{"id":27536,"date":"2015-02-11T12:15:06","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T19:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=27536"},"modified":"2015-02-11T09:21:07","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T16:21:07","slug":"valentines-day-economics-and-stanford-gsb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/valentines-day-economics-and-stanford-gsb\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day, Economics, and Stanford GSB"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ListenThe Valentine\u2019s Day episode of Admissions Straight Talk -- the perfect opportunity to invite\u2026 an economist to be our guest on the show.<\/p>\n

Listen to the full recording<\/span> of our enlightening conversation with Dr. Paul Oyer, Professor of Economics, at Stanford\u2019s Graduate School of Business. Dr. Oyer and Linda discuss the common thread between dating, economics, and admissions. Spot-on, right?<\/p>\n

00:02:12 \u2013 Featured Applicant Question: <\/em>Do I need to explain my low GPA to the adcom?<\/p>\n

00:06:18 \u2013 Why Dr. Oyer wrote Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Economics I Learned from Online Dating.<\/em><\/p>\n

00:11:04 \u2013 The limits of economics in explaining online dating.<\/p>\n

00:15:49 \u2013 How offline dating is like an economic market too. (Yup, economists take the fun out of everything.)<\/p>\n

00:17:42 \u2013 Signaling: Why education is a waste, but still serves a purpose. How virtual roses signify credibility. And what the college\/grad school admissions process has to do with signaling.<\/p>\n

00:32:06 \u2013 The parallels between economics and dating \u2013 Wonderful, but not surprising.<\/p>\n

00:33:47 \u2013 An interesting aspect of the lawaw and MBA student internship-to-job-offer ratios.<\/p>\n

00:38:20 \u2013 A Stanford GSB professor\u2019s reflection on the defining characteristic of students at that b-school.<\/p>\n

00:40:51 \u2013 How Dr. Oyer\u2019s books have changed his teaching.<\/p>\n

00:43:36 \u2013 What MBA students need to know before they start school.<\/p>\n

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

Related Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span><\/em>Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Economics I Learned from Online Dating<\/a><\/em>
\n\u2022 Roadside MBA: Back Road Lessons for Entrepreneurs, Executives and Small Business Owners<\/a> <\/span><\/em>
\n \u2022 <\/span>How to Be a Better Valentine, Through Economics<\/a>
\n\u2022 Stanford GSB Zone<\/a>
\n\u2022 Stanford GSB 2015 MBA Questions, Deadlines, Tips<\/a>
\n\u2022 Get Accepted to Stanford GSB<\/a>, a free webinar<\/p>\n

Related Shows:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 A B-School Professor on Main Street, USA<\/a>
\n\u2022 The Stanford MSx Program for Experienced Leaders<\/a>
\n\u2022 MBA Project Search: Matchmaking for MBAs and Businesses<\/a>
\n\u2022 Entrepreneurship at Stanford GSB: Carlypso Drives Down the Startup St.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Accepted.com's experienced admissions consultants<\/span><\/a> can help you create the most impressive application possible with comprehensive packages<\/span><\/a>, <\/i><\/b>or provide targeted assistance from picking perfect programs<\/span><\/a> to designing a dazzling resume<\/span><\/a>, constructing engaging essays<\/span><\/a>, or preparing for intense interview<\/span><\/a>s<\/span><\/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<\/span><\/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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