{"id":33833,"date":"2016-07-21T06:25:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T13:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/top-mba-admissions-director-steps-down\/"},"modified":"2016-07-21T06:25:24","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T13:25:24","slug":"top-mba-admissions-director-steps-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/top-mba-admissions-director-steps-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Top MBA Admissions Director Steps Down"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The HBS Class of 2018 includes the business school\u2019s highest ever enrollment of women.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

HBS has big shoes to fill in its office of admissions, CBS sees an uptick in applications, and one London business school explores options in Cuba. Catch all the trending stories for future business leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Top MBA gatekeeper leaves a legacy<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Lee Leopold, Managing Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid at <\/span>Harvard Business School<\/span><\/a>, is stepping down from her post after ten years of gatekeeping for one of the world\u2019s top MBA programs\u2014and she\u2019s leaving it on a historic note. The business school just announced that 43% of its incoming class will be women, a record high. Just six years ago, women represented only 36% of new students. This year\u2019s acceptance rate was a competitive 11%, with 90% of all accepted students matriculating, a percentage unsurpassed by any business school in the world. About a quarter of new students come from the finance field, while students coming from consulting has steadily decreased over recent years. (<\/span>Poets & Quants<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

CBS sees application increase<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Another top MBA program has published some new information about its entering class. <\/span>Columbia Business School<\/span><\/a> just revealed that applications were up 3% over last year, from 5,829 to 6,003. This is CBS\u2019s fourth straight increase, and it joins a host of other top MBA programs that also reported increases in applications this cycle. \u201cWe have been inviting prospective students to participate in the Columbia Business School Centennial Celebrations. This has been a unique opportunity for the next generation of CBS students to connect with alumni and meet Dean Hubbard in their home regions,\u201d said Amanda Carlson, assistant dean of admissions. (<\/span>Poets & Quants<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Havana-bound business school<\/strong><\/h2>\n

London-based <\/span>Cass Business School<\/span><\/a> is looking to take advantage of opportunities opened up by the diplomatic detente between Cuba and the United States. The business school is exploring the option of opening up a campus in Havana. While the United Kingdom and much of the rest of Europe has long had fraternal relations with the communist island, Cass says it is the first MBA program to explore education and research opportunities there. As for what international MBA students might get out of studying in Cuba, Sionade Robinson, associate dean at Cass Business School, says, \u201cA unique and once in a lifetime opportunity to look at the challenges in organizational design, leadership and management, as businesses in Cuba emerge from the long-standing embargo.\u201d (<\/span>Business Because<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Telling your story to the admissions committee<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While your MBA application essay is not nearly as important in the admissions process as your GMAT\/GRE score or your undergraduate GPA, what you write can help seal the deal by piquing the interest of admissions officers, who may then be more inclined to give your application a second look if it\u2019s lacking in other areas. In any case, you should always give admissions essays your all. Here are some pieces of advice on how to get started: Talk to people who care about you and want you to succeed. Ask them about your best attributes\u2014and it doesn\u2019t hurt to find out what your weaknesses are either. (Don\u2019t get offended!) You should also keep a journal. Keep track of what impacts you in the weeks leading up to you when you start writing. (<\/span>U.S. News & World Report<\/span><\/i><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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