How to Get Into the Yale SOM in 2025

Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean of Admissions at Yale School of Management, shares an overview of the Yale School of Management. The program offers a distinctive two-year, full-time MBA program emphasizing an interdisciplinary, integrated curriculum to prepare students for leadership in business and society. Bruce discusses how aspiring applicants can prepare for and approach the extensive application process, which includes a GMAT/GRE test score, written essays, a resume, a video component, a behavioral assessment, and an interview.

In this episode:

01:52 Bruce, welcome back to Admissions Straight Talk.
02:00 Can you give a basic overview of the Yale SOM MBA program for listeners who may not be that familiar with it, focusing on its more distinctive elements?
03:51 As I recall, part of the idea behind the global network was that students at Yale were taking classes with students from other countries. Is that still true?
05:11 How has Yale's mission manifested in the program, curriculum, and the classroom?
07:58 Can you discuss both the integrated nature of the core, and specifically the Executive course?
10:31 Yale has an innovative and multifaceted application. The behavioral assessment is quite distinctive. What is it? What's the format? What's the reason for it?
14:26 Do you have any plans to require GMAC's business writing assessment?
15:08 It seems that you have an optional information question, and a background information question, as well as a required essay with three options and a 500-word limit. Is the background information required?
15:36 What's the difference between these three elements? What would you like to see applicants cover?
17:40 What would be typical of the optional information question?
18:27 Let’s talk about the video component. How is it valuable to you and do you have any tips for it?
20:25 What is Yale's SOM's perspective when it comes to use of AI in the application process?
22:12 Do you have any suggestions for how to prepare for the video component?
24:25 What can applicants expect if they're lucky enough to be invited to interview?
26:35 What are some common mistakes applicants make in their applications?
30:29 For people who made a mistake or had a weakness and are reapplying to Yale, what advice do you have for them?
30:53 Is the acceptance rate for re-applicants comparable or higher?
32:37 Can the re-applicant assume that you will look at the previous application?
33:10 What advice would you give to people looking ahead to applying in fall 2025 or 2026?
34:30 What would you have liked me to ask you?
35:53 Where can listeners and potential applicants learn more about Yale SOM MBA program?

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