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Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast
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Wire Taps 234—UK-based African immigrant focused on sustainability. France-based African immigrant debating whether to pursue the MBA. US-based Latina, going HBS or bust
Alex and Graham began this 150th episode of Wire Taps (podcast episode 234 overall) by reviewing some of the show's “greatest hits”. A huge thankyou to our…
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Wire Taps 233—Asset management sales to top MBA? Lawyer to consultant, from New Zealand. Military pilot seeking product management role.
Alex and Graham kick off this week's episode with some discussion around the waitlist movements they've observed over the last week on MBA LiveWire. It is…
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Wire Taps 232—Cyber-security military officer, physics degree. Food scientist, seeking MBA to do good. Top numbers, underwhelming school selection
Graham and Alex are back for another Wire Taps episode as Round 3 decisions continue to roll out (this upcoming week includes UPenn / Wharton, Northwestern /…
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Wire Taps 231—China-based entrepreneur, with a 333 GRE. Greek candidate, sports background, no undergrad. Canadian engineer, needs to aim high.
This episode of the podcast kicks off with Alex and Graham discussing the Round 3 decisions that are starting to roll out, noting how it’s a much shorter cycle…
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Wire Taps 230—Enlisted military candidate with a subpar GPA. Military officer with a modest GRE score. Haas ($$) versus Wharton ($) and HBS for tech entrepreneurship.
This week's episode of the podcast offers further details of Alex and Graham's recent trip to London, followed by discussion of all the latest MBA admissions…
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Wire Taps 229—Airline pilot seeking MBA. Top ORM candidate, needs to apply early. Darden versus Kenan Flagler ($), McCombs ($) and Simon ($).
This week, Graham and Alex tackle a variety of topics, from their meetup in London for a 'top-secret' project, to all the latest in MBA admissions news. Graham…
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Wire Taps 228—Should we question a 730 GMAT?! Is 2 years of work experience enough? Anderson versus McCombs and Rice, for clean energy finance.
In this episode of the Clear Admit MBA Admissions podcast, Alex and Graham talk about getting together in London to work on a “top secret” project... (which…
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Wire Taps 227— History major, Marine, seeking pivot to investment banking. Health care candidate, targeting 750 on the GMAT. Kellogg versus Yale, is it a no-brainer?
This week's episode of WireTaps kicks off with a discussion of the 2023 US News & World Report rankings for US-based MBA programs. For those of you who missed…
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Episode 226: Admissions Director Q&A with Lisa Rios of NYU Stern
Learn the ins and outs of MBA admissions at the NYU Stern School of Business with the Assistant Dean, MBA Admissions, Lisa Rios. Lisa joins host Graham…
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Wire Taps 225—Great candidate, but is the GMAT high enough? Deferred admissions candidate, heading to Big Tech. Darden versus Ross, with waitlists to navigate
In this week's edition of WireTaps, Alex and Graham discuss the wave of recent MBA admissions decisions from the likes of UPenn / Wharton and Northwestern /…
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Episode 224: Case Study Method Primer
Whether you know it or not, you NEED to know about the case study method. What's the case study method? In short, it's a means of instruction you'll surely…
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Wire Taps 223— Promising candidate needs solid GMAT score. Failed a class, is it fatal? “Dream School” Wharton versus Anderson with money
In this episode, Alex and Graham discuss the upcoming Round 2 decision releases of Northwestern / Kellogg, Chicago / Booth and UPenn / Wharton among others…
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Episode 222: Women’s Path to Leadership and the Power of the MBA
Women hold just six percent of CEO roles at F500 companies (that's 31 women vs. 469 men); of those 31 women, nearly half have MBAs. In 2005, zero business…
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Wire Taps 221—Military candidate with weaker numbers, entrepreneur with top GMAT, Columbia versus Sloan for Asset Management
Alex and Graham kick this week's episode off with a discussion of the pending releases of admissions decisions for several programs in this upcoming week…
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Episode 220: Taking a Serious Look at the Online MBA
In this special episode of the Clear Admit podcast, learn everything you need to know about Online MBA offerings. Special guest, Dr. Carolyn Goerner of the…
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Wire Taps 219—West African candidate and 700 GMAT, Test waiver for Round 3, Johnson Park Fellowship versus Columbia
In this episode of WireTaps, Graham and Alex discussed this week's forthcoming release of admissions decisions for CMU / Tepper and INSEAD. Your hosts also…
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Wire Taps 218—Corporate finance to CFO, Civil engineer to mobility, Anderson versus Ross and Stern.
