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MBA Wire Taps 529: Software engineer, waive test. 334 GRE, working in Japan
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Oct 19, 2026 |
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Episode 528: Admissions Director Q&A with Katy Radoll of UNC Kenan-Flagler
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Oct 14, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 527: Veteran, 645 GMAT. From Ghana, 310 GRE
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Oct 12, 2026 |
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Episode 526: Admissions Director Q&A with Bruce DelMonico of Yale SOM
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Oct 07, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 525: Reapplicant, 715 GMAT. Engineer, 320 GRE
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Oct 05, 2026 |
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Episode 524: Admissions Director Q&A with J.R. McGrath of Carnegie Mellon Tepper
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Sep 30, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 523: First-gen, low quant. Top profile, school selection
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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Episode 522: Admissions Director Q&A with Brent Nagamine of Washington Foster
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Sep 23, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 521: Biologist, MBA to pivot? Cyber security, 695 GMAT
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 520: 310 GRE, good enough? Student athlete, 3.3 GPA
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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Episode 519: Admissions Director Q&A with Eddie Asbie of Cornell Johnson
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 518: Full-time vs Part-time, for MBB. 3.8 computer science degree.
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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Episode 517: Admissions Director Q&A with Willie Green of UVA Darden
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Sep 03, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 516: Engineer pivoting to Investment Banking. 645 GMAT, worth a retake?
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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Episode 515: Admissions Director Q&A with Shari Hubert of Duke Fuqua
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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Episode 514: Admissions Director Q&A with Donna Swinford of Chicago Booth
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 513: Military candidate, Tepper. UK candidate, 317 GRE
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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Episode 512: Admissions Director Q&A with Rupal Gadhia of HBS
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 511: 11 years of experience, 3.94 GPA. 725 GMAT, 3.91 GPA
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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Episode 510: Admissions Director Q&A with Steve Thompson of Northwestern Kellogg
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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Episode 509: Admissions Director Q&A with Lindsay Loyd of NYU Stern
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 508: 332 GRE, from India. Journalist, no quant.
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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Episode 507: Admissions Director Q&A with Dawna Levenson of MIT Sloan
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 506: Solid profile plus Entrepreneurship. Pivoting from Oil and Gas sector
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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Episode 505: Admissions Director Q&A with Sabah Khan of Berkeley Haas
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 504: Indian applicant, pharma focus. Deferred admissions, 715 GMAT
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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Episode 503: Admissions Director Q&A with Tricia Baione of CBS
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 502: Brazilian from BCG. Mexican candidate with 154 EA. Indian, 645 GMAT
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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Episode 501: Why Your Career Plan Should Shape Your MBA Journey
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 500: South American, 332 GRE Indian, 665 GMAT
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 499: Chemical engineer to Consulting. Founder, low numbers. 322 GRE, Software engineer
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 498: 330 GRE, from South Asia. No test score, should they waive? Sloan vs Columbia and Booth
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 497: Brazilian at Big 4. Indian Army Officer. Darden vs Yale and Tuck.
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 496: Second MBA, from India. Bangladeshi banker. Booth and Fuqua.
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 495: 335 GRE, Real Estate. 8.65 GPA, from India. Stern vs Johnson
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 494: Indian applicant, 337 GRE. Veteran, 715 GMAT. McDonough vs Anderson.
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 493: Indian engineer, 725 GMAT. Full-time vs Part-time. Stern vs Sloan
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May 25, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 492: Vietnam to Europe. Darden vs Johnson. Stern vs Ross
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May 18, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 491: Airlines to consulting. Startup experience, 685 GMAT. Engineer to banking
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May 11, 2026 |
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Episode 490: From Classroom to Career–Experiential Learning at SMU Cox
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May 06, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 489: McDonough vs Said. Sloan vs Wharton. Fuqua vs Marshall
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May 04, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 488: Darden vs Foster. Johnson vs Tepper. Stern vs Fuqua
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 487: Simon vs Smeal. Haas vs Stern. Ross vs Sloan.
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Episode 486: Admissions Director Q&A with Anne Kilby of Georgetown McDonough
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 485: Anderson vs Foster. Darden vs Goizueta. Booth vs Stern.
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 484: Wharton versus Tuck. Kellogg versus Wharton. Johnson versus Stern
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 483: Darden for West Coast? Johnson vs Scheller. Fuqua vs IESE
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Episode 482: Inside Georgetown’s ESM — Preparing the Next Generation of Sustainability Leaders
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 481: Deferred applicant, 310 GRE. Stern (Abu Dhabi) vs IMD. Kenan Flagler vs Tepper
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 480: EMBA for a career pivot. Cybersecurity to consulting. Ross vs Fuqua
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 479: Indian candidate, no GMAT. 316 GRE will retake. Fuqua vs Goizueta
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 478: Seeking a test waiver. Diplomat in Moscow. Yale vs Columbia
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Episode 477: Finance Your MBA with Juno
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 476: Financial Times Ranking and Wharton’s Team-Based Discussion
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Episode 475: Texas, Technology, and Talent–How Dean Todd Milbourn Sees the Future of SMU Cox
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 474: Deferred candidate, needs GMAT. Perfect 340 GRE. Wharton vs Sloan
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Episode 473: New Curriculum in AI, Ethics, Leadership & More at Georgetown McDonough
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 472: 655 GMAT, worth retaking. 760 GMAT, expires soon. Columbia vs Ross
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Episode 471: How Do You Stay Competitive When Everyone’s Qualified? The MBA Advantage in 2026
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 470: Returning to MBB. 327 GRE, Chicago-based. Warrington vs Tepper
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 469: Deferred candidate, applying. Round 1 success, Round 2 strategy. Columbia vs Darden
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 468: CPA to Consulting. Mitigating low GPA. Columbia vs Johnson
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 467: Round 1 admit, round 2 strategy. 655 GMAT, from Australia. Johnson vs Kenan Flagler.
