Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast

Just as a reminder for folks just joining the Clear Admit podcast, Alex Brown is a former admissions officer from the Wharton school and current Clear Admit community manager and podcaster. He also teaches digital marketing for several top business schools, including Columbia Business School and London Business School. And, Graham Richmond is the co-founder of Clear Admit. He also worked in admissions at Wharton - where he first met Alex - and has an MBA from the program.

In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing upcoming MBA admissions deadlines. For this upcoming week, Georgia Tech / Scheller, Oxford / Said, Cambridge / Judge, SMU / Cox, UVA / Darden and Washington / Olin have admissions deadlines. London Business School and IESE are scheduled to release Round 1 interview invites, and we predict that HBS will also release Round 1 interview invites.

Graham highlighted Clear Admit’s current webinar events.  October 13 and 14, Clear will host its Real Humans webinar series. Signups are here: https://www.clearadmit.com/events

Graham highlighted a recently published resource that highlights when Clear Admit predicts interview invites will be rolled out for many of the top MBA programs. These predictions are based on the anonymous data we have from LiveWire. Graham also noted a round up of the top MBA programs October in-person admissions events.

Graham then noted two admissions tips Clear Admit recently published; one about resume-based vs. application-based interviews, and one about the 5 most common MBA interview questions.  He also mentioned an article that highlights all Clear Admit’s interview resources. This led to a discussion on all the tools Clear Admit offers candidates to prepare for their interviews. These include the interview report archive, the admissions bot (great for interview preparation) and the interview simulator (great for interview practice).

Graham highlighted a recently published Class of 2028 profile for MIT / Sloan.

Clear Admit continues its Real Humans series which focuses on current students at top MBA programs. This week we profile MBA students from Georgetown / McDonough.

For this week, for the candidate profile review portion of the show, Alex selected two ApplyWire entries:

This week’s first MBA admissions candidate is a reapplicant who works in the gaming industry. They have a 715 GMAT score, and are targeting entrepreneurship, post MBA.

This week’s second MBA applicant is an engineer in the automotive space. They graduated from the US but recently relocated to Pakistan. They have a 320 GRE. We think they should retake the test.

This episode was recorded in Paris, France and Cornwall, England. It was produced and engineered by the fabulous Dennis Crowley in Philadelphia, USA. Thanks to all of you who’ve been joining us and please remember to rate and review this show wherever you listen!

In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing upcoming MBA admissions deadlines. For this upcoming week, MIT / Sloan, Duke / Fuqua, CMU / Tepper, Emory / Goizueta, UNC / Kenan Flagler, UCLA / Anderson, Georgetown / McDonough, Washington / Foster, Minnesota / Carlson, Vanderbilt, Maryland / Smith and BYU / Marriott all have admissions deadlines.

Graham highlighted Clear Admit’s current webinar events.  This week, Clear Admit continues its six-webinar events series that focuses on insider tips for the MBA admissions process. These events feature admissions professionals from 30 top MBA programs. After this series, Clear Admit will host its Real Humans webinar series, as well as its admissions series that focuses on specific regions of the United States. Signups for all these events are here: https://www.clearadmit.com/events

Graham highlighted a Future of Graduate Management Education event he attended in London, hosted by GMAC. Lots of great conversations centered on the impact of AI, as well as the changing geopolitical landscape and its impact on the MBA program offering. Graham then noted two admissions tips Clear Admit recently published, focused on the interview process. This led to a discussion on all the tools Clear Admit offers candidates to prepare for their interviews. These include the interview report archive, the admissions bot (great for interview preparation) and the interview simulator (great for interview practice).

Graham highlighted a recently published Adcom Q&A from Michigan / Ross.

Clear Admit continues its Real Humans series which focuses on current students at top MBA programs. This week we profile MBA students from Indiana / Kelley and NYU / Stern.

For this week, for the candidate profile review portion of the show, Alex selected two ApplyWire entries.

This week’s first MBA admissions candidate is a first-generation college graduate who also has a masters degree. They work in the non-profit sector. We worry about their lack of a quant-related profile.

This week’s second MBA applicant has all the attributes that top-tier MBA programs seek. We provided a little advice on school selection.

This episode was recorded in Paris, France and Cornwall, England. It was produced and engineered by the fabulous Dennis Crowley in Philadelphia, USA. Thanks to all of you who’ve been joining us and please remember to rate and review this show wherever you listen!

In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing upcoming MBA admissions deadlines. For this upcoming week, Imperial Business School, IESE and Dartmouth / Tuck have admissions deadlines; Duke / Fuqua is scheduled to have released its Early Action Round interview invites.

Graham highlighted Clear Admit’s upcoming webinar events.  Beginning this week, Clear Admit will host six webinar events focused on going inside of the MBA admissions process. These events will feature admissions professionals from 30 top MBA programs. After this series, Clear Admit will host its Real Humans webinar series, as well as its admissions series that focuses on specific regions of the United States. Signups for all these events are here: https://www.clearadmit.com/events

Graham highlighted two recently published MBA rankings, from Business Week and from LinkedIn. Both did include the top three programs in their top three (Stanford, Harvard and Wharton), but not in the same order. We also discussed Clear Admit’s point of view on tiered rankings versus these ordinal rankings.

Graham highlighted the recently published Georgetown / McDonough and UCLA / Anderson class profiles. Both programs saw a decline in applications and enrollees, while keeping quality metrics strong.

Graham also noted a recently published admissions tip that focuses on polishing MBA admissions essays. Alex offered tips on how to do this, with the Ask Clear Admit bot.  We then discussed a recently published article that addresses the ROI of a top MBA, outside of short-term job opportunities.

