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MBA Wire Taps 535: German, Rowed the Atlantic. Ghanaian, 334 GRE

Episode 534: What MBA Is Right for You? Consider Program Formats, Career Goals, and ROI with SMU Cox

MBA Wire Taps 533: Wharton’s Team-Based Discussion

Episode 532: Admissions Director Q&A with Melissa Rapp of Emory Goizueta

MBA Wire Taps 531: Australia, 645 GMAT. Austria, 332 GRE

Episode 530: Admissions Director Q&A with Larry Medina of INSEAD

MBA Wire Taps 529: Software engineer, waive test. 334 GRE, working in Japan

Episode 528: Admissions Director Q&A with Katy Radoll of UNC Kenan-Flagler

MBA Wire Taps 527: Veteran, 645 GMAT. From Ghana, 310 GRE

Episode 526: Admissions Director Q&A with Bruce DelMonico of Yale SOM

MBA Wire Taps 525: Reapplicant, 715 GMAT. Engineer, 320 GRE

Episode 524: Admissions Director Q&A with J.R. McGrath of Carnegie Mellon Tepper

MBA Wire Taps 523: First-gen, low quant. Top profile, school selection

Episode 522: Admissions Director Q&A with Brent Nagamine of Washington Foster

MBA Wire Taps 521: Biologist, MBA to pivot? Cyber security, 695 GMAT

MBA Wire Taps 520: 310 GRE, good enough? Student athlete, 3.3 GPA

Episode 519: Admissions Director Q&A with Eddie Asbie of Cornell Johnson

MBA Wire Taps 518: Full-time vs Part-time, for MBB. 3.8 computer science degree.

Episode 517: Admissions Director Q&A with Willie Green of UVA Darden

MBA Wire Taps 516: Engineer pivoting to Investment Banking. 645 GMAT, worth a retake?

Episode 515: Admissions Director Q&A with Shari Hubert of Duke Fuqua

Episode 514: Admissions Director Q&A with Donna Swinford of Chicago Booth

MBA Wire Taps 513: Military candidate, Tepper. UK candidate, 317 GRE

Episode 512: Admissions Director Q&A with Rupal Gadhia of HBS

MBA Wire Taps 511: 11 years of experience, 3.94 GPA. 725 GMAT, 3.91 GPA

Episode 510: Admissions Director Q&A with Steve Thompson of Northwestern Kellogg

Episode 509: Admissions Director Q&A with Lindsay Loyd of NYU Stern

MBA Wire Taps 508: 332 GRE, from India. Journalist, no quant.

Episode 507: Admissions Director Q&A with Dawna Levenson of MIT Sloan

MBA Wire Taps 506: Solid profile plus Entrepreneurship. Pivoting from Oil and Gas sector

Episode 505: Admissions Director Q&A with Sabah Khan of Berkeley Haas

MBA Wire Taps 504: Indian applicant, pharma focus. Deferred admissions, 715 GMAT

Episode 503: Admissions Director Q&A with Tricia Baione of CBS

MBA Wire Taps 502: Brazilian from BCG. Mexican candidate with 154 EA. Indian, 645 GMAT

Episode 501: Why Your Career Plan Should Shape Your MBA Journey

MBA Wire Taps 500: South American, 332 GRE Indian, 665 GMAT

MBA Wire Taps 499: Chemical engineer to Consulting. Founder, low numbers. 322 GRE, Software engineer

MBA Wire Taps 498: 330 GRE, from South Asia. No test score, should they waive? Sloan vs Columbia and Booth

MBA Wire Taps 497: Brazilian at Big 4. Indian Army Officer. Darden vs Yale and Tuck.

MBA Wire Taps 496: Second MBA, from India. Bangladeshi banker. Booth and Fuqua.

MBA Wire Taps 495: 335 GRE, Real Estate. 8.65 GPA, from India. Stern vs Johnson

MBA Wire Taps 494: Indian applicant, 337 GRE. Veteran, 715 GMAT. McDonough vs Anderson.

MBA Wire Taps 493: Indian engineer, 725 GMAT. Full-time vs Part-time. Stern vs Sloan

MBA Wire Taps 492: Vietnam to Europe. Darden vs Johnson. Stern vs Ross

MBA Wire Taps 491: Airlines to consulting. Startup experience, 685 GMAT. Engineer to banking

Episode 490: From Classroom to Career–Experiential Learning at SMU Cox

MBA Wire Taps 489: McDonough vs Said. Sloan vs Wharton. Fuqua vs Marshall

MBA Wire Taps 488: Darden vs Foster. Johnson vs Tepper. Stern vs Fuqua

MBA Wire Taps 487: Simon vs Smeal. Haas vs Stern. Ross vs Sloan.

Episode 486: Admissions Director Q&A with Anne Kilby of Georgetown McDonough

MBA Wire Taps 485: Anderson vs Foster. Darden vs Goizueta. Booth vs Stern.

