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Published: November 16, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 456: Marine Corps to MBA. Egypt, via London. 10 years in HR.
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the current state of the MBA admissions season, with interview invites continuing to roll out. This upcoming week, Toronto / Rotman has its Round 2 application deadline, and Georgia Tech / Scheller is scheduled to release its Round 1 decisions. Graham highlighted the upcoming Masters in Management (MiM) webinar series. Signups for these events are here, https://www.clearadmit.com/events The next livestream AMA with us is scheduled for Tuesday, November 25; here’s the link to Clear Admit’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/cayoutubelive. Graham noted a Read more
Published: November 9, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 455: Australian, test waiver. Indian, retaking GRE. Real estate, family business.
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the current state of the MBA admissions season, with interview invites continuing to roll out. This upcoming week, Duke / Fuqua is scheduled to release interview invites, and Columbia is scheduled to have released all its Round 1 interview invites. Ohio / Fisher is scheduled to release its Early Action round decisions, Michigan State / Broad is scheduled to release its Round 1 decisions and Oxford / Said is scheduled to release its Stage 2 decisions. Graham highlighted the upcoming deferred enrollment webinar, Read more
Published: November 2, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 454: Wharton’s TBD, Entrepreneur, 337 GRE. Consulting to Finance
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the current state of the MBA admissions season, with interview invites continuing to roll out. This upcoming week, Oxford / Said has its Stage 3 application deadline, INSEAD has its Round 2 application deadline and Washington / Olin is scheduled to release its Round 1 decisions. Graham highlighted the upcoming deferred enrollment webinar series, signups for all these events are here, https://www.clearadmit.com/events The next livestream AMA with Alex and Graham is scheduled for Tuesday, November 25; here’s the link to Clear Admit’s Read more
Published: October 26, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 453: PM, 327 GRE, 320 GRE, retake? 685 GMAT, from Mexico
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the current state of the MBA admissions season, with interview invites continuing to roll out. This week, Georgetown / McDonough is scheduled to release its Early Action decisions and Cornell / Johnson is scheduled to release its Round 1 interview invites. We also anticipate that MIT / Sloan will release its Round 1 interview invites. We then had a discussion on the H1-B visa situation, concluding that US MBA graduates residing in the USA may now be at an advantage, over those Read more
Published: October 19, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 452: Huge salary, 317 GRE. 705 GMAT, Austin TX. Data Scientist to IB.
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the current state of the MBA admissions season, with interview invites continuing to roll out. This week, John’s Hopkins / Carey has its Round 1 deadline, UPenn / Wharton is scheduled to release its Round 1 interview invites and UVA / Darden and Johns Hopkins / Carey are scheduled to release their Early Action Round decisions. Graham highlighted several upcoming events being hosted by Clear Admit that begin this week, including a Real Humans series and a series focused on MBA programs in Read more
Published: October 12, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 451: Law firm leadership. Mitigating a 2.9 GPA. From Africa to Europe.
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the current state of the MBA admissions season, with interview invites continuing to roll out. This week, Ohio State / Fisher, Notre Dame / Mendonza, Boston College / Carroll, Texas / McCombs, USC / Marshall, Indiana / Kelley, Arizona / Carey, UCI / Merage, Florida / Warrington, Rice / Jones and The Consortium all have their Round 1 deadlines. NYU / Stern has its Round 2 deadline. Duke / Fuqua, Oxford / Said and Notre Dame / Mendoza are all scheduled to release Read more
Published: October 5, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 450: From the Railroads to CPG, Chemical Engineering to Finance. Top candidate, fuzzy goals.
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the current state of the MBA admissions season. Last week, Harvard released all its Round 1 interview invites. This week, UNC / Kenan Flagler and Georgia / Terry have Round 1 application deadlines. Cambridge / Judge and SMU / Cox have Round 2 application deadlines, and London Business School and IESE are scheduled to release their Round 1 interview invites. Graham highlighted several upcoming events being hosted by Clear Admit in October, including a Real Humans series and a series focused Read more
Published: September 28, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 449: 331 GRE, Tokyo goal. 2.76 GPA, can it be overcome. 335 GRE from Pakistan.
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the current state of the MBA admissions season. This week, MIT / Sloan, Duke / Fuqua, CMU / Tepper, UVA / Darden, UCLA / Anderson, Emory / Goizueta, Georgetown / McDonough, Washington / Foster, Vanderbilt / Owen, Georgia Tech / Scheller, Maryland / Smith and Minnesota / Carlson have Round 1 application deadlines. Oxford / Said has its Stage 2 application deadline. Graham highlighted several upcoming events being hosted by Clear Admit in the upcoming months, including a Real Humans series, a Read more
Published: September 21, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 448: Naval Academy graduate. Mexico to Canada, or Tuck. Fourteen-month break.