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 466: 309 GRE, from Colombia. DUI, can it be overcome? Booth vs Harvard
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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MBA Wire Taps 465: 324 GRE, Retake? Wharton vs Kellogg. McDonough vs Goizueta
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 464: 339 GRE, DC focused. Gaming career, 715 GMAT. Test waiver, three offers
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Episode 463: Texas McCombs Hildebrand Leadership Fellows
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 462: From Brazil, Booth part-time. New York schools, only. Investment banking to private equity
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Episode 461: Championing Women in Business with Forté Foundation CEO Elissa Sangster
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 460: New opportunity, in Africa. 160 EA score, 321 GRE. 333 GRE, Startup experience
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 459: 695 GMAT, and retaking. 755 GMAT, 3.0 GPA. Kellogg vs Tepper
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Episode 458: UNC’s Vetter Dean’s Fellows Program
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 457: 332 GRE, lower GPA, 15 programs applied in R1. 645 GMAT, from Portugal.
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 456: Marine Corps to MBA. Egypt, via London. 10 years in HR.
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 455: Australian, test waiver. Indian, retaking GRE. Real estate, family business.
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 454: Wharton’s TBD, Entrepreneur, 337 GRE. Consulting to Finance
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 453: PM, 327 GRE, 320 GRE, retake? 685 GMAT, from Mexico
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 452: Huge salary, 317 GRE. 705 GMAT, Austin TX. Data Scientist to IB.
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 451: Law firm leadership. Mitigating a 2.9 GPA. From Africa to Europe.
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 450: From the Railroads to CPG, Chemical Engineering to Finance. Top candidate, fuzzy goals.
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 449: 331 GRE, Tokyo goal. 2.76 GPA, can it be overcome. 335 GRE from Pakistan.
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 448: Naval Academy graduate. Mexico to Canada, or Tuck. Fourteen-month break.
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 447: Software engineer to PM. Engineering to real estate investing. From India, space career.
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 446: 655 GMAT, Indian. Masters in International Relations. 337 GRE, Military
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 445: 685 GMAT, South Korea. Take or waive the GMAT. 330 GRE, Product Manager.
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 444: Low GPA, from India. 740 GMAT, first generation. 332 GRE, from Nigeria
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 443: Wealth Management to VC. Mechanical Engineer, from India. 625 GMAT, retaking
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 442: Comedy to MBA, Data scientist to MBA. 331 GRE, 2.75 GPA.
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 441—Super GMAT, poor GPA. Indian candidate, non-US programs. Super profile, small firm.
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Podcast: From MBA to Bain — Breaking into Strategy Consulting
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 439—655 GMAT, MBB consultant. 332 GRE, undecided goals. Targeting HSW.
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Episode 438: Tips on Goals, Essays, Recs & Interviews
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 437—695 GMAT, enlisted. MBA and Sustainability. 331 GRE, Startup founder.
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Podcast: Tips on Test Scores, GPAs, Work Experience & Extras
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 435—705 GMAT, private equity. Architect in London. Enlisted military, 332 GRE.
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Episode 434: MBA Decoded–Who Goes, What You Learn, and Why It’s Worth It
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 433—Entrepreneur to Investment Banking. Waive the test or submit 312 GRE. Engineer, passion for dance.
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 432—329 GRE, Biotech sector. 3.86 GPA, Hospital administration. 685 GMAT, AI and robotics.
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 431—Japanese in the US. 326 GRE, consider retake? LBS vs INSEAD.
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 430—337 GRE, 2.96 GPA. 327 GRE, 3.8 GPA. Booth vs Darden.
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 429—Part-time vs Full-time. Reapplying, from India. Judge vs LBS.
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 428—From China, 675 GMAT. From Africa, 333 GRE. Columbia vs Yale.
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 427—Entertainment goal, 695 GMAT. Consultant, no GMAT yet. Kellogg vs HBS.
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May 26, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 426—Investment banker, 325 GRE. Argentinian Strategist. Booth vs Ross.
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May 19, 2025 |
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Episode 425–Making the Most of Your MBA: Career Paths, Pivots, and Possibilities
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May 13, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 424—First Gen, Civil Engineer. 337 GRE, 2.99 GPA. Johnson vs Darden.
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May 12, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 423—695 GMAT, in Australia. Targeting 330 GRE, in India. Booth vs Haas.
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May 05, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 422— Peruvian female, 675 GMAT. 330 GRE, from Central Asia. Tepper vs Wait.
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Episode 421: The SMU Cox MBA–Careers, Connections, and the Power of the Texas Economy
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 420—Potential degree collector. Darden vs wait. INSEAD vs Stern’s Tech MBA.
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 419— Non-traditional, 16 years of experience. Haas vs Kellogg’s MBAi. Darden vs Stern.
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 418—710 GMAT, Brazilian banker. Booth vs Kellogg. Ross vs Kelley.
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 417—3.1 GPA, health issues. Electrical engineer, Product manager. Tuck vs Fuqua.
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 416—Tuck vs Fuqua and Darden. Judge vs Booth’s EMBA program. Johnson vs Tuck and Ross.
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 415— Military, GRE 331. Arizona Carey vs Marshall. Haas vs Kellogg.
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 414—20 years of service, Deferred admissions. Fuqua vs Kelley.
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Episode 413–Managing an MBA & Major League Baseball: Sam Fuld on Wharton, Leadership & the Phillies
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 412—315 GRE, ex-military. Over-represented, interview invites. Kellogg vs Wharton
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 411—Impact of GRE verbal. Same firm or branded firm. Foster vs McCombs.
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 410—3.56, from Brazil. Legal background, 334 GRE. Booth vs Kellogg.
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 409—3.9 GPA, deferred admissions. Finance or Consulting. Tuck vs Haas
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 408—715 GMAT, from India. Tepper versus McCombs. Columbia versus Kellogg
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 407—665 GMAT, from India. 2.9 GPA, how to overcome. Columbia versus Yale SOM
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 406—MBB with super numbers, MBB and urban mobility, Yale vs Stern and Columbia
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 405—Addressing two grades? Consultant, 695 GMAT. NYC versus Fuqua
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 404—Reapplication strategy? Aiming high enough? Foster vs Owen
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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MBA Wire Taps 403—Fuzzy goals, next season. Insurance to tech startup. Wharton vs Booth.
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 402—Nurse to MBA. Indian entrepreneur. Ross vs Yale.
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 401—Super background, weak quant. Applying in two years. Wharton vs Booth.