Clear Admit continues its Real Humans series which focuses on current students at top MBA programs. This week we profile MBA students from Cornell / Johnson.

For this week, for the candidate profile review portion of the show, Alex selected two ApplyWire entries.

This week’s first MBA admissions candidate is a biologist working in agricultural regulation. They are considering a career pivot and are hoping the MBA will allow them to do that.

This week’s second MBA applicant is targeting next season. They have deep experience in cyber security and already have a strong GMAT score of 695.

This episode was recorded in Paris, France and Cornwall, England. It was produced and engineered by the fabulous Dennis Crowley in Philadelphia, USA. Thanks to all of you who’ve been joining us and please remember to rate and review this show wherever you listen!

In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing upcoming MBA admissions deadlines. For this upcoming week, Chicago / Booth, Yale SOM, NYU / Stern, INSEAD, Cornell / Johnson and Ohio State / Fisher all have admissions deadlines.

Graham highlighted Clear Admit’s upcoming events.  On September 17 we are hosting a webinar titled “Apply Now or Wait” which should help provide a better understanding in terms of how to determine when the best time is to apply to top MBA programs.  Beginning September 22, Clear Admit will host six webinar events focused on going inside the MBA admissions process! These events will feature admissions professionals from 30 top MBA programs. After this series, Clear Admit will host its Real Humans webinar series, as well as its admissions series that focuses on specific regions of the United States. Signups for all these events are here: https://www.clearadmit.com/events

Graham highlighted the recently published Duke / Fuqua class profile. The headline is the drop in class size, while keeping quality metrics strong.

Graham also noted a recently published admissions tip that focuses on the optional essay portion of the admissions process.

Clear Admit began its Real Humans series which focuses on current students at top MBA programs. The first profile in this series is from UNC / Kenan Flagler.

Clear Admit continues its Adcom Q&A series. This week Graham notes a Q&A with Yale SOM. Graham also highlighted several podcast Q&As that continue to be released.

For this week, for the candidate profile review portion of the show, Alex selected two ApplyWire entries:

This week’s first MBA admissions candidate appears to have a very interesting profile, but a 310 GRE score. We discuss the impact of that score, and potential avenues of mitigation.

This week’s second MBA applicant has a 3.3 undergrad GPA, but everything else in their profile appears to be very strong. They still need to complete the GRE.

This episode was recorded in Paris, France and Cornwall, England. It was produced and engineered by the fabulous Dennis Crowley in Philadelphia, USA. Thanks to all of you who’ve been joining us and please remember to rate and review this show wherever you listen!

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In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the week ahead series that Clear Admit publishes, that reveals all the deadlines for the top MBA programs. This upcoming week, UPenn / Wharton, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Northwestern / Kellogg, Michigan / Ross, UVA / Darden, Georgetown / McDonough,  Berkeley / Haas, Notre Dame / Mendoza and Johns Hopkins / Carey all have admissions deadlines.

Graham highlighted Clear Admit’s upcoming "Inside the MBA Admissions Process" series.  Beginning September 22, Clear Admit will host six webinar events featuring admissions professionals from 30 top MBA programs. Signups for those events are here: https://www.clearadmit.com/events

Graham then mentioned a recently published admissions tip on how to show business schools your fit with their MBA program.

Clear Admit continues its Adcom Q&A series. This week Graham notes a Q&A with Cornell / Johnson. Graham also highlighted several podcast Q&As that continue to be released, including a Q&A with UVA / Darden.

For this week, for the candidate profile review portion of the show, Alex selected two ApplyWire entries:

This week’s first MBA admissions candidate is debating between full- and part-time programs. They have a 3.0 GPA and have not yet taken the GMAT or GRE.

This week’s second MBA applicant has a 3.8 GPA in computer science, and four years of experience. They also need to take a test, but we believe they can be a very strong candidate.

This episode was recorded in Paris, France and Cornwall, England. It was produced and engineered by the fabulous Dennis Crowley in Philadelphia, USA. Thanks to all of you who’ve been joining us and please remember to rate and review this show wherever you listen!

In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the beginning of the new application season. Cambridge / Judge is the first top MBA program with their Round 1 deadline, which was last week. This upcoming week, London Business School, Oxford / Said and Duke / Fuqua all have admissions deadlines.

Graham highlighted Clear Admit’s upcoming events. We plan to do a livestream event this Tuesday, to kick off the new admissions season. This event is for participants to ask any questions they have for their Round 1 strategy. Graham and Alex will be hosting, as usual. You can subscribe to Clear Admit’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@ClearAdmitMBA Later in September, Clear Admit will also host several more webinar events featuring admissions professionals from all the top MBA programs. Signups for those events are here: https://www.clearadmit.com/events

Graham highlighted a recently published deep-dive piece on Adcom’s considerations regarding the use of AI in MBA admissions. Graham also noted admissions tips related to GMAT & GRE test waivers and video essays. Clear Admit also published a handy chart that highlights which top MBA programs allow for test waivers.

Clear Admit continues its Adcom Q&A series. This week Graham notes a Q&A with Texas / McCombs. Graham also highlighted several podcast Q&As that continue to be released, including Q&As with Harvard, Fuqua, Booth and Stern.

For this week, for the candidate profile review portion of the show, Alex selected two ApplyWire entries:

This week’s first MBA admissions candidate is planning to apply in 2028. They are a structural engineer and want to use the MBA to pivot to investment banking.

This week’s second MBA applicant is from India and has a master’s in chemistry. They have a 645 GMAT score and we wonder if they should retake the test.

This episode was recorded in Paris, France and Cornwall, England. It was produced and engineered by the fabulous Dennis Crowley in Philadelphia, USA. Thanks to all of you who’ve been joining us and please remember to rate and review this show wherever you listen!