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[Guest Post] Choosing an MBA Location: Mainland Europe

[Guest Post] Choosing an MBA Location: Mainland Europe

A great guest post from our friends at BusinessBecause.com, enjoy! Business education, teaching methodology, language and culture varies massively across Europe. Of course it’s a hugely diverse continent, with several hundred b-schools across divided between it’s 50 countries and 23 ‘official EU languages’ spoken (although others are also used). Europe plays host to a quarter [...]

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Apply for the Stacy Blackman Consulting Challenge!

Apply for the Stacy Blackman Consulting Challenge!

We are excited to announce our participation in the 2012 Stacy Blackman Consulting Challenge! The SBC Challenge was created in order to give four deserving MBA applicants a terrific set of tools that will maximize their chances of being admitted to a top business school. SBC will be distributing four scholarship packages valued at over $6500! Winners will [...]

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[Guest Post] The Most Important Part of Your MBA Application Is….

[Guest Post] The Most Important Part of Your MBA Application Is….

A guest post from our friends at InsideTheAdCom, enjoy! The most important part of your MBA application is the decision of where to apply. You might be thinking “What???” so I’ll explain why this is true. The decision about what MBA programs you should apply to is complicated and more important than people sometimes recognize. [...]

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[Guest Post] MBA School Visits: Start Off Right

[Guest Post] MBA School Visits: Start Off Right

A guest post from our friends at Accepted.com. Enjoy! Create an Effective “Elevator Pitch” for Your B-School Visits Last season I was often asked, “How should I act during my MBA visits?” It’s wise to consider, because adcom members start to assess your social intelligence even at this early stage. Having an effective “elevator pitch” [...]

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The JD/MBA Student: A Professorial Perspective

The JD/MBA Student: A Professorial Perspective

The Dual-Degree JD/MBA Law and business graduate faculty would probably agree that this joint program is probably the most challenging in the educational community. And, from an employer’s perspective, this duality is probably the most commercially relevant. This piece speaks to the prospective MBA candidate who is curious about law school, the time/energy commitment, and [...]

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[Guest Post] Five Things You Need to Know About MBAs

[Guest Post] Five Things You Need to Know About MBAs

Considering an MBA? Here are the top five things you need to know before you make your decision. So, you’ve just graduated with your bachelor’s degree, or you’ve been in the working world for a few years (or decades) and your climb on the corporate ladder is slowing. Like many people, you’re looking for the [...]

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Ranking the Rankings: The Best MBA Programs 2012

Ranking the Rankings: The Best MBA Programs 2012

This article is for those who peruse and take very seriously the graduate (MBA) program rankings released by various entities and individuals.  How do I rate the rankings? The same 20-25 schools are listed regularly so it seems we’re just shuffling the deck every year with the same cards. The US News and World Report [...]

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[Guest Post] Choosing an MBA Location: Asia

[Guest Post] Choosing an MBA Location: Asia

Here’s a great guest post from our friends at BusinessBecause.com, enjoy!: It’s always been common to see the brightest youth of Asia jumping onto planes and flocking to the West to pursue post-graduate business courses from internationally recognized b-schools. But today, you’re just as likely to see MBA candidates from the west embarking on the [...]

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Cost of an MBA Degree: $350K.

Cost of an MBA Degree: $350K.

A recent Poets and Quants article highlights a growing divide between Pre-MBA and Post-MBA salaries at top schools. Stanford GSB is highlighted as the most expensive graduate business program at $351,662 with the least expensive ($195,380) Top 25 degree from the University of Wisconsin. These amounts are calculated using the tuition and room and board [...]

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GMAT News roundup: Female MBA Enrollment Rises, Indian GMAT Site Launched

GMAT News roundup: Female MBA Enrollment Rises, Indian GMAT Site Launched

Female MBA Enrollment Rises: A demographer visiting most GMAT classrooms would notice a pronounced gender difference. Indeed, in many programs the class profile is 2/3 male. But, that trend is changing. According to a Fins Finance article, Wharton’s Class of 2013 is 45% female compared to 40% last year. And HBS’ incoming class grew to 40% [...]

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