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In this episode of IndieGameBusiness, we're joined by Mike Gallagher, Founder of Untitled Advertising Lab, to talk about the evolving marketing landscape for indie studios. Mike shares how his team helps game developers unlock incremental revenue from older titles and support self-publishing efforts when traditional publishing and VC routes fall short.We dive into what “doing more with less” really means in the current market, why marketing paralysis is so common, and how studios can overcome it without a massive budget. Mike also explains why chasing virality can backfire, and why marginal gains and meaningful engagement drive long-term success.We also explore key metrics that matter when playing the long game, the broken parts of the launch model, and what he's learned from working with titles like Slugterra, AdCom, and Bulletstorm. This is a must-listen for studios looking to build sustainable momentum in today's crowded industry.https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbriangallagher/#GameMarketing #IndieGameBusiness #SelfPublishing #GameDevAdvice #MeaningfulEngagement

Stagione 2 - Episodio 6 - Le passioni per la fotografia still, la politica e il reportage nascono presto, e dopo una serie di esperienze tutto verso il cinema di finzione. L'iscrizione al Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia con le sfide del propedeutico, le prime esperienze con Abel Ferrara e Guido Lombardi, l'incontro con il cinema rocambolesco dei Manetti Bros, con i quali avrà un lungo sodalizio dalla serie TV L'ispettore Coliandro fino al cinecomic italiano Diabolik, per poi fare ritorno nella sua Napoli con la serie Mare Fuori che la porterà a cimentarsi anche con la regia.Questa puntata è sponsorizzata da ADCOM, che con grande fiducia ha fornito una eccellente attrezzatura di presa diretta audio a un collettivo di direttori della fotografia che sanno a malapena regolare il volume della televisione.La conversazione con Francesca è stata curata da Martina Cocco CCS, Stefano de Pieri CCS e Corrado Serri CCS. La musica originale è di Stefano Ratchev.La voce della sigla è del nostro amico Ninni Bruschetta.

Stagione 2 - Episodio 5 - Dall'amore per la cinematografia, nato da giovanissima durante le riprese di un documentario in Patagonia, passando per il cinema indipendente con il film La California, che le valse l'Esposimetro d'Oro, fino all'esordio alla regia con Entierro. Maura Morales Bergmann, regista italo-cilena, membro del Collettivo Chiaroscuro e dell'Asociación Chilena de Cinematografía (ACC), di cui è stata presidente dal 2019 al 2021, ci racconta la sua vita lavorativa tra sperimentazione, ricerca dei colori e una grande passione per i filtri.Questa puntata è sponsorizzata da ADCOM, che con grande fiducia ha fornito una eccellente attrezzatura di presa diretta audio a un collettivo di direttori della fotografia che sanno a malapena regolare il volume della televisione.La conversazione con Maura è stata curata da Martina Cocco CCS e Stefano de Pieri CCS, con il supporto tecnico di Alberto Fabi. La musica originale è di Stefano Ratchev.La voce della sigla è del nostro amico Ninni Bruschetta.

Stagione 2 - Episodio 4 - "Il Ragazzo dai Pantaloni Rosa " è stato il film italiano col maggior successo di pubblico del 2024. Pur conoscendosi da oltre dieci anni, Martina Cocco e Margherita Ferri hanno collaborato per la prima volta insieme in questo film. Ci raccontano come il loro intento principale fosse fare un film sulla vita e non sulla morte, un film in cui si raccontassero tematiche forti in maniera delicata, e le relative scelte fotografiche e di linguaggio.Questa puntata è sponsorizzata da ADCOM, che con grande fiducia ha fornito una eccellente attrezzatura di presa diretta audio a un collettivo di direttori della fotografia che sanno a malapena regolare il volume della televisione.La conversazione con Martina e Margherita è stata curata da Stefano de Pieri CCS, Corrado Serri CCS, e da Alessio Valori CCS. La musica originale è di Stefano Ratchev.La voce della sigla è del nostro amico Ninni Bruschetta.

Stagione 2 - Episodio 1 - Dai primi ritratti scattati durante gli studi di medicina fino all'incontro decisivo con Carlo Di Palma al terzo anno del Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Paolo Carnera ci racconta gli inizi del viaggio fotografico che l'ha portato a collaborare con alcuni tra i più importanti registi italiani (Winspeare, Virzì, Rubini, D'Innocenzo, Sollima, Martone, Garrone, per citarne solo una parte) e anche a importanti esperienze internazionali (Zonca, Baharani, Greenaway). Paolo è tra i soci fondatori del Collettivo Chiaroscuro, nonché suo primo Presidente.Questa puntata è sponsorizzata da ADCOM, che con grande fiducia ha fornito una eccellente attrezzatura di presa diretta audio a un collettivo di direttori della fotografia che sanno a malapena regolare il volume della televisione.La conversazione con Paolo Carnera è stata curata da Stefano De Pieri CCS, Sara Purgatorio CCS, e Corrado Serri CCS. La musica originale è di Stefano Ratchev.La Voce nella sigla è del nostro amico Ninni Bruschetta.

This week our host sits down with Emma from the SBC team. Emma comes from the MBA Admissions Office at Columbia Business School (CBS), where she was Associate Director. She's also worked with BCG, Teach For American and so many other amazing groups. Emma and Chandler sit down to talk about a critical—but often overlooked—element of the application process: how to have meaningful interactions with the Admissions Committee during your application and journey. Emma shares a number of incredible pieces of advice, including: Two important things to be sure to do or keep in mind when interacting with the admissions office, Two important things to be sure to AVOID during your interactions with the admissions team, A great suggestion about keeping a positive attitude during the admissions process, and A special behind-the-scenes advice for our listeners based on her time as an admissions officer.

