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Part of the holy grail of a good application to business school is to show why the particular nature of the b-school you are applying to fits with you and what you want out of your MBA. That is, each program has a slightly different ‘signature’ in terms of curriculum, type of students, faculty interest, clubs and extramurals, internship-recruitment opportunities, alumni network and so on, … [ Read more ]

Content: Partner Content | Author: A.V. Gordon | Source: MBA Studio | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

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

One of the biggest problems I have as an MBA admissions adviser is explaining to clients that “good is nice, great is nicer,” but neither will get you into a top-tier MBA program. Only “good + special” will get you in.

Content: Partner Content | Author: A.V. Gordon | Source: MBA Studio | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

Haas, Manchester, and Iowa are among the B-schools striving to build Asia ties through EMBA and alternative degree programs.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Bruce Einhorn | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Business School News

Established companies, not just startups, need MBAs with entrepreneurial skills, but B-schools aren’t producing enough, says a University of Michigan professor.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Tim Faley | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

Elite corporate recruiters use GMAT scores to narrow the field of applicants. Some schools are advising low scorers to retake the test.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Anne VanderMey | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT

The Carlyle Group and the Robert Toigo Foundation will launch a private equity MBA fellowship intended to attract minority MBA candidates to the sector.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Subjects: Venture Capital, Women & Minority MBA Issues | Industry: Finance / Banking

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

OneStopMBA.com provides information about MBA course preparation. It also contains a lot of useful downloads and links, including course materials, exam practice tests and questions, jobs info, interview questions, etc.

Content: Online Resource | Subjects: MBA Related, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

The forum section of the OneStopMBA website. Seems moderately active.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Subject: MBA Discussion Forums

Accelerated MBA programs of a year or less are gaining in popularity, but critics say they’re not right for everyone and may leave some students shortchanged.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alison Damast | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Business School News

MBA ethics classes tend to focus on training students to recognize what’s right and wrong. But Mary Gentile, a Babson College scholar with a specialty in ethics and diversity curricula, says the standard approach fails to address the real problem. In most real-life business situations, Gentile says, you already know what’s right. The hard part is figuring out how to act on that knowledge without … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Amanda Becker | Source: BNET | Subjects: Business School News, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

Very active forum from the popular Indian site PaGaLGuY.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: PaGaLGuY.com | Subject: MBA Discussion Forums

Schools publish average salary figures that suggest most grads will reap rich rewards, but for many the “average” is a distant dream.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Anne VanderMey | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Business School News, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

Online learning has definite advantages over face-to-face instruction when it comes to teaching and learning, according to a new meta-analysis released Friday by the U.S. Department of Education.

The study found that students who took all or part of their instruction online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through face-to-face instruction. Further, those who took “blended” courses — those that combine elements … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Scott Jaschik | Source: Inside Higher Ed | Subject: Online & Distance MBA

About a year ago, a friend posed to me the following question: ”Why do students plunk down $150,000 for a 4-year education at MIT when virtually all of the courseware is available free of charge online?” Not only was it a great question, but answering it is critical to bringing elite levels of higher education to the online masses.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Mike Speiser | Source: GigaOM | Subject: Online & Distance MBA

The MBA-Channel links the target groups in the immediate field of the Master of Business Administration: Schools, companies and above all prospective students. Besides journalistic expertise, the website bundles different features with high utility: Extensive and in-depth search functions for business schools, MBA programs and events. The business schools have the ability to directly address students and prospective students: All information is directly conveyed to … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Subjects: MBA Related, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

A lot more than you probably think. But if you plan to get one, you have to finesse the degree’s lingering image problem.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Maggie Overfelt | Source: BNET | Subject: Online & Distance MBA

IT takes years, can cost millions and there is a risk of rejection, which may be why most business schools don’t apply for international accreditation. But for those that do, it’s a case of proving their superiority by the company they keep.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Stephen Matchett | Source: The Australian | Subject: International MBA Issues

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