Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast

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  1. 20h ago

    Episode 517: Admissions Director Q&A with Willie Green of UVA Darden

    In this special edition of our podcast as part of our ongoing Admissions Director Q&A series, Senior Assistant Dean for Admissions at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, Willie Green, digs into the MBA program and admissions.

  2. 3d ago

    MBA Wire Taps 516: Engineer pivoting to Investment Banking. 645 GMAT, worth a retake?

    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!

  3. Aug 27

    Episode 515: Admissions Director Q&A with Shari Hubert of Duke Fuqua

    Associate Dean of Admissions Shari Hubert shares more about the MBA program at Duke Fuqua. Tune in to learn about her journey in admissions and the changes she's seen, what insights alumni have shared with her about the Duke MBA experience, what applicants can stop worrying about and more.

  4. Aug 26

    Episode 514: Admissions Director Q&A with Donna Swinford of Chicago Booth

    Donna Swinford, Associate Dean for Student Recruitment and Admissions for MBA Programs at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, is here to dig deeper into MBA admissions in this special edition of our podcast as part of our ongoing Admissions Director Q&A series.

  5. Aug 24

    MBA Wire Taps 513: Military candidate, Tepper. UK candidate, 317 GRE

    In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the upcoming events Clear Admit is hosting. We are hosting a livestream event on Tuesday, September 1, ahead of the Round 1 deadlines. 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 six 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 admissions tip, focused on GMAC’s common letter of recommendation. Clear Admit continues its Adcom Q&A series. This week Graham notes Q&As with Notre Dame / Mendoza and Washington / Olin. Graham also highlighted several podcast Q&As with admissions deans that continue to be released. Graham and Alex also had a deep-dive discussion on the use of AI in MBA admissions. 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 military candidate and is targeting Tepper. They plan to remain in Pittsburgh for their career. This week’s second MBA applicant is from the UK and has interesting global experience. We worry about their GRE score of 317. 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!

  6. Aug 19

    Episode 512: Admissions Director Q&A with Rupal Gadhia of HBS

    We welcome back the Managing Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid at Harvard Business School, Rupal Gadhia, for a deeper dive into MBA admissions in this special edition of our podcast as part of our ongoing Admissions Director Q&A series.

  7. Aug 17

    MBA Wire Taps 511: 11 years of experience, 3.94 GPA. 725 GMAT, 3.91 GPA

    In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the upcoming events Clear Admit is hosting. We plan to do a livestream event on Tuesday, September 1, ahead of the Round 1 deadlines. This event is for participants to ask any questions they have for their Round 1 strategy. Graham and Alex will be hosting, as usual. We hope to roll out these livestream events on a monthly schedule. Later in September, Clear Admit will also host several more webinar events featuring admissions professionals from the top MBA programs. Signups for those events are here: https://www.clearadmit.com/events Clear Admit continues its Adcom Q&A series. This week Graham notes two Adcom Q&As, from emlyon and Imperial Business School. Graham also highlighted several podcast Q&As that are being released, regularly. 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 from Pakistan and works in the Philippines. They have 11 years of experience and a 3.94 GPA. This week’s second MBA applicant has a 725 GMAT and 3.91 GPA. They are from South Asia and have work experience with start-ups. 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!

  8. Aug 13

    Episode 510: Admissions Director Q&A with Steve Thompson of Northwestern Kellogg

    Steve Thompson, Senior Director of Admissions at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, is back to talk more about MBA admissions and trends in the latest episode of the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast.

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