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Getting into Business School

If you are not there yet, here’s where you should start. Some important decisions: which program is the right one for you? How to get accepted? How much will it cost, and can you afford it? This section will guide you through the process.

50 Reasons Why You Should Get An MBA

50 Reasons Why You Should Get An MBA

🕔01:00, 8.Mar 2016

To MBA or not to MBA? There’s no question! The Masters in Business Administration has been catapulting careers to unprecedented heights since Harvard Business School launched the first ever MBA program in 1908. Today, the MBA is the world’s most

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Prepare for Short Answer MBA Application Essay Questions

Prepare for Short Answer MBA Application Essay Questions

🕔01:00, 26.Feb 2016

Ten years ago, lengthy MBA essays were a staple of business school applications. Flash forward to today, and admissions departments worldwide have reduced the word count and number of essays candidates must tackle. Whether the influence is social media, with

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Warren Buffett on the Importance of an MBA

Warren Buffett on the Importance of an MBA

🕔01:00, 25.Feb 2016

In 2001, Warren Buffett was interviewed by the University of Nebraska Business Magazine with regards to his views on the importance of earning an MBA nowadays. His comments provide a wide view on knowledge, learning and, in his view, the

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Is Business School Worth the Money?

Is Business School Worth the Money?

🕔01:00, 23.Feb 2016

Over time, MBAs earn $1 million more than non-MBAs, says a new study. If you’re on the fence about whether to spend the time and money to pursue a graduate business degree, a new report from the Graduate Management Admission

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How an MBA Admissions Committee Decides

How an MBA Admissions Committee Decides

🕔01:00, 22.Feb 2016

It’s not just GMAT scores any more. On a chilly winter day in Boston, the group is huddled in a windowless, nondescript room. Piled high on a side table is enough junk food—potato chips, popcorn and Oreo cookies—to put an

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4 Questions to Ask at MBA Admissions Events

4 Questions to Ask at MBA Admissions Events

🕔01:00, 16.Feb 2016

When it comes to applying to business school, connecting with a school’s admissions team can be a key part of the process. For prospective students, this connection often happens at admissions events. School representatives travel to Chicago, Denver and dozens

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MBA by numbers: inside the $200.000 cost

MBA by numbers: inside the $200.000 cost

🕔01:00, 14.Feb 2016

When it comes to value for money, European MBA programmes outperform their North American counterparts. Nine out of 10 of the best value-for-money programmes in the Financial Times Global MBA ranking 2016 are in Europe, while 44 of the North

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Can An MBA Change Lives? This Stanford AND Harvard Grad Thinks So

Can An MBA Change Lives? This Stanford AND Harvard Grad Thinks So

🕔01:00, 12.Feb 2016

Investing in a business education is a major undertaking, and applicants focus a lot of attention on the immediate return that a place in a top business school will achieve. Whether in the data provided by schools on the latest

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Acing the MBA Admissions Essay

Acing the MBA Admissions Essay

🕔01:00, 9.Feb 2016

If you’re working on an essay for an MBA program this application season, here’s one big tip: do not mention Hitler when you’re writing about leadership. Julie Barefoot, admissions director at Emory’s Goizueta Business School, said that receiving a leadership

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Here’s Why You Don’t Need an MBA to Get Ahead in Business

Here’s Why You Don’t Need an MBA to Get Ahead in Business

🕔01:00, 7.Feb 2016

There are other paths to the corner office. The Leadership Insider network is an online community where the most thoughtful and influential people in business contribute answers to timely questions about careers and leadership. Today’s answer to the question: Career

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