Author: darren
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#75 Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview with Bruce DelMonico – “Educating Leaders for Business & Society”
This week Darren sits down with Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at Yale School of Management, to discuss Yale’s mission of “educating leaders for business and society.” How does this translate into the curriculum? How does the school plan to evolve? And what does this mean from an admissions and career perspective?…
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#74 How to Overcome a Low GPA
Darren shares 7 concrete ways you can overcome a low GPA and show top-ranked MBA programs that you will perform well in an intense Master’s level program.
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#73 Which schools in which rounds? A Kellogg Admit Shares His Process
Which schools should you target in the first, second or third rounds? Darren speaks with Dean Nordheilm, a recent Kellogg admit, about his round strategy and positioning tips.
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#72 UCLA Anderson MBA Admissions Interview with Jessica Chung – “Shared Success”
This week I sat down with Jessica Chung, Associate Director of Full-time MBA Admissions at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. We had an in-depth and open discussion about UCLA’s MBA offering and culture, what admissions is looking for, and how the program supports students in their career searches. After listening to our conversation, you’ll get…
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#71 How to Apply for Top MBAs with Tyler Cormney of MBA Prep School
Over the past decade, Tyler Cormney and MBA Prep School have achieved a 90% success rate with clients at the world’s top schools. What are the key steps to preparing an application that puts you in the top 10%? Hint: it’s not your essay(s). Don’t miss this value-packed episode and feel free to ask Tyler…
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#70 Ohio State Fisher MBA Admissions Interview with Julee Conrad – “Collaboratively Competitive”
Darren speaks with Julee Conrad, Assistant Director of MBA Admissions and Recruiting at Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University, about Fisher’s unique advantages and how to best position yourself in the admissions process.
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#69 How One Listener Got Into Kellogg, Insead, Ross, Fuqua, Johnson and CEIBS
Many of our podcast listeners come to Touch MBA to get free school selection help. One of them, Li Daming, recently got into Northwestern Kellogg, Insead, Michigan Ross, Duke Fuqua and Cornell Johnson with scholarship funding. How did he do it?
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Admitted to Kellogg, Insead, Ross, Fuqua, Johnson – Here’s How I Did It
Li Daming, who will be attending Kellogg, shares his top application tips after getting into Northwestern Kellogg, Insead, Michigan Ross, Cornell Johnson, Duke Fuqua, and CEIBS.
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Fifty Shades of Grey: MBA Edition
The MBA application process can be as mysterious as Christian Grey. Here are 50 reasons b-schools will put you in the grey zone i.e. “maybe” or “no” piles. Avoid these grey zone signals to score with your target MBA.
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#68 Four Tips to Show School Fit
Top business schools are looking for candidates that would fit with their program, culture, and values. And you should be looking for programs that match your goals too. How can you demonstrate fit in your MBA application without sounding disingenuous or even worse, like everyone else?
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#67 MBA vs MSc vs Masters in Management – Which is the Right Masters Degree for You?
What is the difference between a Masters in Management, MBA and specialized Masters degrees? Which one makes most sense for your career? A number of you are considering multiple Masters programs so I thought it would be good to dedicate one short episode to covering key differences from an admissions, curriculum, career, and reputation perspective…
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#66 Arizona State W.P. Carey MBA Admissions Interview with Ruthie Pyles – “Business is Personal”
Want to attend a top 30 program in the US that lives and breathes “business is personal?” Darren talks to Ruthie Pyles, Director of Graduate Programs Admissions and Recruiting, W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, about how Carey works intimately with its students to achieve their educational and career goals.
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#65 HKU MBA Admissions Interview with Sachin Tipnis – “Connect to the Asian Economy”
How about getting your MBA from one of Hong Kong’s most prestigious universities and also having the option to study one semester at either Columbia Business School, London Business School or Fudan University School of Management? Sachin Tipnis, Executive Director of MBA Programmes at HKU, joins the show to discuss the HKU MBA’s unique format…
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#64 University of Toronto Rotman MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Leigh Gauthier
If you’re thinking about getting an elite and rigorous MBA in Canada, you have to to consider the Rotman MBA based in Toronto. Get the inside scoop as Darren chats with Leigh Gauthier, Acting Director of Recruitment & Admissions & Director of Careers for the Full-time MBA. Rotman is a pioneer in the business education…
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#63 Peking University Guanghua MBA Admissions Interview with Dr. Longkai Zhao – “Best Bschool to Know China”
Did you know that China is on track to overtake America as the world’s biggest economy by 2016? Dr. Longkai Zhao, Executive Director of the MBA Program at Guanghua School of Management at Peking University, joins the show to discuss why he thinks Guanghua is the best place to learn about China business at this…