Tag Archive | "Financial Aid"
Bschool Life, Current, MBA
Most people think that if you’re undergoing the Greek system’s recruitment and pledging trials, focus on your studies, and consequently your GPA, are bound to plummet. However, according to Penn’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, the opposite occurs with University of Pennsylvania Greeks. A recent Daily Pennsylvanian article reports that “at Penn, Greeks can [...]
MBA, Other
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* In the State of the Union address, President Obama urged colleges to “get serious about cutting their own costs.” To assist in [...]
Bschool Life, Current, MBA
I received an interesting direct message from a fellow Twitterer this morning. This MBA applicant writes:
do MBA programs negotiate at all about $ packages? I’d prefer to go to School A but School B gave me a pretty big merit scholarship.*
*I substituted School A and School B for the real names.
Yes and no. It’s [...]
Bschool Life, Career, Current, MBA
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 plans to include the shorter, less expensive, M.A. alternative, rather [...]
Books, Bschool Life, Current, MBA, Other
Financing Your Future: Winning Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards for Grad School, by Linda Abraham and Rebecca Blustein, shows you how to get the financial support you need to attend the graduate school of your choice.
In Financing Your Future, an instantly downloadable ebook, you’ll learn about:
Different types of scholarships.
When to apply for financial aid.
How to assemble [...]
Bschool Life, Current, Fun Stuff, MBA
Do you have questions about Kellogg? Then join Accepted in an admissions chat with Northwestern Kellogg’s Director of Admissions, Beth Flye, and other Kellogg representatives on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/6:00 PM GMT. The Kellogg team can answer all your questions about their admissions practices and its famed general management [...]
Bschool Life, Career, Current, Fun Stuff, Interviews, MBA
Wow has it been busy in the MBA world! Take a couple of days off and everything starts happening.
Chicago Booth announced the availability of no-cosignor loans for its students. Chicago Booth and Associate Dean Rose Martinelli have worked hard to ensure access to international students since alternative sources of funding for international students dried up [...]
Bschool Life, Current, MBA
Duke’s Cross Continent MBA Program, the first globally distributed business school, enables full-time working professionals to earn an MBA that will prepare them to lead a global enterprise. Although the program’s $115,500 price tag may be a deterrent for some applicants, Associate Dean of Admissions, Liz Riley Hargove recently shared some good news:
All applications received [...]
Bschool Life, Current, MBA
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. Consider this partial list of limitations:
They don’t measure exactly what’s [...]
Bschool Life, Career, Current, MBA
Since September the Accepted Admissions Almanac has posted frequently about the impact of the financial crisis on MBA admissions, hiring, and financial aid. We have collected these posts in a free special report Applying to Business School in Times of Crisis.
You will find in the special report articles on:
Applying while or after a layoff.
The series [...]
