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What MBA Programs Should You Apply To Next Season?Feb 22

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, Career, Current, MBA

Financial Times Global 2010 MBA RankingsJan 25

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 [...]
Bschool Life, Career, Current, MBA

Stanford Wins First Place for Forbes’ “The Most Satisfied MBAs”Jan 20

Forbes took its survey findings from “The Best Business Schools” and compiled a second rankings report: “The Most Satisfied MBAs.” Stanford won top slot for both rankings. It is #1 for providing the best return on investment for its graduates, as well as for churning out MBAs who are extremely satisfied with their current jobs and [...]
Blog, Bschool Life, Career, Current, MBA

The New “Liberal Arts MBA” CurriculumJan 13

Learning how to think creatively and critically, according to Roger Martin, dean of University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, should be just as important to MBA students as learning finance or accounting. These skills are crucial to approaching problems head-on and to creating innovative solutions. These learning concepts have long been implemented in liberal arts [...]
Bschool Life, Current, GMAT, MBA

GMAT or GRE: Which is Best for You?Jan 3

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, GMAT, MBA

MBA Admissions News Round UpDec 16

Last week was packed with MBA admissions-related news. It’s time for a round up! This MBA Podcaster video includes valuable information on Stanford’s MBA application and b-school experience, including an interview with Linda Abraham, Accepted’s founder and president, about the application process and Stanford’s essays, as well as up close and personal tidbits from Stanford students [...]
Bschool Life, Current, Interviews, MBA

MBA Applicants: What Should You Do Now?Dec 4

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 [...]
Bschool Life, Career, Current, MBA

MBA Admissions: Happening @ Accepted.comNov 26

There is a lot going on for MBA’s at Accepted.com: MBA November special ends on Monday November 30. You can save $100 on any order of $2000 or more. Start now to be ready for those January deadlines. (Coupon code MBA100.) But hurry. The coupon code expires on Monday at midnight Eastern Time (GMT -5:00). MBA Letters [...]
Bschool Life, Current, Interviews, MBA

Beyond Grey Pinstripes Ranking of MBA ProgramsOct 27

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 [...]
Bschool Life, Interviews, MBA

MBA Admissions News: Tuck, Rankings, Global Entrepreneurship, MBA InterviewsOct 16

Let’s take a look at a few developments during a busy October for MBA applicants: The Dartmouth News published an article about the increasing percentage of women at Tuck with a couple of factoids about Harvard and Wharton. Unfortunately, there is an inaccuracy in the article regarding a non-existent experience requirement at Tuck. I checked with [...]

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