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 400—Conflict zone work, Round 2 Strategy, Low GRE, retake decision
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Episode 399: Stanford GSB’s Erin Nixon Admissions Director Q&A
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 398—Interesting streaming experience. 770 GMAT, next season. Ghanian CFA.
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 397—American applying to European MBAs. Family business candidate. Three offers, accept or reapply.
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 396—Reapplicant from India. Deferred candidate, 340 GRE. Auditor, 4.0 GPA
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Episode 395: Insights into the Georgetown McDonough Flex MBA Online
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 394—720 GMAT, low GPA. High GPA, low GRE. 3.98 GPA, 331 GRE.
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 393—Wharton’s Team-based Discussion Interview
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Episode 392: On-Campus or Online? Kelley’s Plus-Flex Lets MBA Students Decide
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 391—Italian, test waiver. Solid profile, Tuck invite. Brazilian, EA test.
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 390—12 MBA Programs, Planning ahead, Aiming for Investment Banking
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 389—African, 332 GRE. 715 GMAT, 2.9 GPA. Consultant, 294 GRE
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 388—African, 329 GRE. Homeless to affordable housing. Tech sales, 318 GRE.
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Episode 387: Admissions Director Q&A with Emily Brierley of Cambridge Judge
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 386—750 GMAT, partner considerations. 329 GRE or 720 GMAT. Reapplying to Marshall
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Episode 385: Admissions Director Q&A with David Simpson of LBS
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 384—Senior, deferred admissions. From India, 760 GMAT. 330 GRE, from South Korea.
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 383—Southern European in Hospitality. PhD engineer, 750 GMAT. Family Business goal.
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Episode 382: Investment Management Opportunities at UNC Kenan-Flagler
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 381—Big 4 Sponsored, 690 GMAT. Enlisted military. Stanford Undergrad. Reapplicant, Round 1 or 2.
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 380—South African, tech. Academic to MBA. Ghanian, 312 GRE
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 379—Argentina to Spain. GMAT waiver. Military to renewables
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 378—Tech PM to MBA. Climate finance to MBA.
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Live Admissions Q&A: Alex Lawrence of UCLA Anderson
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 376—Published environmental scientist. STEM major, AI experience. Social impact consultant.
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Live Admissions Q&A: Dawna Levenson of MIT Sloan
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Live Admissions Q&A: Brent Nagamine of Washington Foster
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 373—Doctor to MBA. Reporter to MBA. Military marathoner.
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Live Admissions Q&A: Laurel Grodman of Yale SoM
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Live Admissions Q&A: Eddie Asbie of Cornell Johnson
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 369—655 GMAT, completed PhD. 675 GMAT, do they explain? 4 years of experience, still an undergraduate.
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Live Admissions Q&A: Shari Hubert of Duke Fuqua
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Live Admissions Q&A: Emily Brierley of Cambridge Judge
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 367—M7 realistic? 760 GMAT, from India MiM before MBA?
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Live Admissions Q&A: Amy Mitson of Dartmouth Tuck
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 365—Cyber warfare to Finance. Special Operations, 333 GRE. Tajikistan, to Moscow and Berlin.
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 364—Life sciences to MBA. Unicorn Tech to MBA. Big Ten Football to MBA
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Episode 363: Roundtable Insights from Duke Fuqua, Emory Goizueta, Georgetown McDonough & Yale SoM
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 362—Manufacturing to MBB. Handling employment gaps. Liberal arts to product management.
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Episode 361: Roundtable MBA Insights from Kellogg, LBS, Tepper & Texas
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 360—735 GMAT, from Brazil. Australian MBB. Weatherhead vs Marshall wait list
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Episode 359: Your Post-MBA Consulting Career – Expert Advice from Bain & Co.’s Recruiting VP
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 358—Reapplicant, entrepreneur. Military, retaking GMAT. Navy to Renewable Energy
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Episode 357: Roundtable Insights from Cornell, Harvard, Michigan & NYU Admissions Directors
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 356—INSEAD or bust. Liberal Arts to Product Management. Doctor to Solar Energy
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 355—10 years of experience. Online or Executive MBA. Back to India.
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 354—Low GPA, LATAM. Low GPA, strong GMAT. London Business School vs Fuqua.
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May 27, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 353—Income equality issues. Big tech or consulting. Columbia vs Stern.
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May 20, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 352—Stanford or bust? First round targets. Anderson vs Marshall.
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May 13, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 351—720 GMAT, Executive MBA. 326 GRE, is it enough? Marshall vs Tepper
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May 06, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 350—332 GRE, India Engineer. Overcoming 2.4 GPA. Johnson vs Darden
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 349—330 GRE, Paralegal. 319 GRE, Venture Capital. Tuck vs Duke vs Ross
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 348—326 GRE, is that enough? Taking a break, before MBA. Kellogg, Fuqua or IESE?
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 347—319 GRE, reapplying. Targeting Duke / Fuqua. Anderson vs Kenan Flagler
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 346—334 GRE, private equity. Lawyer to consulting. McCombs vs Haas
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 345—730 GMAT, retake ? Super 3.96 GPA. Fuqua vs Tuck
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 344—GRE 304, FIT. GRE 326, Education innovator. Attend MBA or wait
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 343—340 GRE, depression. Teacher with sustainability passion. LBS vs CBS
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 342—First gen, Naval Officer. One-year vs Two-year MBA. Sloan vs Haas vs Ross
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Episode 341: Choosing an MBA Program Type
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 340—First gen, from Mexico. Auditor, seeking test waiver. Anderson vs Tepper
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 339—Wharton’s Team-based discussion Interview
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 338—Army captain, 323 GRE. Indonesian transportation buff. Wharton vs Haas and Scholarship
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Episode 337: Leadership Education at Georgetown McDonough
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 336—Army JAG, 740 GMAT. Classical Music buff. Stern vs Kenan Flagler and Scholarship
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 335—3.66 GPA, test waiver. Military candidate, 750 GMAT. Booth vs Stern full-ride.
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 334—Vietnamese teacher. Finance candidate, lack of goals. Boston or bust.
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 333—710 GMAT, is it enough? ORM, does it matter? Is Harvard always best?
