{"id":4935,"date":"2010-11-06T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2010-11-06T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=4935"},"modified":"2010-12-15T06:57:42","modified_gmt":"2010-12-15T14:57:42","slug":"mba-news-roundup-studying-for-your-mba-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/mba-news-roundup-studying-for-your-mba-on-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA News Roundup: Studying for your MBA&#8230; on Facebook?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You already hang out on Facebook, but did you know it could get you closer to your MBA? This week's roundup covers a social networking study program, one student's sustainable summer internship experience, and admissions tips from Ross School of Business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoplemanagement.co.uk\/pm\/articles\/2010\/10\/business-school-unveils-facebook-mba.htm\">Business School Unveils \"Facebook MBA\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As you're tagging and uploading photos, poking friends, and growing some crops on Farmville on Facebook, have you ever considered viewing business school lectures at the same time?  The London School of Business and Finance is now making its lectures and other course material available on Facebook for anyone to view.  Read more about it in this <em>People Management<\/em> post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/bschools\/content\/oct2010\/bs20101014_348973.htm\">Admissions Q&amp;A: University of Michigan <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are you considering University of Michigan's Ross School of Business?  This<em> Businessweek<\/em> Q&amp;A with an admissions director emphasizes the importance of sincerity in your application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2010\/10\/28\/news\/baker_retail_endowment.fortune\/\">Wharton Shops for Retail MBAs <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>CNNMoney<\/em> reports that Jay and Patty Baker have provided an  additional $15 million to the Wharton School of Business to entice  students to study retail in both business school and college.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/bschools\/content\/sep2010\/bs20100922_157857.htm\">A Sustainable Summer <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read about this Georgetown University McDonough School of Business student's MBA and internship experience in sustainable energy in this post on <em>Businessweek<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/news\/gulf\/uae\/education\/online-vs-traditional-degrees-which-is-better-1.704133\">Online vs. Traditional Degrees: Which is better? <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Gulf News<\/em> compares both ways to obtain a degree and considers the importance of the online factor in education.<\/p>\n<p><em>Remember to follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/knewtongmat\">KnewtonGMAT<\/a> on Twitter for more b-school news updates!<\/em><\/p>\n<div>Click here to learn more about Knewton's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knewton.com\/gmat\/\" target=\"_blank\">GMAT prep course<\/a> or find more helpful articles on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knewton.com\/blog\/gmat\" target=\"_blank\">GMAT blog<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You already hang out on Facebook, but did you know it could get you closer to your MBA? 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