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Published: September 22, 2022
Ross MBA Employment Report: Record-Breaking Offers, Placement and More
See the Michigan Ross employment report for the MBA Class of 2023 here. The Michigan Ross full-time MBA Class of 2022 broke several records, according to the employment report. A staggering 99 percent of graduates received job offers three months after graduation and 98.4% of graduates accepted jobs within three months of graduation. The median salary landed at $165,000, which represents a $21k increase over the Class of 2021. The median of salary packages, which includes salary and signing bonus, for the Class of 2022 came in at $192,270–about $21k Read more
Published: September 20, 2022
Admissions Director Q&A: Taya Sapp of Michigan Ross
In this edition of our Admissions Director Q&A series, Taya Sapp, Senior Associate Director of Admissions at Michigan Ross, shares insights into admissions and more at the MBA program. Taya earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan and then, seeking to return to her alma mater and Ann Arbor, joined the Ross full-time MBA program in 2011. Prior to Michigan Ross, she spent eight years in undergraduate admissions at another university in Michigan. She loves the Michigan Ross community, working with students, and helping prospective students decide if Ross is right for them. Read more
Published: September 8, 2022
MBA Admissions Interviews 2022-2023: On-Campus, Off-Campus or Virtual?
Due to Covid-19, business schools conducted MBA admissions interviews virtually the past few seasons. Now, some business schools are opening back up to welcome MBA applicants to campus for visits and interviews. See if your target programs offer the options of on-campus, off-campus, and/or virtual interviews for the 2022-2023 admissions season in the chart below. School On-Campus Off-Campus Virtual Columbia Business School ✔ ✔ Cornell University SC Johnson Graduate School of Management ✔ Limited ✔ Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business ✔ Duke University Fuqua School of Business ✔ ✔ ✔ Harvard Business School Read more
Published: August 29, 2022
Real Humans of the Michigan Ross MBA Class of 2024
We are excited to kick off Real Humans: MBA Students with the Michigan Ross MBA Class of 2024. In this annual series, new MBA students provide firsthand insights into the academic and student life at their leading business schools. Michigan Ross welcomed 380 students to the Class of 2024. Forty-two percent of the new group are women and 36 percent are international. Forty-two percent identify as U.S. students of color. During their undergraduate years, the Ross MBA Class of 2024 averaged a GPA of 3.5. Thirty-eight percent had majored in business, 40 percent 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: July 19, 2022
Early & Round 1 MBA Deadlines 2022-2023
To help you stay organized, we’ve compiled a chart of the earliest deadlines, including Early Action and Round 1, of the top business schools in one place. For schools that have announced their essay topic(s), you’ll find links to our corresponding Essay Topic Analysis in the “Essay(s) Released” column. We will continue to update this table as more Round 1 MBA deadlines and essay topics are announced. Deadlines are for Round 1 (unless otherwise noted). Last updated: August 16, 2022 School Deadline Decision Essay(s) Released? Application Live? Oxford / Saïd 8/31/2022 10/26/2022 Read more
Published: July 12, 2022
Real Numbers of MBA Admissions: Class Size of Top U.S. MBA Programs
Business schools come in all shapes and sizes and the class size of top MBA programs can be a factor in considering fit. From networking to a tight-knit culture to campus opportunities, class size can reveal much about an MBA program. No matter which program you choose, the top MBA programs strive to ensure relationship building during full-time b-school life. Some larger programs, such as Harvard Business School and CBS, mainly break the student body down into cohorts/sections/clusters of dozens of students. Other U.S. business schools, like Wharton, also have Learning Teams, groups of 5-6 students who Read more
Published: July 5, 2022
Real Numbers of MBA Admissions: Average GRE Scores by Top U.S. Business Schools
Average GRE scores by business school can provide applicants with a sense of the rigor of the MBA program, expectations of the adcom and general competitiveness of the applicant pool. While the GMAT used to be the only accepted admissions exam at leading MBA programs, many have opened up to other options, including the GRE. The GRE consists of a 60-minute Analytical Writing section, which includes two essays that applicants have 30 minutes each to complete. An additional Verbal Reasoning section also features two 30-minute sections of 20 questions each. Another two sections are devoted to Quantitative Read more
Published: June 22, 2022
Key Takeaways from The Economist 2022 Best Full-time MBA Ranking
Harvard Business School tops The Economist’s 2022 full-time MBA ranking, as more business schools elected to participate again. As many may recall, most of the top U.S. MBA programs abstained from last year’s Economist ranking due to the pandemic. This resulted in a top-10 that was half European MBA programs and half American MBA programs. Last year, IESE and HEC landed in the #1 and #2 spots, respectively. Meanwhile, the highest ranking U.S. programs taking part last year were Michigan Ross (#3), NYU Stern (#4), U. Washington Foster (#8), CMU Tepper (#9), U. Minnesota Carlson Read more
