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Full Videos: MBA Essay Insight Event Series

Getting admitted into a leading MBA program requires more than getting high test scores and sending transcripts. To get accepted into the business school of your choice, you need to show the admissions committee who you really are. Therefore, schools typically include an essay portion in their MBA applications.

Essays give applicants the opportunity to tell admissions representatives why they want to attend business school and how this program would fit into their overall goals. Since this portion of the application process is where you have the chance to truly stand out, it’s crucial to know how to craft effective essays.

Clear Admit’s MBA Essay Insight Event Series was created to help applicants excel in the essay portion of their business school applications. During this series, representatives from leading business schools discuss what goes into successful MBA essays.

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We cover the following topics throughout the series:

  • When admissions committees read the essays in an application
  • How much time they spend reading applications
  • Essay prompts from each of the five programs
  • The MBA student community at each of the five business schools
  • Additional application tips

…and more advice to help applicants put their best foot forward during the MBA admissions process.

On July 13th, we welcomed four admissions representatives to offer advice about the essay portion of the MBA application process. Panelists included Eric Askins, Executive Director of Full-Time Admissions at Berkeley Haas School of Business; Donna Swinford, Associate Dean for Student Recruitment and Admissions at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Pat Harrison, Co-Executive Director, Admissions and Financial Aid at Dartmouth Tuck and Whitney Kestner, Senior Director of Admissions at the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business.

Watch this video to catch up on the first part of the MBA Essay Insight Event Series!

On July 20th, we welcomed five admissions representatives to offer advice about the essay portion of the MBA application process. Panelists included J.R. McGrath, Director of Recruiting at Carnegie Mellon Tepper; Lauren Sutherland, Program Director – Admissions at Duke Fuqua; Virginie Fougea, Global Director of Admissions at INSEAD; David Simpson, Admissions Director, MBA and Masters in Finance at London Business School; & Stacey Batas, Director of Full-Time MBA Recruiting & Admissions at Texas McCombs.

Watch this video to catch up on the second part of the MBA Essay Insight Event Series!

On July 27th, we welcomed five admissions representatives to offer advice about the essay portion of the MBA application process. Panelists included Michael Robinson, Senior Director of Admissions at Columbia Business School; Alexis Marcus, Associate Director, MIT Sloan Admissions at MIT Sloan; Catherine DiMarzo, Senior Associate Director, MBA Admissions at NYU Stern; Wil Torres, Director of Outreach, at Stanford GSB; & Jeb Butler, Director of Operations at The Wharton School.

Watch this video to catch up on the third part of the MBA Essay Insight Event Series!

On August 3rd, we welcomed five admissions representatives to offer advice about the essay portion of the MBA application process. Panelists included Lisa Killingsworth, Director of Operations, Admissions & Scholarship at Cornell Johnson; Taya Sapp, Senior Associate Director of Admissions at Michigan Ross; Ilana Van Allen, Director of Strategy & Marketing, MBA Admissions at UCLA Anderson; Rickita Worrell, Associate Director of Full-Time MBA Admissions & Student Recruitment at UNC Kenan-Flagler & Laurel Grodman, Managing Director of Admissions, Analytics and Evaluation at Yale SOM.

Watch this video to catch up on the final part of the MBA Essay Insight Event Series!

September 2022 Essay Insight Videos

On September 14th, we welcomed five admissions representatives to offer advice about the essay portion of the MBA application process. Panelists included Cindy Millette, Senior Associate Director of Full-Time Admissions at Berkeley Haas School of Business; Lehman Robinson, Associate Director of Diversity Admissions and Outreach at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Chelsea Hann, Associate Director of Operations, Admissions & Scholarship at Cornell Johnson; Jeb Butler, Director of Operations at The Wharton School; & Laurel Grodman, Assistant Dean for Admissions at Yale SOM.

Watch this video to catch up on Part One of the September 2022 MBA Essay Insight Event Series!

On September 21st, we welcomed five admissions representatives to offer advice about the essay portion of the MBA application process. Panelists included Kari Calvario, Director, Masters Admissions at Carnegie Mellon Tepper; Jordan Blitzer, Director of Admissions at Columbia Business School; Morgan Griffin, Associate Director, Admissions at Duke Fuqua; Danielle Richie, Director of Full-Time MBA Admissions & Student Recruitment at UNC Kenan-Flagler & Stacey Batas, Director of Full-Time MBA Recruiting & Admissions at Texas McCombs.

Watch this video to catch up on Part Two of the September 2022 MBA Essay Insight Event Series!

On September 28th, we welcomed five admissions representatives to offer advice about the essay portion of the MBA application process. Panelists included Pat Harrison, Director of Admissions, Evaluation & Yield at Dartmouth Tuck; Shelly Heinrich, Associate Dean, MBA, and MS-ESM Admissions and Director, Marketing at Georgetown McDonough; Virginie Fougea, Director of Admissions at INSEAD; David Simpson, Admissions Director, MBA and Masters in Finance at London Business School & Adrian Aguirre, Associate Admissions Director at UCLA Anderson.

Watch this video to catch up on Part Three of the September 2022 MBA Essay Insight Event Series!