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MBA Essay Insight Webinar Series Summer 2023
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? Get essay tips straight from admissions representatives at leading business schools during our upcoming MBA Essay Insight Webinar Series! Dates: July 12, July 19, July 26 & August 2. Time: 12 pm-1 pm Panel & 1 pm-1:30 pm Breakout Q&A with Individual Schools (all times Eastern) Each session will start with a 60-minute roundtable panel,
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Weekly Refresh: Latest MBA Essay Questions, Analyzed – Plus Deadlines
Welcome to Weekly Refresh, a roundup of admissions advice and updates on the Clear Admit site. In this edition, we’re catching up with essay tips and deadlines for schools that have released info thus far for the 2023-2024 admissions cycle. 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: Columbia Business School Harvard Business School Stanford GSB Deadlines Released See the admissions deadlines that have rolled
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Real Humans of Google: Rachelle Olden, Duke Fuqua ’18, Sr. Product Marketing Manager
Top-tier business schools have the resources that aspiring business leaders need to achieve their career goals, and Duke Fuqua also had the community Rachelle Olden was looking for to be her authentic self and build her career in a meaningful way. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Olden explains how her experience at Fuqua enabled her to rise to the top at Google and advocate for increasing Black representation in tech. Rachelle Olden, Duke Fuqua MBA ’18, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Google Age: 30’s Hometown: Brooklyn, NY and Columbia, SC
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Fridays from the Frontline: Forging My Path in a Niche Industry at Duke Fuqua
At Duke Fuqua, Vivek Venkatraghvan, Daytime MBA ’23, broke some new ground on his journey into the niche industry of alternative proteins. Read on for how the MBA program and community empowered his efforts to found a new club, engage industry experts, and host a first-ever conference. Forging My Path in a Niche Industry By Vivek Venkatraghvan, Duke Fuqua Daytime MBA Class of 2023 For the last eight years, I’ve had a deep interest in alternative proteins. This goes back to my longstanding passion for animal rights and sustainability. However, I did not have
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Published: April 30, 2023
The Week Ahead: MBA Deadlines & Decisions, May 1-5, 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! Late Round News Continues to Roll out Late admissions rounds continue with additional deadlines and decision releases. Tuesday, May 2, Georgetown / McDonough and IESE have their Round 4 application deadlines. Duke / Fuqua is scheduled to release its Round 4 decisions. Wednesday, May 3, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper is scheduled to release its Round 3 decisions. Thursday, May 4, Dartmouth / Tuck, Georgetown / McDonough and Texas / McCombs are scheduled to release their Round
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Published: April 27, 2023
Upcoming Virtual Event Series: MBA Application Overview
You’ve got your grades and (maybe) your test scores. You’ve put in the time and effort at work, and have accomplishments and skills to show for it. You’re also active and involved in your community. You have the raw materials. So how do you put them together into a compelling MBA application? Join us for our MBA Application Overview Event Series to get answers to just that question! We’re hosting four events – on consecutive Wednesdays in May – May 3rd, May 10th, May 17th & May 24th, all @ 12pm ET – each with representatives from up to five
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Published: April 13, 2023
Real Humans of Microsoft: Jonathan Bulls, Duke Fuqua ’19, Senior Account Executive
In today’s Real Humans: Alumni, we meet Jonathan Bulls, whose leadership skills that he developed through his military service served him well in his transition to the private sector. Learn how Duke Fuqua prepared Bulls with a complete understanding of all business functions necessary to successfully manage his customer accounts at Microsoft. Jonathan Bulls, Duke Fuqua MBA ’19, Senior Account Executive at Microsoft Age: 34 Hometown: Fairfax Station, VA Undergraduate Institution and Major: United States Military Academy at West Point, Management and Systems Engineering
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The Week Ahead: MBA Deadlines & Interview Invites, April 10-14, 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 3 application deadlines continue. Round 2 decisions have wrapped, Rounds 3 and 4 continue. Tuesday, April 11, Stanford GSB, Chicago / Booth, MIT / Sloan and Yale SOM have their Round 3 application deadlines. Cornell / Johnson has its April round application deadline. Wednesday, April 12, UCLA / Anderson has its Round 3 application deadline. Duke / Fuqua is scheduled to release its Round 4 interview invites. Thursday, April 13, UPenn / Wharton is scheduled
