Posts Tagged ‘Businessweek’
A College and MBA Admissions News Round Up
The New Year heralds a new MBA round up! Let’s see what’s been going on in the world of college and MBA admissions so far in 2010: The Wall Street Journal discusses Cambridge University’s potential decision to issue bonds in an effort to raise more than...
GMAT or GRE: Which is Best for You?
Now that top b-schools (including HBS, Stanford, Wharton, and MIT Sloan, among others) are accepting either GMAT or GRE scores, MBA applicants are a bit at a loss as to which test might enhance their chances of acceptance. BusinessWeek calls the recent GMAT-GRE showdown the “business...
An Accepted Admissions Round Up
It’s been yet another busy week in the world of college and graduate admissions. Let’s take a look. The debate continues over the value of an MBA versus a one-year Master’s in a business-related field. The Wall Street Journal reports that many students are switching their...
An Active Move towards Global MBA Recruiting
We followed up our post on BusinessWeek’s “In Hunt for Students, Business Schools Go Global” by interviewing top MBA tour operators to discover their perspectives on global MBA recruitment expansion. Peter von Loesecke, the founder and CEO of The MBA Tour; Nunzio Quacquarelli, founder and CEO...
MBA Admissions News Round Up
Last week was packed with MBA admissions-related news. It’s time for a round up! This MBA Podcaster video includes valuable information on Stanford’s MBA application and b-school experience, including an interview with Linda Abraham, Accepted’s founder and president, about the application process and Stanford’s essays, as...
Rankings (Part 5 of 5): 8 Flaws in Rankings
How NOT to use the rankings Don’t give them too much importance. Don’t replace research and self-reflection with school ranking to determine where you apply or attend. Using them mindlessly could contribute to an expensive, time-consuming mistake. Blinding yourself to the rankings’ flaws leads to poor decisions....
How Should You Use Rankings? (Part 3 of 5)
How should you use the rankings? For initial research and data mining. And maybe a little reputation checking if you are lucky enough to receive multiple acceptances. First for that initial research: Let’s say you are looking into the schools you will apply to. You recognize...
The Rankings (Part 1)
US News is publishing its much-watched, much-maligned annual ranking of graduate programs by April 23. I have developed several posts on rankings, what they are, what they aren’t, and how to use them. I will post them over the next several days. Ahh, those rankings. Hated...
MBA Admissions: Who’s Best in ??? BW Specialty Rankings
When BusinessWeek’s 2008 MBA rankings appeared, I was disappointed that BW had seemingly done away with its MBA specialty rankings. I am happy to report, that they reappeared last month in a slightly different format. Table: U.S. Schools Specialty Rankings Table: Non-U.S. Schools Specialty Rankings The good in this year’s specialty...