Inspired by Kevin Kelly's Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I Knew Earlier, Darren shares 10 bits of wisdom that could materially improve your chances of getting into business school and building a successful career. Topics Introduction (0:00) School Selection (3:00) Support Network (8:20) Positioning (10:30) Resumes (15:45) Essays (20:05) Interviews (22:00) Communication (26:10) Show Notes Touch MBA's Admissions Edge Course Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I Knew Earlier by Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly Outsight #93 Which Extracurriculars? #190 3 Timeless Application Strategies from MBA Admissions Strategy (2005) by Avi Gordon #131 The Quick & Easy Way to Effective MBA Interviewing #113 Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t #51 Stalking the Story for Your MBA Essays #4 Four Ways to Get and Keep the Adcom's Attention #3 Six Ways to Make Your MBA Application Stick Get free, personalized school selection help at Touch MBA: https://touchmba.com

Inspired by Kevin Kelly's Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I Knew Earlier, Darren shares 10 bits of wisdom that could materially improve your chances of getting into business school and building a successful career. Topics Introduction (0:00) School Selection (3:00) Support Network (8:20) Positioning (10:30) Resumes (15:45) Essays (20:05) Interviews (22:00) Communication (26:10) Show Notes Touch MBA's Admissions Edge Course Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I Knew Earlier by Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly Outsight #93 Which Extracurriculars? #190 3 Timeless Application Strategies from MBA Admissions Strategy (2005) by Avi Gordon #131 The Quick & Easy Way to Effective MBA Interviewing #113 Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t #51 Stalking the Story for Your MBA Essays #4 Four Ways to Get and Keep the Adcom's Attention #3 Six Ways to Make Your MBA Application Stick Get free, personalized school selection help at Touch MBA: https://touchmba.com

The Daily Business and Finance Show - Tuesday, 12 March 2024 We get our business and finance news from Seeking Alpha and you should too! Subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium for more in-depth market news and help support this podcast. Free for 14-days! Please click here for more info: Subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium News Today's headlines: CPI inflation comes in a tad hotter in February, as expected Biden seeks $895 billion for defense spending amid global conflicts A market correction is inevitable for the mega-caps as momentum hits peak - JPM United chief asks Boeing to halt production of 737 Max 10 NYCB plans to submit one-for-three reverse stock split to shareholders S&P notches record close, Dow & Nasdaq also rise as Wall Street shrugs off latest CPI data Geron slips as FDA reviews blood cancer therapy ahead of AdCom meeting Trump asked Elon Musk if he wanted to buy Truth Social - Wash Post Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast provides information only and should not be construed as financial or business advice. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephen Harrison joins Louise Campbell and Roger Green for an insight-laden episode about challenges and opportunities in NASH drug development. This first conversation begins with an update from Stephen on what he has been working on since last appearing on the podcast. He notes new and exciting data emerging from NGM on aldafermin, an FGF19, which indicates that multiple different mechanisms are demonstrating a positive impact on cirrhosis. Stephen shares that he is “becoming more convinced that we can move the needle in this toughest to treat patient population, albeit prior to them developing decompensating disease. There is hope that this population is not too far gone and we can be impactful.”From here he goes on to offer an impression on the outcome of FDA's ADCOM meeting for obeticholic acid as a treatment for pre-cirrhotic fibrosis due to NASH. Among other takeaways, Stephen emphasizes the FDA's prioritization of safety. If there are safety concerns, there is a need for mitigation strategies to de-risk those concerns. His second point is that statistical significance on a surrogate endpoint does not guarantee conditional approval from the FDA. “The therapeutic index of a drug needs to be such that you're providing a benefit in not having a potential adverse event profile that's similar, if not even higher.” In other words, is the juice worth the squeeze?  Stephen suggests that this first drug really has to set the right tone in terms of user friendliness. The ability to readily be adopted by frontline prescribers outside of the hepatology specialty is critical. As a final thought on the subject, Stephen states the appeal behind pleiotropic drugs that can attack multiple different organ systems with a single pill or injection. If you enjoy the episode, have questions or interest around NASH therapeutic development, we kindly ask that you submit reviews wherever you download the discourse. Alternatively, you can write to us directly at questions@SurfingNASH.com.Stay Safe and Surf On!

This week on Surfing NASH, Stephen Harrison speaks with Louise Campbell and Roger Green about challenges and opportunities in NASH drug development. The conversation comes aptly after the outcome of FDA's ADCOM meeting for obeticholic acid (OCA) as a treatment for pre-cirrhotic fibrosis due to NASH. The group considers and comments on the safety profile of OCA and what the FDA requires in a first drug approval. However, this session extends much farther to offer a positively stimulating deep dive into the ongoing developments of a range of other therapeutic candidates and research directions for Fatty Liver disease. From the outset, Stephen shares that he is more convinced that we can move the needle in the toughest to treat patient populations prior to them developing decompensating disease. “There is hope that this population is not too far gone and we can be impactful.” Listen on to discover just what is so convincing in this space and what are the elements that give the group hope for the future of Fatty Liver disease.00:00 Introduction04:26 What has Stephen been working on since last being on the podcast?06:21 Stephen's take on the outcome of the FDA ADCOM meeting on OCA for NASH12:52 Discussing drugs with strong metabolic foundations 16:29 2023 Nature article on challenges and opportunities in NASH drug development21:40 Disease progression in the diabetic population and screen fail rates32:17 Deeper dive into histopathology36:55 Closing question on the future of clinical trial designIf you enjoy the episode, have questions or interest around NASH therapeutic development, we kindly ask that you submit reviews wherever you download the discourse. Alternatively, you can write to us directly at questions@SurfingNASH.com.Stay Safe and Surf On!

On Friday May 19, 2023, an Advisory Committee for the FDA convened to discuss the benefits and risks of obeticholic acid (OCA) 25 mg for treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with fibrosis. As reported in a press release from Intercept Pharmaceuticals, twelve of 16 voting-eligible members of the ADCOM voted “no” (with two abstentions) on the voting question, “given the available efficacy and safety data, do the benefits of OCA 25 mg outweigh the risks in NASH patients with stage 2 or 3 fibrosis?” Fifteen of 16 voting-eligible members (with no abstentions) voted to “defer approval until clinical outcome data from trial 747-303 are submitted and reviewed, at which time the traditional approval pathway could be considered.” In this episode, Founder and CEO of the Global Liver Institute, Donna Cryer, joins Surfers Jörn Schattenberg and Roger Green for a session which draws from raw reflections on the FDA ADCOM meeting and its outcome for OCA. The reactions and discussion that unfold are both sobering and constructive as the group reckons with the unfavorable results and the way forward for the liver community. Critically, the group agrees on the idea that this event simply should not be dubbed “another NASH drug goes down.” Rather, the focus remains on the Committee message that goes, “If a drug under this definition of efficacy has a safety profile where we can trust doctors to be able to manage it, we'll go with it because we understand the patient needs.” Listen on for the full analysis and stay tuned as Surfing NASH continues its coverage in subsequent episodes this week with different KOLs and stakeholders.If you enjoy the episode, have questions or interest around the outcome of the FDA ADCOM meeting and OCA, we kindly ask that you submit reviews wherever you download the discourse. Alternatively, you can write to us directly at questions@SurfingNASH.com.Stay Safe and Surf On!