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 332—Overcoming a super low GPA? Chemical engineer, to strategy. Columbia vs Kellogg
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Episode 331: Exploring the Fundamentals of Leadership Development
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 330—Low GRE, from Central Europe. Boston goal, but odd program selection. Kelley versus Olin
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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MBA Wire Taps 329—Low GPA, how to mitigate? Medical school drop-out. Goizueta versus Darden
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 328—327 GRE, but lower GPA. 655 GMAT, the new test format. Tuck versus Darden and Kellogg.
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 327—Super profile, 305 GRE. Airline entrepreneur. Engineer, 690 GMAT.
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 326—Engineer, 335 GRE. Azerbaijani, future entrepreneur. Part-time versus Full-time options
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Episode 325: Management Leadership for Tomorrow
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 324—South African with tech experience. Canada-based finance career.
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 323—Federal employee seeking transition. New York City to West Coast.
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 322—3.93 GPA, software engineer. 760 GMAT, Round 2 strategy?
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 321—770 GMAT, 2 years of experience. Indian, moved to Australia. Army, speaking fluent Mandarin.
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 320—331 GRE, CPG candidate. Mechanical Engineer, two years of experience. First-generation immigrant, IT experience.
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Episode 319: Pivot Your Career with an NYU Stern MBA
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 318—Army to aerospace and defence. Investment banker, two years of experience. Ghanian, textile business.
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Episode 317: Inside Career Services at Indiana Kelley
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 316—Journalism to Banking. Pakistani to the U.S. Real estate, from Peru
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Episode 315: GMAT Focus Edition Q&A with GMAC’s Manish Dharia
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Episode 314: Admissions Director Q&A with Jamie Schein of Stanford GSB
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 313—Fintech to media. Teacher to human resources. Strategy consulting to Biotech
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Episode 312: The Flex MBA Online at Georgetown McDonough
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 311—Enlisted Helicopter Pilot. Oil and Gas to Clean Energy. First-generation Vietnamese.
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 310—Non-profit candidate. Marine Corps with Math degree. Digital trust and safety
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 309—Over-represented, but under-targeting? MBB candidate, climate focus. Super GRE, poor GPA
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 308—Military service, low GMAT. Military service, low GRE. Is a test waiver the right option?
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 307—Teacher, but low numbers. Chilean engineer. Full-time MBA or Part-time?
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 306—Peruvian with huge GMAT. Tech candidate into music. Ballerina with great potential.
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 305—Air Force pilot, 2.5 GPA. Argentinian entrepreneur. Cancer survivor, 337 GRE
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 304—Aeronautics engineer, 3.0 GPA. Welsh and French, 318 GRE. British military officer, 320 GRE
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 303—Chemical Engineer from Trinidad and Tobago. Education sector, low GRE. Super profile, next season
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 302—Strong profile, no GMAT yet. Great numbers, over-represented? 319 GRE, weakest spot.
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 301—Ex architect, now FAANG recruiting. 335 GRE, Nigerian in London. Super undergrad, one year of work.
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 300—300 Episodes! Military candidate, low GRE. Looking ahead, career switch. Chemical engineer, clean tech
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 299—770 GMAT and 2.9, does that work? Targeting 680 – 700, is that enough? History major, strong work experience.
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 298—LIVE from the GMAC Conference with Yale, Berkeley, Georgetown, and CMU!
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 297—Test Scores. 2.3 GPA, any chance? 2 years of work experience, is it enough?
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 296—Environmental candidate, retaking the GMAT. MBB back office, wanting front office. Nigerian in London, at 32
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 295—Asset manager, 760 GMAT. Data scientist, poor GPA. Marketer, Europe vs US
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 294—Two-time Olympian, part-time vs full-time. Pilot with a 690 GMAT. Marketing career, 321 GRE
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 293—Female lawyer, from Nigeria. Blackhawk pilot, 720 GMAT. International student, lower GRE
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May 29, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 292—Social impact work. Switching west for east coast. South African, poor GPA
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May 22, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 291—Law school or MBA? Naval pilot, great numbers. GRE jumps from 302 to 337.
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May 15, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 290—Wine Guy, 770 GMAT. 322 x4, one more try? Fuqua vs Haas.
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May 08, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 289—323 GRE, from Colombia. Health care, no test score. Tuck vs Kellogg
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May 01, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 288—Strong profile, weak GRE. Yale vs Ross for consulting. Haas vs Kellogg for tech.
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 287—Chemical Engineer at Big 4. Johnson vs Darden. One year vs Wait.
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 286—Special Guest William Keller Discusses Journey from the Marines Through Admissions
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 285—Haas, Part-time versus Full-time. Older candidate, to start an MBA or not. Ross versus Anderson for big tech
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Episode 284—Admissions Director Q&A with Liz Hutchinson of IE Business School
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 283—Brazilian, 710 GMAT. Kenan Flagler ($) versus Darden. Kellogg versus Stern ($)
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 282—Fighter pilot, low GPA. Carlson versus Bocconi. Tepper versus Ross, online MBA.
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 281—Army ranger, modest GRE. Fire service, now undergrad. Aerospace engineer.
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 280—Difficult personal story. 770 GMAT, off to MBB. Product manager at fintech unicorn.
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 279—Pakistani failed entrepreneur. Architect with sustainability focus. Military with nuclear experience.
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 278—Media and Entertainment, from HYP. Sustainability guy seeks asset mgmt. M&A lawyer from India
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Episode 275: Prepare for Your MBA with Business Fundamentals from GMAC
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 277—Colombian in real estate. Deferred enrollment candidate. Government experience, next season.
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 276—Over-represented presents challenges. Interesting background, in sales. Kellogg versus Haas and Ross
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Episode 274: Tips for the Wharton Team-Based Discussion (TBD)
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 273—Strong profile, GMAT worry. Targeting Johnson and Stern. Wharton versus Yale and money
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 272—Cybersecurity candidate, needs to ace GMAT. Online gaming interest, 760 GMAT. Wharton vs Columbia, for tech in NYC
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 271—Private Equity to Asset Management. Entrepreneurial ambitions with a Search fund. Fuqua versus Haas and Kenan Flagler, for Investment Banking.
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 270—Unorthodox pathway. GRE of 318. Ross beats other options.