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Published: March 26, 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 and London Business School have their Round 3 application deadlines. Tuesday, March 28, Northwestern / Kellogg is scheduled to release its Round 2 decisions. Texas / McCombs has their Round 3 application deadline. Duke / Fuqua has its Round 4 application deadline. Wednesday, March 29, Harvard is scheduled to release
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Published: March 14, 2023
MBA Career Trends: Big Tech Roles Remain Popular with 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 technology sector continues to be a popular choice for MBA graduates because it provides them with the chance to impact a domain with a big influence on everyday life. For example, a project manager role in tech offers MBA graduates an opportunity to manage and launch the latest consumer tech brands. In addition, the top MBA programs have a strong track record
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Real Humans of McKinsey: Hal Melia, Duke Fuqua ’19, Consultant
Finance, leadership, and a global perspective: these are the principles to master in pursuit of a consulting career. Hal Melia entered Duke Fuqua with the goal of becoming a consultant, and by leveraging his background in finance and taking advantage of the opportunities Fuqua offered, Melia emerged better positioned to build his career at an elite firm. In this Real Humans: Alumni feature, find out how Fuqua prepared a future consultant for his successful career. Hal Melia, Duke Fuqua MBA ’19, Consultant at McKinsey & Company Age: 32 Hometown: Dayton,
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The Week Ahead: MBA Deadlines & Decisions, March 6-10, 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 are starting to roll out, this upcoming week. Monday, March 6, Cambridge / Judge has its Round 4 application deadline. Wednesday, March 8, CMU / Tepper is scheduled to release its Round 2 decisions. Oxford / Saïd is scheduled to release its Stage 3 decisions. Friday, March 10, Duke / Fuqua is scheduled to release its Round 2 decisions. How Clear Admit+ and “The Wires” Can Help
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Published: February 21, 2023
MBA Career Trends: MBB and Amazon’s Impact on Job Placements
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 schools often list hundreds of employers who have hired recent MBA graduates. However, a closer inspection of these reports reveal that four firms (McKinsey, BCG, Bain and Amazon) actually represent up to 30% of all jobs accepted by recent graduates at many leading MBA programs. Job Concentration at Top MBA Programs Business school finance faculty often highlight the benefit of diversification. For example, an investor can reduce volatility in their equity
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Published: February 14, 2023
MBA Career Trends: MBB Consulting Job Placements at Top B-Schools
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 such as McKinsey, Bain and BCG (MBB) are particularly coveted by business school students because these firms often provide a fast track to senior positions in large corporations. In addition, M7 business schools such as Kellogg have a particularly strong track record of MBB job placement. Management Consulting Job Placement for the MBA Class of 2022 All of the top MBA programs provide their MBA graduates with the opportunity to pursue a
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Published: February 9, 2023
Interview Report Round-Up: Duke Fuqua, Georgetown McDonough and INSEAD
As Round 2 interview season rolls on, we’re taking a peek at some new entries to the Clear Admit Interview Archive to help you prepare. This week, we take a look at applicants’ reported interview questions and more with Duke Fuqua, Georgetown McDonough and INSEAD. A veteran shared a glowing interview experience with a fellow vet out of Duke Fuqua: An applicant who has had several interviews thus far reported a conversational one for Georgetown McDonough: INSEAD conducts two alumni interviews with each
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Published: February 1, 2023
MBA Career Trends: M7 Schools Lead in VC & PE MBA Placements
MBA graduates continue to be drawn to finance jobs due to the lucrative compensation packages, the chance to work on high-profile deals at investment banks, and the opportunity to invest in the next billion-dollar company at a venture capital or private equity firm. As we will see below regarding the MBA Class of 2022, the top MBA programs really deliver on finance industry placement and can accelerate finance careers. In particular, M7 business schools dominate in the buy-side job placements for venture capital, private equity, and investment management. In this analysis, we review MBA Class of 2022
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Published: January 29, 2023
The Week Ahead: Interview Invitations, January 30-February 3, 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 is underway. Interview invites are beginning to roll out for Round 2 candidates. Wednesday, February 1, Duke / Fuqua and Harvard Business School are scheduled to release their Round 2 interview invites. How Clear Admit+ and “The Wires” Can Help Subscribe to Clear Admit+ for comprehensive guidance on all aspects of the admissions process in an easily digestible series of video lessons, data tools, and digital publications. Visit MBA LiveWire for the latest “buzz” about MBA
