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Good amount of Info. Kudos!
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First, thank you for the effort, that's certainly very helpful. I have checked Businessweek and Anderson's website, McKinsey and BCG are not even among the top employers listed while you guys make Anderson look like a consulting powerhouse. :) The reason could be that you report on 2009 data while Anderson and Businessweek show the more recent stats. Just an observation.
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First, thank you for the effort, that's certainly very helpful. I have checked Businessweek and Anderson's website, McKinsey and BCG are not even among the top employers listed while you guys make Anderson look like a consulting powerhouse. :) The reason could be that you report on 2009 data while Anderson and Businessweek show the more recent stats. Just an observation.
Anderson certainly doesn't have a reputation as a "consulting powerhouse," but I can see how the 2009 employment data might suggest otherwise. I'll update Anderson and the rest of the schools with 2010 data soon :)

Thanks for the sharing your observation - I hadn't noticed the significant shift in career placements!
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this is a very informetive post about UCLA... UCLA is one of my choices and i would like to do a JD/MBA what specialties do you guys suggest
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So what is the real scoop on these "optional" essays?

Does anyone have any insight into if they are truly optional? Or just a way for ucla to let the creative types it seems to attract to vent?

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So what is the real scoop on these "optional" essays?

Does anyone have any insight into if they are truly optional? Or just a way for ucla to let the creative types it seems to attract to vent?

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I haven't heard of anyone skipping the "optional" essays.
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I skipped the optional essay/audio/video part last year and still got an admit with a scholarship offer. And my profile wasn't spectacular by any means, in my opinion anyways.

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So what is the real scoop on these "optional" essays?

Does anyone have any insight into if they are truly optional? Or just a way for ucla to let the creative types it seems to attract to vent?

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Would anyone be able to update this for 2016?
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