Posts Tagged ‘Dartmouth Tuck’
2009 Beautiful B-School Photo Contest Winners
And the winners are: The First Prize ($200 Amazon Gift Certificate) goes to Simon Lau for a magnificent shot of Columbia’s dormitory. Second Prize ($100 gift certificate) to Ninad Gujar for a stunning photo of fall foliage near Tuck. Third Prize ($50 gift certificate): A tie between Bizwiz for...
Best of Blogging Awards
Clear Admit announced its Best of Blogging awards for 2008-09 for those MBA applicant and student bloggers “who have made significant contributions to the online MBA community over the last year.” The winners were chosen by a vote among the Clear Admit staff, nominated bloggers, and celebrity...
US News Grad Rankings Are Out!
The US News just released its 2009 Grad School Rankings. I’m going to list the top ten for business school, law school, and medical school (research) and provide links to the ranking methodology for each category. For other graduate specialties, please visit the US News...
Extra-curriculars in MBA Admissions
In “Extracurriculars: The Extras That Count” BusinessWeek’s Francesca Di Meglio explores the role extracurriculars play in admissions decisions. (I’m quoted) A few highlights: To add breadth and multiple dimensions to your profile, discuss your activities outside of work. These activities do not have to be altruistic or exotic. The...
2009 GMAT Club’s Business School Rankings
Second Annual GMAT Club MBA Rankings – Top 20 schools ranked based on the interest each of the Schools generates throughout the year on the GMAT Club’s MBA forum. Methodology: each of the business school master threads is examined and views are counted to arrive at...
Take the MBA Admissions Survey!
We’d like to hear from you! As a member of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC), we are conducting a survey to help us better understand MBA applicants’ goals and needs. If you are or will be an MBA applicant, we invite you to...
7 Signposts to Differences Among MBA Programs
After reading “Musings on Kellogg’s Differentiators” by Managing Magic, who describes well a few distinguishing characteristics at Kellogg, I decided to explore the factors MBA applicants should examine to uncover the differences between programs. Researching these elements will help 2010 MBA applicants as they start...
What’s an MBA worth in a lifetime?
Did you ever wonder what an MBA is really worth? Not just upon graduation. Not just in the first five years following graduation? But over the twenty years following graduation? BusinessWeek commissioned a study by Payscale, which it released earlier today. While by BW’s own admission...
MBA Admissions: Multiple Acceptances and Waitlisted
A few MBA applicant bloggers are dealing with questions now that they have received first round decisions. First Hakuna Matata!!! is thrilled to be accepted to Yale SOM and Cornell Johnson. Congratulations! He asks several questions in “3 down…1 to go!” and I am going to respond...
MBA Admissions: No-Cosigner Loans for International Students
There has been a lot of talk about the sudden dearth of financing options for international students who would like to attend American MBA programs. Some applicants are questioning whether to apply if they will have no way of paying for the degree. I decided...