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Episode 267: What’s the Secret Behind Record-Breaking Career Placements at SMU COX?
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 269—640 GMAT, is it too low? Very low GPA. Kellogg PT versus top 16 FT
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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MBA Wire Taps 268—Sloan vs Haas. Haas vs Columbia and Fuqua. Stockholm tech, low GPA.
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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MBA Wire Taps 266—Improved GMAT, Round 2 strategy? Interesting profile, aim high. Turnaround story, tough circumstances.
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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MBA Wire Taps 265—Army officer for 10 years. Super profile, aim higher. Communications, retaking GRE
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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MBA Wire Taps 264—Booth said no, now what? South African for next season. 720 GMAT, increased to 760
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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MBA Wire Taps 263—Accounting entrepreneur. Online degree, enlisted candidate. MBB-sponsored, is GMAT good enough?
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 262—Female Asian attorney. Hispanic in Private Equity. Phoenix-bound
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 261—Nigerian M.D., next season. Indian, family business. Central Asian, in the U.S.
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 260—Healthcare data scientist. 15 years of experience, low GPA. First generation, energy career
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 259—Military candidate, dings at Harvard and Wharton. Waitlisted last season, waiting this season. Stanford or bust?
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 258—Columbia ED ding, what now? Sports management in London. Economics faculty in India.
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 257—13 Applications in one round? Pivoting to investment banking. Start-up experience to tech PM
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 256—London-based finance guy. Tech applicant seeking entrepreneurship. Indian lawyer, next season.
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 255—Nigerian with 338 GRE. Female engineer, solid numbers. Indian in Canada
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 254—Pakistani banker, 15 years out. Software engineer, good numbers. Australian, stand out numbers
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Episode 253: New Online MBA at Georgetown McDonough
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 252—South African candidate, strong numbers. Nigerian candidate, works in London. Higher-ed candidate, may seek impact investing role.
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 251—690, should they retake? Indian corporate lawyer. Targeting the trilogy (HSW)
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 250—319 GRE, Round 1 vs Round 2. Apply this year or next year? African entrepreneur
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 249—Eastern European with low GRE score. Retaking the GMAT, modest GPA. Strong numbers, strong profile
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 248—Indian EdTech entrepreneur. Aerospace and Defense engineer. Enlisted Army linguist.
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 247—Super GMAT modest GPA conundrum. Hungarian consultant. Brazilian banker
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 246—Over-represented, retake the GMAT? Professional gambling pastime. Military candidate, seeking deferral.
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 245—Space career to help differentiate. Lots of potential, for next season. Using the MBA to help relocate?
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Episode 244: Admissions Director Q&A with Eddie Asbie of Cornell Johnson
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 243—Belgian who flies. Electrical engineer, targeting reach schools. Policy advisor, aiming high.
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 242—Ballet dancer to non-profit arts management. Three time GMAT test taker, strong engineer profile. Long term goal clarity, for someone planning ahead.
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 241—Army vet in Real Estate. Super numbers, strong healthcare focus. Stellar GMAT, but more modest GPA.
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 240—First-gen scholar, Taiwanese Canadian accountant. Seeking Search Fund Opportunities.
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 239—Targeting Southeast, Duke versus M7. Full-time versus Part-time, for MBB. Urban planner, strong ECs.
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 238—Congressional experience, two pathways. Multiple degrees, from Germany. Brit in Taiwan, great numbers.
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 237—Strong international experience, is it enough? Government candidate from Canada. Military candidate with outstanding numbers
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 236—Central Asian candidate with manufacturing experience. Super numbers, going fast! First-gen female candidate, worried about the GMAT
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 235—Promising MBA candidate, unknown additional activities. Unconventional candidate, with weaker numbers. 730 GMAT, should they retake?
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May 30, 2022 |
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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
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May 23, 2022 |
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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.
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May 16, 2022 |
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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
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May 09, 2022 |
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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.
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May 02, 2022 |
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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.
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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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 ($).
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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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.
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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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?
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Episode 226: Admissions Director Q&A with Lisa Rios of NYU Stern
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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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
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Episode 224: Case Study Method Primer
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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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
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Episode 222: Women’s Path to Leadership and the Power of the MBA
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 221—Military candidate with weaker numbers, entrepreneur with top GMAT, Columbia versus Sloan for Asset Management
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Episode 220: Taking a Serious Look at the Online MBA
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 219—West African candidate and 700 GMAT, Test waiver for Round 3, Johnson Park Fellowship versus Columbia
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 218—Corporate finance to CFO, Civil engineer to mobility, Anderson versus Ross and Stern.
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 217—Budding Product Manager, Investment Banker and Entrepreneur, Haas versus Darden, for now.
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Episode 216: Admissions Director Q&A with Amy Mitson & Pat Harrison of the Dartmouth Tuck School of Business
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Wire Taps 215—Chemical Engineer, Duke Wait List, Haas with money versus Stanford
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Episode 214: A Crash Course in MBA Program Types–Which Format Is Right for You?
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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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.
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Episode 212: An Admissions & Career Services Merger at SMU Cox
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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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)?
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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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.
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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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.
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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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.
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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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?
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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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.
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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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?
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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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.
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Episode 203: Admissions Director Q&A with Bruce DelMonico of the Yale School of Management
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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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?
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Episode 201: Wire Taps—Deferred candidate with Cannabis Biz! Should they aim higher? Is the GRE score the outlier?
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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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!
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Episode 199: Wire Taps—Underrepresented in Eastern Europe, How to Pitch a Pivot, First-Gen GPA Blues
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Episode 198: Real Humans of the Wharton Lauder MBA/MA Class
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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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?
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Episode 196: Wharton Team-Based Discussion (TBD) Tips
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Episode 195: Wire Taps—A Better GMAT Score, 1 or 2 Year MBA for a Career Change?, Ho-Hum Goals
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Episode 194: Admissions Director Q&A—Eric Askins of Berkeley’s Haas School of Business
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Episode 193: Wire Taps—Army to Exercise Science CPG, Bootstrapper Recently Unemployed, BizDev Whiz with a Weakness
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Episode 192: Wire Taps—A GMAT Retake, the Importance of Being ‘Seasoned’, Life After an HBS Ding
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Episode 191: Wire Taps—Pharma to VC, COVID Adversity, 690 GMAT or 322 GRE?
