Tag Archive | "Michigan Ross"
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 [...]
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Thanks, A Beautiful Mind, for bringing this up…Although these tips don’t come early enough to help you with your Ross essays, hopefully they will help you and others struggling to meet deadlines for schools with later deadlines.
Some people appreciate the challenge; some people despise it. Some people don’t have much to say and never need [...]
Bschool Life, Career, Current, MBA
The Monroe Street Journal recently interviewed Dean Robert Dolan, dean of University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Questions for the interview were selected from reader submissions made to MSJ and cover issues important to current and prospective Ross students.
The first question was about Ross’ action-based learning strategy. How will Ross maintain its [...]
Bschool Life, Career, Current, Interviews, MBA
While deferrals used to be more freely granted, this year b-schools are buckling down and saying “no,” reports BusinessWeek’s Anne VanderMay .
VanderMay provides a few reasons why top b-schools are moving in this direction. First, she says, the volume of deferrals was getting weightier. Financial problems were the most common causes of deferral requests because [...]
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We have two great chats coming up next week. If you are applying to Tuck and Cornell, don’t miss these interactive events.
Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/6:00 PM GMT Randall Sawyer, Director of Admissions at Cornell’s Johnson School of Business, along with other staff members will answer your questions. Our earlier [...]
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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 [...]
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The Aspen Institute published last week its biannual ranking of MBA programs, “Beyond Grey Pinstripes.” This ranking ignores admissions criteria and abandons ROI. Through surveys of 149 participating schools, it attempts to rank the programs according to their “social impact management” or addressing of social, environmental or ethical topics. The goal: “spotlight innovative full-time MBA [...]
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Accepted.com has had and will continue to host MBA events. Tomorrow Thursday Sept. 10 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/5:00 PM GMT, Accepted.com is hosting a chat for Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Admissions Director Soojin will be available to answer your questions in the Accepted.com chat room. If you seek an MBA program that [...]
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MICHIGAN ROSS 2010 MBA ESSAY QUESTIONS
The application is identical to last year’s application, and I have only tweaked my suggestions from last year.
Although Ross’ questions may appear superficial or generic, don’t be fooled. Ross does not want generic answers. Your answers need to connect to Ross’ multi-disciplinary action projects and commitment to action-based learning. You [...]
Bschool Life, Current, MBA
Ross released its questions, and they are:
Required Questions:
You must answer the following four questions below.
Long Answers: (500 word max)
1. Briefly describe your short-term and long-term career goals. Why is an MBA the best choice at this point in your career? What and/or who influence your decision to apply to Ross?
2. Describe your most significant professional [...]
