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Clear admit guides [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2008, 21:20
Hi

Did any of you buy clear admit guides for the application and interview process. Did you find them helpful ?

Thanks
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Re: Clear admit guides [#permalink] New post   04 Jun 2008, 06:56
I bought few guides - Stern and Yale

Don't waste money on them , as the info is available on the Schools website .

I don't think that Adcom gets hard on when they see data that is already on the school website..Try to go beyond the school website - Meet and talk to Students/Alumni and quote from your interactions...
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Re: Clear admit guides [#permalink] New post   12 Jun 2008, 08:04
not that useful. It's better to post here and ask the B-school ambassadors to get better info. :)
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Re: Clear admit guides [#permalink] New post   12 Jun 2008, 10:28
Thanks for the insight -- I too was pondering over acquiring some of these.

kryzak wrote:
not that useful. It's better to post here and ask the B-school ambassadors to get better info. :)
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Re: Clear admit guides [#permalink] New post   12 Jun 2008, 21:32
i have read that the clear admit guides are OK.

maybe one of the mods should move this thread since it does not relate to any specific school.
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Re: Clear admit guides [#permalink] New post   12 Jun 2008, 21:50
moved to main B-school app forum.
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Re: Clear admit guides [#permalink] New post   16 Jun 2008, 21:10
what is a clear admit guide? My deduction from some of your comments is a school specific guide that explains what the school is all about, and what they're looking for in a "target" applicant?
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Re: Clear admit guides [#permalink] New post   19 Jun 2008, 06:05
I bought the Clear Admit school guide and found it disappointing. It's just a summary of publicly available information. I was looking for some insights, but what I got was very general information.

if you are busy and can't be bothered / don't have time to research, then I'd say that they are helpful. But if you are willing to invest some research time, then do that instead.

Also, I see that they charge $200 dollars per hour for essay editing! does anyone else think this is ridiculously extravagant?!
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Re: Clear admit guides [#permalink] New post   19 Jun 2008, 06:12
BSchoolorBust wrote:
Also, I see that they charge $200 dollars per hour for essay editing! does anyone else think this is ridiculously extravagant?!


That's actually about average, maybe a bit below. I've seen a couple $250/hr essay services.
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Re: Clear admit guides [#permalink] New post   19 Jun 2008, 11:16
Clearadmit school guides are waste of money, Vault guides are gold. But, indeed, the platinum is gmatclub.
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