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Map of top B-Schools Updated on: 07 Aug 2009, 11:10
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Hi all,

I put together a custom Google Map with all of the top US business schools charted on it. It has helped put things in perspective for me as far as location goes, so I just thought I'd share.

Green = Ultra Elite
Yellow = Elite
Red = Other Top
Blue= International Elite
Purple = Regional Elite

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Blue = International Elite
Purple = Regional Elite
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nicely done, toga...kudos :)
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Awesome.. simple wonderful :)
If you have info regarding the GMAT scores these Colleges are looking for, please update that ...


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Awesome.. simple wonderful :)
If you have info regarding the GMAT scores these Colleges are looking for, please update that ...


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That info is available here: the-pants-pooping-applicant-thread-for-78477.html
and here: international-schools-rankings-class-profiles-and-comparison-83394.html
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That info is available here: the-pants-pooping-applicant-thread-for-78477.html
and here: international-schools-rankings-class-profiles-and-comparison-83394.html
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thanks bb -- and fyi to others, the map is open for editing by anyone so please feel free to add relevant/helpful information to it.
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That info is available here: the-pants-pooping-applicant-thread-for-78477.html
and here: international-schools-rankings-class-profiles-and-comparison-83394.html

thanks bb -- and fyi to others, the map is open for editing by anyone so please feel free to add relevant/helpful information to it.
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Is there a way to mass import?
We have a list of all GMAT Scores here: the-pants-pooping-applicant-thread-for-78477.html, I am wondering if there is a better way to import them other than copy&paste?
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Comment, how come there aren't any regional elites in asia?
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Interesting map which raises several (endless) arguments. I would think it would be better to be "Regional elite" if you want to be in that region, rather than "elite" or "other top". Moreover, McCombs, for example, is far better than Duke, Darden, Ross, others of that ilk IF you want to end up in Texas. I think really outside of maybe 3-5 schools, most are "regional elite". I'm not going to Stern if I want to work Texas. I realize this brings up endless arguments, perceptions, etc...just my 2 cents.

Also, for regional elite (as a Texan) I would add:

SMU Cox
Rice Jones
Texas A&M Mays

All are somewhere in the Top 50 of the various rankings and all place very well within the state (home of more fortune 500 cos than any other).

Ok that's my TX plugging for the day.
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Comment, how come there aren't any regional elites in asia?
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Hmmm, i put in a few schools in Asia a while a go, but my edits are gone.. I;m not on the collaborators list anymore so can't edit.
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Where is Yale SOM?
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The map has been cleaned up and embedded into the forum.
See the first post: map-of-top-b-schools-67115.html#p492916
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Updated Georgetown to be in DC instead of South Carolina.
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Just added Harvard, Stanford, Columbia. Ultra Elites are now fully mapped :) Lot of schools are yet to be added though


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Stern is also there now.
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Bump :-)
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Pretty cool looking at how the schools are distributed on the map.

On another note, shouldn't Stanford be classified as an Ultra Elite?
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Pretty cool looking at how the schools are distributed on the map.

On another note, shouldn't Stanford be classified as an Ultra Elite?
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I have changed it/reclassified. The map is actually an open project - anyone can edit :-)
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the South doesn't seem to be doing too well. Most of the elite ones are in the area close to New England.
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the South doesn't seem to be doing too well. Most of the elite ones are in the area close to New England.
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University of Virginia and Duke should both be there, possibly "Near Elite" (both around 8-12, depending on ranking/year). But yes, the Northeast is the spiritual and traditional homeland of the business school. All the "firsts" came from the Ivy League - Wharton was the first undergraduate business program, Tuck was the first graduate one, and Harvard was the first to coin the term MBA. And most major business hubs are in the Northeast.
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Great Job.
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