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the upcoming MBA admissions season. This week, Dartmouth / Tuck, IESE and Imperial Business School have their Round 1 application deadlines; Duke / Fuqua is scheduled to release its interview invites for its Early Action Round. Graham noted that our second livestream AMA is scheduled for this Tuesday on YouTube; here’s the link to Clear Admit’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/cayoutubelive.  Graham then highlighted the ongoing September series of admissions events. The third session is on Wednesday, and includes Berkeley / Haas, INSEAD, London Read more
Published: September 14, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 447: Software engineer to PM. Engineering to real estate investing. From India, space career.
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the upcoming new MBA admissions season. This week, NYU / Stern, Chicago / Booth, INSEAD and Cornell / Johnson have their Round 1 application deadlines. Graham highlighted the ongoing September series of admissions events, where Clear Admit hosts the majority of the top MBA programs to discuss Round 2 application strategy. The second session is on Wednesday, and includes Chicago / Booth, Columbia, Texas / McCombs, Toronto / Rotman and Yale SOM. Signups for this series are here: https://bit.ly/cainsidemba Our second livestream Read more
Published: September 7, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 446: 655 GMAT, Indian. Masters in International Relations. 337 GRE, Military
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the upcoming new MBA admissions season. This week, Michigan / Ross, Stanford, Northwestern / Kellogg, Yale SOM, Toronto / Rotman and Berkeley / Haas have their round 1 deadlines. Georgetown / McDonough and John’s Hopkins / Carey have their Early Action round deadlines. Graham highlighted the upcoming September series of admissions events, where Clear Admit will host the majority of the top MBA programs to discuss Round 2 application strategy. The first session is on Wednesday, and includes Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Read more
Published: August 31, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 445: 685 GMAT, South Korea. Take or waive the GMAT. 330 GRE, Product Manager.
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the upcoming new MBA admissions season. This week, Duke / Fuqua, UVA / Darden and Notre Dame / Mendoza have their Early Action deadlines. Harvard, UPenn / Wharton, Columbia and London Business School have their round 1 deadlines, and Oxford / Said has its Stage 1 deadline. Graham highlighted the upcoming September series of admissions events, where Clear Admit will host the majority of the top MBA programs to discuss Round 2 application strategy. The first session is on Wednesday, and includes Dartmouth Read more
Published: August 24, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 444: Low GPA, from India. 740 GMAT, first generation. 332 GRE, from Nigeria
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the upcoming new MBA admissions season. Cambridge / Judge leads the way with its first-round deadline next week! Graham and Alex plan to host monthly AMA-style webinars, as this new admissions season gets underway. The first is scheduled for this Tuesday, on YouTube; here’s the link to Clear Admit’s YouTube channel so you can subscribe and not miss any of the streaming: https://bit.ly/cayoutubelive. Graham also highlighted the upcoming September series of admissions events, where Clear Admit will host the majority of the Read more
Published: August 17, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 443: Wealth Management to VC. Mechanical Engineer, from India. 625 GMAT, retaking
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing upcoming webinars that Clear Admit is hosting. Graham and Alex will be hosting an AMA-style webinar on August 26th via YouTube, as the new admissions season gets underway! Here’s the link to follow us on YouTube and join the livestream: https://bit.ly/cayoutubelive.  Graham also highlighted the upcoming September series of admissions events, where Clear Admit will host the majority of the top MBA programs to discuss Round 2 application strategy. Signups for this series are here: https://bit.ly/cainsidemba Graham then noted an admissions Read more
Published: August 14, 2025
Join Our MBA Admissions YouTube Live Stream on August 26th!
Tuesday, August 26 | 12:00 PM ET | Subscribe & Attend Here Round 1 deadlines are just around the corner—13 of the top 16 business schools have deadlines coming up between September 3rd and 17th. If you’re feeling the pressure and have last-minute questions or want a sanity check on your application, we’ve got you covered! Clear Admit’s own Graham Richmond and Alex Brown are hosting a special, livestream “office hours” session on YouTube. This is your chance to connect directly with two of the most experienced voices in MBA admissions—right before R1 hits its peak. Read more
Published: August 10, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 442: Comedy to MBA, Data scientist to MBA. 331 GRE, 2.75 GPA.
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing a couple of webinars that are in the works. Graham and Alex will host an AMA-style webinar, as the new admissions season gets underway on August 26. More details to follow, but it will be livestreamed on YouTube! Graham also highlighted the September series of admissions events, where Clear Admit will host the majority of the top MBA programs to discuss Round 2 application strategy. Sign ups for this series are here: https://bit.ly/cainsidemba Graham then noted a few new publications on Read more
Published: August 3, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 441—Super GMAT, poor GPA. Indian candidate, non-US programs. Super profile, small firm.