Published: June 20, 2022
Real Numbers of MBA Admissions: Average GMAT Scores at Top U.S. MBA Programs
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 abilities and a high score can help you stand out in admissions. Also, average GMAT scores play a role in schools’ rankings. Review the average GMAT scores for your b-schools in the U.S. below. U.S. School Avg. GMAT Arizona State Read more
Published: June 8, 2022
Real Humans of McKinsey & Company: Dushyanth Nutulapati, Michigan Ross MBA ’21, Associate
From Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Dallas, Texas, Dushyanth Nutulapati walks us through his journey from MBA student at Michigan Ross to associate at McKinsey & Co. in this edition of Real Humans: Alumni. Read on to learn more about Dushyanth’s fascinating story and his advice to current MBA students. Dushyanth Nutulapati, Michigan Ross MBA ’21, Associate at McKinsey & Co. Age: 30 Hometown: Hyderabad, India Undergraduate Institution and Major: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B), Electrical Engineering (B.Tech and M.Tech) Graduate Business School, Graduation Read more
Published: May 25, 2022
Real Humans of Amazon: Marcos Coppa, Michigan Ross MBA ’21, Pathways Operations Manager
Get an inside look at Marcos Coppa’s MBA journey through Michigan Ross, particularly how the leading business school and standout STEM and operations offerings supported his advancement to Amazon. He also digs into the recruiting process and culture of the tech giant in this edition of Real Humans: Alumni. Marcos Coppa, Michigan Ross MBA ’21, Pathways Operations Manager at Amazon Age: 32 Hometown: Rio de Janeiro – Brazil Undergraduate Institution and Major: UFRN – Electrical Engineering Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Read more
Published: May 24, 2022
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? Get essay tips straight from admissions representatives at leading business schools during our upcoming MBA Essay Insight Webinar Series! Dates: July 13, July 20, July 27 & August 3. 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, Read more
Published: May 22, 2022
New Dean to Lead Michigan Ross: Professor Sharon Matusik of Leeds School of Business
Michigan Ross welcomes Professor Sharon Matusik to the role of Edward J. Frey Dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business in a five-year, renewable term that begins August 1, 2022. Matusik joins the Ann Arbor business school from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder. Professor Sharon Matusik, New Dean of Michigan Ross “Professor Matusik is a distinguished scholar and teacher whose foci include strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship,” Provost Laurie McCauley said. “As an academic leader, she has a strong record of accomplishment in critical areas – student success, Read more
Published: May 2, 2022
Real Humans of McKinsey: Corey Bourbonais, Michigan Ross MBA ’21, Associate
In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, McKinsey Associate Corey Bourbonais talks about how her MBA education at Michigan Ross prepared her for the dynamic lifestyle of consulting. Read on for her insights into the leading business school and her advice for MBA candidates. Corey Bourbonais, Michigan Ross MBA ’21, Associate at McKinsey Age: 31 Hometown: Falmouth, MA Undergraduate Institution and Major: Princeton University, Sociology Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration (if applicable): Michigan Ross MBA Class of 2021 Pre-MBA Work Experience (years, industry): 6 years in financial services; Read more
Published: April 26, 2022
Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
I was interviewed by an alum – I am unsure of how Ross pairs up interviewers / interviewees, but I was luckily matched with somebody from my industry and location (leading to seamless conversation starters). My interviewer was engaged and very friendly; the entire process felt like more of a conversation than interview. The main questions he focused on were “Why Ross? / Why MBA now? / What will you bring to Ross?” Only one behavioral question was asked (Tell me about a time you influenced somebody that was not a direct report) before he dived into asking about my Read more
Published: April 12, 2022
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 4th, May 11th, May 18th & May 25th, all @ 12pm ET – each with representatives from up to five Read more
Published: March 30, 2022
Real Humans of Morgan Stanley: Gabrielle Alves, Michigan Ross MBA ’20, Investment Banking Associate
Morgan Stanley, one of the world’s largest investment banks, has three business units: institutional securities, global wealth management, and investment management. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Gabrielle Alves, Michigan Ross MBA ’20, talks about how b-school helped her land a role there. Though Gabrielle very recently moved to Gap Inc., she talks about the Morgan Stanley recruiting process, what it took to transition from retail to investment banking and more. Gabrielle Alves, Michigan Ross MBA ’20, Investment Banking Associate at Morgan Stanley Age: 30 Hometown: Montclair, New Jersey Read more
Published: March 28, 2022
U.S. News 2023 Full-Time MBA Ranking: Wharton & Chicago Booth Share Top Spot
The 2023 U.S. News Best Graduate Programs Rankings rolled out today and we’re taking a closer look at the full-time MBA program list. Chicago Booth and The Wharton School share the top spot, surpassing last year’s #1, Stanford GSB, which now ranks third along with Northwestern Kellogg. On Wharton and Booth landing in the top slot, Clear Admit Co-founder Graham Richmond notes, “This is likely due to these programs’ impressive statistics on both sides of the equation: incoming stats (GPA, GMAT, acceptance rate) and outgoing Read more