MBA Wire Taps 484: Wharton versus Tuck. Kellogg versus Wharton. Johnson versus Stern

MBA Wire Taps 483: Darden for West Coast? Johnson vs Scheller. Fuqua vs IESE

Episode 482: Inside Georgetown’s ESM — Preparing the Next Generation of Sustainability Leaders

MBA Wire Taps 481: Deferred applicant, 310 GRE. Stern (Abu Dhabi) vs IMD. Kenan Flagler vs Tepper

MBA Wire Taps 480: EMBA for a career pivot. Cybersecurity to consulting. Ross vs Fuqua

MBA Wire Taps 479: Indian candidate, no GMAT. 316 GRE will retake. Fuqua vs Goizueta

MBA Wire Taps 478: Seeking a test waiver. Diplomat in Moscow. Yale vs Columbia

Episode 477: Finance Your MBA with Juno

MBA Wire Taps 476: Financial Times Ranking and Wharton’s Team-Based Discussion

Episode 475: Texas, Technology, and Talent–How Dean Todd Milbourn Sees the Future of SMU Cox

MBA Wire Taps 474: Deferred candidate, needs GMAT. Perfect 340 GRE. Wharton vs Sloan

Episode 473: New Curriculum in AI, Ethics, Leadership & More at Georgetown McDonough

MBA Wire Taps 472: 655 GMAT, worth retaking. 760 GMAT, expires soon. Columbia vs Ross

Episode 471: How Do You Stay Competitive When Everyone’s Qualified? The MBA Advantage in 2026

MBA Wire Taps 470: Returning to MBB. 327 GRE, Chicago-based. Warrington vs Tepper

MBA Wire Taps 469: Deferred candidate, applying. Round 1 success, Round 2 strategy. Columbia vs Darden

MBA Wire Taps 468: CPA to Consulting. Mitigating low GPA. Columbia vs Johnson

MBA Wire Taps 467: Round 1 admit, round 2 strategy. 655 GMAT, from Australia. Johnson vs Kenan Flagler.

MBA Wire Taps 466: 309 GRE, from Colombia. DUI, can it be overcome? Booth vs Harvard

MBA Wire Taps 465: 324 GRE, Retake? Wharton vs Kellogg. McDonough vs Goizueta

MBA Wire Taps 464: 339 GRE, DC focused. Gaming career, 715 GMAT. Test waiver, three offers

Episode 463: Texas McCombs Hildebrand Leadership Fellows

MBA Wire Taps 462: From Brazil, Booth part-time. New York schools, only. Investment banking to private equity

Episode 461: Championing Women in Business with Forté Foundation CEO Elissa Sangster

MBA Wire Taps 460: New opportunity, in Africa. 160 EA score, 321 GRE. 333 GRE, Startup experience

MBA Wire Taps 459: 695 GMAT, and retaking. 755 GMAT, 3.0 GPA. Kellogg vs Tepper

Episode 458: UNC’s Vetter Dean’s Fellows Program

MBA Wire Taps 457: 332 GRE, lower GPA, 15 programs applied in R1. 645 GMAT, from Portugal.

MBA Wire Taps 456: Marine Corps to MBA. Egypt, via London. 10 years in HR.

MBA Wire Taps 455: Australian, test waiver. Indian, retaking GRE. Real estate, family business.

MBA Wire Taps 454: Wharton’s TBD, Entrepreneur, 337 GRE. Consulting to Finance

MBA Wire Taps 453: PM, 327 GRE, 320 GRE, retake? 685 GMAT, from Mexico

MBA Wire Taps 452: Huge salary, 317 GRE. 705 GMAT, Austin TX. Data Scientist to IB.

MBA Wire Taps 451: Law firm leadership. Mitigating a 2.9 GPA. From Africa to Europe.

MBA Wire Taps 450: From the Railroads to CPG, Chemical Engineering to Finance. Top candidate, fuzzy goals.

MBA Wire Taps 449: 331 GRE, Tokyo goal. 2.76 GPA, can it be overcome. 335 GRE from Pakistan.

MBA Wire Taps 448: Naval Academy graduate. Mexico to Canada, or Tuck. Fourteen-month break.

MBA Wire Taps 447: Software engineer to PM. Engineering to real estate investing. From India, space career.

MBA Wire Taps 446: 655 GMAT, Indian. Masters in International Relations. 337 GRE, Military

MBA Wire Taps 445: 685 GMAT, South Korea. Take or waive the GMAT. 330 GRE, Product Manager.

MBA Wire Taps 444: Low GPA, from India. 740 GMAT, first generation. 332 GRE, from Nigeria

MBA Wire Taps 443: Wealth Management to VC. Mechanical Engineer, from India. 625 GMAT, retaking

MBA Wire Taps 442: Comedy to MBA, Data scientist to MBA. 331 GRE, 2.75 GPA.

MBA Wire Taps 441—Super GMAT, poor GPA. Indian candidate, non-US programs. Super profile, small firm.

Podcast: From MBA to Bain — Breaking into Strategy Consulting

MBA Wire Taps 439—655 GMAT, MBB consultant. 332 GRE, undecided goals. Targeting HSW.

Episode 438: Tips on Goals, Essays, Recs & Interviews

MBA Wire Taps 437—695 GMAT, enlisted. MBA and Sustainability. 331 GRE, Startup founder.

Podcast: Tips on Test Scores, GPAs, Work Experience & Extras