Business School Admissions Needs an Overhaul
To diminish the role of admissions consultants, B-schools need to change the application process. For starters, they should downplay essays.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alex Fleming | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Getting In, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
Harvard’s unofficial guide to the MBA interview
As business schools begin to invite candidates for admissions interviews, HBS’s newspaper has published its unofficial guide to the process. What questions should you expect?
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John A. Byrne | Sources: FORTUNE, Poets & Quants | Subject: Getting In
Beat The GMAT
Beat The GMAT is attempting to be the top community that empowers people to learn, share, teach, and support each other throughout the MBA admissions process. Beat The GMAT members enjoy many benefits, including:
– Access to the largest aggregation of GMAT prep and MBA admissions advice/resources in the world
– A social network where MBA applicants, students, admissions officers, GMAT teachers, and MBA consultants … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Subjects: Getting In, GMAT
The $20 million MBA draft
Every year, admissions officials from top MBA programs across the country gather in a St. Louis hotel to dole out millions in funds from the single largest MBA scholarship fund in the world.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John A. Byrne | Source: FORTUNE | Subjects: Financing Your MBA, Getting In, Women & Minority MBA Issues
MBA hopefuls: Need to scrub your social media profile?
MBA candidates who have less than stellar web histories or happen to share a name with a convicted murderer should know that admissions teams are watching, and searching. There’s hope, though.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John A. Byrne | Sources: FORTUNE, Poets & Quants | Subject: Getting In
Reapplying to B-School: A Primer
To improve your chances when reapplying to an MBA program, make a few key improvements to your application, apply early, and have a backup plan.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
Penn State Cracks Down on Plagiarism
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.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alison Damast | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Business School News, Getting In
More B-Schools Accepting GRE
It’s been well over a year since many top business schools started allowing applicants to submit the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) for admissions, and the number of schools joining this pool continues to grow, according to a new survey from Kaplan Test Prep released on Dec. 1.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alison Damast | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Getting In, GMAT
B-School Admission Essays, For a Fee
Perfect Words and Essaywriter say they can deliver admission essays that will open the doors of elite business schools. Is it ethical?
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
How to Sink an MBA Application
Not all MBA applicants are models of sophistication—as evidenced by the crying, the handstand demonstration, and the occasional attempted bribe.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
How to get into HBS: play the piccolo, not the violin
When Janet Stark finally gets around to building her own website, the admissions consultant will run it with the headline, “I’ve been accepted to Harvard Business School over 50 times!” Her students are a bit less open.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Greg Spielberg | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: Getting In
Poets & Quants
Poets & Quants was created by John A. Byrne, the man who spearheaded a new M.B.A. ranking while working at BusinessWeek in the late 1980s. According to Byrne, the site aims to eventually give students in-depth looks at hundreds of degree programs, including what he calls the brutal truth about facilities, teaching methods and reputations. And, according to the site’s about page, the goal is … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John A. Byrne | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Choosing a Program, Getting In
Applying to B-School? Résumé Perils to Avoid
The résumé may seem simple, but it’s an application minefield. Handled carelessly it can dash any hope of landing a top B-school spot.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
Business Schools Revamp the Application
The MBA application process is starting to change, with the GRE gaining ground on the GMAT, earlier deadlines, and some schools experimenting with audio and video.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
Getting Back to School
Business-school applicants have to juggle their real-world work with GMAT-taking, applications and dozens of essays. Here’s how to handle M.B.A. application season.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Diana Middleton | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Getting In
Acing the MBA Application Interview
It’s nerve-wracking and full of land mines. But an MBA admissions interview can be a key element of your business school application.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
Adding Personality to the College Admissions Mix
Using recently developed evaluation systems, some colleges are aiming to quantify so-called noncognitive traits such as leadership, resilience and creativity.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Robert Tomsho | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: Business School News, Getting In
How to Write an MBA Admissions Essay
Be clear about your career goals and how business school can help you achieve them. But most of all be yourself.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
The Laid-Off Professional’s Guide to MBA Admissions
A white paper to help prospective MBA students craft successful business school applications despite having experienced a layoff, overcoming the stigma generally attached to job loss and securing coveted seats in leading MBA programs despite increased competition.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Scott Shrum | Source: Veritas Prep | Subject: Getting In
MBA Application Letters: Who to Ask
Admissions directors offer dos and don’ts for handling letters of recommendation. One tip: Forget the celebrities.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Anne VanderMey | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In