{"id":14961,"date":"2012-10-22T12:41:04","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T19:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=14961"},"modified":"2013-03-21T18:34:13","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T01:34:13","slug":"interview-with-john-byrne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/interview-with-john-byrne\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with John Byrne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/pic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14962\" title=\"John Byrne\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/pic.png\" alt=\"John Byrne\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a>This week\u2019s episode of Accepted Admissions Straight Talk features an <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/admissions_straight_talk\/p\/www.accepted.com\/IV_with_John_Byrne.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">exciting interview<\/a> with John Byrne of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/poetsandquants.com\/\">Poets and Quants<\/a><\/em>. Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/admissions_straight_talk\/p\/www.accepted.com\/IV_with_John_Byrne.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">full recording<\/a> for some great insights into MBA rankings, admissions, the ROI of an MBA, and more.<\/p>\n<p>00:32:25 \u2013 Meet our guest, John Byrne, founder of C-Change Media, parent company of <em>Poets and Quants<\/em>, prolific author, and designer of the original <em>Businessweek<\/em> rankings.<\/p>\n<p>01:40:50 \u2013 A labor of love: How John got involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/info.accepted.com\/mba-rankings-report\" target=\"_blank\">MBA Rankings<\/a>, and how some of the top rankings systems work (or don\u2019t work).<\/p>\n<p>17:23:50 \u2013 The move from editor-in-chief of <em>Businesweek <\/em>to MBA and graduate education guru.<\/p>\n<p>20:21:50 \u2013 What\u2019s next for <em>Poets and Quants<\/em>? An inside look at an exciting upcoming project.<\/p>\n<p>27:01:00 \u2013 Is there rhyme or reason to the winners and losers in the application volume stats at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/Zones\/bschools.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">US full-time MBA programs<\/a>? And why is GMAT-taking at a record high?<\/p>\n<p>34:47:50 \u2013 Business education trends to expect over the next couple of years. This will make you smile.<\/p>\n<p>38:55:00 \u2013 Words of wisdom for applicants <a href=\"https:\/\/info.accepted.com\/mba\/where-you-should-apply\/\" target=\"_blank\">applying<\/a> this fall.<\/p>\n<p>43:16:00 \u2013 One last point: the benefit of an MBA. Wow!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/info.accepted.com\/admissions-straight-talk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"AdmissionsStraightTalk\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/AdmissionsStraightTalk-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Admissions Straight Talk\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" \/><\/a> Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/info.accepted.com\/admissions-straight-talk\/\">Admissions Straight Talk<\/a> 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<p><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">*Theme music is courtesy of podcastthemes.com.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s episode of Accepted Admissions Straight Talk features an exciting interview with John Byrne of Poets and Quants. 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