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MBA Scholarships: Get in on the Action

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Business school students don’t often know that many programs offer MBA scholarships.

Get your share of the MBA scholarship dollars offered by top business schools.

From a boatload of available scholarship money for MBA students, to the most “annoying” admissions essays, let’s dig into the latest in MBA news:

Show me the MBA scholarships

If you’re reading this, you’re a step ahead of your aspiring business school peers—for more reasons than one. There’s a whole lot of money lurking out there in the form of MBA scholarships available to aspiring business school students, but many of those future matriculants think of financial aid as the recourse of the undergrad.

False! In fact, the 10 business schools that spend the most on MBA scholarships are awarding students more than $150 million per year. Now all you have to do is get in on the action. (Poets & Quants)

 MIT admissions essay voted “most annoying”

We all know that business school application essays can be challenging and time-consuming, but some MBA admissions consultants have recently been called on to express how much. How better than with yet another ranking system?

According to said consultants, the hands-down number one slot for “most annoying admissions essay” goes to MIT. What does MIT’s essay require from incoming business school students to earn such a distinction? That applicants write their own recommendation letters. (Poets & Quants)

Step into the future

Our friends at mbaMission created this nifty infographic that paints an intriguing picture of the entering MBA class of 2017 in the top 10 ranked business schools. The average age is about 28, and the average GPA around 3.6. (Poets & Quants)

Test your business school admissions acumen

Before you apply to business school as a prospective MBA, it’s a good idea to research what goes into the admissions process. Think you’re ready to turn in your applications? Now you can take a quiz to find out if you’re on the right track … or if you need to think again. (U.S. News & World Report)

Emphasizing the MS in MBA

While MBA programs are doing their part to attract female matriculants and encourage them to have successful corporate careers (BusinessBecause), a course on female entrepreneurship at Stanford Graduate School of Business has become so popular that it has a waiting list filled with both female and male students. (Fortune)

Business school get flexible

MBA programs are trying to entice their students to go into computer science with innovative new programs, but will students take the bait? In an increasingly tech-based economy, it’s worth considering. (The Economic Times)

Have you passed on earning your MBA because most traditional business school programs just won’t fit into your schedule? Well, it’s time to dust off that calculator. MBA programs are becoming more flexible as more prospective students seem unwilling to put their careers on hold or incur momentous debt to get a degree. Learn about this burgeoning trend and how you might fit into it. (The Financial Times)

What MBA news on the horizon interests you? Share your comments, and then sign up for a chance to win a trip to your dream school.

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