In this episode the Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth discusses what the Adcom expects from applicants. [SHOW SUMMARY] Would you like to attend an MBA program with a tight-knit community and a strong foundation in general management, but with enough breadth that you can still do a deep dive into a specific area of interest?  Dartmouth Tuck may be the perfect program for you, and today's guest is its Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid. An interview with Lawrence Mur'ray, the leader of Tuck's admissions and financial aid teams. [SHOW NOTES] Welcome to the 514th episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Are you ready to apply to your Dream MBA programs? Are you competitive at your target schools? Accepted's MBA Admissions quiz can give you a quick reality check. Complete the quiz, and you'll not only get an assessment, but tips on how to improve your qualifications. Plus it's all free.  It gives me great pleasure to have for the first time on Admissions Straight Talk, Lawrence Mur'ray, Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Dartmouth University's Tuck School of Business. Lawrence has been in higher ed since he graduated high school. He earned his BA and MPA at the University of Arizona and began his career in admissions there. He then became Assistant Director of MBA Admissions at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, followed by a stint at UNC Kenan-Flagler where he rose to become the Director of the Undergraduate Business Program. He then served as Senior Assistant Dean of Graduate Business Programs at Fordham's Gabelli School of Business for over six years and joined Dartmouth Tuck as Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid just this past August. 7;'/ Lawrence, welcome to Admissions Straight Talk. [2:00] Thank you, thank you, thank you. I'm excited to be here. And I'm delighted to speak with you. Now let's start with a basic question, which is typically how I open these interviews. Can you provide an overview of Dartmouth Tuck's MBA program? [2:06] Yeah. Great. Thank you. Again, I'm excited to be here. Thank you for having me. The Tuck School of Business is at Dartmouth College here in Hanover, New Hampshire. We are an extremely rigorous, two-year, Ivy League MBA, nestled here in the Upper Valley, which provides an  opportunity to reflect and focus while you're here. It's an opportunity for students to really connect with one another. Again, it's a rigorous academic program. I think sometimes people think that coming to a small school means there's limited opportunities, but there are boundless opportunities here with a culture of collaboration and community. You can do almost anything you want to do in terms of your career aspirations. We have a culture of co-investment, so we see the students as partners along all dimensions of their journey, whether it's the admissions journey, whether it's the student services journey, or the career journey, and so that co-investment serves as the cornerstone of the Tuck ethos. And in terms of the opportunities, some of the opportunities that struck me in preparing for the call, one of them was the Global Insight Expeditions. Could you touch on that? [3:20] Yeah. Our Global Insight Expeditions are a great opportunity for the students to focus on a particular area of the country with a particular faculty member. They're typically two to three weeks, and it's an opportunity for them to learn about a particular element of a faculty member's research, which is anchored in a particular area. It's also an opportunity for them to learn and understand the culture of doing business wherever they're going. So for this winter, we sent students to Denmark, we sent students to Israel, and we sent students to Vietnam. So it's an opportunity to build their network and also it's an opportunity for them to engage in global teams.

In this episode Dr. Patrick Reed and Prof. Robert Newman discuss the Engineering Management Program at Cornell and what the Adcom wants to see in applicants. [SHOW SUMMARY] Are you an engineer who wants to stay in a technical environment but move into managerial roles?  Cornell's Engineering Management Masters may be the answer to your prayers. And it comes in two flavors: On campus and online. We're going to learn about both from the directors of the program so tune in. An interview with both the Director of Cornell's Masters in Engineering Management Program and the Executive Director/Senior Lecturer of Engineering Management at Cornell University. [SHOW NOTES] Welcome to the 516th episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Thanks for joining me. Before we dive into today's interview, I want to mention a free resource at Accepted that can benefit you if you are applying to graduate engineering programs. Applying to graduate engineering programs, what you need to know is a free downloadable guide that can guide you through a process you've never been through before. It's not the same as applying to college. Download your complimentary copy. Our guests today are Dr. Patrick Reed and Professor Robert Neuman. Dr. Reed is the director of Cornell's Masters in Engineering Management program or the MEM. He's joined today by Professor Robert Newman, Executive Director and Senior Lecturer in Engineering Management at Cornell University. Hello, Dr. Reed and Professor Newman. Welcome to Admissions Straight Talk. [1:37] Dr. Patrick Reed: Good afternoon. I'm delighted to speak with you both. Let's start with how I normally like to start a podcast. Dr. Reed, what is the Engineering Management program at Cornell University? Can you provide an overview of, first of all, the on-campus program? [1:43] Dr. Patrick Reed: Yeah, so the first thing is, just to clarify, what type of degree it is. It's our master's of engineering, so it's a professional degree. Within this, it's in the College of Engineering, and Engineering Management itself is a program where we are bringing folks that typically have engineering or STEM training, and then they want to continue in a technology-driven environment while simultaneously training them into the skill sets that links them into business and putting them into a trajectory where their future career is more focused in transitioning the technologies to market and thinking about management roles. It's that interface where it's a nice balance where you get individuals that can be involved all the way down to the technical specifications and design stage of technology, and translating it into its ultimate societal use and marketing, and the more management-driven, and I would say entrepreneurial driven opportunities. Now, in terms of the on-campus program, can you just go over what people will be studying? ]3:07] Dr. Patrick Reed: Sure. What folks will be doing when they come to the program – it's a typical version of the on-campus – is a two-semester program. When they come, they will be taking a mixture of our core courses and then some of our electives. They'll be taking courses in project management and data analytics, economics and finance, decision making, and leadership seminars. We'll also want them to get a broader training, so they'll be taking electives in organizational behavioral. It's one of those things where it's not just enough to have the technology or the idea or the design. You have to put that within the institution and market context that you want. Then one of the defining traits of our program is that it's open to nine specialization credits and a lot of that is taken across colleges can be within engineering, it could be within the business school, or even more broadly. With that, our popular tracks, consulting analytics leadership, we have real estate and construction management, sustainability and renewable energy, entrepreneurship.

Episode 5  - In this Episode, Mike and Jeff Culliton, President of Adcom talk about the best and worst ways to run an RFP so that the agencies pitching your business all have a fair shot at success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Adcom presents The A-Game Podcast hosted by Jeff Culliton with guest host Abbey K. During this episode, we're talking with someone who lives on the other side of social media, Eric Aune, plumber and social media influencer who enlightens us about the power of tradespeople as storytellers, because of the passion they feel about their work.

Jeff discusses the unique brand agency landscape in Cleveland, brand safety in 2023 and his predictions for growth during economic downturns.

A unique aspect of our admissions-consulting process at Stacy Blackman Consulting is our Flight Test, which replicates an actual admissions committee review of your entire application process. We have a team of former admission officers from the top MBA programs who serve as our Flight Testers, and this week we wrap up our two-episode conversation with one of them: Caryn, a former Kellogg admissions committee member. In Part 2, Caryn reveals how MBA adcoms judge a candidate's essays, recommendation letters, extracurriculars and leadership.     

