{"id":37336,"date":"2017-05-26T07:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T14:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=37336"},"modified":"2017-05-27T14:35:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-27T21:35:06","slug":"from-the-mouths-of-mba-adcom-members-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/from-the-mouths-of-mba-adcom-members-2\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Mouths of MBA Adcom Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/listen-mba\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37353 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Admissions-Directors-Speak-How-to-Get-Accepted.png\" alt=\"Check out more of our MBA podcast episodes!\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Admissions-Directors-Speak-How-to-Get-Accepted.png 700w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Admissions-Directors-Speak-How-to-Get-Accepted-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking for the best possible admissions advice?<\/p>\n<p>How about admissions advice from the admission committee members themselves?<\/p>\n<p>Linda Abraham, founder of Accepted and host of the Admissions Straight Talk podcast has a collection of highly enlightening interviews with directors of admissions and adcom members of top business schools!<\/p>\n<p>Listen in as Linda asks her adcom guests pointed and to-the-point questions about the school, the admissions process, how to get in, and\u2026how to get rejected.<\/p>\n<p>Listen, enjoy, and apply successfully!<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 302px;\" width=\"745\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24.6875px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24.68px;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/haas-mba-how-to-get-in\/\"><strong>UC Berkeley Haas<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24.68px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/haas-mba-how-to-get-in\/\">Peter Johnson, Assistant Dean <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/get-into-insead-the-international-business-school-episode-178\/\"><strong>INSEAD<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/get-into-insead-the-international-business-school-episode-178\/\">Virginie Fougea, Director of MBA Recruitment and Admissions <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/college-students-recent-grads-interested-in-business-london-is-calling-episode-180\/\"><strong>London Business School<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/college-students-recent-grads-interested-in-business-london-is-calling-episode-180\/\">Jamie Wright, Senior Recruitment &amp; Admissions Manager <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 48px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/want-a-kellogg-mba-interview-with-director-of-admissions\/\"><strong>Kellogg School of Management<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 48px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/want-a-kellogg-mba-interview-with-director-of-admissions\/\">Melissa Rapp, Director of Admissions <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/get-an-nyu-stern-mba-an-interview-with-admissions-dean-isser-gallogly-episode-184\/\">NYU Stern<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/get-an-nyu-stern-mba-an-interview-with-admissions-dean-isser-gallogly-episode-184\/\">Isser Gallogly, Associate Dean of MBA Admissions <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/make-a-difference-at-michigan-ross-an-interview-with-soojin-kwon-episode-185\/\"><strong>Michigan's Ross School of Business<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/make-a-difference-at-michigan-ross-an-interview-with-soojin-kwon-episode-185\/\">Soojin Kwon, Director of Admissions <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/a-lot-about-yale-soms-emba-program-and-a-little-about-one-year-mbas-episode-190\/\"><strong>Yale School of Management EMBA<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/a-lot-about-yale-soms-emba-program-and-a-little-about-one-year-mbas-episode-190\/\">Vani Nadarajah, Director of EMBA Admissions <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/get-into-ie-an-innovative-leader-in-business-education-episode-197\/\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/get-into-ie-an-innovative-leader-in-business-education-episode-197\/\">Jean Marie Winikates, Director of IE's North American Office <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24.6875px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24.68px;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2016\/09\/14\/mba-menu-columbia-business-school-episode-171\/\"><strong>Columbia Business School<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24.68px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2016\/09\/14\/mba-menu-columbia-business-school-episode-171\/\">Emily French Thomas, Director of Admissions <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2016\/08\/31\/mission-and-admissions-at-yale-school-of-management\/\"><strong>Yale School of Management<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2016\/08\/31\/mission-and-admissions-at-yale-school-of-management\/\">Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2016\/07\/20\/20-year-mba-admissions-veteran-shares-insights\/\"><strong>USC Marshall<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2016\/07\/20\/20-year-mba-admissions-veteran-shares-insights\/\">Keith Vaughn, Former Assistant Dean of Admissions <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 48px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2016\/07\/27\/need-know-finding-job-post-mba\/\"><strong>Georgetown\u2019s McDonough School of Business<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 