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Not all GMAT test-preparation services are created equal. Use this guide to find out which one is right for you.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT

With Harvard, Wharton, and other top schools planning to accept the GRE for admissions, cracks are beginning to show in the GMAT monopoly.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alison Damast | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Business School News

Professors Garvin and Datar provided data about the challenges facing the business education marketplace and presented qualitative information on innovations in top MBA programs.

On the whole, MBA programs are in decline. Their value is being questioned, and they are seen as overly emphasizing analytics rather than skill development and experiences. Deans, executives, and recruiters identified four main areas where current MBA programs are falling short: … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

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

To instill a sense of ethics and social responsibility, B-schools must ask students to take on challenges that will last long past graduation.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Jeffrey Gangemi | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

Business Icon Lends His Name to New Online University Program; ‘It’s a Real Education,’ He Says.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: Business School News, Online & Distance MBA

When demand outstrips supply, top MBA programs resort to a very business-like solution. Just be sure to have a strategy before placing that bid.

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

The debate over business schools’ culpability in the financial crisis rages on, with no clear end in sight.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

As B-schools in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, and other parts of Asia make their programs more global, more Asian students are staying home to get their MBAs.

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

There’s no substitute for a campus visit to help decide on a business school. Careful planning will make for a more productive trip.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Choosing a Program

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

A Stanford prof on preparing students for the cutthroat realities of sales operations.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: Jeremy Dann, Jim Lattin | Source: BNET | Subject: Business School News

Harvard Business School, stung by criticism that it hasn’t prepared alumni to cope with the economic meltdown, will dissect its performance using a practice it employs to examine corporations in crisis.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Oliver Staley | Source: Bloomberg.com | Subject: Business School News

The vast majority of business school students think the private sector should be using its position to address environmental and social issues.

Unfortunately, less than a third believe this is actually happening, according to a new survey from Net Impact and the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Sources: GreenBiz.com, Net Impact | Subject: Business School News

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

She has been called the most important woman in management education – and occasionally other, much less flattering, things. Della Bradshaw, Business Education Editor of the Financial Times in London and for the past ten years overseer of the newspaper’s business school ranking system, is unimpressed by either approach. Bradshaw tells George Bickerstaffe that people need to be more relaxed about business school rankings.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: George Bickerstaffe | Source: Global Focus | Subject: MBA Program Rankings

This site provides information on MBA and Masters study, offers an MBA Community as well as GMAT test preparation courses and dissertation coaching services.

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

A world of colleges without borders should benefit everyone, including students who stay at home.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: The Economist | Subject: International MBA Issues

Once almost solely the province of men, the offices of business school dean are increasingly held by women.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alison Damast | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Business School News, Women & Minority MBA Issues

BizDeansTalk offers a select list of groups offering scholarships for business school.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BizDeansTalk | Subject: Financing Your MBA