Yale MBA: The Inside Scoop on Essays, Video, Behavioral Assessment

Описание: Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at Yale School of Management, shares the school’s unique approach to admissions. Yale SOM tries through its application process to gain a 360-degree view of a candidate and is constantly working to refine the formula for admitting the best candidates to Yale.

In the show:

Can you give me a brief overview of the distinctive elements of Yale SOM’s full-time program?

What’s new at Yale SOM?

There seems to be increasing interest in deferred admission programs. Yale has one of the older ones. Can you tell us about the Silver Scholars program? What are you looking for in applicants to this program?

How do Silver Scholars do in terms of job placement?

Is there any flexibility in the one-year internship – can they do it for longer?

Can you go into the purpose of some of the different elements of the application?
the resume,
Yale’s single essay,
the video component,
the behavioral assessment
two professional recommendations, and
the interview.

For the class of 2021, the middle 80% GMAT range was 680 -760 and the middle 80% GPA ranges was 3.34 – 3.92. The medians were 720 for the GMAT, 330 for the GRE, and 3.66 for the undergrad GPA. What do you look for besides stats? How does one get in with below average stats?

Recently there has been a lot of talk about “the sky is falling” with regard to MBA programs, and reached a crescendo with the “Is the MBA Worth It?” article in the WSJ, where their answer was no. How would you address this thinking?

What is the biggest challenge applicants face in presenting a compelling case for acceptance?

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