{"id":4167,"date":"2010-08-19T02:54:44","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T10:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=4167"},"modified":"2010-08-19T02:54:44","modified_gmt":"2010-08-19T10:54:44","slug":"new-comprehensive-mba-rankings-and-info-site-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/new-comprehensive-mba-rankings-and-info-site-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"New Comprehensive MBA Rankings and Info Site Unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Byrne, former editor of Businessweek.com, has just launched a new website geared towards b-school applicants. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/bschools\/blogs\/mba_admissions\/archives\/2010\/08\/new_b-school_web_site_features_mba_ranking.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>BW <\/em>blog post<\/a> introducing the new website, which is called <a href=\"https:\/\/poetsandquants.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Poets &amp; Quants<\/a>, \"Byrne is attempting to make [the site] the go-to place for prospective b-school students researching MBA programs, or anyone looking for news and analysis from the world of management education.\"<\/p>\n<p>Check out the site. You'll find that it is extremely comprehensive, offering its readers \"head-to-head comparisons\" of different b-schools (like in this <a href=\"https:\/\/poetsandquants.com\/2010\/08\/04\/mit-vs-harvard\/\" target=\"_blank\">MIT vs. Harvard post<\/a>), webinars, in-depth reports on individual schools, original content on admissions news and rankings, and syndicated articles from other well-known sources.<\/p>\n<p>The sites new rankings are, according to the <em>BW<\/em> post, \"the centerpiece of Byrne's efforts.\" So far, Poets &amp; Quants have featured two new rankings: the <a href=\"https:\/\/poetsandquants.com\/2010\/07\/30\/top-30-non-u-s-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\">top 30 non-U.S. business schools<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/poetsandquants.com\/2010\/08\/05\/our-new-mba-ranking-of-the-top-50-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\">top 50 U.S. business schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Byrne's rankings are calculated by combining the rankings of the five top rankings publications: Businessweek, Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, and U.S. News &amp; World Report. Bryne claims that all MBA rankings are flawed, and that his will be \"the most authoritative rankings ever published,\" which, according to the <em>BW<\/em> post, doesn't make much sense\u2014how will combining five flawed statistics into one uber-flawed result in \"the best and most reliable\" ranking? It seems that the resulting rankings will testify to the wisdom of the line, popularized by Mark Twain. \"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.\"<\/p>\n<p>Bryne also plans on unveiling a unique report that analyzes and ranks the other ranking publications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you interested in learning more about the value (and lack thereof) of school rankings? You don\u2019t need to wait for Bryne\u2019s report. Download Accepted.com's free special report, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/rankingreport.pdf?utm_campaign=BlogContent&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_source=BlogVisitors&amp;utm_content=RankingReport\"><strong><em>The Rankings<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, now! <\/strong><\/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>John Byrne, former editor of Businessweek.com, has just launched a new website geared towards b-school applicants. 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