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by highlighting the upcoming webinar on Thursday, hosted by Alex, which will cover the application process for those targeting the M7 MBA programs and feature admissions coaches from our friends at Leland. Signups are here: https://bit.ly/m7clearadmit Graham then noted the weekly refresh series that Clear Admit publishes during this time of year, which is designed to keep MBA applicants updated with admissions-related updates at the leading MBA programs. Graham also discussed a new admissions tip which focuses on all the standardized tests that Read more
Published: July 29, 2025
Podcast: From MBA to Bain — Breaking into Strategy Consulting
Susan Caraviello, Vice President, Consultant Recruiting at Bain & Company Welcome to another special episode of the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast, recorded live at the Clear Admit MBA Fair at MIT Sloan School of Management in May 2025. While business school opens many doors for post-MBA jobs, one of the most popular destinations is strategy consulting, and one of the most sought-after firms in that domain is Bain & Company. In this episode, Susan Caraviello, Vice President, Consultant Recruiting at Bain & Company, sheds light on strategy consulting, what her company looks for, the Read more
Published: July 27, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 439—655 GMAT, MBB consultant. 332 GRE, undecided goals. Targeting HSW.
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began with a wonderful review of the podcast, from an industry professional! Graham highlighted Clear Admit’s ongoing summer series of webinars, which focuses on top MBA programs’ admissions essays, and is attended by more than 20 of the top MBA programs. The final event is on Wednesday of this week, and includes CMU / Tepper, Chicago / Booth, MIT / Sloan, Texas / McCombs and UVA / Darden. Signups are here: https://bit.ly/mbaessay0725 Graham then discussed a new webinar focused on M7 MBA admissions, scheduled Read more
Published: July 22, 2025
Podcast: Tips on Goals, Essays & Interviews
Welcome to another special episode of the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast, recorded live at the Clear Admit MBA Fair at MIT Sloan School of Management in May 2025. In this panel session, “Admissions Tips: What You Say – Goals, Essays & Interviews,” we discussed some key components of the MBA admissions process, including career goals, application essays and the admissions interview. We also took a look at recommendations. Panelists from Berkeley Haas, Duke Fuqua, HBS, Indiana Kelley Our expert panel includes Eric Askins, Executive Director of Admission, University of California, Read more
Published: July 20, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 437—695 GMAT, enlisted. MBA and Sustainability. 331 GRE, Startup founder.
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing some of the recent activity on LiveWire, recognizing that we are now moving into the new application cycle. Graham highlighted Clear Admit’s ongoing summer series of webinars, which focuses on top MBA programs’ admissions essays, which will be attended by more than 20 of the top MBA programs. The third event is on Wednesday of this week, and includes Columbia, Georgia Tech / Scheller, Insead, London Business School and Washington / Foster. Signups are here: https://bit.ly/mbaessay0725 Graham then noted two admissions tips. Read more
Published: July 15, 2025
Podcast: Tips on Test Scores, GPAs, Work Experience & Extras
Welcome to a special episode of the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast, recorded live at the Clear Admit MBA Fair at MIT Sloan School of Management in May 2025. In this panel session, “Admissions Tips: What You’ve Done – Tests, Work & Activities,” we dove into four core components of the MBA application: standardized tests, undergraduate grades, professional experience, and extracurricular involvement. Panelists from Columbia, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Georgia Tech  Our expert panel includes Kate Murphy from Columbia Business School, Joe Korevec from Read more
Published: July 13, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 435—705 GMAT, private equity. Architect in London. Enlisted military, 332 GRE.
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing some of the recent activity on LiveWire; we followed this by highlighting a new article published by Clear Admit that summarizes the current situation for international students seeking visas to study in the United States. Graham noted Clear Admit’s summer series of webinars, which focuses on top MBA programs’ admissions essays, which will be attended by more than 20 of the top MBA programs. The second event is on Wednesday of this week, and includes Georgetown / McDonough, Michigan / Ross, UNC Read more
Published: July 8, 2025
Podcast: MBA Decoded–Who Goes, What You Learn, and Why It’s Worth It
We are thrilled to be able to share audio from the 2025 Clear Admit MBA Fair. In this panel, admissions deans from Emory Goizueta, MIT Sloan, UCLA Anderson and Yale School of Management help decode the MBA experience by explaining who goes, what the core curriculum consists of, how schools deploy different teaching methods, and much more: Do you need a business background to be competitive? What will you study—and how will you learn it? From core curriculum and teaching methods to timing your application Read more
Published: July 6, 2025
MBA Wire Taps 433—Entrepreneur to Investment Banking. Waive the test or submit 312 GRE. Engineer, passion for dance.
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing some of the recent activity on LiveWire, which did include more waitlist movement last week. There is still some considerable uncertainty with respect to enrollments of international students who are waiting for their visa interviews. Graham highlighted Clear Admit’s summer series of webinars, which focuses on top MBA programs’ admissions essays, which will be attended by more than 20 of the top MBA programs. The first event is on Wednesday of this week, and includes Berkeley / Haas, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Read more

