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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.

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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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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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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Top 5 Reasons an MBA is a Bad Investment

🕔01:00, 16.Feb 2011

The once-golden MBA is quickly losing its luster For years, an MBA degree has been seen as a first-class ticket to the management fast track. People spend $100,000 (or more!) to earn the degree, confident that it will propel their

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Meet the enemy of the MBA

🕔01:00, 10.Feb 2011

Josh Kaufman, 28, is a self-proclaimed “independent business educator.” If Josh Kaufman had gone to business school, he probably would have graduated this year with an MBA from Harvard or Stanford. But Kaufman, a 28-year-old entrepreneur and former assistant brand

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Penn State Cracks Down on Plagiarism

🕔01:00, 3.Feb 2011

At the Smeal College of Business, dozens of MBA applicants who plagiarized admissions essays on “principled leadership” were shown the door. They won’t be the last dmissions Director Carrie Marcinkevage was sitting in her office reviewing business school application essays

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For MBAs, Breaking Even is a More Distant Dream

🕔01:00, 6.Jan 2011

Higher tuition and lower starting salaries mean it now takes MBAs nearly a year longer to earn back their B-school investment than it did in 2008 The hits just keep coming for the MBA Class of 2010. First, the economy

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Top Business School Announces Creative Way for Applicants to Present Themselves

🕔01:00, 16.Jul 2007

MBA students to present to submit up to four slides with application. A departure from text-only applications of past To enable prospective full-time MBA students to present a more complete picture of their candidacy, applicants to the University of Chicago

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Essay writing lesson 3: Structure and outline

🕔01:00, 3.Jan 2003

The easiest way to sabotage all the work you have done so far is to skip this lesson. Writing is as much a discipline as it is an art, and to ensure that your essays flow well and make sense,

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Essay writing lesson 4: Style and Tone

🕔01:00, 3.Jan 2003

Over the years, our editors have seen some amazing stories become dreadfully boring and some ridiculously dry topics transform into an exciting read. The culprit (or hero): writing style. Witness the advice of some admissions officers: Use a conversational style

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