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Episode 108: Wire Taps—When Is It Time to Give Up on the Waitlist?
We are excited to bring you our 50th episode of Wire Taps! Our admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, have certainly enjoyed recording this weekly podcast to deliver admissions strategies and tips. See which profiles from MBA ApplyWire and MBA DecisionWire they discuss this week below and then tune... Read more »
MBA DecisionWire: Lending Applicants a Virtual Hand During the COVID-19 Crisis
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc across the globe, and MBA admissions has not been immune to the impact of social distancing measures; admitted student events, campus visits, and school travel have been cancelled or taken virtual for the time being. For those who have recently received admissions decisions from MBA programs,... Read more »
Episode 82: Wire Taps—Choosing Duke Fuqua or UT McCombs for Clean Energy
Another podcast episode of Wire Taps is live. Clear Admit’s admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, continue to offer their keen admissions advice on the MBA application and decision-making processes. This week, they dig into three entries from MBA ApplyWire and MBA DecisionWire, including an MBA hopeful who has... Read more »
New Features! Like & Sort More on the Clear Admit Wires
We love seeing the lively community on Clear Admit, and are excited to highlight some new added features to MBA ApplyWire, MBA LiveWire and MBA DecisionWire to make these admissions tools more engaging and useful for top-tier MBA candidates. For anyone unfamiliar with the “Wires,” MBA hopefuls can share their... Read more »
Episode 73: Wire Taps—Product Manager, Seeking Social Impact and Choosing Between Schools
The mountain of Round 2 deadlines is just around the corner, and lucky MBA applicants are also trying to choose a business school based on good news from Round 1. Clear Admit’s admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, step up in this episode of Wire Taps to provide applicants... Read more »
Calling All Admits: Share Your Journey on Clear Admit’s MBA DecisionWire
We’d like to offer hearty congratulations to all who gained admission to their top choices and encourage you to share which business school you plan to attend this Fall. MBA DecisionWire was designed to let MBA applicants, students and alumni share more information with their peers—specifically about where they decide... Read more »
Episode 72: Wire Taps—Older Applicant, Low GPA but High GMAT, Choosing Between Two Schools
Most Round 2 deadlines are just around the corner, and applicants are also weighing Round 1 decisions. Clear Admit’s admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, are back to offer applicants and accepted candidates advice on how to make the most of the MBA admissions process in a new episode... Read more »
DecisionWire Insight: Qualified MBA Candidates May Be Having Success at More Programs
As we discussed earlier this admissions season, data from our MBA LiveWire tool reflect the well-publicized fact that application volume at two-year full-time MBA programs in the U.S. has been on the decline in recent years—but with no discernible impact on academic standards for admission to the leading MBA programs.... Read more »
Three Ways to Use MBA DecisionWire in the Summer
At this point in the summer, many MBA applicants are prepping for the GMAT, reflecting on potential recommendation-writers, and deciding which schools to target in the fall. Some are even getting some initial feedback on their candidacies via MBA ApplyWire. Our team of experts loves hearing about your plans and... Read more »
MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Midwest Decisions
In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we highlight an MBA candidate looking for a potential career in the manufacturing/automotive/aerospace industries, with a lot of choices on their mind. Despite already earning enrollment in Indiana/Kelley, the OP has some primary concerns—namely, their... Read more »
Calling All Admits: Share Your Journey on Clear Admit’s MBA DecisionWire
We’d like to offer hearty congratulations to all who gained admission to their top choices and encourage you to share which business school you plan to attend this Fall. MBA DecisionWire was designed to let MBA applicants, students and alumni share more information with their peers—specifically about where they decide... Read more »
MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: If at First You Don’t Succeed, Re-apply!
While many business school hopefuls are just starting their maiden run of MBA applications, there is another group dusting themselves off from last year’s rejections and tackling the admissions process once again: re-applicants. As we’ll see in this post to MBA DecisionWire, this MBA applicant is not the only one... Read more »
MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Chicago Booth or Northwestern / Kellogg for Private Equity
In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate torn between U. Chicago Booth and Northwestern / Kellogg for post-MBA career plans in private equity. Feedback favored either choice: And Clear Admit co-founder Graham Richmond confirmed that,... Read more »
MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Berkeley / Haas, UCLA Anderson or Yale SOM for Consulting
In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate accepted to UCLA Anderson, then taken off the waitlist—with scholarships—to Berkeley / Haas and Yale SOM. Initial feedback favored Haas in light of the applicant’s preference for... Read more »
MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Chicago Booth or MIT / Sloan for Consulting, Tech and Entrepreneurship
In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate accepted to U. Chicago Booth and MIT Sloan with multiple career interests. Clear Admit’s resident admissions expert, Alex Brown, kicked off feedback: The original poster then had some... Read more »
Featured Schools
Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies
| Class Size | 81 |
| Female Student Body % | 46% |
| Mean GMAT | 730 |
| % International | 28% |
Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management - Cornell University
| CLASS SIZE | 280 |
| FEMALE | 33% |
| MEAN GMAT | 699 |
| MEAN GPA | 3.41 |
