Blog: Archive for the “Admissions Officer Interviews” Category

mbaMission’s Exclusive Interview with Sara Neher, Former Director of Admissions at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business

Update: Sara Neher left the University of Virginia’s (UVA’s) Darden School of Business in December 2017.  During our recent conversation with Sara Neher, the director of admissions at the University of Virginia’s (UVA’s) Darden School of Business, her enthusiasm for the program and its students was clear. Sara offered some intriguing insight and advice on a … Read More  

Admissions Officer Interviews Business School University of Virginia (Darden)

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Our Favorite Advice from MBA Admissions Directors, Part 2

At mbaMission, we constantly strive to learn more about what makes a successful application and what the leading schools want—and do not want—from prospective students. To accomplish this, we communicate regularly with admissions directors at the top MBA programs, and in this two-part blog series, we want to share with you some of our favorite … Read More  

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Our Favorite Advice from MBA Admissions Directors, Part 1

At mbaMission, we constantly strive to learn more about what makes a successful application and what the leading schools want—and do not want—from prospective students. To accomplish this, we communicate regularly with admissions directors at the top MBA programs, and in this two-part blog series, we want to share with you some of our favorite … Read More  

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mbaMission Exclusive Interview with Christopher Storer, Former Executive Director of Graduate Programs and Admissions at the George Washington University School of Business

Update: Christopher Storer left George Washington University School of Business in May 2016.  Having joined George Washington University approximately two years ago, Christopher Storer oversees all the school’s MBA programs, working with students from when they are prospectives through the day they graduate. Chris took some time to speak with mbaMission at length about the … Read More  

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mbaMission’s Exclusive Interview with Dustin Cornwell, Former Director of Admissions at Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business

Update: Dustin Cornwell left Southern Methodist University’s (SMU’s) Cox School of Business in September 2014.  We had the pleasure of chatting with Dustin Cornwell, who is the director of admissions at Southern Methodist University’s (SMU’s) Cox School of Business and who provided us with some interesting insights on various aspects of the MBA program it … Read More  

Admissions Officer Interviews Southern Methodist University (Cox School of Business)

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