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Published: January 18, 2023
MBA Career Trends: 2019-2022 Job Placement in Tech, Consulting, and Finance
In our previous article, we highlighted the decline in tech industry jobs accepted and the increase in consulting jobs accepted from the Class of 2021 to the Class of 2022 among leading full-time MBA programs. To place this observation into a larger context, we dug into the last four years of MBA career report data to see larger trends in tech, consulting and finance industry job placement. From the Class of 2019 to the Class of 2021, there was an increase in tech jobs accepted across most top MBA programs as tech industry firms grew and successfully
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Published: January 17, 2023
MBA Career Trends: Tech Job Decline at Top B-Schools
MBA Class of 2022 graduates were clearly impacted by the softening in the technology sector in 2022 after the pandemic-fueled growth in tech industry jobs in 2020 and 2021. Compared to the Class of 2021, Class of 2022 graduates were offered fewer jobs in the technology industry, leading many graduates in search of other options. Fortunately, consulting firms increased hiring for the Class of 2022 to help offset the decline in tech industry hiring. Will this growth in consulting jobs last or is the decline in tech jobs an early sign of an overall MBA job market
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Published: January 9, 2023
Duke Fuqua Announces 2022-2023 MBA Admissions Deadline Changes
The admissions team at Duke Fuqua announces new Round 3 and Round 4 deadlines for Daytime MBA and Accelerated Daytime MBA applicants. Typically, Duke Fuqua runs the MBA admissions cycle in four rounds, beginning with Early Action in September and concluding with a Round 3 deadline in March. This season’s Round 2 deadline just wrapped on January 5th and the Round 3 deadline moves up to February 13th. The added Round 4 deadline follows on March 28th. Allison Jamison, Asst. Dean of Admissions In a post to the Duke Daytime MBA
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Published: January 4, 2023
Real Numbers of MBA Admissions: Cost of MBA Programs in the U.S.
In this edition of Real Numbers of MBA Admissions, see the total cost of a full-time MBA per year at U.S. schools. Tuition comprises most of the cost of each program. Other factors, including room and board, program fees, books and supplies, health insurance, transportation and other expenses, have been added to provide the total cost of an MBA in the U.S. by year. Most business schools provide a breakdown of the expenses, which are posted under the financial aid or admissions section of their websites. Schools also typically take the total cost of attendance into account
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Published: January 1, 2023
The Week Ahead: MBA Deadlines, January 2-6, 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 is underway. It’s the New Year, which means it’s time for the Round 2 crunch! Tuesday, January 3, Washington / Foster has their Round 2 application deadline. Wednesday, January 4, Harvard, UPenn / Wharton, Dartmouth / Tuck and UCLA / Anderson have their Round 2 application deadlines. Oxford / Saïd has their Stage 3 application deadline. Thursday, January 5, Stanford GSB, Chicago / Booth, Yale SOM, Berkeley / Haas, Duke / Fuqua, UVA /
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Published: December 29, 2022
Real Humans for the Holidays: Cozy Fireplace Edition
Cozy up to the fireplace with another edition of our festive short series, Real Humans for the Holidays, inspired by Real Humans: MBA Students! See what students of top MBA programs like to do during the December holidays and their advice for our readers. Scroll down to see what six MBA students chose in a “This or That” game. You can also win a gift this season by participating in the Clear Admit Giveaway on LinkedIn! Tyler Kelley, UVA Darden School of Business MBA Class of 2023 What
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Published: November 13, 2022
Duke Fuqua MBA Employment Report: Daytime Class of 2022 Sets New Records
See the Duke Fuqua employment report for the MBA Class of 2023 here. Based on their 2022 Daytime MBA employment report, Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business reports that the Class of 2022 has set new records for the school in median salary and job acceptance rates. At the three-month post-graduation mark, 98 percent of MBAs had received a job offer, and acceptances reached 97 percent. The median base salary for the Class of 2022 is $160,055, an increase of 14 percent over last year’s median. The
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Published: October 30, 2022
Round 2 MBA Application Deadlines 2022-2023
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) 11/15/2022 1/20/2023 Yes Yes Indian School of Business 11/27/2022 2/2023 Yes Yes Dartmouth / Tuck 1/4/2023 3/16/2023 Yes Yes Harvard Business School 1/4/2023 3/29/2023
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