In this edition of WireTaps, Alex and Graham discuss the release of MIT Sloan interview invites (more or less accurately predicting their arrival - despite…
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Wire Taps 217—Budding Product Manager, Investment Banker and Entrepreneur, Haas versus Darden, for now.
In this week's episode of WireTaps, Graham and Alex discuss the recent release of the Financial Times MBA rankings, and the challenges the FT faces in being…
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Episode 216: Admissions Director Q&A with Amy Mitson & Pat Harrison of the Dartmouth Tuck School of Business
Get the inside scoop on MBA admissions at Dartmouth Tuck, as Co-Executive Directors of Admissions & Financial Aid, Amy Mitson and Pat Harrison, share…
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Wire Taps 215—Chemical Engineer, Duke Wait List, Haas with money versus Stanford
In this Valentine's Day edition of the podcast, Alex and Graham offer some tips as to how you can warm-up to your MBA interviewer. Your hosts also break down…
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Episode 214: A Crash Course in MBA Program Types–Which Format Is Right for You?
MBA offerings come in all shapes and sizes—from full-time to part-time, at a candidate’s personal pace, over the course of a year or two or more. It sounds…
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Episode 213: Wire Taps—Strong profile from an over-represented population, should they wait? Engineer with great numbers, on the waitlist, and waiting for Round 2 offers. Haas versus Darden with more money, a tough call.
Welcome back to another episode of your friendly MBA-neighborhood podcast! The big conversation from last week’s MBA admissions activity centered around the…
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Episode 212: An Admissions & Career Services Merger at SMU Cox
This special podcast episode covers the importance of career goals in both the MBA admissions and post-MBA career placement domains. In particular, with the…
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Episode 211: Wire Taps – Potentially very strong candidate, needs to shape their story. A candidate with interesting work experience….but is low GPA a killer? Darden ($0) vs. Johnson ($80K) for consulting (or maybe IB)?
Alex and Graham are back with a jam-packed episode including Harvard Business School interview-timing news, breakdowns of the MIT Sloan and Yale SOM employment…
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Episode 210: Wire Taps—Strong female candidate worried about a 710 GMAT. Pivot from tech to investment banking, with a 770 GMAT. Wharton ($10K) vs. Sloan ($100K), for MBB Consulting.
In this episode, Graham and Alex kick things off with some talk about the timing of interview invitations for impatient R2 applicants. Graham also highlights…
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Episode 209: Wire Taps— Dartmouth grad with 11 years of work experience in Japan. Syrian American chemical engineer looking to transition to consulting. West African candidate weighing offers from Booth, Johnson, Yale and Stern, for Investment Banking.
This Martin Luther King Day edition of the podcast takes a moment to recognize the unparalleled contributions of Dr. King before moving into the latest news…
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Episode 208: Wire Taps—Female Indian candidate with a lower GRE score. Tech candidate with super numbers. Darden with dollars versus Kellogg.
With the new year and R2 in full effect, this week's episode of WireTaps is action-packed and filled with a variety of content ranging from the R2 deadlines…
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Episode 207: Wire Taps—Female engineer with lower GMAT quant score. Operations candidate targeting the COO role at Patagonia. Stern with $$$$ vs. Booth full-fare, for Investment Banking in New York?
Happy 2022 to all! Graham and Alex are back to ring in the New Year, despite some unexpected hurdles... Our dynamic duo talk R2-craziness as business schools…
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Episode 206: Wire Taps—Outstanding military candidate with modest GRE. Government worker turned serial novelist. US-based candidate weighing options with non US-based programs.
