The Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) hosted its first online MBA fair earlier this month, featuring virtual booths from 24 MBA and master programs from around the world as well as informative “expert sessions” and networking opportunities for prospective MBA applicants. Clear Admit’s Graham Richmond led an expert session on the MBA admissions process, offering valuable admissions tips, for free, to prospective business school applicants.
Called the GMATCH MBA and Masters Virtual Fair, the online MBA fair was organized by GMAC, the organization that owns the GMAT entrance exam. It was designed to provide prospective applicants in locations around the world direct personal contact with admissions staff at leading MBA programs via chat and webcam. The live online event took place on April 7th, but interested prospective applicants can still register and access an archive of all event materials, as well as interact with schools and fellow applicants, through May 7th.
GMAC invited Clear Admit’s Graham Richmond to lead a virtual session on the MBA admissions process as part of a series of expert presentations housed in the GMATCH virtual auditorium. His presentation, “Application Strategies that Maximize Your ‘Admissions Equation,’” is available for free through May 7th to anyone who registers with GMATCH. It features a 30-minute video of Richmond sharing admissions tips and fielding questions from prospective applicants, as well as an accompanying slide deck covering major points. Some of the subjects he addresses include what schools look for in applications, how various components of an application are weighed relative to one another and how candidates can proactively address any weaknesses in their applications.
“Very useful!” wrote online participant Mariana Ferreira Lopes of Richmond’s presentation. “I guess I clarified nearly all my major doubts. The tips on how to address our weaknesses were great,” she continued. Another participant, Abdurrahman Al-Qahtani, also noted that the section on how to address weaknesses was particularly helpful. Richmond’s session was well attended, and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive.
“Candidates from across the globe took part in this innovative event,” Richmond said reflecting on the value of the virtual fair. “It’s a very unique offering and perhaps the wave of the future for the MBA fair format,” he continued. “I suspect that GMAT will do more of these in the future with perhaps even more schools as programs look to cut down on travel costs and meet applicants virtually,” he added.
Twenty-four programs took part in the inaugural GMATCH virtual fair, including top schools such as Stanford Graduate School of Business, London Business School, the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and Spain’s IE and IESE business schools. And because applicants were asked to upload some facts about their backgrounds as part of the GMATCH registration process, school representatives were more informed about them once they met than would be the case at a traditional MBA fair.
To access the complete GMATCH archive or to reach admissions staff through participating schools’ virtual booths, simply register at http://www.g-match.com/. To access Richmond’s presentation on the MBA Admissions process, visit the “GMATCH Auditorium” once you have registered. Registration is free, and the archive will be accessible through May 7th.
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