Making the Most of Business School Rankings

🕔01:00, 29.Mar 2011

Choosing a B-school can be a gamble. MBA applicants shouldn’t rely on rankings alone, but the data they include are a valuable resource, admissions experts say Whenever business school rankings are released by any publication, readers flock to the Bloomberg

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MBA Waitlist Purgatory

🕔01:00, 25.Mar 2011

If you’re waitlisted, you’re still in the running, and your application has passed an important hurdle Today’s post goes out to those B-school hopefuls who may have recently received great news, upsetting news, or a mix of both – otherwise

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Need Start-Up Inspiration? Take a Peek at Harvard MBA Product Ideas

🕔01:00, 23.Mar 2011

Nine promising product ideas that recently received small funding awards from Harvard Business School These nine teams beat out 79 others to receive an average $5,000 from the Minimum Viable Product Fund, administered by the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship.

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Harvard MBA Index Flashes ‘Sell’ Warning

🕔01:00, 20.Mar 2011

Designed by a former banking analyst and Harvard Business School alumnus named Ray Soifer, the Harvard Business School Index looks at what portion of Harvard Business School graduates take “market-sensitive jobs” The best and the brightest young business minds in

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How to Strengthen Your MBA Application

🕔01:00, 19.Mar 2011

After putting so much time and dedication into completing their applications, the thought of trying again the next year can be overwhelming For the past few weeks, many M.B.A. applicants have been sleeping fitfully, biting their nails, and checking their

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Meet the MBA road warriors

🕔01:00, 16.Mar 2011

Would you travel over 14,000 miles every other weekend for an MBA? These hardy souls do it and don’t have too many qualms about the payback either. George Clooney, step aside. You’re a piker next to Harsh Gupta, the quintessential

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Maximum flexibility for unconventional MBA students

🕔01:00, 14.Mar 2011

An online business programme designed for working professionals Several years ago administrators at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School noticed a gaping hole in their MBA offerings. There were large numbers of talented candidates who would like to

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Reinventing the MBA

🕔01:00, 14.Mar 2011

B-schools are overhauling curriculum to turn out more innovative, socially responsible leaders. Lindsey Olier Barnes had just arrived in Bangalore, India for a monthlong internship at IT giant Infosys when she encountered one of the real-world problems she’d heard so

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For MBA Applicants, Economy Doesn’t Matter

🕔01:00, 8.Mar 2011

The vast majority of prospective business school students said they plan to attend business school, regardless of economic conditions, according to a new survey from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) released today The survey looked at the career aspirations

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