Grab a glass of eggnog and cozy up to this holiday edition of WireTaps! Alex and Graham tackle holiday deliberations on R1 results and task-lists for R2, while…
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Episode 205: Wire Taps—URM college dropout with low test scores; can he make the cut? Accomplished woman with great numbers despite being expelled from ugrad. Will adcoms take a risk? DW: Stern full fare vs. McDonough with dollars; Should money matter?
For this week's WireTaps, Alex and Graham look at a URM candidate who appears to have overcome significant life challenges to get to where they are today. At…
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Episode 204: Wire Taps—Energy Guy Worried About ROI. Columbia ED Candidate Targeting Round 2. Latam Candidate Might Rethink Target Programs.
Alex and Graham are back amidst the whirlwind of R1 decisions from Harvard, Stanford, Tuck, Kellogg, Emory, Darden, Michigan, Georgetown, and more! Our hosts…
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Episode 203: Admissions Director Q&A with Bruce DelMonico of the Yale School of Management
In another installment of our Admissions Director Q&A series, Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean for Admissions at the Yale School of Management, joins us to…
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Episode 202: Wire Taps—Global Citizen in the Food Delivery Biz. Japanese-based candidate in Private Equity. ORM with super GPA, is Round 2 going to hurt?
As decisions for Round 1 candidates begin to roll out, Alex and Graham discuss the activity seen on MBA LiveWire last week (Booth, LBS and Yale SOM). They also…
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Episode 201: Wire Taps—Deferred candidate with Cannabis Biz! Should they aim higher? Is the GRE score the outlier?
Graham and Alex are back with some belated Thanksgiving wishes, tips for R1 nerves, and a breakdown of the highly impressive Michigan/Ross employment report…
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Episode 200: Wire Taps—Should I Still Apply This Year? Do I Have Enough Work Experience? I Need Help with My Quant Score!
We are excited to mark another milestone with our 200th podcast episode! Alex and Graham are here to celebrate the occasion in style with another installment…
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Episode 199: Wire Taps—Underrepresented in Eastern Europe, How to Pitch a Pivot, First-Gen GPA Blues
This week Graham and Alex make some must-see TV recommendations, before diving into discussion about MBA interviews, Real Humans b-school student stories, and…
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Episode 198: Real Humans of the Wharton Lauder MBA/MA Class
In this special feature podcast episode, hear from a couple of current Wharton Lauder MBA/MA students at the University of Pennsylvania. Wendy Yu and Juliana…
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Episode 197: Wire Taps—Do I Need Awards?, Should I Aim Higher in R2?, Can a 760 GMAT Address a 2.9 GPA?
In the midst of R1 interview craziness, Alex and Graham take a pause to break down the Class of 2023 profiles at MIT Sloan and CMU Tepper, and then turn their…
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Episode 196: Wharton Team-Based Discussion (TBD) Tips
Clear Admit brings you a special edition of the podcast focused exclusively on the Wharton School's MBA admissions interview. The Wharton interview, which is…
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Episode 195: Wire Taps—A Better GMAT Score, 1 or 2 Year MBA for a Career Change?, Ho-Hum Goals
After some off-topic banter on Halloween, All Saints Day, and the likes of Elton John & Duran Duran topping the music charts in the UK, Alex and Graham dig…
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Episode 194: Admissions Director Q&A—Eric Askins of Berkeley’s Haas School of Business
Tune in for an in-depth conversation with Eric Askins, Executive Director of Admissions at Berkeley Haas, about admissions and much more in this edition of our…
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Episode 193: Wire Taps—Army to Exercise Science CPG, Bootstrapper Recently Unemployed, BizDev Whiz with a Weakness
In this week's episode, Graham gets into 'Halloween mode' while highlighting an article about the most nightmarish mistakes applicants can make. He then asks…
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Episode 192: Wire Taps—A GMAT Retake, the Importance of Being ‘Seasoned’, Life After an HBS Ding
Alex and Graham take a peek at the recently published Class of 2023 student profiles for Wharton and Berkeley (while revisiting a continuing debate about how…
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Episode 191: Wire Taps—Pharma to VC, COVID Adversity, 690 GMAT or 322 GRE?
