Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Transcend Admissions Consultants 2011-2012 Results

* 97% client interview success rate
* 89% client admission success rate

Thanks to the Transcend Admissions team and our clients for another highly successful application season!


school name / program
number of clients admitted
scholarships



United States MBA








Penn (Wharton)
1




Northwestern (Kellogg)
3




Chicago (Booth)
1
1



Michigan (Ross) MBA
4
2
Michigan (Ross) GMBA
4




Cornell (Johnson)
3




Duke (Fuqua)
4

Duke Cross-Continent MBA
1
1



UT Austin (McCombs)
2




Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)
1




UNC (Kenan-Flagler)
1




Georgetown (McDonough)
4




Emory (Goizueta)
1
1



USC (Marshall) MBA
4

USC IBEAR
2




Indiana (Kelley)
2




Minnesota (Carlson)
1




Washington (Foster)
1




Boston University
1
1



Boston College (Carroll)
1
1



University of Illinois (UIUC)
3
2



Maryland (Smith)
2




Purdue (Krannart)
1
1



Johns Hopkins (Carey)
1




UT Dallas
2
2



UC San Diego  (Rady)
1
1






Non-US MBA






IESE
1
1



Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
1




CEIBS
2




National University of Singapore (NUS)
1







Master in Management






London Business School (LBS) Master in Management (MIM)
1



Duke (Fuqua) Master in Management (MIM)
1




University of Illinois (UIUC) Master in Technology Management  (MTM)
1







Master in Finance / Accounting







London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MSc in Accounting and Finance)
1




George Washington (MSF)





UT-Dallas (MSA)
1




University of Illinois (UIUC) (MSA)
2




University of Virginia (Darden) (MSA)
1




Michigan State (Broad) (MSA)
1




Washington University (Olin) (MSA)
1




SUNY Binghamton (MSA)
1







Master in Marketing / Communications





Northwestern (Medill) Master in Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)
3




NYU Master in Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)
1




USC (Annenberg) MA in Global Communication and LSE MSc in Global Media and Communications (dual degree)
1




Imperial College MSc in Strategic Marketing
1







Master in Tourism / Hospitality Management








NYU MS in Tourism Management
1




Cornell/Nanyang Master in Hospitality Management
1




George Washington Master in Tourism Administration
1







PhD







University of South Carolina PhD in Business Administration
1




University of Houston PhD in Finance
1
1



University of Cincinnati PhD in Finance
1




Thursday, June 14, 2012

Free MBA Information Session!


Free MBA Application and Essay Strategy Information Session

免費課程: MBA申請及Essay撰寫技巧



時間:6/23 (Sat.) 14:00-15:30  &  6/30 (Sat.) 14:00-15:30

地點:A2 GMAT 教室 台北市大安區信義路四段613F-7 (捷運共構大樓)

主講人:創陞教育顧問公司 (Transcend Admissions Consultants) 創辦人David Johnston 2012 Top MBA 學生

人數限制:30



報名截止時間6/21 (Thur.)  報名信箱A2gmat@gmail.com



課程內容

June 23rdGetting Started – Planning and Executing Your Strategy

-          Understanding how Adcom will evaluate you

-          Addressing weaknesses / improving your profile

-          Gathering information and school selection

-          Determining your application strategy


Special Guest: Transcend Admissions client admitted to Penn (Wharton), Northwestern (Kellogg) and Chicago (Booth) will explain how she successfully navigated the top MBA application process.


June 30thEssay Writing Strategies

-          Brainstorming and organizing your ideas

-          How to analyze essay questions

-          Outlining

-          Example: analyzing a real MBA essay

Special Guest: Transcend Admissions client admitted to Michigan (Ross) and Carnegie Mellon (Tepper) will share his challenging waitlist experience!

Friday, June 8, 2012

Darden Now Offering Feedback Sessions

If you applied to the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business MBA program in the 2011-2012 application cycle and were rejected, you can now schedule a feedback session with a Darden admissions committee member.  15 minute feedback sessions will be available until the end of June and are limited to those people who plan to reapply this year.  Instructions on how you can schedule a feedback appointment can be found here

The feedback session is a valuable opportunity for a reapplicant to assess the situation and understand some of the reasons why they were not selected for admission, thus allowing them to strengthen their candidacy going forward.  It also offers a chance to establish a stronger relationship with the school.   It is important to make a positive impression on the admissions committee member as they will likely add remarks about the feedback session in your admissions file. 

To prepare for the feedback session, make a list of important questions you want to ask and think about any other statements you want to make about actions you plan to take to improve yourself or your commitment to the MBA program.  Maintain a positive tone during the conversation and listen closely to what they tell you.  Being fully prepared and having positive interactions with the admission comittee member will ensure you maximize these 15 minutes and shape their opinion of you before the next application season begins.  After the feedback session, consider occasionally corresponding with the admission committee member giving them updates of your progress and restating your interest to the program.

Having a productive conversation with the admissions committee member and taking action based on their advice should go a long way to turning that rejection into an admission in 2012-2013!