{"id":13954,"date":"2012-08-30T14:38:12","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T21:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=13954"},"modified":"2012-09-13T11:25:29","modified_gmt":"2012-09-13T18:25:29","slug":"admissions-straight-talk-interview-with-the-economists-bill-ridgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/admissions-straight-talk-interview-with-the-economists-bill-ridgers\/","title":{"rendered":"Admissions Straight Talk: Interview with The Economist\u2019s Bill Ridgers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bill-ridgers\"<\/a>Get the full audio<\/a> of our exciting conversation with Bill Ridgers, for great info about MBA rankings, trends, and more:<\/strong><\/p>\n

00:26:50 \u2013 Bill Ridgers: Business Education Editor at The Economist<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> \u201cWhich MBA\u201d Editor, and\u2026cricket editor for The Economist<\/em>. Cool.<\/p>\n

01:17:50 \u2013 The Which MBA?<\/em> Online Fair<\/a> (Sept 5&6). What it is, and why you should attend.<\/p>\n

03:36:50 \u2013 The Economist\u2019s <\/em>unique approach towards MBA rankings: a focus on what students really <\/em>consider important.<\/p>\n

09:45:00 \u2013 A surprising and controversial list: the The Economist\u2019s<\/em> Top 10 B-Schools from 2011.<\/p>\n

13:05:50 \u2013 When are rankings<\/a> actually a valuable source of information?<\/p>\n

15:18:00 \u2013 Trends to celebrate in business education.<\/p>\n

22:31:00 \u2013 Bill\u2019s most important advice for this year\u2019s MBA applicants. And what makes Linda cringe.<\/p>\n

Register for the Which MBA?<\/em> Online Fair<\/a>, taking place next week on Wednesday and Thursday, September 5 &6 and keep your eyes open for the new rankings due to be released in October!<\/p>\n

\"Admissions<\/a> Subscribe to Admissions Straight Talk<\/a><\/em> in iTunes so you don\u2019t miss any segments! Stay in the admissions know. (And while you\u2019re there, feel free to leave us a review.)<\/p>\n

*Theme music is courtesy of podcastthemes.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Accepted.com's experienced admissions consultants<\/a> can help you create the most impressive application possible with comprehensive packages<\/a>, <\/em><\/strong>or provide targeted assistance from picking perfect programs<\/a> to designing a dazzling resume<\/a>, constructing engaging essays<\/a>, or preparing for intense interview<\/a>s<\/a>\u2026and more! Accepted.com has guided thousands of applicants to acceptances at top MBA programs since 1994 \u2013 we know what works and what doesn't, so contact us<\/a> to get started now!<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on the Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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