Blog: Archive for the “Admissions Officer Interviews” Category

mbaMission’s Exclusive Interview with Hima Bindu, Former Associate Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at the Indian School of Business

Update: Hima Bindu is no longer the Associate Director of Admissions at the Indian School of Business (ISB).  We were pleased to have the opportunity recently to speak with Hima Bindu, the Indian School of Business’s (ISB’s) associate director of admissions and financial aid. During our conversation, Bindu provided us with valuable insight into the … Read More  

mbaMission’s Exclusive Interview with Amanda Carlson, Assistant Dean of Admissions at Columbia Business School

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  

Admissions Officer Interviews Columbia University (Columbia Business School)

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mbaMission’s Exclusive Interview with Christine E. Sneva, Former Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Cornell’s Johnson School

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  

Admissions Officer Interviews Cornell University (Johnson)

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mbaMission’s Exclusive Interview with Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business Associate Dean for Admissions Liz Riley Hargrove

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  

Admissions Officer Interviews Duke University (Fuqua)

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mbaMission’s Exclusive Interview with University of Pennsylvania-Wharton Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid JJ Cutler

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  

Admissions Officer Interviews University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)

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