Admissions Tip: School-Hosted Blogs

by Clear Admit, Jul 18, 2014

As the summer progresses and applicants begin researching their target schools in more depth, we would like to highlight a valuable research tool: school-hosted blogs. The last few years have seen a significant increase in the number of MBA student blogs hosted by schools admissions offices, as well as in admissions offices use of blogs to keep applicants informed of deadlines, admissions policies and events. Both types of blogs are useful throughout the admissions cycle; the factual information in the admissions office blogs is helpful in understanding and planning for the application process, while the student blogs offer valuable insights into student life, culture and academics.

Below weve provided links to some of the active blogs hosted by the leading MBA programs.

Admissions Office Blogs:

Harvard Business School Directors Blog

http://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/blog.html

UC Berkeley Haas School of Business

http://berkeleyhaasmba.wordpress.com/

Stanford MBA Admission Blog

http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/

Chicago MBA Admissions Blog

http://blogs.chicagobooth.edu/boothinsider

Wharton MBA Admissions

http://engage.wharton.upenn.edu/MBA/blogs/mbaadmissions_blog/default.aspx

School-Hosted Student Blogs:

London Business School

http://blog.students.london.edu/

Fuqua Daytime MBA Student Blog

http://blogs.fuqua.duke.edu/duke-mba/#.UfJyYhaPCZY

Wharton Student Diaries

http://engage.wharton.upenn.edu/MBA/blogs/studentdiarists/

Yale SOM Community Blog

http://som.yale.edu/our-programs/full-time-mba/student-experience/community-blog

Finally, the Tuck School of Business offers ablogfor which both students and admissions officers contribute. In addition, the Deans Student Advisory Committee at Chicago Booth maintains ablogwritten by students but offering advice and information on the admissions process at the school.

Happy reading!