At Stacy Blackman Consulting, we have a team of former admission committee members from the top MBA programs who serve as our "Flight Testers." Our Flight Test mimics an actual application review, just like the adcom will do it in real life. Except that you'll be getting personalized feedback on what you can improve BEFORE you hit submit. In the first of this two-part episode series, we talk with Caryn, a former member of the Kellogg admissions committee and member of the SBC team, who shares what MBA adcoms really think about -- and are looking for in -- applicants' transcripts, test scores, resumes and data forms.

In the last episode your host Chandler Arnold shared five things he wished he'd known about recommendations when applying to business school, including: How to help your recommender think about the skills grid rankings, as well as how to prep your recommender for several frequently asked questions, including: FAQ 1: Describe the applicant's key strengths and how she or he compares to others you have supervised FAQ 2: Describe the biggest piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant FAQ 3: Are there any areas of development you imagine the candidate might focus on during business school.   FAQ 4: Is there anything else you would like to tell us about the applicant (and why your recommender should not ignore this question). This week Chandler will share 5 additional critical recommendation tips, including: How to pick your recommenders How to create prep materials for your recommender How to make these recommendations part of your holistic application narrative  What to do if your recommender asks you to write the recommendation yourself   Recommendation timeline planning

¡Ya está aquí la ración semanal de vuestro podcast favorito! Con la participación de: ✔️ Juan Tejerina · @jtvillamuera ✔️ Ramiro Díez · @Ramisfactions ✔️ Juan Pedro Prat · @JuanpePrat_ ✔️ Javier Bello · @Javi_B_C ✔️ Dan Puerta al Sótano · @dan_chaos ✔️ Raquel Cervantes · @raquel_cdc 🎵 Intro musical de GTM Restart creada por Pitypob · @pitypob2 ✌ Cuña publicitaria cortesía de Iván Priego · @ipripo94 ⚙️ Edición y Montaje: Javier Bello · @Javi_B_C 🎤 Micrófonos Pulse gracias al apoyo de NZXT 💜 https://nzxt.com/en-DE 🌐 Web: https://www.gamestribune.com 💬 Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamesTribune 📺 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gtmlive 🎥 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GamesTribune 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamestribune/ 📻 Ivoox: https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-gtm-restart_sq_f1286786_1.html 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0otJbwc2owUAkw4TEq4Ndp ACTUALIDAD - Tencent invierte en Ubisoft y consigue casi el 10% del capital de la empresa. - Jim Ryan considera inadecuada la oferta de Xbox para que Call of Duty continúe en PlayStation. - Crystal Dynamics y Eidos Montreal formalizan el control de IPs cómo Deus Ex, Tomb Raider, Thief y Legacy of Kain. - Hemos jugado a A Plague Tale: Requiem y os contamos que nos ha parecido, junto con las impresiones sobre el nuevo remake de The Last of Us Parte 1. MELOCOTONAZO 🎵 "Starman" — John Dolmayan y Serj Tankian https://open.spotify.com/track/3bD811ZvA65CLuwmTd4eKv?si=9284e6659fa5445f&nd=1 ENTREVISTA - Hemos charlado con el Doctor Ignacio Civeira, psiquiatra del Hospital Gregorio Marañón y miembro del equipo del centro AdCom, sobre adicciones comportamentales cómo pueden ser los videojuegos o las redes sociales. RECTA FINAL - Para terminar, cerraremos hablando de los juegos a los que hemos estado dedicando nuestro tiempo ocio esta semana. ================ 0:00 CUÑA PUBLICITARIA 0:55 PRESENTACIÓN 9:48 TENCENT X UBISOFT 27:18 JIM RYAN Y COD 52:34 EMBRACER GROUP IPS 1:05:37 A PLAGUE TALE: REQUIEM 1:16:22 MELOCOTONAZO 1:18:53 ENTREVISTA: DOCTOR IGNACIO CIVEIRA 2:13:59 RECTA FINAL ================ #gtm #gamestribune #podcast #analisis GTM (Games Tribune Magazine) 2022 @GamesTribune www.gamestribune.com

Pink Sheet reporters and editors discuss the positive advisory committee recommendation for Amylyx's proposed ALS treatment, the striking drop in clinical trials conducted in Russia following the start of the war in Ukraine, and questions about Medicare price negotiations avoiding political influence.

If you're usually not comfortable "tooting your own horn" -- or telling others about your achievements, this episode is for you. There's a fine line between confidence and arrogance. How can you make sure you don't cross it in your MBA materials?

In this episode of Adcom's A-Game podcast, hosts Jeff Culliton and Nadya Scheiner talk with special guest Jim Ganzer about how streaming services like Netflix are changing the marketing landscape, and how these platforms can be accessible to marketers in a way that broadcast never could. Currently Adcom's Chief Strategy Officer, Jim is an expert at finding the precise media channels where any given audience lives.

Your AMCAS personal statement is one of the most important components of your AMCAS application. When the AMCAS application service opens in early May, your brain will be overloaded with lists upon lists of requirements and data points to collect. These include letters of recommendation, verifiers, contact information and transcripts. It will feel like a lot and, yet, you will eventually make it happen because you will have read the AMCAS application instruction manual closely to avoid a returned or incomplete application or, worse yet, an investigation into your application. In this podcast, you will learn our tips for writing an outstanding AMCAS personal statement. Additionally, you will get to hear sample AMCAS medical school personal statement examples that will inspire you to write your own.

It's a question that haunts all MBA applicants: How do I stand out? What's special about me? What makes me unique? This episode offers several ideas for how to understand what you have to offer an MBA program that no one else can.   

Adcom presents the A-Game Podcast, hosted by Jeff Culliton and Nadya Scheiner. Today we're talking about ABM – Account Based Marketing – with Justin Morcelle, Adcom's new partner and COO. Most recently the CMO of a Fortune 500 company, Justin has unique insight into B2B marketing. In today's conversation, we cover whether and how account-based marketing can be both intensely targeted and cutting edge.

Pink Sheet reporters and editors discuss new changes to the Senate drug pricing bill, the FDA's decision to call a second advisory committee meeting for Amylyx's ALS drug, and Covis' request to skip a vote during the hearing on Makena's withdrawal.

MPG, a former Assistant Director of Admissions and adcom member at Darden -- who's now on the SBC admissions consulting team --  shares insight into UVA's Darden School of Business and its surrounding Charlottesville community.

Erika talks with her SBC colleague Kevin, a member of the disability community, about what differently abled MBA applicants need to keep in mind, do/not do, and otherwise prepare for in their application materials, their interviews, their MBA experience itself, and their re-entry into the working world.

