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2011 Cornell Johnson Waitlist Admissions Director Interview Posted

By - Apr 3, 09:00 AM   Comments [0]

If you were waitlisted at Cornell Johnson, then we hope you took advantage of our recent Q&A with Johnson’s Assistant Dean of Admissions, Randall Sawyer. As always, Mr. Sawyer provided excellent advice and information in response to our participants’ questions. You can read the...

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April Fools Prophecies

By - Apr 1, 09:00 AM   Comments [0]

It’s April Fools Day so I feel like being a pundit, which is not that far removed from being a fool. The main difference between pundits and fools: Pundits are right, and fools are wrong. However events will determine which category...

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2012 Applicants: Time to Poke the Box

By - Apr 1, 09:00 AM   Comments [0]

I just finished Seth Godin’s Poke the Box, an ode to initiative, innovation, and overcoming fear of risk and failure. In this short book, which Godin alternately and accurately refers to as a “manifesto” and a “rant,” he motivates the reader to just do...

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MBA Admissions News Round Up

By - Mar 31, 09:00 AM   Comments [0]

Last week Wharton launched a new educational website geared towards high school students, Knowledge@Wharton High School. The site will teach high schoolers about business practices and keep them up-to-date with relevant business news. Wharton professors will also have a space on the site to post...

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GMAT Getting Bigger in Europe – Reports Sent To European BSchools Are Up By 90%

By - Mar 29, 11:55 AM   Comments [0]

The Age of U.S. Business School dominance is waning. More and more people are actually looking to go to European business schools. More Europeans are taking the exam than ever before and a big chunk of them are actually choosing to stay within the European...

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Free Executive MBA Special Report Available NOW

By - Mar 29, 08:00 AM   Comments [0]

Are you applying to a top executive MBA program? If so, then you’re going to need to make sure that your candidacy stands out from the crowd of other applicants, and there’s only one way to do that—through creating a strong application that highlights your...

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2011 HEC Paris MBA Admissions Director Interview Posted

By - Mar 29, 08:00 AM   Comments [0]

Thank you to Marie-Laurence Lemaire, HEC MBA Program’s Senior Business Development Manager for joining us last week for an excellent Q&A on HEC’s admissions practices, international perspective, scholarships, student life, and curriculum. You can read the whole HEC Paris MBA Q&A transcript, listen to the...

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Is Business School Too Expensive in this Economy?

By - Mar 27, 10:00 AM   Comments [0]

We recently posted a blog on the most common motivations among business school applicants. Data in a related GMAC article shows that applicants view high b-school tuition as a worthy investment into their futures. The point of the article is that, contrary to...

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4 To-Do’s for Accepted Grad School Applicants

By - Mar 25, 10:00 AM   Comments [0]

Should you kick back on a beach? Or go for a latte with a colleague? Find out why both may be in order in this video from Eye on Admissions where Linda Abraham outlines four action items that should be on the to-do lists...

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MBA & EMBA Admissions News Round Up

By - Mar 25, 08:00 AM   Comments [0]

Following in the trend of curriculum overhauls, Cornell Johnson will be making significant changes to its executive MBA program to allow for more elective classes. According to a Financial Times b-school new bulletin, the top EMBA program will also be ramping up...

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