Why do graduate schools both brag about their ranking and complain about the rankings? The rankings reverse roles. The schools are being graded, and they don’t like it any more…
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Columbia's 2010 J-Term Deadlines Columbia will review applications for its accelerated program between April 20, 2009 and October 7, 2009. It promises a response in eight weeks. Columbia's January 2010…
How should you use the rankings? For initial research and data mining. And maybe a little reputation checking if you are lucky enough to receive multiple acceptances. First for that…
The rankings are not… The rankings are not objective measures of educational quality that apply across the board to all students. Nothing fits that bill. Educational quality is highly subjective,…
US News is publishing its much-watched, much-maligned annual ranking of graduate programs by April 23. I have developed several posts on rankings, what they are, what they aren't, and how…
Ahembeea, author of the MBA Beckons blog, writes in"Lessons From My Journey," the lessons he has learned while applying to several top business schools and ultimately gaining acceptance to Emory's…
In "Extracurriculars: The Extras That Count" BusinessWeek's Francesca Di Meglio explores the role extracurriculars play in admissions decisions. (I'm quoted) A few highlights: To add breadth and multiple dimensions to your…
Tweet! It's Thursday again and time for our next winner!Thank YouThursday Liz Short 19 followers • from West Virginia, US Congratulations on winning your choice of Accepted.com Admissions Ebooks! We…
All around the Net, people are musing about graduate options and educational plans. Katedp tweets, "I'm idly pondering getting an MBA. Not sure I want to go back to school…
Since September the Accepted Admissions Almanac has posted frequently about the impact of the financial crisis on MBA admissions, hiring, and financial aid. We have collected these posts in a…