MBA Forums

Philip White has put together this forum dedicated to MBA topics.

mbaprograms.org

This site offers worldwide directory of MBA schools and programs that includes admission tips, scholarship links, and glossary of terms.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 ]

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 ]

Good Works – With A Business Plan

B-schools are now fostering ventures with a social mission

Distance Learning Goes the Distance

Education will never be the same.

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…”

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

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.

Footing the Bill for B-School

Three experts offer some sound advice on negotiating the complicated process of financing that costly MBA education

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 ]