48px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2016\/07\/27\/need-know-finding-job-post-mba\/\">Shari Hubert, Associate Dean of Admissions and Doreen Amorosa, Associate Dean and Managing Director of Career Management <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/12\/16\/ucla-anderson-mba-admissions\/\">UCLA Anderson<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/12\/16\/ucla-anderson-mba-admissions\/\">Jessica Chung, Associate Director of Admissions <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/12\/09\/mit-sloan-mba-admissions-dawna-levenson\/\"><strong>MIT Sloan<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/12\/09\/mit-sloan-mba-admissions-dawna-levenson\/\">Dawna Levenson, Director of Admissions <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/09\/24\/whats-really-important-in-mba-admissions-interview-with-rotmans-niki-da-silva\/\"><strong>Rotman School of Management<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/09\/24\/whats-really-important-in-mba-admissions-interview-with-rotmans-niki-da-silva\/\">Niki da Silva, Recruitment &amp; Admissions Director <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/09\/02\/tuck-talk-iv-with-the-dean-of-admissions\/\"><strong>Tuck School of Business<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/09\/02\/tuck-talk-iv-with-the-dean-of-admissions\/\">Dawna Clarke, Director of Admissions <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/08\/05\/sustainability-ross-mba-and-the-erb-institute-business-as-a-force-for-good\/\"><strong>Michigan\u2019s Ross School of Business<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/08\/05\/sustainability-ross-mba-and-the-erb-institute-business-as-a-force-for-good\/\">Diana Economy, Senior Associate Director of Admissions, and Terry Nelidov, Managing Director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/07\/15\/how-to-earn-a-spot-on-team-fuqua\/\"><strong>The Fuqua School of Business<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/07\/15\/how-to-earn-a-spot-on-team-fuqua\/\">Liz Riley Hargrove, Associate Dean for Admissions <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/10\/08\/interview-with-philippe-oster-of-hec-paris\/\"><strong>HEC Paris<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/10\/08\/interview-with-philippe-oster-of-hec-paris\/\">Philippe Oster, Director of Communication, Development and Admissions <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 250px; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\"><a style=\"color: #0a5ba3;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/09\/18\/honing-in-on-the-johnson-at-cornell-university-mba\/\"><strong>Johnson at Cornell University<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 479px; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/09\/18\/honing-in-on-the-johnson-at-cornell-university-mba\/\">Ann Richards, Associate Director of Admissions and Director of Financial Aid <i class=\"fa fa-volume-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For a varied menu of thought-provoking and informative conversations with business leaders, entrepreneurs, MBA students, and more, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/listen-mba\/\">Admissions Straight Talk Podcast<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35673 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/itunes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"46\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/s?fid=34489&amp;refid=stpr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudfront.assets.stitcher.com\/promo.assets\/stitcher-banner-88x31.jpg\" alt=\"Listen to Stitcher\" width=\"88\" height=\"31\" \/><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"Subscribe on Android\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribeonandroid.com\/blog.accepted.com\/feed\/podcast\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blubrry.com\/soa\/BadgeLarge.png\" alt=\"Subscribe on Android\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/services?utm_campaign=gmatclub&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=mbaservices\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36579 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Accepted-New-MBA-Sig.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Accepted-New-MBA-Sig.png 700w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Accepted-New-MBA-Sig-300x40.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/from-the-mouths-of-mba-adcom-members\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/hec-paris-mba-essay-tips-deadlines\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1495843240704000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHCG8AblKY2oCoBLuwyzn_6Jg3Xwg\">This article<\/a>\u00a0<i>originally appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1495843240704000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFzQLdVXoGcjGySl76MD1I4Q7GlGQ\">blog.accepted.com<\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Applying to a top b-school? The talented folks at Accepted have helped hundreds of applicants get accepted to their dream programs. Whether you are figuring out where to apply, writing your application essays, or prepping for your interviews, we are just a call (or click) away.<\/p>\n<p>Contact us, and get matched up with the consultant who will help\u00a0<i>you\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/hubs.ly\/H01gxJF0\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/hubs.ly\/H01gxJF0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1495843240704000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHCQtl6qZtW--kH1faLgk8BhbYYOA\">get accepted<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for the best possible admissions advice? How about admissions advice from the admission committee members themselves? 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