This episode will motivate you to get going on your Round 1 MBA materials, and will cover what makes the most sense for you to be working on right now before applications are released.    

Pink Sheet reporter and editors discuss the first mark-up of the House FDA user fee bill, the likelihood of more postmarketing quality requirements for drug manufacturers, and the significance of the shrinking number of FDA advisory committee meetings.

Pink Sheet reporter and editors discuss lessons from the FDA's advisory committee on Amylyx's ALS drug, the FDA's proposed FY 2023 budget surge, and the ongoing effort to change the CMS coverage decision on Aduhelm.

It's our 100th episode! For this milestone, we've invited journalist Francesca Di Meglio—who's reported on MBA programs for 20 years—to share her insights on what's changed most over time … and what those trends mean for MBA students and applicants today. 

Curious about how an online MBA works? In this episode, SBC's online MBA expert Bill covers the structure of these programs, how they are both similar to and different from full- or part-time programs, what the "typical" online MBA student profile is, and a few downsides to earning your degree online. 

Pink Sheet reporters and editors consider Robert Califf's priorities now that he is FDA commissioner, what sponsors can learn from the sintilimab advisory committee meeting, and the latest generics news from a major (and in-person) trade association conference.

For MBA hopefuls, getting waitlisted after months of hard work can be devastating and demoralizing. But one of the worst things you can do after getting such news is to overreact and ruin your chances of eventually getting in. This week's episode covers the most important things you should do—and not do—to improve your standing when waitlisted.

FirstWord Pharma PLUS editors Michael Flanagan, Virginia Li and Simon King discuss Eli Lilly's attempt to bring price disruption to the US cancer immunotherapy market, Pfizer and Amgen's future growth strategies and some new diabetes drugs to keep an eye on.

It can be devastating to receive a ding after months of hard work on your MBA applications. This episode focuses on what a ding from any given program may or may not mean, and also gives advice on how you might choose to move forward.

After you've been admitted to an MBA program, it's very likely the program you decide to attend will perform a background check on you. This freaks a lot of applicants out, but really, is there anything to worry about with this process? This episode explains what exactly the background check will cover, what can be a red flag in your materials, and what you can do to head off issues.   

This is the second of a two-episode arch discussing the Stacy Blackman Consulting team's thoughts on MBA rankings, the differences between the "top" schools and the next tier, and what's most important for applicants to factor in when making decisions on where to apply.

Do MBA rankings matter? Are there real differences between the "top" schools and the next tier? The Stacy Blackman Consulting team had A LOT of thoughts on these topics, so over the course of two episodes we'll be covering what applicants should keep in mind when considering business school rankings, as well as what's most important to factor in when making decisions on where to apply.

While there are deferred-admissions programs for MBA hopefuls who are still in college, is it possible for someone with just 1 or 2 years of work experience to get into an MBA program "the normal way"? It's not impossible, but it's pretty rare. This episode explains why, and gives advice for MBA applicants who are less than 3 years out of college. 

Round 2 deadlines are approaching -- are you ready? This episode gives advice on what MBA applicants should focus on in the remaining days before their materials are due.

If you're more than 5 or 6 years out of college, or well into your 30s, do you have any hope of being admitted into an MBA program?  Yes you do, but your journey won't be without its challenges. This episode focuses on several things you MUST communicate in your materials if you're an older-than-average MBA applicant.

A former Kellogg adcom director and current member of the SBC admissions consulting team shares magnificent insight into the multiple MBA programs at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

As we continue with our series of program-spotlight episodes, next up is the Jones School at Rice University. This week, our host Erika talks with Lisa, an SBC admissions consultant who was formerly the Director of Admissions at Jones.   Lisa shares a lot of wonderful insight on the Rice community; what Jones is looking for in applicants' essays and interviews; and nearly convinces Erika to move to Houston after running through everything the city and its surrounding areas can offer its students and residents!

FirstWord Pharma PLUS editors Matthew Dennis and Simon King discuss the potential impact of the Omicron variant on the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, how GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi are making moves to keep their vaccines portfolios at the cutting edge of R&D and whether there is a meaningful future for Merck & Co.'s COVID-19 antiviral molnupiravir after this week's close-run AdCom vote.

If you want to be on Team Fuqua, this week's episode is for you! It's jam-packed with insider information from Sherry, a member of our SBC admissions consulting team who's a former member of Duke's Fuqua School of Business admissions committee.   Sherry gives advice for each of Fuqua's essays, and shares invaluable insight on several aspects of the curriculum, campus life and what students like to do in the surrounding Durham, North Carolina, area.

This week, two former Booth adcom members (and current SBC admissions consultants) share their insights on what is unique about University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, what Booth's adcom is looking for, and what student life is like both in and outside of the classroom. 

If you're interested in the University of Texas Austin McCombs School of Business, this is a can't-miss episode! Erika interviews Rodrigo Malta, Managing Director, MBA Recruiting and Admissions at McCombs, who gives extremely insightful advice and information for aspiring MBAs.

A Tuck MBA who previously worked with Tuck admissions shares insight about the program; about the benefits of Dartmouth's New Haven, Connecticut, campus location; and about what Tuck applicants can do to set themselves apart. 

Erika talks once again with Anthony Penna, a fellow SBC admissions consultant who spent 10 years with the Wharton School in Career Management and as Associate Director of Admissions for the full-time MBA program. In this episode, Anthony shares insights about the strengths and unique aspects of Wharton's program that every applicant should know. (In episode 42 Anthony covered details about the Team-Based Discussion, Wharton's interview method.)

This episode focuses on smart MBA interview-prep strategies, and also covers which tactics are a waste of time or could backfire and negatively affect your performance. 

Yesterday, Harvard Business School was the first MBA program to release its 2021-22 Round 1 interview invites and dings, meaning that thousands of MBA hopefuls around the world have just received news they didn't want to hear. This episode is for anyone who experiences a business school rejection this year and isn't sure what it means about their candidacy or what their options are now.

In this episode, our host Erika interviews her 2020-21 client Jenny, who found a way to differentiate herself from the rest of the financial services pack and gained admission to both CBS and Wharton. 

John, Maria and Caroline take issue with a Wall Street Journal report on MBA applications and debate whether it's valuable for admission consultants to have Adcom experience

Round 1 of the 2021-22 MBA application cycle is soon drawing to a close, and along with those deadlines comes a surge in self-sabotaging applicant behavior. This episode covers 3 things you should do before submitting, as well as 3 mistakes you should avoid making after your materials are in.

