An article in today’s Wall Street Journal led with a Clear Admit success story. Clear Admit Senior Admissions Counselor Deena Maerowitz recently worked with Elizabeth Lo, a 25-year-old New York banker going through the process of applying the business school. Lo, who was accepted at two of her top schools, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and New York University’s Stern School of Business, was very satisfied with her experience and especially pleased when Wharton even offered her a scholarship, the Journal reported.
The Journal article focused on the fact that more and more prospective MBA applicants are turning to admissions consultants, viewing the expense of the services as well worth the investment. In fact, 20 percent of respondents in a recent global survey by the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) reported working with admissions consultants as part of the application process.
Lo, who has an undergraduate degree in math and knew she had strong quantitative skills, turned to Clear Admit for guidance with regard to the application essays and interviews. Maerowitz prepped Lo through mock interviews and helped her refine her essays to ensure that they clearly demonstrated to an admissions committee why she wanted an MBA and what she would bring to a program like Wharton’s or Stern’s.
According to the Journal article, despite early concerns that consultants provide an unfair advantage to those who can afford it or can influence an applicant’s application too greatly, top MBA admissions officers have come to respect the work that reputable consultants perform. Indeed, Harvard Business School’s Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Deidre Leopold told the Journal that she meets with admissions consultants to “get some field intelligence” about how prospective applicants view her school’s admissions process.
The Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC), which Clear Admit helped create in 2006, has established ethics guidelines that participating members agree to adhere to, which has helped quell concerns and give the admissions consulting field a greater degree of professionalism and respect. AIGAC, of which Clear Admit co-founder Graham Richmond was one of four founding consultants, has grown to 85 members.
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