How to Pay for an MBA
Business school is a costly investment. Here are some tips on how to make it more manageable.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Financing Your MBA
Talking Your Way In
In a new approach, B-schools dispense with the essay—and the painful wait—and give fast answers in one-day admissions programs.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Derek Thompson | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Business School News
Virtual Workplaces in the Classroom
Computer simulations got their start in the game aisle. Now these online programs are an important part of MBA programs.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Business School News
The Business of Business Education
Some critics charge that business schools are too academic and theoretical. But the research and mindset that they incubate have powerful real-world applications.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Thomas F. Cooley | Source: STERNbusiness (NYU) | Subject: About the MBA Degree
You Can’t Learn Management in a Classroom
A leading management thinker argues that MBAs need more real business world experience in their education.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Charles Handy | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: About the MBA Degree
The Case Against Case Studies
How Columbia’s B-school is teaching MBAs to make decisions based on incomplete data
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Geoff Gloeckler | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Business School News
MBA Connect
MBA Connect is an independent, free, web-based, central clearing-house service connecting busy people with Australian MBA Programs which best meet their own needs. People wanting to do an MBA but finding it difficult to know which of the 40 plus institutions to contact for information, can have the footwork done for them with MBA Connect.
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Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Victoria O’Connor | Subject: International MBA Issues
Hedge Funds and Private Equity Alter Career Calculus
Increasingly, young people on the fast track consider an M.B.A., once an essential rung on the way to the top of the corporate ladder, a waste of money and time — time that could be spent making money.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Louise Story | Source: The New York Times | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
Preparing for the GMAT Verbal
Word challenged? Here are some tips for improving your score on the verbal portion of the Graduate Management Admissions Test.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alina Dizik | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: GMAT
Where Big Ideas Win Big Bucks
Business plan competitions are raising their profiles with bigger cash prizes, and some even throw in office space and site hosting.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alina Dizik | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: B-School Events & Competitions
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
Student Funds Get Responsible
A new breed of student-run investment funds looks for social returns along with dividends.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alison Damast | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Business School News
Finding the Right Business School
Graham Richmond, co-founder of MBA admissions consultant Clear Admit, offers tips on how to find the “best fit” business school
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Choosing a Program
Stepping Onto the Right Career Path
Prospective MBAs need to ask themselves what they expect from their degrees and future careers, says author Ira Wolfe.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ira Wolfe | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
Making the Most of Spare Time
Not everyone has a year or two to devote to a full-time MBA program. Here’s the best in part-time MBA, executive MBA, and executive education programs.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: Geoff Gloeckler, Jane Porter | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: MBA Program Rankings, Part-Time, Weekend and Evening MBA Programs
What’s That MBA Worth?
This BNET collection of articles claims to “show you five hard truths about the degree and how to decode the class catalog jargon to tell you what you’ll really be learning for your $60k. On the other side of the interview desk, CEOs and VPs give their candid opinions about when they would – and wouldn’t – hire an MBA.”
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BNET | Subject: About the MBA Degree
Business Today Rankings 2007 – India Bschools
The BizDeansTalk blog links to several sites focusing on the ranking of Indian B-Schools.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BizDeansTalk | Subjects: International MBA Issues, MBA Program Rankings
Early Gains for Early Learners
Does more work experience equal better MBA students? Rochester officials say their program for less experienced students shows it isn’t necessarily so.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: James Brickley, Mark Zupan | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Business School News, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
How Students From Abroad Are Learning to Talk the Talk
Business schools are expanding programs to help foreign M.B.A. students prepare for careers in the U.S.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: Business School News, International MBA Issues
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