Graham and Alex are back with a jam-packed episode from the thick of R1 application activity. This week's episode kicks off with a breakdown of last week's…
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Episode 190: Admissions Director Q&A—Emily Haydon of Northwestern Kellogg
Hear directly from Kellogg MBA admissions in this podcast episode of our Admissions Director Q&A with Emily Haydon, Interim Assistant Dean of Admissions and…
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Episode 189: Wire Taps—College Athletes, RankingsWire Debut
Despite the chilly rains sweeping through England and France over the past few days, Alex and Graham bring a particularly sunny disposition to WireTaps this…
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Episode 188: Admissions Director Q&A—Donna Swinford of Chicago Booth
Applying to Chicago Booth for your MBA? Get insights on admissions, essays, interviews and more at the leading b-school in this edition of our Admissions…
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Episode 187: Wire Taps—Aiming High Enough and Putting Your Best Foot Forward
Alex and Graham kick off this week's episode with some talk of Yale interview invites and a breakdown of Columbia's Class of 2023 profile. They also remind…
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Episode 186: Wire Taps—Is 700 Enough?, ORM or URM?, GPA Repairs
Before diving into profile reviews of another group of interesting MBA candidates, Alex and Graham take a deep dive into some of the recently released…
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Episode 185: Wire Taps—R1 Sanity Check, PhD to MBA, Startup Goals
This week's episode answers several key questions; ranging from the mundane (Is Alex's local pub back up and operating and does he tend to go there BEFORE or…
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Episode 184: Wire Taps—Humility, Ambition, and Corroboration
In this week's episode, Alex and Graham offer advice to three new MBA applicants. One has a winding career path and low GPA to address. Another with a history…
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Episode 183: Wire Taps—High Bars and Vaulting to Success
This week, Alex and Graham connect for another 'transatlantic' episode of WireTaps, as Graham wraps up some US travels. Before the two hosts tackle the usual…
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Episode 182: Admissions Director Q&A—Dawna Levenson of MIT Sloan
Dawna Levenson, Assistant Dean of Admissions at the MIT Sloan School of Management, digs into MBA admissions at the leading business school in our latest…
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Episode 181: Wire Taps—Gaps in Employment, A Non-Traditional ORM, An Infantry Early Bird
Graham and Alex are back this week to advise three more MBA hopefuls. From China to the U.S. military, one applicant hopes to return to CSR consulting but has…
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Episode 180: Wire Taps—Supply Chain Standout, Marketing Dreams, Career Goal Question Marks
Grab your head phones and tune in -- Graham and Alex are back for another episode of Wire Taps, dishing out advice to three MBA hopefuls. This week, applicants…
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Episode 179: Wire Taps—Chilean Candidate, Teach for America Alum, Indie Musician
What do a Chilean couple, a former Division I football coach / Teach for America alum, and an Indian indie musician have in common? They're all featured in…
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Episode 178: Admissions Director Q&A: Kirsten Moss of Stanford GSB
Get the inside scoop on MBA admissions at Stanford GSB, as Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions & Financial Aid, Kirsten Moss, shares everything you need to know…
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Episode 177: Wire Taps—FinTech Goals, GPA Woes, H-1B Lottery
This week, Alex and Graham take a moment to celebrate a Wharton milestone, and to share a few fun facts from a special podcast interview that Graham conducted…
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Admissions Director Q&A: Chad Losee of Harvard Business School
Chad Losee, the Managing Director MBA Admissions & Financial Aid at Harvard Business School, joins us to dig into MBA admissions and more. Tune in now to get…
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Episode 175: Wire Taps—Low GMATs, Fuzzy Goals, Visa Issues
As Graham recovers from jet lag after his first bit of travel in ages, Alex sees an opportunity to convince him of the existence of a rather 'unusual'…