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Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast

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00:35:37

MBA Wire Taps 287—Chemical Engineer at Big 4. Johnson...

Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast ·

2023/04/17

Our latest episode of WireTaps begins with Graham and Alex taking stock of all the latest MBA LiveWire activity and mentioning upcoming deadlines for UNC / Kenan Flagler, Cambridge / Judge, MIT / Sloan and Berkeley / Haas. Graham then highlighted recently published content on Clear Admit, including a piece that compares the GMAT to the GRE; we then discussed whether to take the current GMAT or the newly formatted GMAT. Graham then highlighted seven Real Human’s alumni pieces, offering a variety of

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00:35:09

MBA Wire Taps 286—Special Guest William Keller...

Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast ·

2023/04/10

We have a special edition of MBA Wire Taps today as we welcome William Keller, a marine who will start an EMBA program this fall at either the Wharton School or UVA Darden. Keller served eight years in the Marine Corps and is now transitioning to civilian life to pursue a career in consulting. He’s also a longtime listener of the Clear Admit MBA Podcast and we are excited to have him share his experience with the admissions process!

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00:37:34

MBA Wire Taps 285—Haas, Part-time versus Full-time....

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2023/04/03

This episode of WireTaps begins with some discussion around the flurry of MBA LiveWire posts (Harvard and Stanford were among the top MBA programs releasing decisions last week). For those of you keeping score at home, MIT / Sloan and Cornell / Johnson are scheduled to release their admissions decisions this week, and, there are a number of Round 3 application deadlines in the coming days. Following all the chatter about deadlines, Graham highlighted two stories we published, one covering how to

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00:34:49

Episode 284—Admissions Director Q&A with Liz...

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2023/03/30

Tune in for another edition of our Admissions Director Q&A series, as we welcome Elizabeth Hutchinson, the Head of Admissions, Graduate Programs at IE University in Madrid, Spain. Get an inside look at the MBA admissions process there along with additional advice on how to tackle the essay and more.

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00:37:02

MBA Wire Taps 283—Brazilian, 710 GMAT. Kenan Flagler...

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2023/03/27

MBA Admissions 'March Madness' continues as this episode kicks off with Alex and Graham discussing the R2 decisions activity on MBA LiveWire: UPenn / Wharton, Berkeley / Haas and several other leading MBA programs released Round 2 decisions last week. This upcoming week will include Northwestern / Kellogg, Harvard and Stanford. Graham highlighted a new “by the numbers” article focusing on GMAT scores at top programs. Stanford leads the way with a median score of 737! Alex and Graham then discussed

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00:36:13

MBA Wire Taps 282—Fighter pilot, low GPA. Carlson...

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2023/03/20

This week's episode tackles 'March Madness' - of the MBA admissions variety - as more and more top MBA programs are releasing their final decisions for Round 2. UPenn / Wharton is one of the many programs scheduled to release their decisions this upcoming week. Graham highlighted a recently published admissions tip that focuses on navigating the wait list. He then highlighted two alumni Real Humans pieces, for HBS and Deloitte, and NYU / Stern and Carlyle. The latter alumna discussed the importance

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00:36:58

MBA Wire Taps 281—Army ranger, modest GRE. Fire...

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2023/03/13

Our first candidate is an Army Ranger (Special Forces) and no doubt has some pretty amazing experience. They have a very solid GPA and a good plan regarding their post MBA goals. Their GRE score is 319. For the programs they are targeting, this might well be high enough, but we wonder whether they should have one more go at trying to boost the score into the 320s. We think they belong at an M7 program. Our second candidate has a very unorthodox background, which includes 15 years with the fire

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00:35:54

MBA Wire Taps 280—Difficult personal story. 770 GMAT,...

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2023/03/06

Welcome back to another jam-packed episode of the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast! This week's show kicks off with some discussion the activity on MBA LiveWire, where a few interview invites continue to trickle out, but that part of the season is slowing to make way for news of admissions decisions. Speaking of decisions, this week, Duke / Fuqua, CMU / Tepper and Oxford / Said will be releasing admissions results - with other schools following suit over the course of the month. Beyond school

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00:38:43

MBA Wire Taps 279—Pakistani failed entrepreneur....

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2023/02/27

This episode kicks off with a discussion of all of the interview invites popping up on MBA LiveWire (and a focus on MIT / Sloan). While all of the big 'single release interview invitation' schools have now passed, programs that follow more of a rolling invite process will still be releasing a few invites in the week or two ahead. In other news, Graham highlighted a recently released podcast episode which focused on GMAC’s new Business Fundamentals program. This program helps candidates prepare for

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00:40:48

MBA Wire Taps 278—Media and Entertainment, from HYP....

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2023/02/20

This episode of the Clear Admit podcast kicks off with a discussion about the flurry of activity on MBA LiveWire, which includes a good volume of interview invites (UPenn / Wharton added to the numbers this week), as well as a few waitlist admits. Alex and Graham then had a decent discussion regarding the Financial Times’s 2023 MBA Global rankings. Three basic themes were discussed: Columbia’s first #1 place, Wharton’s absence, and your hosts' overall dislike of ordinal rankings (and the additional

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00:28:37

Episode 275: Prepare for Your MBA with Business...

