{"id":5659,"date":"2010-12-23T09:15:58","date_gmt":"2010-12-23T17:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=5659"},"modified":"2010-12-23T09:15:58","modified_gmt":"2010-12-23T17:15:58","slug":"mba-admissions-news-roundup-improv-social-media-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/mba-admissions-news-roundup-improv-social-media-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA Admissions News Roundup: Improv, Social Media, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<li>In a <em>Businessweek<\/em> blog post, \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/bschools\/blogs\/mba_admissions\/archives\/2010\/12\/mit_sloan_bring_improv_to_the_mba_classroom.html\" target=\"_blank\">MIT Brings Improv to the MBA Classroom<\/a>,\" Alison Damast describes the leadership focused MBA acting class called Improvisational Leadership: In the Moment Leadership Skills. The second-year course integrates creative arts into the more classic business school curriculum, and focuses on \"soft skills\" by bringing to the classroom experiential exercises, real-life simulations, and interactive improvisations.<\/li>\n<li>Does where you attended college as an undergrad affect your chances of getting into a top MBA program? According to Dean Jim Dean of UNC Kenan-Flagler, it matters some, but it's not the only thing that matters. What really matters, he explains, is doing well, and so you shouldn't shy away from applying to a top MBA program if you didn't go to a top undergraduate institution. For more on this, view the <em>Bloomberg Businessweek<\/em> article, \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/bschools\/blogs\/business-school-explained\/archives\/2010\/12\/does_undergrad_institution_matter_when_it_comes_to_mba_admissions.html\" target=\"_blank\">Does Undergrad Institution Matter When It Comes To MBA Admissions?<\/a>\"<\/li>\n<li>George Yip, dean of the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University, announced his decision to stand down as dean in June 2011, reports a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/2\/9522b8be-06ed-11e0-8c29-00144feabdc0.html#axzz181Zey800\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Financial Times<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>article. The top business school, located in the Netherlands, will be naming a new dean in the next few weeks.<\/li>\n<li>If you want to participate in the business world nowadays, you'll have to know a thing or two (or more) about social media. Facebook and Twitter have literally changed the way businesses communicate and business school students need to make sure they stay up-to-date with online networking technologies. Read the recent <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> article, \"<a href=\"https:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748703514904575602464200355530.html?mod=ITP_pageone_8\" target=\"_blank\">Business Schools Tackle Social Media<\/a>,\" for insights as to how social media is changing the business world and how business schools are updating their curricula to accommodate those changes.<\/li>\n<p><strong>Become a part of Accepted's social media network and stay up-to-date on the latest admissions events and news. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/accepted\"><strong>Follow Accepted.com on Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong> and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Accepted\"><strong>Like us on Facebook<\/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>In a Businessweek blog post, &#8220;MIT Brings Improv to the MBA Classroom,&#8221; Alison Damast describes the leadership focused MBA acting class called Improvisational Leadership: In the Moment Leadership Skills. 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