My question: Given the weakness in investment banking, hedge funds, and financial services in general, how do you react to applicants who say they want an MBA to enter IB, PE or a related field that has been devastated by the economic downturn? Is the reaction...

Part of an ongoing series “MBA in Finance: Forget It?” My question: Given the weakness in investment banking, hedge funds, and financial services in general, how does Booth react to applicants who say they want an MBA to enter IB, PE or a related field that has...

(Part of an ongoing series) My question: Given the weakness in investment banking, hedge funds, and financial services in general, how do you react to applicants who say they want an MBA to enter IB, PE or a related field that has been devastated by the economic...

Part of an ongoing series. My question: Given the weakness in investment banking, hedge funds, and financial services in general how does LBS react to applicants who say that want an MBA to enter IB, PE, or a related field that has been devastated by the economic...

My question: Given the weakness in investment banking, hedge funds, and financial services in general, how do you react to applicants who say they want an MBA to enter IB, PE or a related field that has been devastated by the economic downturn? Is the reaction “What planet...

The Harvard Crimson reports that despite the current recession, the number of Harvard MBA students who have received job offers at this point in the year compared to the same time last year, remains relatively flat. The data is based on a “flash poll” conducted...

In Thursday’s video blog post, Darden Admissions Director Sara Neher announced that Darden is hard at work on a loan program for international MBA students. She further revealed that Darden is extending the deposit deadline for international students to the date three weeks after the...

The Job Market: Forbes’ “It’s A Good Time to Go To A B-Level B-School” reports that in today’s economy, job opportunities may be fewer and farther between for Wharton and Harvard graduates than for graduates of second tier MBA programs. Deanne Fuehne, director of the career...

Please join us for our UNC Kenan-Flagler Chat with Sherry Wallace and two current MBA students. You can ask your questions about this year’s admissions at UNC, third round applications, waitlist tips, or the student experience. Sherry and her team will have the answers. The chat takes...

And the envelope please… Oh that’s for the Academy Awards in April. I’m too early. :-/ But not too early to start helping you with next fall’s applications. In any case, the questions are : What are your post-MBA goals? It may seem a premature question at...