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2023/02/17

Are you ready for the academic rigor of an MBA program? Is your academic profile up to par for even scoring an acceptance letter? This special edition of the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast covers a potential avenue to success in applying to and being a student in business school: the new Business Fundamentals programming from GMAC. Here to dig into the program is Ana Kyper, the Senior Director of GME Prep and Readiness at the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). We also hear from Chad

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00:38:11

MBA Wire Taps 277—Colombian in real estate. Deferred...

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2023/02/13

This episode once again kicks off with a look at the latest interview invites popping up on MBA LiveWire. Alex and Graham then talk about how they anticipate seeing UPenn / Wharton invites this upcoming week, as well as those for MIT / Sloan. Graham also highlighted a recently published interview tip that discusses the differences between a resume-based interview and an application-based interview. Graham and Alex then discussed the recently published article on finance careers, with a “hat tip” to

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00:36:31

MBA Wire Taps 276—Over-represented presents...

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2023/02/06

This week's episode kicks off with a quick rundown of the recent interview invite activity on MBA LiveWire. Many programs are starting to release their Round 2 invites; last week included releases from Harvard, Michigan / Ross and Duke / Fuqua, while programs like Stanford continue to “trickle” out their decisions. Interview prep for Round 2 candidates is now critical, and we recently released a new podcast that focuses on the UPenn / Wharton TBD interview. Beyond interview-related news, Graham

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00:33:41

Episode 274: Tips for the Wharton Team-Based...

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2023/01/31

Stand out in your Wharton Team-Based Discussion (TBD) interview with these tips from former Wharton admissions reps and experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown. Alex and Graham walk through this year's TBD prompt, what Wharton is looking for, how to handle your fellow teammates and more. If you want to succeed in your Wharton MBA interview, tune in now!

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00:34:14

MBA Wire Taps 273—Strong profile, GMAT worry....

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2023/01/30

In this episode of WireTaps, Alex and Graham discuss the flurry of interview invites popping up on MBA LiveWire. Many programs are starting to release their Round 2 invites - and some appear to be earlier than last season. Graham highlighted the renewal of Dartmouth Tuck’s Dean’s tenure, as well as the s school's decision to waive the GMAT for recently laid-off tech workers; your hosts discussed the implications of that latter decision, which is a tactic that several programs are adopting. Graham

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00:34:52

MBA Wire Taps 272—Cybersecurity candidate, needs to...

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2023/01/23

WireTaps kicks off this week with a timely discussion about the importance of interview preparation for those candidates entering that phase of the MBA admissions cycle (this included a conversation about Clear Admit’s free Interview Archive: https://www.clearadmit.com/category/interview-reports/). Graham then highlighted the employment reports recently published for Stanford and Cornell / Johnson. Both programs are offering impressive numbers from last season. The challenge to business schools

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00:33:47

MBA Wire Taps 271—Private Equity to Asset Management....

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2023/01/16

This week’s episode kicks off with a quick discussion around the last of the Round 2 application deadlines for top programs (MIT / Sloan have a deadline this Wednesday). Graham and Alex also touched upon the fact LiveWire is starting to see one or two programs release early interview invites for Round 2, CMU / Tepper seems to be leading the way in this regard. It is also worth noting that Duke / Fuqua has added an extra deadline for this season, while UVA Darden have made their final round

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00:36:38

MBA Wire Taps 270—Unorthodox pathway. GRE of 318....

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2023/01/09

This week's show kicks off with a quick run-down of the remaining Round 2 application deadlines; on Monday and Tuesday there are a handful of schools with apps due. Graham then highlighted an important admissions tip that Clear Admit recently published, regarding whether the optional essay should be used. He then presented the Columbia Business School 2022 employment report, which led with financial services, followed by consulting; the graduating class have a huge average starting salary of

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00:33:18

Episode 267: What’s the Secret Behind Record-Breaking...

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2023/01/06

The SMU Cox School of Business MBA Class of 2022 found record-breaking success this year, thanks to an innovative approach to post-MBA employment at the business school. With special guests, Judi Umali-Rajkumar and Jason Rife, this podcast episode explores the symbiotic relationship that propels MBA graduates’ success.

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00:39:14

MBA Wire Taps 269—640 GMAT, is it too low? Very low...

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2023/01/02

Happy New Year to all of our podcast listeners! Alex, Graham, and the entire Clear Admit team wish you all the best for 2023! This episode begins with some discussion of this week’s blitz of Round 2 application deadlines; on Wednesday and Thursday there are at least 15 deadlines for the programs Clear Admit covers! Graham then highlighted the recently published Real Humans from Northwestern / Kellogg. Your hosts then moved into a discussion of the employment reports from CMU / Tepper and USC /

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