MBA Applywire

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November 13, 2025 3:31am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Georgetown / McDonough, Harvard Business School, IESE, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, UPenn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Product management
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology Companies: Accenture , Booz Allen Hamilton , Deloitte , Amazon , Tesla , Apple , Facebook , Google , Microsoft
GMAT: 740
GPA: 3.15
Years of Work Experience: 5
Post MBA Location: NY / CA / TX
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November 12, 2025 9:02pm ET
Applying: Columbia, INSEAD, London Business School, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Payments Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: AT Kearney , Bain , BCG , McKinsey , Other
GMAT: 645
GPA: 3.7
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: Lisbon
Post MBA Location: US/Canada/Middle East
Notes:

MSc in Finance (17/20) and BSc in Management (15/20) from Nova SBE in Portugal

Case Club President, Students Union experience

Yale SOM Aug 2026 entry, Columbia J-Term 2027
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November 12, 2025 4:08pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, , UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Remain in tech
Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology
GRE: 156
GPA: 3.31
EA: 156
Years of Work Experience: 7
Notes:

Looking solely at part time programs.
Prior military - Navy Nuke Officer
Post military: Worked at big 3 defense company, currently at a large tech company
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November 12, 2025 7:56am ET
Applying: UNC Kenan-Flagler
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Tech
Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology Companies: Amazon , Apple , Facebook , Google
GPA: 3.38
Years of Work Experience: 13
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November 11, 2025 11:09am ET
Applying: U. Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Military
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain , BCG
GRE: 326
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: Southern CA
Post MBA Location: Chicago/NYC
Notes:

Greetings Friends,

I'm currently a Logistics Officer in the Marine Corps, looking to transition out into consulting. In addition to leadership, my job has been heavy in data analytics, and I'd like to build upon that skill set in an MBA program to set me up for business analytics/optimization at MBB. I also have a lot of experience in Lean Six, Scrum/Agile, and analytics software like PowerBI.

I have a 3.2 in Industrial Engineering from a top 5 engineering school in the US, and and looking to take the GRE again (initial 164 V/162 Q) after a bit more study.

My top picks are honestly Sloan for the analytics bent and Booth for the flexible curriculum and location. Wharton for the same reasons, but it feels a bit out of reach with a 3.2. How realistic are my odds and what can I do to improve them?
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November 16, 2025 5:38pm ET
Interview Invite to Rice / Jones
Round: Round 1
Received via email on November 13, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.6
GRE: 329
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: EU
November 16, 2025 3:18pm ET
Accepted to Ohio State / Fisher
Round: Early Decision
Received via phone on November 13, 2025
Standardized Test: Granted Waiver
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
November 16, 2025 2:39pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on November 13, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 92.36
GMAT: 695
Program Type: Deferred Enrollment
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Israel
November 15, 2025 11:14am ET
Accepted to Minnesota / Carlson
Round: Round 1
Received via email November 15, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.3
GRE: 329
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Healthcare
Application Location: Nigeria
Note:

60k scholarship & forte fellow
November 15, 2025 2:51am ET
Rejected at Minnesota / Carlson
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on November 13, 2025
Standardized Test: Granted Waiver
GPA: First Class
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Zimbabwe
Note:

Rejected after interview
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