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Episode 190: Admissions Director Q&A—Emily Haydon of Northwestern Kellogg
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Episode 189: Wire Taps—College Athletes, RankingsWire Debut
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Episode 188: Admissions Director Q&A—Donna Swinford of Chicago Booth
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Episode 187: Wire Taps—Aiming High Enough and Putting Your Best Foot Forward
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Episode 186: Wire Taps—Is 700 Enough?, ORM or URM?, GPA Repairs
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Episode 185: Wire Taps—R1 Sanity Check, PhD to MBA, Startup Goals
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Episode 184: Wire Taps—Humility, Ambition, and Corroboration
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Episode 183: Wire Taps—High Bars and Vaulting to Success
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Episode 182: Admissions Director Q&A—Dawna Levenson of MIT Sloan
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Episode 181: Wire Taps—Gaps in Employment, A Non-Traditional ORM, An Infantry Early Bird
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Episode 180: Wire Taps—Supply Chain Standout, Marketing Dreams, Career Goal Question Marks
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Episode 179: Wire Taps—Chilean Candidate, Teach for America Alum, Indie Musician
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Episode 178: Admissions Director Q&A: Kirsten Moss of Stanford GSB
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Episode 177: Wire Taps—FinTech Goals, GPA Woes, H-1B Lottery
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Admissions Director Q&A: Chad Losee of Harvard Business School
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Episode 175: Wire Taps—Low GMATs, Fuzzy Goals, Visa Issues
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Episode 174: Admissions Director Q&A—Blair Mannix of The Wharton School
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Episode 173: Wire Taps—Should I Apply Now or Sit This Year Out?
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Episode 172: Admissions Director Q&A—Emily French of Columbia Business School
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Episode 171: Wire Taps—Is My Undergrad GPA Too Big of a Hurdle?
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Episode 170: Wire Taps—Pivoting Industries with the Help of an MBA
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Episode 169: Wire Taps—Help! I’m Off the Waitlist after Making Deposits at Another School
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Episode 168: Wire Taps—Big Dreams, Re-applying & Changing Industries
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Episode 167: Wire Taps—Older Re-Applicant, Lawyer to MBA, and Investment Banking Goals
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Episode 166: Wire Taps Turns 100!
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Episode 165: Meet Ryan Price, Keeper of MBA Secrets
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Episode 164: Wire Taps—Aim Higher for Your Target Schools!
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May 31, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode: Help Alex and Graham Celebrate 100 Episodes of WireTaps!
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May 26, 2021 |
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Episode 163: Wire Taps—Government & Goals, Being All You Can Be, ‘Fostering’ the Right Environment
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May 24, 2021 |
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Episode 162: Wire Taps—Reapplication Strategy, Casting too Wide a Net, and Decision Dilemmas
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May 17, 2021 |
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Episode 161: Wire Taps—GMAT / GRE Recency, ‘Back Office’ Blues, and a Texas vs. California Clash!
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May 10, 2021 |
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Episode 160: Wire Taps—ED or Not ED, That Is the Question
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May 03, 2021 |
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Episode 159: Wire Taps—The “That Was Then, This Is Now” Strategy
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Episode 158: Wire Taps— The Final Decision Is Making Me Crazy!
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Episode 157: Wire Taps— Am I Crazy to Turn Down HBS for Love?
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Episode 156: Meet Podcaster Cassandra Pittman, CBS MBA & Former INSEAD/LBS Adcom
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Episode 155: Wire Taps—Berkeley Haas or UCLA Anderson for Tech?
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Episode 154: Wire Taps—Can I Negotiate a Scholarship?
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Episode 153: Wire Taps—March Madness, Clubhouse, & Tepper or UNC for Tech
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Episode 152: Wire Taps—UNC Kenan-Flagler or Indiana Kelley with Scholarship?
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Episode 151: Wire Taps—MIT Sloan or London Business School for MBB?
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Episode 150: Wire Taps—Which School for Product Strategy/Marketing?
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Episode 149: Wire Taps—Special Guest, Reddit r/MBA Moderator
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Episode 148: Wire Taps—Chicago Booth or MIT Sloan for Tech?
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Episode 147: Wire Taps—Is It Crazy to Turn Down HBS?
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Episode 146: Wire Taps—MIT Sloan or Wharton for Tech?
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Episode 145: Wire Taps—With Five Acceptances, Where Should I Go?
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Episode 144: Wire Taps—CBS, Chicago Booth or Kellogg for Real Estate?
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Episode 143: Wire Taps—Northwestern Kellogg or NYU Stern for Social Impact?
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Episode 142: Balancing B-School, Work & Family
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Episode 141: Wire Taps—Duke Fuqua, UCLA Anderson or Northwestern Kellogg for Tech?
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Episode 140: Wire Taps—Can I Negotiate a Scholarship?
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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Episode 139: Wire Taps—Dartmouth Tuck with Scholarship or Northwestern Kellogg without One?
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Episode 138: Stanford GSB’s 2020 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Episode 137: The Two HBS Grads Disrupting Student Loans, Health Insurance, and More
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Episode 136: Wire Taps—Duke Fuqua with Scholarship or Full Ride at Michigan Ross?
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Episode 135: Wire Taps—Coming from the Military, Am I Targeting the Right Schools?
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Episode 134: Wire Taps—Does My GMAT Score Disqualify Me?
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Episode 133: Wire Taps—Don’t Sell Yourself Short, Add More Schools!
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Episode 132: Wire Taps—Is My GPA a Concern?
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Episode 131: Planning Your MBA Career Path
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Episode 24: 7 Hardest MBA Interview Questions and How to Answer Them
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Episode 23: 5 Most Common MBA Interview Questions You Need to Ace
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Episode 130: Wire Taps—Should I Apply Now or Next Year?
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Episode 129: One MBA Graduate’s Entrepreneurial Journey, Featuring Stacy Blackman
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Episode 128: Wire Taps—Do I Have Enough Work Experience?
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Episode 127: Wire Taps—What Am I Doing Wrong?
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Episode 126: Wire Taps—Do I Even Have A Chance With This GPA?
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Episode 125: Wire Taps—How Can I “Wow” the Adcom?
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Episode 124: The Evolving MBA – Tech and Entrepreneurship at Fuqua
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Episode 123: Wire Taps—Can My Candidacy Go The Distance?
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Episode 122: Wire Taps—Should I Apply to More Schools?
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Episode 121: Wire Taps—Am I Aiming too High?
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Episode 120: Wire Taps—Seeking Advice for a Deferred MBA
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Episode 119: Wire Taps—Am I Too Old For A Full-Time MBA?
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Episode 118: Wire Taps—Which European B-Schools Should I Target?
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Episode 117: Wire Taps—Add Another School to Your List!
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Episode 116: Wire Taps—Don’t Let Your GPA Drag You Down
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Episode 115: Wire Taps—Does This Hobby Make Me Look Crazy?
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Episode 114: Wire Taps—Where Should I Apply for a Career in Healthcare/Pharma?
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Episode 113: Wire Taps—Can a Class Make Up for My Quant-less Liberal Arts Background?
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Episode 112: Wire Taps—Top School or Bust!
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Episode 111: Wire Taps—Which B-Schools for Tech Product Management?
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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Episode 110: Wire Taps—Do I Need a CS Credential to Transition into Tech?
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Episode 109: Wire Taps—Is My Quant Background Strong Enough?
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Episode 108: Wire Taps—When Is It Time to Give Up on the Waitlist?
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Episode 107: Wire Taps—Should I Turn Down an M7 to Re-Apply to H/S/W?
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Episode 106: Wire Taps—Can I Still Negotiate for a Scholarship?
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Episode 105: Wire Taps—From Real Estate to Finance, Due to COVID-19
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Episode 104: Wire Taps—Which School is Best for Financial Services?
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May 25, 2020 |
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Episode 103: From Military to MBA Featuring Service to School’s Anna Ivey
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May 20, 2020 |
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Episode 102: Wire Taps—Seeking Deferred Admission
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May 18, 2020 |
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Episode 101: How to Finance Your MBA
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May 13, 2020 |
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Episode 100: Wire Taps—How Can I Re-apply Successfully?
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May 11, 2020 |
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Episode 99: Wire Taps—Because of COVID-19, When Should I Apply?
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May 04, 2020 |
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Episode 98: Wire Taps—Chicago Booth or Northwestern Kellogg for my MBA?
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Episode 97: Wire Taps—Special Guests Discuss Choosing Harvard, Stanford or Wharton
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Episode 96: Wire Taps— Berkeley Haas, Chicago Booth or Northwestern Kellogg?
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Episode 95: Strength in Numbers – A Student Loan Revolution
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Episode 94: Wire Taps—Harvard, Stanford GSB or Wharton?
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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Episode 93: Wire Taps—Targeting Deferred Admissions Programs
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Episode 92: Wire Taps—Should I Apply in Round 3?
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Episode 91: A Flex MBA Could be Your Perfect Fit
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Episode 90: Wharton Professor on COVID-19 Impact & New Business Course
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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Episode 89: Wire Taps—Which Schools Should I Consider?
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Episode 88: Wire Taps—Will I Be Competitive with This Much Work Experience?
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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Episode 87: Real Humans of MBA Students – Stanford GSB
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Episode 86: Wire Taps—Will My Work Experience Be Strong Enough?
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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Episode 85: Making the Most of an MBA Fair
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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Episode 84: Wire Taps—Will My GRE Score Hold Me Back?
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Episode 83: App Strategies – Deferred Enrollment MBA Programs
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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Episode 82: Wire Taps—Choosing Duke Fuqua or UT McCombs for Clean Energy
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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Episode 81: Admissions Director Q&A with Columbia Business School’s Michael Robinson
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Episode 80: Wire Taps—Choosing CMU Tepper, USC or UT McCombs with Scholarships
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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Episode 79: Super Bowl Commercials Breakdown with Kellogg Professor Derek Rucker
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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Episode 78: Wire Taps—MBA Profiles with 2.75 GPA, 6 Years Work Experience; 3.83 GPA, 323 GRE; and Which School for Clean Energy
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Episode 77: Wire Taps—MBA Profiles with 680 GMAT, 3.65 GPA; no GMAT/GRE Yet; and Choosing a Business School on DecisionWire
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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Episode 76: Wire Taps—MBA Applicants with 670 GMAT, 3.1 GPA; 670 GMAT, 3.78 GPA; and Choosing Between Scholarship Offers from DecisionWire
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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Episode 75: Wire Taps—MBA Profiles with 740 GMAT, 3.61 GPA, Marketing; 324 GRE, 3.23 GPA, Consulting Post-MBA; and More from DecisionWire
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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Episode 74: Wire Taps—Making a Career Change, Choosing a Business School While on the Waitlist and More
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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Episode 73: Wire Taps—Product Manager, Seeking Social Impact and Choosing Between Schools
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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Episode 25: 8 Tips You Need to Succeed in Round 2
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Dec 27, 2019 |
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Episode 72: Wire Taps—Older Applicant, Low GPA but High GMAT, Choosing Between Schools
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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Episode 71: Wire Taps—Renewable Energy Sector, Accounting to Investment Banking, and Undecided
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Episode 70: Wire Taps—Engineering to Consulting, Choosing Among Schools, Real Estate to Private Equity
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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Episode 69: Digging Deeper into Stanford GSB’s 2019 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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Episode 68: Wire Taps—Entrepreneur with Low GPA, Gaps in Work Experience, Switching to Healthcare/Biotech
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Episode 67: Wire Taps—First Generation University Graduate, Low GRE, Latin American with Education Background
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Episode 66: MBA Crisis or Year of the MBA Applicant?
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Episode 65: Wire Taps—Consultant from Colombia, Social Impact and Considering Round 2
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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Podcast Episode 30: Admissions Q&A with Wharton Lauder’s Kara Keenan Sweeney
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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Episode 64: Wharton Team-Based Discussion Tips 2019-2020
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Episode 63: Wire Taps—Great Numbers, Mixed Results; Low GPA and Citizenship Considerations and More
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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Episode 62: Wire Taps—Indian Applicant, LGBT from China and more
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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Episode 61: GMAT vs. GRE—Which Test Should You Take for B-School?
