MBA Forums
Philip White has put together this forum dedicated to MBA topics.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Philip White | Subject: MBA Discussion Forums
mbaprograms.org
This site offers worldwide directory of MBA schools and programs that includes admission tips, scholarship links, and glossary of terms.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: mbaprograms.org | Subjects: Choosing a Program, Getting In
BusinessWeek Heard on Campus (June 2004)
Various short articles on B-School happenings:
Back to the Future at Duke
Sheryle Dirks takes the helm again at Fuqua’s careers office.
Chicago Shares Campus Recruiting with Part-Timers
Status Woes: 10 South African B-Schools Lose Accreditation
Georgia State Taps Huss as B-School Dean
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Mica Schneider | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Business School News
GMAT Club
GMAT Club is a community of aspiring MBA students and is a hub for hundreds of test-takers.
GMAT Club administration preserves the contributions and the experiences of Club’s members for the future generations of test-takers. The best forum posts are constantly being absorbed into the site. This way GMAT Club builds a library of test experiences that is useful for all our future members.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: GMAT Club | Subject: GMAT
School Graduates First ‘Sustainable Business’ MBAs
Bainbridge Graduate Institute recently granted MBAs in Sustainable Business to its first-ever graduating class.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: GreenBiz.com | Subject: Business School News
Masterguide.org
Masterguide.org is an objective and independent on-line information service about non-MBA Master programmes in Business and Economics that are taught at leading European business schools and universities (around 100 programmes are listed with detailed information).
The site does also provide second hand information about MBA courses, but it is the focus on regular Master programmes (MA/MSc) that makes it unique.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Mattias Lindström | Subject: Choosing a Program
Red Flags to Watch for When Choosing Distance Education Programs
The many variables inherent in distance education programs also hinder easily or quickly checking quality. Course structures vary from asynchronous networks to video tape and print. Distance learning providers range from traditional institutions to brand-new virtual universities. Here are some red flags to consider.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Charlotte Thomas | Source: Peterson’s | Subject: Online & Distance MBA
Virtual Professor + Virtual Student = Real Education
Professor Richard B. Kettner-Polley made the leap from a traditional professor at the beginning of his career at the University of Arizona to his current position as Senior Academic Director at University College of the University of Denver.
For a period of one year at ISIM, he was the only full-time faculty member, worked with 100 students in a dozen countries, and gave exactly one … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Richard B. Kettner-Polley | Source: Peterson’s | Subject: Online & Distance MBA
Understanding Distance Learning Consortia?
Distance learning consortia are associations or partnerships between institutions of higher learning that are created to provide distance education courses and resources to students. Most consortia are designed to provide students with greater course selection and more exposure to the expertise of a variety of faculty members. Some consortia also offer the additional value of centralized support services. Just as there are many examples of … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Jennifer Rees | Source: Peterson’s | Subject: Online & Distance MBA
Good Works – With A Business Plan
B-schools are now fostering ventures with a social mission
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Laura D’Andrea Tyson | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Business School News, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
Distance Learning Goes the Distance
Education will never be the same.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Charlotte Thomas | Source: Peterson’s | Subject: Online & Distance MBA
Edited Havard Application Essay
Wharton on the Rankings: “We Can’t Have It Both Ways”
“In April, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania informed students, faculty, staff, and members of its alumni leadership that it would cease distribution of its student and alumni e-mail lists to commercial enterprises, including the upcoming Business Week survey of MBA students. To date, we’re aware of one other institution that has made the same decision – Harvard Business School…”
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Patrick Harker | Source: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) | Subject: MBA Program Rankings
GMATCAT: GMAT Prep Course and Free GMAT Test
Another GMAT prep service – offers at least some free material
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Sources: AdmissionConsultant Inc, GMATCAT.com | Subject: GMAT
MBA Studio
“We believe that admissions tips, while nice, don’t help much. The real difference between getting in and being left out is a balanced, thoroughly produced application.
That means hard work and that’s what goes on here.
We are a specialist application studio that helps you find, produce, and polish the raw material of your application to make a great finished product. Together we take your file … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: MBA Studio | Subject: Getting In
AcceptanceLetter
AcceptanceLetter helps individuals prepare for, and manage, the competitive and complicated business school admissions process. We partner with you to make sure you are prepared, that you market yourself as effectively as possible, and that you maximize your chances of receiving an acceptance letter.
Clients of AcceptanceLetter receive one-on-one, customized support from graduates of Harvard University who have scored in the 99th percentile … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Chris Perriello | Source: AcceptanceLetter.com | Subject: Getting In
MBA Roundtable (MBAR)
MBAR is a unique, collaborative organization that fosters open discussions around the design and delivery of graduate business programs as a way to advance the practice of management worldwide.
Our member schools represent graduate business programs throughout the U.S. and the world. MBAR invites the participation of any program striving to provide the best possible management education for the particular market they are serving. We … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: MBA Roundtable | Subject: MBA Organizations
Online MBA Programs
This site mostly offers selected links and sometimes descriptions of different online MBA programs (as far as I can tell, the list is quite selective, certainly not close to comprehensive). Links to some other resources are posted as well.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: Unknown | Subject: Online & Distance MBA
Footing the Bill for B-School
Three experts offer some sound advice on negotiating the complicated process of financing that costly MBA education
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: Ann Richards, Karen Kurtz, Laura Hardman | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Financing Your MBA
All Business Schools
Whether you’re searching for part-time MBA programs, full-time MBA programs, or online MBA programs — or looking to get your bachelor’s degree in business or associate’s degree in business — All Business Schools makes it easy to find the programs that interest you. Search for business schools by location, program type, or specialty. Then read detailed fact sheets on these programs and request admissions information. … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: All Star Directories Inc. | Subject: Choosing a Program