Is there an advantage to applying for business school in Round 1? If your MBA materials aren't ready in the fall, is it significantly harder to be accepted in Round 2 after the new year?  This episode focuses on the differences between Round 1 and Round 2, whether or not there is an advantage to applying in either round, and what the single most important factor should be in choosing when to apply.

Sometimes “Why do you need an MBA now?” is an essay question that programs ask directly, but more often than not it's something applicants should end up covering in an essay response even if there isn't a question about it. Questions around the timing of an applicant's MBA pursuit could also be asked in an interview.  This episode covers common reasons why applicants need an MBA now versus earlier or later in their careers, and suggests exercises to help articulate a strong response to questions about MBA timing.

This episode talks about how to use the STAR method to organize your thoughts for powerful resume bullets, essays or interview responses. STAR stands for Situation, Task, Action and Result, and if you follow this structure when telling a story or explaining an accomplishment, it will help you get straight to the point and focus on the information that matters most to the admissions committee.

In order to stand out from your MBA competition, you need to take a step back and assess your candidacy from the admissions committee's point of view. This episode explains what they're looking for, how to differentiate yourself if you're in an over-represented demographic or industry bucket, and generally what types of themes successful applicants focus on in their essays.

This episode focuses on how you can communicate your work experience to the admission officer or committee through various means. My interview with Daren: #180 The Fully Funded MBA with Samuel Adeoye, UBC Sauder MBA '22LANE (Light Africa NEtwork) is a community of MBA alumni, students, and applicants looking to leverage their MBA experience for a politically and economically inclusive Africa. See our offerings at LANE here. 

Pink Sheet reporters and editor discuss the inspector general assessment of the US FDA's approval of Aduhelm as well as the accelerated approval program, the FDA race to finish its review of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine BLA, and the lack of agency advisory committee meetings.

ใครที่อยากเข้า London Business School ไม่อยากให้พลาด วิเคราะห์ เจาะลึก เขียน Essay ยังไงให้โดนใจ AdCom . และอะไรที่เราไม่ควรเขียนใน Essay  . อยากได้เคล็ดลับเรียนต่อ TopU และเคล็ดลับสอบ GMAT ติดตาม Website: missiontotopu.com/  ติดตาม Line: bit.ly/3akDRqq

Pink Sheet reporters and editors discuss new Aduhelm documents explaining the FDA's views on the accelerated approval, comments from the former FDA commissioner on his tenure and future, and options for improving advisory committee meetings.

Elevate Career Network's MBA Forum features Private Equity MBA leaders from HBS, Wharton, Stanford, Chicago Booth & Yale SOM and from: Blackstone, Apollo, General Atlantic, Francisco Partners, Onex, Goldman Sachs & Morgan Stanley. In addition, we have the admissions team on from Chicago Booth (#1-ranked, Forbes, #1-ranked, Economist, #3-ranked US News). Part 1 of the Forum features an all-access, behind-the-scenes sessions with admissions officer from top-ranked Chicago Booth on the most important things to know about the MBA process - from the person who is actually reading your applications and essays. We're joined by John Lim, Assistant Director at Chicago Booth's Admissions - in charge of all things admissions as it relates to undergrads and part of the overall admissions team. At Elevate, we are excited to partner with the top MBA schools like Chicago Booth (#1-ranked, Economist, #1-ranked, Forbes, #3-ranked US News)!0:00 - Introduction to Elevate PE & MBA Forum2:20 - Meet Chicago Booth Admissions Officer, John Lim3:40 - 3 things that differentiates candidates: Knowledge / enthusiasm of school and how it will help your goals vs. generic goals (being specific); Coaching your recommenders on how you're positioning your candidacy; How do you envision contributing to the community (what interesting things do you bring?)6:53 - Increasing interest in Deferred MBA Program: Most top MBA schools have this option now; gives candidates optionality to apply during college and upon admission, defer for 2-5 years of work experience before starting MBA10:10 - Best practices on how to engage your recommenders13:01 - What happens behind scenes in Admissions Committee Room: (1) Adcom looks for areas that mitigate the yellow/red flags (i.e. if low GPA, Adcom looks for technical skills in work experience or recommender / manager speaking to applicant's on-the-job learning/impact) (2) Why MBA and why this school?18:35 - How do you differentiate as a Finance/IB/PE candidate: How do you build community and "who are you outside of work?"21:23 - What if you get rejected? It doesn't impact next admissions - in fact, sometimes, it bolsters interest in MBA and adcom looks at how you've grown since application24:23 - How will you benefit from classes - make it personal and specific while showcasing your own interest - we want to learn more about you and that you've done your research and it's a good fitElevate is the largest finance & investing platform in North America - 100% built by professionals, and is partnered with the top universities & firms.#mba #finance #booth #hbs #wharton #stanfordgsb #yale #colleges #graduate #business #careers #privateequity

In this episode, Graham catches up with Cassandra Pittman, a Columbia MBA graduate and former admissions officer at INSEAD and London Business School. Cassandra is also the host and executive producer of the Power Done Differently podcast, which features conversations with powerful, passionate women from around the world. Over the course of the interview, Cassandra shares her incredibly rich perspectives on MBA admissions, empowering women in business, entrepreneurial grit, and more.

Erika talks with Anthony Penna, a fellow SBC admissions consultant who spent 10 years with the Wharton School in Career Management and as Associate Director of Admissions for the full-time MBA program. As Anthony served on the implementation and design team for Wharton's Team Based Discussion (TBD) interview format, this episode focuses on his insight advice for MBA candidates who will be interviewing with Wharton.

MBA candidates who've been waitlisted can feel like they're in some sort of admissions purgatory. In this episode, our host Erika and her colleague and former MBA admissions director Lisa discuss what options waitlisted candidates have to learn more about why they were waitlisted and what, if anything, they can do to increase their chances of admission.

While all may not be right in the world this holiday season, some things point to brighter days ahead. The breakout Cleveland Browns are on a roll and the sky is the limit. This is all so very 2020! The Adcom Players, who are always looking to croon, decided to celebrate this unexpected rise with a holiday tune.

Pink Sheet reporters and editor discuss the future of coronavirus products with an emergency use authorization, potential pandemic-inspired regulatory changes at the FDA, and preview the agency’s upcoming advisory committee meeting on coronavirus vaccines.

Three MBA applicants need advice on their business school applications, and Clear Admit's experts provide it. Two wonder how to "wow" the adcom and another has an unusual background.

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ADCOM was once a big company in high end audio. Paul shares his memories of this once great company.

Pink Sheet reporters and editors dig into the emerging coronavirus vaccine regulatory schedule, look at vaccine purchasing trends, and consider the curious case of a federal government billboard encouraging convalescent plasma donations.

