{"id":4575,"date":"2010-10-01T03:54:37","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T11:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=4575"},"modified":"2010-10-03T03:56:44","modified_gmt":"2010-10-03T11:56:44","slug":"mba-admissions-news-round-up-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/mba-admissions-news-round-up-5\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA Admissions News Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/UVADarden.aspx\">UVA Darden<\/a> announced last week the launch of its new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darden.virginia.edu\/web\/Media\/Darden-News-Articles\/2010\/Darden-School-of-Business-Launches-New-MBA-for-Executives-Global-Program\/\" target=\"_blank\">Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) program<\/a>.  The 20-month part-time program is designed for executives who are  seeking to sharpen their skills in a global framework. \"The program will  enhance the skills of high-potential executives who need to be ready on  day one to do business in any market around the globe,\" said Darden's  Dean Robert F. Bruner. \"Participants will acquire essential knowledge  and master the disciplines of business. They will learn to be effective  in diverse cultures and contexts and will analyze their current business  challenges with some of the brightest minds in the business world.\" The  program will start in fall 2011 with approximately 40 executives.<\/li>\n<li>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/mba.insead.edu\/admissions\/criteria.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">INSEAD's \"Admissions Criteria,\"<\/a> the top b-school now accepts the GRE in addition to or in place of the  GMAT. How high should you aim to score? Well, as high as possible; but  the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/INSEAD.aspx\">INSEAD<\/a> website specifies that \"candidates [should] aim for a score at or above  the 70-75th percentile for both the quantitative and verbal sections of  the GMAT and a percentile of 75-80th or above for the quantitative and  verbal sections of the GRE.\"<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/bschools\/blogs\/mba_admissions\/archives\/2010\/09\/study_ceos_with_mbas_deliver_so-so_performance.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Businessweek<\/em><\/a> article explores the topic of whether or not MBAs make the best CEOs. A  new study shows that \"hiring new CEOs with MBA degrees leads to  short-term improvements in operating performance\u2026[and that there is not]  a significant systematic relationships between CEO education and  long-term firm performance. CEO education does not seem to be an  appropriate proxy for CEO ability.\" CEO performance was measured by  several metrics, including stock returns and return on assets. The study  also found that while a CEO's MBA had little to no impact on a firm's  long-term performance, it was highly significant when it came to CEO  hiring. In other words, a CEO is more likely to be hired if he or she  holds an MBA, even if that candidate is filling the spot of a just-fired  MBA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Are you applying to business school this fall? Learn what to do,  what to avoid, and how to put your best face forward with Accepted's  5-day email course, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/EssayFlawsCourse.aspx?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=MBAContent\"><strong><em>5 Fatal Flaws<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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