{"id":3129,"date":"2010-05-06T00:50:02","date_gmt":"2010-05-06T08:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=3129"},"modified":"2010-05-10T00:51:53","modified_gmt":"2010-05-10T08:51:53","slug":"all-mba-all-news-an-mba-admissions-news-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/all-mba-all-news-an-mba-admissions-news-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"All MBA, All News: An MBA Admissions News Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wharton.upenn.edu\/news\/3631.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Wharton will host the first official \"MBA Peer School Forum,\"<\/a> a gathering of top MBA student government leaders. The three-day President Summit will focus on \"inter-school cohesion and collaboration\" as well as initiatives that will \"bring positive impact to business and society.\" The event will include the collaboration of outgoing and incoming student presidents from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/Wharton.aspx\">Wharton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/chicago.aspx\">Chicago Booth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/Columbia.aspx\">Columbia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/NorthwesternKellogg.aspx\">Northwestern Kellogg<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/HarvardHBS.aspx\">HBS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/MITSloan.aspx\">MIT Sloan<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/Stanford.aspx\">Stanford GSB<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>As social media penetrates the business world, business schools have no choice but to jump on the bandwagon and make sure that their students are well equipped with social media knowledge, reports the <em>New York Times<\/em> article, \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/03\/31\/education\/31iht-riedmba.html\" target=\"_blank\">Business Schools Respond to Demand for Use of Social Media<\/a>.\" Top b-schools, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/HarvardHBS.aspx\">Harvard Business School<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/INSEAD.aspx\">INSEAD<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/LondonBusinessSchool.aspx\">London Business School<\/a>, are now incorporating social media material into their MBA curriculums. Anthony Salcito, VP of worldwide education at Microsoft, explains that as businesses adopt and adapt to the commercial value of social media networks, universities need to keep their students up to speed on the profitable potential of internet marketing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Related Accepted.com MBA Resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/zones\/bschools.aspx?utm_campaign=MBAContent&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_source=BlogVisitors&amp;utm_content=BSchoolZones\">B-School Zones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/navigatingmaze.aspx?utm_campaign=BlogContent&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_source=BlogVisitors&amp;utm_content=NavigateMaze\"><em><span style=\"color: blue\">Navigating the MBA Maze<\/span><\/em><\/a>, an ecourse.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/ecommerce\/ebook1.aspx?utm_campaign=BlogContent&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_source=BlogReaders&amp;utm_content=SubmitStellar1\"><em><span style=\"color: blue\">Submit a Stellar Application: 42 Terrific Tips<\/span><\/em><\/a>, an instantly downloadable ebook.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/mbabooks.aspx#blastoff?utm_campaign=BlogContent&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_source=MBAContent&amp;utm_content=MBABlastOff\">MBA BlastOff: 45 Terrific Tips to Launch Your MBA Application<\/a><em><span style=\"color: blue\">,<\/span><\/em><span class=\"apple-style-span\"><span style=\"color: black\"> <\/span><\/span>an instantly downloadable ebook.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Want our news sent directly to your inbox? <\/strong><a title=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/blog\/subscribe.aspx?utm_campaign=BlogContent&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_source=BlogVisitors&amp;utm_content=SubscribeBlog\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/blog\/subscribe.aspx\"><strong>Subscribe to the Accepted Admissions Almanac by clicking here!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/MBA\/Default.aspx?utm_campaign=MBAContent&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_source=BlogVisitors&amp;utm_content=MBAIcon\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"full-image-block ssNonEditable\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profile.ak.fbcdn.net\/object3\/947\/54\/s8255073883_9880.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1260090948492\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span>Accepted.com<\/a> ~ Helping You Write Your Best<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wharton will host the first official &#8220;MBA Peer School Forum,&#8221; a gathering of top MBA student government leaders. 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