Armin Tadayyon is an MD/MBA candidate and an AdCom at the University of Illinois COM. We talk common pitfalls of med school applicants and how to avoid them! Links: Full Episode Blog Post Meded Media Blueprint MCAT

The A Game crew enlists a couple special guests -- Sarah Shamsi from Adcom's data and analytics team, and Charlie Schafer from our Audience Planning team -- to discuss how the data game has changed and how we're using data in everything we do.

Jim and Jeff are joined by Charlie Schafer, Adcom's Senior Director of Account Planning, to talk effective marketing. How do you deliver it? Is boldness a must-have?

Waiting for a rejection or acceptance to medical school is hard. After you've intereved at a medical school, when should you send an email to the adcome?

ISB Are you considering applying to the Indian School of Business AND switching careers post-MBA? Then you’ll want to read the following excerpt from our recent Q&A with Mr. V. K. Menon, Senior Director of Placements at ISB, as he discusses important information for career switchers at the ISB. Question: I have often read about ISB students making career shifts after years of being in one position. How does the one-year program help students to make such dramatic career shifts? How does the school assist students in considering different choices? VK Menon: As we said at the start, around 70% of the guys shift their careers in some way. Either they shift their function or they shift their industry or their geography or they might shift two of them or they might shift all three... The important thing is look at it from the eye of the recruiter...The recruiter says fine, you've got three, four years of experience in whichever domain you've been working in. We will give you credit that you have got to a premium MBA program. We will give you credit that you have done well in your undergrad...But now you should tell me why we should take you over somebody else we can get from the market who is coming from a similar experience background? Now this is the question you have to answer when it comes to the interview. How ISB prepares you for that is again going back to the question which was asked some time back. Right from the time you join, you will be connected with learning - as we call learning and development experts. These are all people with vertical experience across verticals. That is sales and marketing, technology, finance, etc. and these people will handle and guide you through the process. They will tell you what you need to do to be able to answer that question which we discussed. They will connect you will alumni. They will connect you with industry leaders and experts. There are programs which are specifically designed for industry people to come and give you guidance. So this whole process is orchestrated by the career advancement services group. Question: What if I want to change industry being from a family business background? VK Menon: This is also another very interesting question because hidden in the question is another question....Will the companies think that I may not stay with them? There are all kinds of fears which are there in the minds of people who are coming from that background. But what I have seen is, as far as the company is concerned, the company is looking for certain skill sets. That's number one. Number two is by and large, most companies these days promote an entrepreneurial culture. They want people who are risk takers, who can think differently, who can come up with solutions, who can take responsibility and move forward quickly in a flexible way. So all these are requirements. Now what I have seen is, unless you are coming in from a family industry which is directly competing or something, which I haven't had many cases like that, but if you're coming from an industry, a family - a background where you have your own industry or your family has an industry, these recruiters are quite comfortable taking you because their assumption is that since you have your own industry or participated strongly in it, you will have this in-built characteristics, risk taking, responsible, flexible, move ahead fast, all these entrepreneurial characteristics which become very favorable. So I have seen a lot of people from family backgrounds get very nice roles. For more questions and answers on switching careers at the ISB, check out the 2014 ISB Career Shifts Q&A transcript or audio file. You can also view Accepted’s Career Changers 101 page for more information. To automatically receive notices about these MBA admissions chats and other MBA admissions events, please subscribe to our MBA events list. To listen to the Q&A recordings on-the-go, please subscribe to the Accepted Admissions Podcast...

ISB Thinking about applying to the Indian School of Business? Then check out our recent Q&A with Mr. V. K. Menon, Senior Director of Placements at ISB for valuable information on career prospects for ISB grads post-MBA. Read on for an excerpt: Question: Can you explain how well ISB graduates are placed in terms of being work ready on the first day? Do ISB and companies that hire consider that the PGP is robust enough to deliver work-ready managers with minimal training? VK Menon: Let’s look at how we operate. The ISB Program is a one-year program. So right when we were setting up the school the question arose, should we go in for a one-year program or should we do a normal two-year program like many other business schools? The research we conducted showed that if people had more than three years of experience they were in a very advantageous position if they went in for a one-year program, and so we chose the one-year model. The tradeoff of the model is that in a typical two-year model, you get about 720 contact hours. These are hours which you spend in class with the professors, 720. In a one-year program, that is the one that is done by ISB, you have around 680 contact hours. So there is a tradeoff of about 40 contact hours, but the advantage is that you get back to work one year earlier.  
 
So that’s how we formulated the design. Having formulated the design, the other thing which we had to do was that we had to do away with all the breaks....This one year is split up into eight terms and each term is one and a half months. In each term, you will do about four to five subjects which means that it’s a very tight program and the program rolls on term after term for one complete year. Now, the interesting fact here is that close to around 70% of the students who join the PGP Program of the ISB change their careers. They either change their function or they change their industry or they change their location or they change all the three. So the question which was asked becomes very important. How is it that we make these people ready to be operative from day one, how is that we prepare them not just on that curriculum but also on the get-ready-to-industry concept? Now for that we have a complete -- under the Career Advancement Services, we have a Learning and Development Department. The Learning and Development Department is headed by vertical specialists....So it is their role...to ensure that you take the right subjects, you go to the projects which you need to do. You may have to choose certain projects which are specifically designed for you. You may have to kind of go out and work with certain industries. You may have to do special sessions from industry experts who are brought in for getting you ready to go to market. So there's a whole set of activities which are done by the Learning and Development Department. This department is not in any way associated with the academics that go on. The academics is a stream by itself. The Learning and Development Department just ensures that the student is job ready, job fit for both the interview and for the job, if and when the job is given to you. So that’s the way in which we train students to be ready on day one. Going by feedback of companies which have been recruiting, and we’re very sensitive about feedback, we get back to the companies and we are in close touch with more than about 1,000 companies worldwide. So the feedback suggests that the graduates of ISB have performed exceptionally well when it came to really handling assignments post graduation. For the complete conversation, please check out the 2014 ISB Career Opportunities Post-MBA Q&A or listen to the audio file. You can also view our ISB B-School Zone for more information. To automatically receive notices about these MBA admissions chats and other MBA admissions events, please subscribe to our MBA events list. To listen to the Q&A recordings on-the-go,

