Five Years to B-School: The First Year
Typically, students enter business school five years after getting their undergrad degree. A new series takes a year-by-year look at positioning yourself for an MBA.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
The Admissions Interview: Your Questions
A good admissions interview involves asking questions as well as answering them. Here’s how to be prepared
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Dan Macsai | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
Clearing Up an Application Blemish
What do you do if you’ve got a legal or academic problem in your past? Here’s some advice for B-school applicants
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alison Damast | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
MBA Admissions Web Sites: Not All Are Equal
We tested the virtual front doors of the Top 20 full-time MBA programs to see which Web sites delivered the goods. Here are the results.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Levy | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Getting In, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
How B-Schools Catch Résumé Liars
With résumé puffing almost a national sport, business schools keep a sharp eye for inventive applicants.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Dan Macsai | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Business School News, Getting In
Self-Assessment Aids MBA Applicants
From professional exams to simply putting pen on paper, an honest self-assessment can help an MBA applicant target career choices and business school goals.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
Five Ways to Ruin an Application Essay
Looking to write an application essay that will push you to the bottom of the applicant pool? Here are some good ways to do it.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alison Damast | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
More graduate schools accept GRE test scores
At a time when business schools are looking to diversify their applicant pools and to meet expectations from employers for more creative business leaders, growing numbers of institutions across the globe are accepting GRE(R) General Test scores for admission to graduate business school and MBA studies.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: The Vindicator | Subject: Getting In
Bouncing Back from Rejection
If you’ve been turned down by a top program, you’re not alone. Here’s how to cope, and how to reapply.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alina Dizik | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
How To Stand Out from the Herd
Does your paper profile look like everybody else’s? Stop thinking about yourself in terms of stereotypes and start emphasizing your unique traits.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alina Dizik | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
Make Your B-School Application Stand Out
Admissions consultant Linda Abraham offers tips to prospective MBAs on ways to improve their applications.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Linda Abraham | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
MBA Buzz
MBA Buzz was founded by a group of MBA students and graduates who decided it would be cool to create technologies and a community that would help make the application process as transparent as possible. Hey, we were once in your shoes, and know what its like to apply to schools.
Below is a brief overview of current tools:
* PLOTTER – plot out MBA applicants … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: mbabuzz.com | Subject: Getting In
MBA Podcaster
MBA Podcaster is your online source for information, insight, and advice on the MBA admission process.
We deliver relevant information and advice through biweekly audio segments for those planning to apply for a Master in Business Administration. Topics include everything from a behind-the-scenes view of the admission process to post-MBA job opportunities and current market trends. Guests include Deans of various business schools, alumni, corporate … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: Diana Jordan, Janet Nakano, Megan O | Subject: Getting In
How to Write an Admissions Essay That Can Pave the Way to B-School
With applications on the rise, you’ll need to make a persuasive case to win over the gatekeepers at top graduate business programs.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Sarah E. Needleman | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Getting In
A 100% Success Strategy for Getting In to Top Programs
MBA Strategy provides a clear, straightforward “attack plan” for gaining admissions to top MBA programs.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: The Cambridge Media Corporation | Subject: Getting In
Recruiters Are Holding M.B.A.s To Higher Standards of Integrity
Find out what business schools and employers are doing to try to separate the saints from the sinners.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: Getting In, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
TOUCHDOWN!
TOUCHDOWN! is an MBA application service that trains Chinese business professionals to write winning essays through better understanding of their long-term career goals, leveraging their strengths, and expressing their passion in the most effective manner. Our philosophy is that successful MBA applicants need to first better understand themselves and be clear on their long-term and short-term career goals. We help our clients to gain confidence … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: AJ Warner | Source: Yanping Zhou | Subjects: Getting In, International MBA Issues
mba4success.com
This site, run by Whitefield Consulting Worldwide (WCW), bills itself as The Business Education News Network. Site features include:
– MBA rankings
– Business education news
– Careers/recruitment news
– Business school factfiles
– Comments and analysis
– Arts and lifestyle
– MBA admission consulting
– GMAT/TOEFL
– Online directory
– Scholarships
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: Whitefield Consulting Worldwide (WCW) | Subjects: Getting In, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
Cambridge Essay Service
This site offers personalized business school application essay editing, admission evaluation, essay writing tools, and model answers.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Sanford Kreisberg | Source: Cambridge Essay Service | Subject: Getting In
Go4Bschool.com
College Admissions Services, Inc. is an Internet-based admissions counseling organization headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The basis of our services is our proprietary ChancesR™ technology, which allows us to predict a potential applicant’s percentage chances of admission at more than 50 U.S. graduate business schools. Our objective, statistics-based approach gives our clients access to accurate, personalized, and unbiased information. Armed with their percentage chances of admissions, … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: College Admissions Services Inc. | Subject: Getting In