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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Podcast Episode 29: Wharton Team-Based Discussions (TBD)
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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Episode 60: Wire Taps—Health Care, Supply Chain Management, and International Development
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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Episode 59: Location? Location… Location! Where Is Your B-school and Does It Matter?
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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Episode 58: Wire Taps—Cryptocurrency Background, Citizenship vs. Ethnicity, New York City and More
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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Episode 28: How to Interview at Harvard Business School
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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Episode 57: Wire Taps—Accounting, Sales, Harvard/Stanford/Wharton and More
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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Episode 56: Wire Taps—Low GMAT, Volunteer Experience, Goals in Africa and India
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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Episode 55: Wire Taps—Career Changes, Long-term Goals in Africa, Re-taking the GMAT
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Sep 30, 2019 |
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Episode 54: Wire Taps—Scholarship vs. Rank, Travel/Tourism Candidate, Low GRE and More
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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Episode 53: Wire Taps—Overrepresented in Finance, Nontraditional from Pharma, Niche Analytics Goals and More
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Sep 16, 2019 |
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Episode 52: The Importance of Selecting the Right MBA Program
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Episode 51: Wire Taps—MBB Aspirations, Startup Experience, Dual Citizenship and More
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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Episode 50: Wire Taps—HBS Waitlist Re-applicant, Engineering Background, Unclear Goals and More
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Sep 02, 2019 |
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Episode 49: Wire Taps—Brand Marketing, Low GPA, Enlisted Military Candidate and More
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Aug 26, 2019 |
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Episode 48: Admissions Director Q&A with INSEAD’s Virginie Fougea
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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Episode 47: Wire Taps—GMAT Waiver Options, Non-traditional Work Experience, Non-profit Goals and More
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Aug 19, 2019 |
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Episode 46: 4 Key Tips to Ace the GRE
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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Episode 45: Wire Taps—Military Experience, Consulting Career, Social Impact and More
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Aug 12, 2019 |
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Episode 44: Harvard’s New Joint Degree, MS/MBA Biotechnology – Life Sciences Program
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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Episode 43: Wire Taps—Advice on Low GRE, Re-applying, Government Background and More
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Aug 05, 2019 |
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Episode 42: Wire Taps—Advice on Timing of Applying, Post-MBA Goals, Military Background and More
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Jul 27, 2019 |
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Episode 41: Wire Taps—Advice for a First Generation College Grad, an Engineer, an Entrepreneur and More
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Jul 22, 2019 |
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Episode 40: Introducing “Wire Taps”
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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Episode 39: 5 Key GMAT Tips As You Approach Test Day
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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Episode 38: One-year MBA vs. Two-year MBA
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Jun 17, 2019 |
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Episode 37: Rankings to Infinity and Beyond!
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May 13, 2019 |
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Episode 11 Replay: Clear Admit’s 12-Step Program for Early Bird MBA Applicants
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May 07, 2019 |
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Episode 36: Admissions Q&A with Wharton’s Blair Mannix
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Apr 22, 2019 |
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Episode 35: 7 Tips for Those Applying to Business School in Two Years
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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Episode 34: The Undergraduate Admissions Scandal
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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Episode 33: Keith Bevans of Bain & Company Discusses Consulting, Recruiting and More
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Mar 18, 2019 |
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Episode 32: U.S. News 2020 MBA Ranking
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Mar 12, 2019 |
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Episode 31: Tips for Round 1 Waitlisters
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Mar 04, 2019 |
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Episode 27: MBA Rankings 2.0
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Jan 08, 2019 |
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Episode 9 Replay: Deciding Between Schools as an Admitted Student
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Dec 17, 2018 |
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Episode 26: Round One and Done?
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Dec 11, 2018 |
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Episode 5 Replay: Navigating the MBA Waitlist
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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Episode 22: Admissions Director Q&A with Harvard Business School’s Chad Losee
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Oct 16, 2018 |
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Episode 21: Admissions Director Q&A with Cornell Johnson’s Judi Byers
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Sep 27, 2018 |
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Episode 20: How to Decide Whether to Apply in Round 1 or Round 2
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Sep 06, 2018 |
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Episode 19: Top 10 Tips for Tackling the MBA Written Application
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Aug 29, 2018 |
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Episode 18: Admissions Director Q&A with LBS’s Gareth Howells and David Simpson
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Aug 21, 2018 |
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Episode 17: Admissions Director Q&A With Tuck’s Luke Anthony Peña, Part II
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Aug 07, 2018 |
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Episode 16: Admissions Director Q&A: Tuck’s Luke Anthony Peña, Part I
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Jul 23, 2018 |
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Episode 15: Admissions Director Q&A with MIT Sloan’s Dawna Levenson
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Jul 03, 2018 |
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Episode 14: HBS New Venture Competition Winner, Student Business Track
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May 17, 2018 |
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Episode 13: HBS New Venture Competition Winner, Student Social Enterprise Track
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May 09, 2018 |
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Episode 12: Reapplying to Business School
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May 04, 2018 |
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Episode 11: Clear Admit’s 12-Step Program for Early Bird MBA Applicants
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Apr 25, 2018 |
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Episode 10: The Great Test Debate—GMAT versus GRE?
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Apr 18, 2018 |
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Episode 9: Deciding Between Business Schools as an Admitted Student
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Apr 11, 2018 |
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Episode 8: April Admitted MBA Students’ Weekends
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Apr 05, 2018 |
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Episode 7: Who Should Apply in Round 3
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Mar 30, 2018 |
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Episode 6: Top Takeaways from the 2019 U.S. News MBA Rankings
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Mar 28, 2018 |
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Episode 5: Navigating the MBA Waitlist
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Mar 27, 2018 |
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Episode 4: Making the Most of MBA Rankings
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Mar 19, 2018 |
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Episode 3: Mastering the Skype or Video MBA Admissions Interview
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Mar 14, 2018 |
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Episode 2: Who Is Your MBA Interviewer?
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Mar 12, 2018 |
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Episode 1: Understanding MBA Interview Formats
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Mar 06, 2018 |