Alex Salter- Recruitment & Admissions Manager Are you confused about the difference between London Business School’s MBA and its Masters in Management (MiM)? Are you considering applying for the MiM program but have questions about the program’s curriculum, student life, job prospects, etc.? Are you looking for winning tips on how to best present yourself in London’s MiM application? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, then you’ll want to check out our recent Q&A with London Business School MiM reps Ivan Anderson, Client Services Manager at the Masters in Management; Alex Salter, Recruitment and Admissions Manager at the Masters in Management at London Business School; and Daniel Lay, Career Services Recruiter Lead for the Masters in Management at London Business School. Read on for an excerpt. Question: What are the main differences between the MiM program and the conventional MBA program? Alex Salter: With regards our MiM program, it really is a pre-experience program for more recent graduates in the last couple of years. The MBA at London Business School, I can certainly say you will be required to have a minimum of two years work experience and it's actually unusual to see students on the program contributing at that level. The average work experience on that program has risen year and year. At the moment it's just about six years work experience. So we really are filling the gap in the market. People are graduating more recently looking for that practical business experience, whilst they might not have the practical experience themselves. It may only be in a number of internships that they have undertaken. Ivan Anderson: ...Also, I definitely think the differences between the MBA and the Masters in Management specifically is that we equip individuals who come from various different undergraduate disciplines with the skills and the knowledge, as well as, the tools that they need in order to really begin and to make their impact on the business world. Versus the MBA which is slightly different where individuals either use the MBA to shift careers or to move up to the next level within their career. Versus the MiM which is designed to really give young professionals that are just entering the market the extra competitive edge that they need in order to really make an impact. For the complete conversation, please check out the 2013 London Business School MiM Q&A transcript or listen to the audio file. You can also view our London Business School MiM B-School Zone for more information. To automatically receive notices about these MBA admissions chats and other MBA admissions events, please subscribe to our MBA events list. To listen to the Q&A recordings on-the-go, please subscribe to the Accepted Admissions Podcast. //  Accepted.com ~ Helping You Write Your Best

Darren discusses 4 ways you can get and keep attention in your application. The primal “croc brain” that receives a pitch is intrigued by pleasant novelty, intrigue, movement, and suspense. Listen on for some very specific ways you can incorporate these elements into your MBA essays and resume.

Darren discusses 4 ways you can get and keep attention in your application. The primal “croc brain” that receives a pitch is intrigued by pleasant novelty, intrigue, movement, and suspense. Listen on for some very specific ways you can incorporate these elements into your MBA essays and resume.

Some of the benefits of pursuing a European MBA. Thank you so much to Marie-Laurence Lemaire, HEC Paris Senior Development Manager, Jeroen Verhoeven, ESADE MBA and Executive Masters and Associate Director of Admissions, and Lisa Piguet, IMD Assistant Director of MBA Admissions and Marketing for an outstanding panel discussion about the European b-school experience. In the following excerpt, our panelists discussed some of the benefits of pursuing a European MBA. Linda Abraham: Diego asks "Why choose a European MBA instead of a U.S. MBA? What is the main difference/advantages?" Marie-Laurence Lemaire: Yes, this is a tough one…Well, a simple question, what do you want to do after your MBA? If you want to work in the U.S. and be happy with your job…stay in the U.S. and you will be happy. You will get a great education, because you have great schools there, highly ranked and so on, so that's fine. But if you want to have a really strong diversity, get mixed up with different cultures, people coming from all over the world to have a very rich sharing of experience from people coming from countries that are so remote, sometimes you don't even know where they are on the map, an MBA in Europe is really the place. I'm sure in Spain, in Switzerland, as well, this is happening, but really the major difference between doing an MBA in Europe or doing an MBA in the U.S., [is] if you want to make that jump into becoming international and to have that experience, an MBA in Europe would be the big difference that it will make on your CV. Lisa Piguet: Sure. I'm American, I actually can relate to the person who asked that question….The one thing about the U.S. is that you have a different kind of…education process there. But [regarding the] international focus of Europe, the programs here, it's very different…for example, I would be sitting in a class of 90…but everybody spoke like me. They might have considered themselves Mexican, for example, or Argentinean, but in fact, they were born and raised in the U.S. just like I was. But in the European schools…you'll actually see the true international diversity that is represented worldwide. So in our program this year, we have 46 nationalities with 90 MBAs, and they're true…we have one Swiss….There are still a lot of multinational headquarters here and a lot of people want to work in those companies, with the hopes of going elsewhere. I think Europe is one of those places you can do that. Like Marie said, if you really want to stay in the U.S., you're probably going to attend a 2-year program and you probably will end up staying in the U.S., more likely than not….If you want a global career, my advice is to go to Europe. Jeroen Verhoeven: I'm completely in line with Lisa and Marie…but I would also link that somehow to back home in the United States, [you] somehow have a differentiating factor. There are a lot of top, top schools in the U.S., but there's also a lot of different people who go to those schools. If you can present yourself in front of a group to having said, "Okay, I've done my MBA in Switzerland, in France, in Spain," it is definitely something different. It will make you stand out. Standing out, I think, is very important when you're looking for a job….Competition comes from anywhere, anytime.” So in order to be successful in that fast-changing, interconnected world, having that cultural savviness, hopefully with some additional languages, as well, that can really give you the added advantage to land a job also back home, not even including all the interesting options that we might offer in Europe…I think there are a lot of additional advantages, apart from the cultural richness that you can have, studying here in Europe…from a business perspective, there's also a clear added value to considering European options. For the complete discussion, please see the 2013 European Virtual Panel transcript and mp3 audio file. Still not sure where you should apply,

Thank you to Hima Bindu, the Associate Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at the Indian School of Business, for an excellent Q&A. Hima covered a wide range of topics, providing advice on all aspects of the ISB admissions process. Read the excerpt below to learn about the differences between the elite ISB program and those offered at IIMs (or Indian Institutes of Management): Linda Abraham: Jiyan asks: How does the MBA program compare with similar programs offered at IIMs? Hima Bindu: IIMs are also very good programs, and ISB is also a very good program. There is no comparison between both because it's like comparing apples to oranges. I know it's a very old saying, but that is the truth. IIMs have phenomenal achievements to them. They've been pioneers in management education. On the other hand, ISB has been a pioneer in the one year program. It is for a peer group with 3 to 8 years work experience. ISB is ideally suited for a person with between two to eight years work experience. The faculty you get at ISB is from across the world, so they get different global perspectives. The research centers at ISB also contribute a lot to making the curriculum very cutting edge. I think these are the major advantages you get at ISB, but IIMs are also good programs. You can view the full ISB transcript or listen to the audio file here. Still not sure if an MBA is right for you? Read Accepted's FREE special report, Why MBA, to help you determine if pursuing an MBA is your best move, as well as to learn how to answer the "Why MBA?" essay question that most b-schools include on their application. To automatically receive notices about these MBA admissions chats and other MBA admissions events, please subscribe to our MBA event list. To listen to the Q&A recordings on-the-go, please subscribe to the Accepted Admissions Podcast.  Accepted.com ~ Helping You Write Your Best