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Published: April 10, 2018
Our Latest Podcast: How to Decide Between Business Schools as an Admitted Student
For some prospective MBA applicants turned admitted students, the choice of where to attend business school is a no-brainer. If you applied and were accepted to your first-choice school, it may be as easy as breaking out the bubbly and sending in your deposit. Of perhaps you got accepted at two schools, one on your reach list and another on your safety list. Many applicants in that situation are going to lean toward the reach school. But very often, admitted students find themselves deciding between schools amid circumstances that aren’t equal. Maybe a lower-ranked school offers you a phenomenal scholarship Read more
Published: April 4, 2018
Our Latest Podcast: April Admitted MBA Students’ Weekends
Depending on where you live, April-like weather may or may not yet have arrived. (It’s chilly here in Philly as I write this.) But spring weather or not, admitted MBA students’ weekends are getting underway at leading business schools throughout the month. The latest episode in our Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast series tells you everything you need to know about these weekends—including what to expect, how to prepare, and what you should try to take away from them. We even offer some advice on what to do if two schools you’re choosing between managed to schedule their events on Read more
Published: March 29, 2018
Our Lastest Podcast: Who Should Apply in Round 3?
If you’re wrestling with the question of whether or not to apply in Round 3, you won’t want to miss our latest podcast. Clear Admit Co-Founder Graham Richmond unpacks the challenges of this late round, but also the very real opportunities it presents to the right candidates. Fewer spots remain in classes already largely filled with accepted candidates from earlier rounds, and scholarship dollars have often dried up. But schools absolutely do still accept candidates in Round 3, and some indicators suggest that this might be an especially good year to apply. Find out why. Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast Read more
Published: March 27, 2018
Our Latest Podcast: Top Takeaways from the 2019 U.S. News MBA Rankings
In case you missed our written analysis of the recent 2019 U.S. News & World Report‘s ranking of leading business schools, we’ve got what you need to make sense of it all AND listen on the go. Enjoy the latest episode in our Clear Admit MBA MBA Admissions podcast series. You know Chicago Booth tied Harvard Business School for first, knocking Wharton down to third. You know Stanford stayed put at fourth for another year. You know the University of Michigan’s Ross Read more
Published: March 26, 2018
Our Latest Podcast: Navigating the MBA Waitlist
With the Round 2 MBA interview season officially behind us, we’re excite to move on in the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast series to another topic still of interest to some applicants in both Rounds 1 and 2: navigating the MBA waitlist. Unlike the black and white decisions some candidates have received in recent weeks—the coveted acceptances and the less popular rejections—we know many of you find yourselves in a murky gray area called the waitlist. While a straight-up acceptance would obviously be preferably, we’re here to tell you that top programs really do admit a fair Read more
Published: March 18, 2018
Our Latest Podcast: Making the Most of MBA Rankings
U.S. News & World Report is scheduled to release its annual MBA rankings tomorrow, and many of you have already taken part in our contest to guess the order of the top-10 schools. Though limited to business schools in the United States, the U.S. News ranking is widely regarded in the graduate management education space as one of the most credible of the many MBA rankings out there. But like all MBA rankings, the results published by U.S. News tomorrow should serve as just one data point among many in the thorough research you conduct to determine the best business school Read more
Published: March 14, 2018
Our Latest Podcast: Acing the Skype or Video Interview
Wrapping up our comprehensive coverage of how to prepare for interviews of every sort, the latest episode in the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast series focuses on the Skype or video interview. An option widely available to MBA applicants who perhaps can’t travel to the business school they’re applying to, the Skype or video interview is also increasingly used by recruiters in the job search process. So brushing up on how best to prepare for this increasingly common interview format is valuable whether you’re in the thick of the MBA admissions process or just looking ahead toward your post-MBA career Read more
Published: March 11, 2018
Our Latest Podcast: Who Is Your MBA Interviewer?
At schools like Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan School of Management, MBA admissions interviews are conducted exclusively by members of the admissions staff. London Business School and Columbia Business School, meanwhile, are among those that rely on an army of alumni to meet with candidates around the world. Still other schools—including the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business—train current students in the art of interviewing and call on them to help assess potential future classmates. While Read more
Published: March 6, 2018
Clear Admit Launches New MBA Admissions Podcast Series
We are excited to announce the debut of the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast, where we’ll bring you frequent insights into how prospective MBA applicants can navigate the competitive application process. We’ll also discuss trends within graduate management education, student life on campus, post-MBA career options, and more. We will speak to admissions directors, industry thought leaders, and prospective and current students about the topics and trends that currently loom large in the MBA world. Clear Admit Co-Founder Graham Richmond, a Wharton alumnus who brings more than 15 years of experience in MBA admissions, will also be a frequent guest. Read more

MBA Applywire

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October 14, 2026 2:04pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, INSEAD, London Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Oxford / Saïd, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post MBA Career: Energy, Other Industries
GRE: 333
GPA: 3.4
Years of Work Experience: 7
Location: India
Post MBA Location: US/Europe
Notes:

2 years in family business after undergrad. And in my 4th job in 5 years - have been working with BCG as consultant on contract for 2 years now (project has social impact - affordable digital access angle)

Worked for 2.5 years in social impact sector. Before that 1 year 3 months in KPMG as data science consultant.
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October 13, 2026 1:16pm ET
Applying: Columbia Business School, Duke / Fuqua, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Technology
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GRE: 167
GPA: -
EA: 167
Years of Work Experience: 6
Post MBA Location: US
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October 6, 2026 7:05pm ET
Applying: Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: NGO
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GRE: 320
GPA: 3.79
Years of Work Experience: 7
Location: NYC
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October 3, 2026 10:42pm ET
Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Indiana / Kelley, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, Notre Dame / Mendoza, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Operations strategy
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Other Industries
GMAT: 645
GPA: 2.96
Years of Work Experience: 8
Location: USA
Post MBA Location: Midwest
Notes:

Veteran. Company sponsored.
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October 2, 2026 2:40pm ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Analytics Consulting
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GRE: 333
GPA: 3.56
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: India
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MBA LiveWire

October 14, 2026 12:57pm ET
Interview Invite to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via email on October 12, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 337
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Juno Member: Not yet
October 14, 2026 12:32pm ET
Accepted to Cambridge / Judge
Round: Round 1
Received via email October 14, 2026
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 780
Program Type: One Year Program
Application Location: India
Juno Member: Not yet
October 14, 2026 12:12pm ET
Interview Invite to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 1
Received via email October 14, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.5
GRE: 315
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance
Application Location: Brooklyn
Juno Member: Not yet
October 14, 2026 11:59am ET
Interview Invite to London Business School
Round: Round 1
Received via email on October 07, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: Mexico
Juno Member: Not yet
October 14, 2026 11:23am ET
Accepted to Nanyang
Round: Round 1
Received via email October 14, 2026
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 685
Program Type: One Year Program
Post MBA Career: Management Consulting
Application Location: India
Juno Member: Not yet
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