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GRE Snacks

An MBA admissions officer's advice for nailing your interview

May 13, 2026 · 26 min · 16 segments

Want to know how to ace your MBA interview? J.D. Clarke is Executive Director of Recruitment and Admissions at Ivey Business School at Western University, and has worked at business schools for over…

Want to know how to ace your MBA interview? J.D. Clarke is Executive Director of Recruitment and Admissions at Ivey Business School at Western University, and has worked at business schools for over 25 years. In this episode, J.D. offers tips for nailing the interview by being true to yourself, how to impress an admissions officer, and advice for specific questions. Achievable GRE uses AI-powered adaptive learning to target your weak areas and boost your score - visit https://achievable.me/exams/gre/overview/#s=podcast to try it for free.

Want to know how to ace your MBA interview? J.D. Clarke is Executive Director of Recruitment and Admissions at Ivey Business School at Western University, and has worked at business schools for over…

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Top entities: Master of Business Administration×15 Ivey Business School×4 Graduate Record Examinations×4 Western University×3 Graduate Management Admission Test×3

Guest Introduction: JD Clarke and Ivey0:30 – 1:15

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0:30

Today we've got JD Clarke with us from Ivey.

T

0:33

And JD, I'd love if you can introduce yourself and your school.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

0:37

Sure.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

0:37

So my name's JD Clarke.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

0:38

I'm the executive director of recruitment and admissions here at the Ivey Business School, which is part of Western Ontario.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

0:44

Well, sorry, University of Western Ontario.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

0:47

And we are located halfway between Toronto and Detroit in London, Ontario.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

0:52

Um, so we offer several programs.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

0:54

We have a full-time MBA, an executive MBA, a part-time MBA, an accelerated, which we call our accelerated MBA, out of our campus in Toronto.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

1:04

We also have specialty masters both full-time and part-time as well.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

1:09

So happy to be here and chat a little bit more, give people tips and tricks on application process and such.

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Guest Introduction: JD Clarke and Ivey0:30 – 1:15

T

0:30

Today we've got JD Clarke with us from Ivey.

T

0:33

And JD, I'd love if you can introduce yourself and your school.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

0:37

Sure.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

0:37

So my name's JD Clarke.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

0:38

I'm the executive director of recruitment and admissions here at the Ivey Business School, which is part of Western Ontario.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

0:44

Well, sorry, University of Western Ontario.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

0:47

And we are located halfway between Toronto and Detroit in London, Ontario.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

0:52

Um, so we offer several programs.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

0:54

We have a full-time MBA, an executive MBA, a part-time MBA, an accelerated, which we call our accelerated MBA, out of our campus in Toronto.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

1:04

We also have specialty masters both full-time and part-time as well.

J

J.D. ClarkeGuest

1:09

So happy to be here and chat a little bit more, give people tips and tricks on application process and such.

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