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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

Not even ten years ago the Executive MBA (EMBA) world was quite different from today. Multi-school, multi-campus programs were rare, their development even endangered when – after the terrorist attacks of September 11 – travelling on international routes became less desirable. Despite those poor beginnings the EMBA programs have grown strongly ever since. The Financial Times reports that between 2001 and 2010 the number of … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Barbara Barkhausen | Source: MBA Channel | Subjects: Executive Programs, MBA Program Rankings

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

A business school is opening its MBA course to the masses by making its lectures and course materials freely available on Facebook.

The London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) will put all lectures, discussion groups and other learning materials on the social networking site. Learners follow the course free of charge and only pay if they decide to go forward for formal accreditation in an … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: People Management | Subject: Online & Distance MBA

Anybody who will be taking the GMAT in the near future might want to sit up and pay attention to this.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Louis Lavelle | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT

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

For those who assume that a top B-school education levels quaint notions of racial bias in managerial ranks, think again. Discrimination is alive and well among financial analysts, according to some recent social-science experiments. And if you look at the nature of the experimental set-ups, you could reasonably wonder whether bias against African-American executives exists not only among financial analysts, but in corporate management as … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Erik Sherman | Source: BNET | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

More M.B.A. students are going directly from college to business school. But are they ready?

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Elizabeth Garone | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

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

If “executive” MBA programmes are not much different from their full-time counterparts, how do business schools justify charging twice the price?

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: The Economist | Subject: Executive Programs

More women are heading to business school than ever before, reports “Forbes”. According to numbers released last year by the US Department of Education, women received 44 per cent of all MBAs in 2007, a 75 per cent increase from a decade earlier.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Barbara Bierach | Source: MBA Channel | Subject: Women & Minority MBA Issues

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

MBA applications always go up during a bad economy — but for all the wrong reasons. Here are seven reasons why you should take a bad job instead of getting an MBA.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Penelope Trunk | Source: BNET | Subject: About the MBA Degree

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

ManagementParadise.com (MP) is one of the biggest online communities for Management students in India

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Subject: MBA Discussion Forums

M.B.A. programs that mix online instruction with limited on-campus time are becoming a popular option for prospective business school students who want to attend brand-name schools without giving up their jobs or relocating.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Diana Middleton | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Online & Distance MBA

With summer now in full-swing, it’s time for next year’s crop of b-school applicants to seriously start thinking about the GMAT. In the past, that meant buying a few bulky test-prep books or signing up for a refresher course. But thanks to some tech-savvy ‘app’ developers, future MBAs now have a few more convenient study options that can be accessed from their smart phones. Here … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Geoff Gloeckler | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT

The Graduate Management Admission Test — the dominant test for M.B.A. admissions, but one that is facing competition — will soon have a new section, designed to test the ability of would-be business students to analyze multiple kinds of information.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Scott Jaschik | Source: USA Today | Subjects: Business School News, GMAT

Since 1993, the unit of analysis and studies AméricaEconomía Intelligence conducts research and rankings of the major topics of interest to senior executives and entrepreneurs from Latin America.

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Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: América Economía | Subjects: International MBA Issues, MBA Program Rankings

Exclusive new research shows that grads of top business schools earn far more than lesser-ranked peers, both at graduation and over the long haul.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Geoff Gloeckler | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Choosing a Program, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources