Blog: Archive for the “Admissions Officer Interviews” Category

mbaMission was happy to be able to speak one-on-one recently with Amanda Carlson, Columbia Business School’s (CBS’s) assistant dean of admissions, about the MBA program’s resources and admissions processes.  She graciously shared some interesting insight on the following topics: What she feels are CBS’s greatest strengths and resources Her department’s recent efforts to add transparency … Read More  

Update: Christine E. Sneva left Cornell University in 2017. Recently, mbaMission had a truly fun and fascinating conversation with Christine Sneva, director of admissions and financial aid at Cornell Johnson. We covered a range of topics, from how Johnson reads applications to what changes have occurred in its admissions office recently, to what type of students Johnson attracts … Read More  

Recently, we were fortunate enough to be able to speak one-on-one with Liz Riley Hargrove, Associate Dean for Admissions at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Here are some highlights from the conversation, as well as the full transcript below: Fuqua is focusing on expanding international diversity and has grown application volume in its daytime … Read More  

mbaMission: Okay, I have a typical first question that I ask, but I’m going to ask it second this time because first I want to ask you, now that you’ve been Wharton’s admissions director for more than a year now, what you feel the hallmark of your tenure is thus far, and what changes do … Read More  

Update: Dawna Clarke is no longer the Director of Admissions at Dartmouth Tuck. After briefly serving as mbaMission’s Chief MBA Strategist, Clarke back at the admissions helm for the University of Virginia’s Darden School after almost a decade and a half since her previous tenure there. We were quite fortunate to have some time to speak with … Read More