Published: March 20, 2022
Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes: U.S. Graduates Pursuing Post-MBA Careers in Tech
Post-MBA careers in tech are a very popular option for MBA graduates, whether they choose to join a large company like Google, Amazon, or Microsoft, or jump into a role with a small venture-backed tech start-up. In fact, tech, along with consulting and financial services, are three of the most popular industries for Class of 2021 MBA graduates. In this installment of Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes, we take a closer look at technology industry placements across leading U.S. business schools. Class of 2021 Post-MBA Career Placement in the Technology Read more
Published: March 15, 2022
Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes: Graduates Pursuing Entrepreneurship
As we noted in Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes: Graduates Seeking Employment, many young professionals are interested in pursuing an MBA degree as a way to advance their professional career. In most cases, this involves MBA graduates seeking to land a high paying job post-MBA. But what about the MBA graduates who are not seeking employment?  In particular, how about the MBA graduates pursuing entrepreneurship? MBA Graduates Pursuing Entrepreneurship: Starting a Business Many MBA students consider becoming an entrepreneur and MBA programs offer a nice array of entrepreneurial programs to cater to Read more
Published: March 13, 2022
Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes: U.S. Job Placement in the Management Consulting Industry
For many years, MBA graduates have sought to work at leading management consulting firms for the opportunity to provide important strategic advice to business leaders operating large companies. Jobs at leading strategy consulting firms, such as McKinsey, Bain and BCG, are particularly coveted by MBA graduates. In this installment of Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes, we take a closer look at the management consulting industry job placement across leading business schools. Class of 2021 MBA Job Placement in the Management Consulting Industry Here is a chart showing the percent total of Class of Read more
Published: March 8, 2022
Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes: U.S. Job Placement in the Finance Industry
For many years, MBA graduates have been drawn to careers in the finance industry due to high compensation and the chance to work on high profile deals at an investment bank or invest in the next billion dollar company at a venture capital or private equity firm. In this installment of Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes, we take a closer look at the finance industry placement across leading business schools. Key categories include sell-side investment banking jobs, buy-side jobs in investment management, private equity (PE) & venture capital (VC) as well as other finance industry Read more
Published: March 6, 2022
Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes: Graduates Seeking Employment
Since one of the benefits of going to business school is to help young professionals advance in their career, many MBA applicants (and current MBA students) are interested in seeing the employment outcomes for recent graduates. In response, business schools survey their MBA graduates and issue employment reports which highlight successful MBA job placement outcomes by region, industry and function. It is important to keep in mind that a lot of the information prominently displayed in the MBA employment reports is gathered from the subset of Read more
Published: March 1, 2022
Top MBA Career Placement Outcomes: Trends by U.S. Region
In this edition of our Top MBA Program Career Placement Outcomes series, we take a closer look at trends regarding which U.S. regions dominated post-MBA employment for Class of 2021 MBA graduates. You can also review our first piece, which broke down schools by region and their regional placement. For our analysis, we used the statistics in the official employment reports from 27 full-time MBA programs* based in the United States. In particular, we focused on MBA graduates of these 27 MBA programs who are seeking employment, received Read more
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Women: 40%
MEAN GMAT: 728
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December 11, 2024 8:40pm ET
Applying: , Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Auditing
Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking Companies: Bank of America , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan
GRE: 334
GPA: 3.76
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: Ghana
Post MBA Location: USA
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December 11, 2024 2:59pm ET
Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, Emory / Goizueta, NYU Stern, Rochester / Simon, UNC Kenan-Flagler
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Semiconductors, Project Management
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology Companies: Accenture , Bain , BCG , Deloitte , Ernst & Young , KPMG , McKinsey , PWC , Amazon , Apple , Facebook , Google , IBM , Microsoft , Oracle
GMAT: 675
GPA: 2.8
Years of Work Experience: 6.5
Location: nyc
Post MBA Location: NYC
Notes:

