Tag Archive | "Stanford GSB"
Current, MBA
Test prep companies have a busy season ahead of them; test prep traffic is bound to increase as future b-school applicants scramble to prepare for the Next Generation GMAT, reports a Businessweek article, “GMAT Test Prep: Changes on the Way.” The new GMAT, which will launch in 2012, will include a new integrated reasoning section [...]
Bschool Life, Career, Current, MBA
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be joining the Stanford GSB faculty next month as co-director of the school’s Center for Global Business and the Economy, reports a Businessweek blog post last week. The center “aims to be the leader in developing and disseminating curriculum materials, research, and conceptual frameworks on global issues.” This [...]
Bschool Life, Current
It’s been a season of change for deans at top business schools in the U.S. Last week Sunil Kumar, Stanford GSB’s Professor of Operations, Information, and Technology, was named the new dean of Chicago Booth.
According to Robert Zimmer, University of Chicago president, “[Kumar] brings the right blend of vision, entrepreneurial energy and academic leadership that [...]
Bschool Life, Career, Current, MBA
They were looking for four things. I didn’t know until I’d made it to the third and last round of interviews, but McKinsey and Company, the strategy consulting firm perennially ranked among the top “dream” employers of MBA students, was looking for four specific qualities in the candidates they hired. By my calculations, McKinsey made [...]
Bschool Life, Current, MBA
Here’s some advice: When the associate director of MBA admissions from your target school offers pointed, clear essay tips, MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THEM!
So for those of you applying to Stanford GSB, listen up as Allison Davis shares the top 8 mistakes applicants make on their essays:
1. Not making Essay B specific to the GSB.
2. [...]
Current, MBA
Stanford GSB 2011 Essay Questions
This Stanford GSB 2011 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. You can access the entire series at http://blog.accepted.com/acceptedcom_blog/tag/2011-mba-application-tips. My tips for answering Stanford’s essay questions are in red below.
Essay 1: What [...]
Career, Current, MBA
According to new Bloomberg Businessweek research, graduates from top business schools (which are also the most expensive programs) earn more straight out of school and down the road than do grads from lower ranked, less expensive schools. And they don’t just make a little more…but a lot.
Robert Dammon, CMU Tepper associate dean and professor, explains [...]
Bschool Life, Current, Fun Stuff, MBA, Other
The winners of this year’s Beautiful B-School photo contest are…
The First Prize ($200 Amazon gift certificate) goes to BizWiz for his shot of Stanford GSB’s Oval Park:
Second Prize ($100 gift certificate) goes to Matt Thieleman for his picture of Tappan Street and Michigan Ross amidst some stunning fall foliage.
Third Prize ($50 gift certificate) goes to [...]
Current, MBA
U.S. News and World Report has had a lot of coverage recently on the boom in GRE popularity among top U.S. business schools.
The option to take the GRE instead of the GMAT exam is a somewhat recent development. What began as a trend (started by Stanford GSB) among a few schools has exploded into an [...]
Books, Bschool Life, Career, Current, Fun Stuff, MBA
Wharton will host the first official “MBA Peer School Forum,” a gathering of top MBA student government leaders. The three-day President Summit will focus on “inter-school cohesion and collaboration” as well as initiatives that will “bring positive impact to business and society.” The event will include the collaboration of outgoing and incoming student presidents from [...]
