Tag Archive | "Harvard HBS"
Books, Bschool Life, Current, MBA, Other
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 a more positive light…as a result of the financial crisis.” [...]
MBA
It’s late February, already in the ebb of the current MBA admissions season. As such, it’s the perfect time for people considering applying next season to break out of hibernation and start tackling a part of the process that is often shortchanged: school selection.
In ten-plus years of MBA admissions consulting I have found that a [...]
Bschool Life, Current, Fun Stuff, MBA, Other
B-schools are no longer content staying on home soil, reports the Financial Times in a supplementary article to their recent Global MBA Rankings.
The latest expansionist trend is to extend the traditional four-walled classroom overseas. Harvard Business School used to pride itself on its steadfast commitment to bring students to the school and NOT to bring [...]
Bschool Life, Career, Current, MBA
The Financial Times published today its 2010 ranking of global MBA programs. Its ranking attempts to “assess the effect of the MBA on … subsequent career progression and salary growth.” Consequently it draws its data from the schools themselves and from surveys of graduates at least three years after earning their MBA degree. In [...]
Blog, Books, Bschool Life, Career, Current, GMAT, Interviews, MBA
Here are some news tidbits from last week:
BusinessWeek reported some good news last week regarding the job market, particularly for new college graduates. The National Association of Colleges and Employers reported a turnaround in college hiring. Surveys show that the recent economic recession hit college graduates ages 22 to 27 among the hardest. BW states [...]
Bschool Life, Career, Current, Interviews, MBA
This is a question asked by many when considering the role b-schools play in the global financial crisis. B-schools all over the US and Europe are being criticized for focusing too much on making money and not focusing enough on, what the Financial Times UK refers to as “social considerations.” Another criticism stated in the [...]
Bschool Life, Current, GMAT, MBA
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 school version of the Coke-or-Pepsi debate.” Obviously choosing between taking [...]
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 [...]
Bschool Life, Current, Interviews, MBA
A few bits of communications this week reveal the uncertainly among 2010 MBA applicants now and the new opportunities provided by the earlier Round 1 deadlines/notification dates set by certain schools.
Here’s what I’m referring to:
On the BusinessWeek Forum, Todoubled started a fairly active thread with the title “Denied from Wharton/Chicago, what next?”
I received an email [...]
Career, Current, MBA
Today was a big day for news from Harvard Business School.
Dean Jay Light will retire in June after forty years at Harvard Business School according to an announcement by Harvard President Drew Faust. President Faust adds that she intends to “consult widely in the search for Jay’s successor, and will be in further touch with [...]
