Tag Archive | "UVA Darden"
Bschool Life, Career, Current, MBA
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
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, Career, Current, Fun Stuff, GMAT, Interviews, MBA
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 [...]
Bschool Life, Current, MBA
Reaching out to countries like India and China is old news already. The recent trend, according to BusinessWeek in “In Hunt for Students, Business Schools Go Global” is to recruit from economically developing countries like Chile, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam. The number of U.S. B-school attendants from these emerging markets is up since last [...]
Bschool Life, Current, Fun Stuff, MBA
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 [...]
Bschool Life, Career, Current, MBA
Forbes published today its 2010 MBA rankings for US and non-US MBA programs. The Forbes ranking is based on ROI, specifically “the return on investment achieved by the graduates from the class of 2004.” Forbes surveyed 17,000 alumni at 103 schools and heard back from 24% of those grads in compiling its data.
For the US, [...]
Bschool Life, Current, MBA
UVA Darden 2010 MBA Essay Questions
Darden is asking entirely new questions this year, and unusual ones too. While the triggers and prompts have changed, your goal remains the same: Answer the questions and reveal what is impressive and distinctive about you. Tell them what you want them to know in response to their questions.
My comments [...]
Bschool Life, Current, MBA
2009-2010 MBA Application Essay Questions
1.How have the changes in the global economy over the last 18 months affected you and your plan for the future? (400 words)
2.What will you contribute to an MBA program and what are your personal and professional expectations of the program you attend? (600 words)
Short and sweet. That’s how Darden [...]
Bschool Life, MBA
The AIGAC conference this year was fantastic. The first day consisted of presentations from Pete Johnson of Haas, Christie St. John of Tuck, Cassandra Pittman of INSEAD, Wendy Huber of Darden, Soojin Kwon Koh of Ross, and Bruce Delmonico of Yale’s SOM. During the second day AIGAC was hosted by NYU Stern and Columbia Business [...]
Bschool Life, Current, MBA
In my meanderings on the web I came across an interesting post, “GmatClub.com Meet-up Report, Columbia’s optional essay 4, Changes in Recruiting” by a 2010 MBA applicant, XClick, who writes the A New Yorker’s MBA Journey – Yo! blog. At the meetup, he spoke with a couple of accepted MBA applicants:
I asked [the applicant accepted [...]