WE: 3.5 years in semiconductor industry (2.5 years as an engineer, 1 year as jr project lead, total 3 promotions)
1.5 years in chemicals industry as engineering project manager
1.5 years in utilities as technical project manager
all f500 companies.

I went to a t30 school and majored in mechanical engineering. My GPA was low because I struggled with my health during my undergraduate (even had to take a semester off).

Thank you in advance!
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December 11, 2024 6:29am ET
Applying: Harvard Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Electrification
Post-MBA Target Industry: MF, Auto, Aerospace, Family Business
GRE: 330
GPA: 3.3
Years of Work Experience: 7
Location: San Francisco
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December 10, 2024 10:09am ET
Applying: Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Private Equity
Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity
GMAT: 735
GPA: 3.8
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: NYC
Post MBA Location: NYC
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December 9, 2024 6:07pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, U. Chicago Booth, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Business Development in South Korean Genomics Company
Post-MBA Target Industry: Pharmaceutical, Other
GRE: 328
GPA: 2.2
Years of Work Experience: 9
Location: USA
Notes:

Demographic: Asian male, US Citizen, straight, early 30's and married (no kids)

Education: BS Molecular and Cellular Biology from T50 School, 2.2 GPA

Tests: 328 GRE (167Q161V)

Work Experience: Total: 9 years

2.5 years at a major biotech company in U.S.

2 years at a start up healthcare/biotech company in Asia (Asian company 1)

3 years at a start up biotech company in Asia (Asian company 2)

2 years at the same company but relocated in US (Launched our US sales office) (Still Asian company 2)

Current Title/Role: Title is Business Development Manager. Basically doing sales within the genomics industry

ECs: Was an English tutor for underprivileged kids for 2 years in South Korea (Volunteer - unpaid)

Post MBA career goal: Transition into a Corporate strategy role in a major biotech or healthcare company.

Applying Part time programs: Chicago Booth, NYU Stern, Northwestern Kellogg, USC Marshall, Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson
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December 12, 2024 2:44am ET
Accepted to MIT Sloan
Round: Round 1
Received via email December 11, 2024
GMAT: 665
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Thailand
December 12, 2024 2:27am ET
Accepted to UPenn / Wharton
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on December 10, 2024
GPA: First Class Honours (UK)
GMAT: 730
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: United Kingdom
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Previously waitlisted in R2 last year and rejected. Now admitted with a full ride fellowship - over the moon!
December 12, 2024 1:37am ET
Accepted to UCLA Anderson
Round: Round 1
Received via phone December 11, 2024
GPA: 3.8/4.3
GRE: 328
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Other
Application Location: Asia
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80k fellowship awards
December 12, 2024 1:14am ET
Accepted to Columbia
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on December 10, 2024
GMAT: 750
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: London
December 12, 2024 12:52am ET
Accepted to Columbia
Round: Round 1
Received via portal December 11, 2024
GPA: 3.5
EA: 156
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: NYC
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Waitlisted R2 last year. Reapplied R1 this year, received email about an update to portal, found out I was accepted. Good luck to all those, I know how tough this process is, happy to help if anyone has any questions about waitlist. Stay persistent!
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