The online MBA comes of age
As top schools continue to move into the online market, the quality of the students opting to earn degrees on the web is increasing as well.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John A. Byrne | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: Online & Distance MBA
Starting a Company? Skip B-School
Programs like Starter School give students just enough instruction to get an idea off the ground.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Melissa Korn | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Choosing a Program
GMAT Tip: Answer Clues Hidden in Plain Sight
Data-sufficiency questions often include information about the correct answer that has nothing to do with math.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
GMAT Tip: Answer the Right Question
It’s easy to be tripped up by the simplest GMAT questions. Here’s how to spot the troublemakers and answer them correctly.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
What’s an MBA for, Anyway?
The rise of the MBA inspired much handwringing, which was chronicled in a 1950 Fortune essay by management guru Peter Drucker. A look at the arguments for and against the degree.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Laura Vanderkam | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: About the MBA Degree
GMAT Tip: Mastering Common Sentence Structures
Parallel structure sentences are among the easiest to identify and correct, once you master a few basic skills.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
GMAT Tip: The Key to Transition Words
Transition words such as “also” and “therefore” and numerical words such as “first” and “second” often help reading comprehension.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
The True Value of the MBA Alumni Network
When choosing an MBA program, the depth and breadth of the alumni network should be as important as the quality of education.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BsinessWeek | Subject: Choosing a Program
B-Schools Know How You Think, but How Do You Feel?
Forget what you know. Business schools increasingly want to know what you feel.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Melissa Korn | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Getting In
GMAT Tip: Dealing With Functions
Three simple rules will remove a lot of the confusion surrounding algebraic functions.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
GMAT Tip: ‘Must Be True’ vs. ‘Could Be False’
On GMAT inference questions, close isn’t good enough. Correct answers have to meet the “must be true” standard.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
GMAT Tip: Saving Time on Tricky Word Problems
Making up for lost time on the GMAT isn’t easy, but one kind of word problem gives test-takers a chance to do just that.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
GMAT Tip: Why Grammar Isn’t Enough on Sentence Correction Questions
To choose between two answer choices that each seem grammatically correct, you need to rely on logic.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
GMAT Tip: Strategies for Data Sufficiency Questions
These two strategies for answering GMAT data sufficiency questions will help on test day, and neither requires much math.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
GMAT Tip: The Right Way to Study
Memorization isn’t going to cut it for the GMAT. Test-takers need to practice on new problems and think conceptually.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
Make the Most of Your B-School Campus Visit
You wouldn’t buy a house you hadn’t seen in person first, would you? With the average total cost of an MBA education at the most elite business schools creeping upwards of $300,000, it makes good sense to visit the campus to get to know a program beyond its ranking.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Stacy Blackman | Source: U.S. News & World Report | Subject: Choosing a Program
Wharton Puts First-Year MBA Courses Online for Free
Wharton is now offering four core courses from its highly ranked full-time MBA program on the online learning platform Coursera.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Louis Lavelle | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources, Online & Distance MBA
GMAT Tip: Adapting to a Computer-Adaptive Test
Unlike the SAT, the GMAT feeds you new questions based on how well you answered previous ones.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
GMAT Tip: The Usual Suspects for Quant Mistakes
These three common mistakes can be easily corrected if you know what to look for.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
How to Stand Out in an MBA Group Interview
As more B-schools introduce group interviews to the MBA application process, here are some tips on how to make a good impression
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In