{"id":27183,"date":"2019-05-20T09:19:18","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T13:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=27183"},"modified":"2022-01-26T13:28:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T18:28:54","slug":"inside-mbamission-and-manhattan-preps-exclusive-online-qa-with-admissions-directors-from-cbs-northwestern-kellogg-mit-sloan-and-yale-som","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/inside-mbamission-and-manhattan-preps-exclusive-online-qa-with-admissions-directors-from-cbs-northwestern-kellogg-mit-sloan-and-yale-som\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside mbaMission and Manhattan Prep\u2019s Exclusive Online Q&#038;A with Admissions Directors from CBS, Northwestern Kellogg, MIT Sloan, and Yale SOM!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, mbaMission joined forces with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manhattan Prep<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to host an online Q&amp;A session with admissions directors from Columbia Business School, the Yale School of Management, MIT Sloan, and Northwestern Kellogg. Our thanks go out to these experienced officers, who shared their takeaways from past application seasons and their expectations for the upcoming one: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Amanda Carlson<\/strong><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Assistant Dean of Admissions at Columbia Business School<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bruce DelMonico<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Assistant Dean for Admissions at the Yale School of Management<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dawna Levenson<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Assistant Dean of Admissions at the MIT Sloan School of Management<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kate Smith<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Kellogg School of Management<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each of our panelists shared details about their respective admissions processes and the different ways applicants are evaluated across programs, in addition to these other valuable insights:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith and Levenson outlined ways that applicants with no existing MBA network can connect with students and alumni and learn about their programs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DelMonico addressed the shifts in application volume across rounds, highlighting both an increase in Round 1 applications and the school\u2019s openness to Round 3 applicants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carlson noted that applicants should not worry about competing against a pool but instead focus on revealing their strengths and fit with their target program, citing specific examples.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All agreed (yet again!) that the GRE and GMAT exams are viewed as equal in the evaluation process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each officer discussed the spectrum of financial aid available at their respective programs and the roles of need and merit-based scholarships.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can watch the entire Q&amp;A session below or on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H9x5b3JEA6Q&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=72537640&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz--x3JeHcd_x1i4ANVTt9AXoWaX9gTE09MoGMhLXvA1GLD4799wroPNgl8OPIY7l8cmfJd2FUn0Ju96IoUaGBQtq7iVHpg&amp;_hsmi=72537640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube Channel<\/a>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H9x5b3JEA6Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned for details on other exclusive admissions events hosted by mbaMission!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, mbaMission joined forces with Manhattan Prep to host an online Q&amp;A session with admissions directors from Columbia Business School, the Yale School of Management, MIT Sloan, and Northwestern Kellogg. 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