
Applying: Arizona State / W.P. Carey, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Georgetown / McDonough, Georgia / Terry, Georgia Tech / Scheller, Indiana / Kelley, Ohio State / Fisher, UVA / Darden, Vanderbilt / Owen
Pre-MBA Career: Strategy Consulting, Marketing Manger/Brand Manager
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Accenture, Alix Partners, Bain, BCG, McKinsey, PWC Strategy&, Management Consulting, Marketing
GPA: 2.93
Years of Work Experience: 8
Location: Ghana
Post MBA Location: USA, EUROPE, AFRICA
Notes:

My low cgpa was as a result of working part time during my undergrad to cover my expenses and mostly for experience. Parent's business run into financial challenges made things difficult because i had to pay my fees. had CGPA of 3.0+ in 3rd and 4th year in my undergrad(60 credit hours). currently work in commercial bank in CX with 4yrs Work Exp. It will be 6yrs when I apply for the MBA ,I will be promoted to a different unit soon. pro bono consulting for young entrepreneurs. Led youth groups at church and organize capacity building events.

Plan on writing the GRE with 330 as target.
Hoping for a significant scholarship

1. I want advise on how to build my profile to make me an ideal candidate for R1 acceptance and $$$
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May 27, 2026 12:04pm ET
Applying: American / Kogod, Arizona State / W.P. Carey, Babson / Olin, Boston College / Carroll, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Georgetown / McDonough, Georgia / Terry, Georgia Tech / Scheller, Rice / Jones, Temple / Fox, U. Illinois Urbana, UC Irvine Merage, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UVA / Darden, Vanderbilt / Owen, Washington U / Olin, Willam & Mary / Mason, Wisconsin
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Business Development, Operations and Leadership
Post MBA Career: Credit Agricole, Management Consulting, Evercore Partners, Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas, Bank of America Securities, Investment Banking, Fidelity, Blackrock, Bank of New York Mellon, Finance, Consulting, Ernst & Young, EY Parthenon, Kearney, KPMG, Energy, Chevron Corp, Constellation, Exxon Mobil, Asset Management
GPA: 3.26
Years of Work Experience: 11
Location: Nigeria
Post MBA Location: Atlanta
Notes:

I have worked for over 10 years in sales and business development and I am currently completing a PostGraduate Diploma in Banking and Finance and I need an a good MBA to enable me pivot into financial services.
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May 27, 2026 4:47am ET
Applying: Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Indian School of Business, INSEAD, London Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Penn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GPA: 8.65
Years of Work Experience: 2
Location: India
Post MBA Location: Wherever I pursue my MBA
Notes:

Currently working in consulting with a major FMCG/alcobev client, mainly across analytics, supply, and business problem-solving work. Over time, I’ve realized I enjoy understanding why problems exist within organizations and how teams, systems, and decisions can work better together, which is what’s pushing me towards strategy consulting and an MBA.

A lot of my interest in business also comes from seeing how everyday products and operations work behind the scenes. Outside work, I co-founded and ran a digital literacy initiative (1yr 2mo) during COVID where we helped elderly individuals and women from underserved communities learn basic digital tools to stay connected and manage daily activities during lockdown.

I’m currently preparing for the GMAT and exploring schools such as LBS, Fuqua, Ross, Tuck, and a few reach schools depending on how the score progresses.
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May 26, 2026 9:40am ET
Applying: Bath, Boston / Questrom, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Florida / Warrington, George Washington, IE Business School, Illinois / Gies, Indian School of Business, Indiana / Kelley, INSEAD, Johns Hopkins / Carey, Lauder Institute, London Business School, Manchester / AMBS, Miami / Herbert, Michigan / Ross, Michigan State / Broad, Minnesota / Carlson, MIT Sloan, Nanyang, Northwestern / Kellogg, Notre Dame / Mendoza, NYU Stern, Oxford / Saïd, Penn / Wharton, Penn State / Smeal, Rice / Jones, Rochester / Simon, St. Gallen, Stanford GSB, Temple / Fox, Toronto / Rotman, U. Illinois Urbana, UC Davis GSM, UC Irvine Merage, UC San Diego / Rady, UCLA Anderson, UMD / Smith, USC / Marshall, UT Austin / McCombs, UT Dallas / Jindal, UVA / Darden, Willam & Mary / Mason, Wisconsin
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: BBA
Post MBA Career: Transportation, Consumer Goods
GPA: 3.8
Years of Work Experience: 6
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May 26, 2026 9:22am ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Naval Aviation
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Manufacturing/Automotive/Aerospace
GMAT: 715
GPA: 3.76
Years of Work Experience: 7
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Veteran. Ivy League undergrad. Planning to pivot into consulting or LDP.
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May 29, 2026 3:30pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist to Duke / Fuqua
Round: Round 4
Received via phone May 29, 2026
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.87
GMAT: 580
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Marketing
Juno Member: Not yet
May 29, 2026 3:28pm ET
Rejected at Stanford GSB
Round: Round 3
Received via portal on May 27, 2026
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.87
GMAT: 580
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Juno Member: Not yet
May 29, 2026 11:28am ET
Accepted from Waitlist to Columbia Business School
Round: Round 3
Received via email on May 27, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 324
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Consulting
Juno Member: Not yet
May 29, 2026 12:58am ET
Rejected at Stanford GSB
Round: Round 3
Received via email May 28, 2026
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.74
GMAT: 615
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Healthcare
Application Location: Bay Area, California
Juno Member: Not yet
May 29, 2026 12:27am ET
Accepted to Other
Round: Early Decision
Received via email on May 30, 2026
Standardized Test: I haven't taken any of the standardized tests yet.
GPA: B
Post MBA Career: Marketing
Application Location: India, Jammu and Kashmir
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15 / June / 2026
Juno Member: Not yet
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