Posts Tagged ‘Grad School Admissions’
2012 Applicants: Time to Poke the Box
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...
4 To-Do’s for Accepted Grad School Applicants
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...
Pre-Experience MiMs on the Rise
Masters in management degrees, or MiMs, once an offering unique to European business schools, are now becoming more mainstream in the U.S., especially after Duke’s Fuqua School of Business launched its one-year MiM program. Fuqua’s new program is intended “to give a bit of business know-how...
Top Tier Universities Launch Online M.A. Programs
While the concept of online education is hardly revolutionary, among top tier universities it is virtually unheard of. That is…until recently. Dartmouth, Cornell, and NYU, three elite institutions, are among the first to venture into the world of online programs. Cornell and NYU offer online...
Plagiarism Epidemic Forces Program Shutdown
New Jersey’s Centenary College will be shutting down its Asian MBA program because of widespread plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct, reports an Inside Higher Ed article “Policing Plagiarism Abroad.” The 400 students who study at the branch programs in Taiwan,...
The World Cup and the Admissions Process
World Cup games have captivated much of the world’s attention over the past month, and Sunday’s match-up between Spain and The Netherlands will determine who wears the 2010 crown. As I followed this first African World Cup, I marveled at how close many of the games...
A Mid-April MBA and College Admission News Round Up
In an initiative to foster more diversity, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business has rejoined The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management after a seven year hiatus. “Being part of The Consortium is another way to show that UC Berkeley and the Haas School of...
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Enjoy an Early March Round Up on College and MBA Admissions News
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...
Catch Up on College and MBA Admissions News with a Round Up!
According to the Financial Times article “MBA degrees more popular than ever,” the financial crisis seems to have barely affected the opinions of prospective MBA students. More than 80% of the 723 students surveyed reported that “they were inclined to think of the degree in...