The GMAT Club » MBA http://gmatclub.com/blog MBA programs, Free GMAT Test, Admissions Consultants, and Business School - It's GMAT Club Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:08:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Kaplan Road to Business School Video 5: Kaplan and Business Schools http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/07/kaplan-road-to-business-school-video-5-kaplan-and-business-schools/ http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/07/kaplan-road-to-business-school-video-5-kaplan-and-business-schools/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:00:37 +0000 dzyubam http://gmatclub.com/blog/?p=3807 .entry img{border:none !important}

Presenting: Kaplan Video Series: Kaplan and Business Schools

Video interview with Directors of Admissions at Fordham GSB, Rutgers Business Schools

This is the fifth video of a Kaplan series on Business School Admissions – brought to you by Kaplan’s Road to Business School.

Road to Business School – The premier forum for meeting business schools
Find the right MBA program for you with seminars, meet-and-greets, and admissions advice.

* Engage with schools one-on-one in an open networking session, over 20 top schools in each city
* Hear key application advice from panel of admissions officers
* Get an edge in your application in breakout sessions

Road to Business School

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Presenting: Kaplan Video Series: Key Takeaways for MBA Admissions

Video interview with Directors of Admissions at NYU (Stern), MIT (Sloan), Cornell (Johnson), Washington (Olin), Thunderbird, and Fordham GSB

This is the fourth video of a Kaplan series on Business School Admissions – brought to you by Kaplan’s Road to Business School.

Road to Business School – The premier forum for meeting business schools
Find the right MBA program for you with seminars, meet-and-greets, and admissions advice.

* Engage with schools one-on-one in an open networking session, over 20 top schools in each city
* Hear key application advice from panel of admissions officers
* Get an edge in your application in breakout sessions

Road to Business School

This post is brought to you by Kaplan. Have a GMAT Question?
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Presenting: Kaplan Video Series: Talking to Business Schools

Video interview with Directors of Admissions at MIT (Sloan), Boston University, and Rutgers Business School

This is the third video of a Kaplan series on Business School Admissions – brought to you by Kaplan’s Road to Business School.

Road to Business School – The premier forum for meeting business schools
Find the right MBA program for you with seminars, meet-and-greets, and admissions advice.

* Engage with schools one-on-one in an open networking session, over 20 top schools in each city
* Hear key application advice from panel of admissions officers
* Get an edge in your application in breakout sessions

Road to Business School

This post is brought to you by Kaplan. Have a GMAT Question?
ask_kaplan

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Kaplan Live Online Information Sessions

Starting next week, a great roster of top business schools – MIT Sloan, Chicago Booth, Columbia, UCLA Anderson, INSEAD, and UT Austin McCombs – is putting on a series of information sessions for business school candidates. These events will be of great interest to anyone who is thinking seriously about business school.

Registration is free at www.kaplanGMAT.com/bschools. You can attend these Live Online Sessions from anywhere over the Internet.

Detailed Sessions Schedule

  • Selecting Your Target Business Schools

    • With Ben Baron, former Assistant Director of Admissions at Harvard Business School.

    Wednesday, June 9 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT

  • The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

    • Tuesday, June 15 – 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT

  • MIT Sloan School of Management

    • Wednesday, July 7 – 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT

  • INSEAD

    • Wednesday, June 23 – 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT

  • UCLA Anderson School of Management

    • Tuesday, July 13 – 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT

  • Columbia Business School

    • Tuesday, June 29 – 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT

  • The University of Texas at Austin – McCombs School of Business

    • Wednesday, July 21 – 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT

  • Crafting a Winning Business School Application

    • With Jeremy Shinewald, Founder/President of mbaMission.

    Wednesday, July 28 – 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT

For more details about the Information Sessions, please refer to http://www.kaplanGMAT.com/bschools

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Why MBA? – one of the hardest application questions to answer
LBS vs HEC – which is better for a specialized masters in management
Investment Banking Interviews for Dummies – frequently asked questions
NYC Meet-Up for MBA Applicants - helpful coordinating tips

]]> http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/03/why-mba-lbs-vs-hec-specialized-masters-in-management-investment-banking-interviews-for-dummies-nyc-meet-up-for-mba-applicants/feed/ 0 How to Use the MBA Rankings http://gmatclub.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-use-the-mba-rankings/ http://gmatclub.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-use-the-mba-rankings/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:59:46 +0000 Accepted.com http://gmatclub.com/blog/?p=1736 In anticipation of the Financial Times rankings’ publication, expected to be released in January, Accepted is offering you a special report, written by Linda Abraham, founder and president of Accepted.com, on the ins and outs of MBA rankings.

In this special rankings report you’ll learn:

  • What the published rankings are and are not.
  • How to use the rankings.
  • How not to abuse the rankings.

Most importantly, you’ll learn about the rankings’ value (or lack thereof). Since there is no definitive way to rank schools, ultimately a school will be #1 only if YOU are a perfect fit with that school, regardless of how other people view it.

Consequently B-school rankings should be used as supplementary not primary research material for learning about different MBA programs.

But no one will argue this point: It’s exciting when rankings come out, and they’re fun to review. Just take the time to learn how to understand them properly: Check out the Accepted’s Special Report on the MBA Rankings!


Accepted.com ~ Helping You Write Your Best

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]]> http://gmatclub.com/blog/2009/10/subscribe-to-gmat-club-forum-via-email-be-notified-daily-with-a-digest-of-latest-posts/feed/ 0 FT 2009 B-School ranking, MBA and job security – GMAT Club http://gmatclub.com/blog/2009/01/ft-2009-b-school-ranking-mba-and-job-security-gmat-club/ http://gmatclub.com/blog/2009/01/ft-2009-b-school-ranking-mba-and-job-security-gmat-club/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:32:34 +0000 dzyubam http://gmatclub.com/blog/?p=255
  • Financial Times Business School ranking 2009 discussion. You may also find our updated wiki B-School rankings useful.
  • Does MBA provide job security? Did MBA ever provide it? Read more.
    • ]]>     http://gmatclub.com/blog/2009/01/ft-2009-b-school-ranking-mba-and-job-security-gmat-club/feed/ 0     What to do after MBA, living expenses estimates – GMAT Club http://gmatclub.com/blog/2009/01/what-to-do-after-mba-living-expenses-estimates-gmat-club/ http://gmatclub.com/blog/2009/01/what-to-do-after-mba-living-expenses-estimates-gmat-club/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:03:57 +0000 dzyubam http://gmatclub.com/blog/?p=244
  • Do you really know what you want to do after you get MBA? See the poll results and comments regarding the issue in the forum.
  • What are the estimates of the living expenses during your MBA? Of course it depends on location greatly, but here are some estimates.
    • ]]>     http://gmatclub.com/blog/2009/01/what-to-do-after-mba-living-expenses-estimates-gmat-club/feed/ 0     Advice for college seniors, MBA hiring during a recession – GMAT Club forum http://gmatclub.com/blog/2008/12/advice-for-college-seniors-mba-hiring-during-a-recession-gmat-club-forum/ http://gmatclub.com/blog/2008/12/advice-for-college-seniors-mba-hiring-during-a-recession-gmat-club-forum/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:18:40 +0000 dzyubam http://gmatclub.com/blog/?p=133
  • Advice for college seniors intending to apply to a Business School is in this thread of GMAT Club forum.
  • Historical data of MBA hiring during a recession along with GMAT Clubbers comments are available here.

    • Regards,
    GMAT Club team

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