Meet IESE's Admissions Director
Alberto Arribas says transcripts and test scores are important, but make sure you budget time for a social life
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On December 20, 2000, our guest was Alberto Arribas, director of admissions at Spain's IESE (No. 3 on BW's 2000 Top 7 Non-U.S. B-School list). Arribas has been at IESE as a teacher, an executive MBA student, and for five years, as an administrator. He started as an associate director of admissions, in charge of Spain and Latin American countries in 1996 and now makes the final call on applicants. He was interviewed by Business Week Online's Mica Schneider. Here's an edited transcript of their conversation:
Q: Several of your U.S. colleagues have noticed an increase in the number of applications to their full-time MBA programs this year. What's happening in Barcelona at IESE?
A:
We receive around 1,200 applications, with an intake of 210 students every year, or about 15% of applicants. This year, we have changed some things in the admissions process. Now, we have rolling admissions with four deadlines.