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MBA Specialty Rankings Unveil Possibilities for All
Fact: Not everyone can go to a top 10 business school. Businessweek‘s new MBA specialty rankings give the other 90% of us a solid place to begin research when you know what you want to do but can’t attend or afford a top 10 program. Such...
MBA Hiring on the Rise on Wall Street
Banks and brokerages on Wall Street have increased their MBA hiring, reports a Fins.com article from last week. Maryellen Reilly Lamb, senior associate director of MBA career management of Wharton, explains, “Two years ago, I couldn’t get a bank to take our calls, last year they...
Columbia Launches New JD/MBA Program
Columbia Law School and Columbia Business School are accepting the first class for their new three-year JD/MBA program. The accelerated program, which will launch in the fall of 2011, is intended to give “select students the opportunity to earn degrees from both schools in just...
2011 Columbia Executive MBA Admissions Tips
Columbia’s EMBA essay questions for the new admissions cycle have changed dramatically from the single essay question used for many years. That previous question was convoluted — asking about goals, personal and professional achievements, and need for MBA in an integrated way. It often required...
MBA Admissions News Round Up
U. Penn’s Wharton School of Business received a $15 million gift from Jay H. and Patty Baker to endow a new center for the study of the retail industry. The money will go towards curriculum development, research tools, and industry outreach for both graduate and...
2010 MBA Rankings Released by Businessweek
Businessweek just released its biannual full-time MBA rankings. There were some minor shifts in this year’s U.S. top 30 compared to those of 2008, and some more significant changes in the international rankings, as you’ll see below. Top 30 U.S. Business Schools of 2010 (2008 rankings...
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Up Close with Columbia Business School: Q&A Tomorrow!
Join Columbia Business School alum and Associate Director of MBA Admissions, Michael Robinson ’01, for an informative question and answer session tomorrow, Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/6:00 PM GMT. During the Q&A webinar you’ll get a chance to ask your burning...
Financial Times Unveils EMBA Ranking Report
There are a number of interesting articles, charts, and maps included in the Financial Times‘ latest Executive MBA rankings “package.” We’ll share some highlights here, and point you in the right direction for further reading/viewing. Let’s start with the actual rankings. Top 15 International EMBA Programs 1. Kellogg...
Columbia Business Schools Receives $100M Gift
Columbia alum Henry R. Kravis donated $100 million to support the b-school’s move to Manhattanville. The school will be naming one of its two new facilities to honor Kravis’s generosity. In a message to the school (published on the Columbia website) Kravis credits his business success...