Distance Learning is Still a Long Way Off

Red Herring article looks at the state of distance learning – more from a market perspective than a student’s perspective.

This Way To An M.B.A.

Article, discusses the strategies you’ll need to set yourself apart from the pack to get through the admissions process. Includes a seven-point system to help find a B-school tailored to your needs and five tips to get in.

MBA Guide

Whether you’re thinking of taking an MBA as a career break or simply out of interest, Clive Wildish, Head of Business Skills and Strategy at the Oxford Brookes Business School, attempts to answer all your questions. What’s involved, which institutions offer them, and what they do for your career prospects.

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AdmissionsConsultants

AdmissionsConsultants consists of consultants from top 10 business schools who have served as volunteers in the admissions programs of their alma maters.

Services offered include:
* Admissions Strategies to Make You More Successful
* Advice on the GMAT
* Interviewing Practice
* Guidance with Application Essays
* Help Selecting the Right MBA Program
* Information on Your Business Career Opportunities
* Assistance Writing Resumes
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Nova Press GMAT Page

Gives good overview of the GMAT exam and offers sections about software, strategies, books, test dates and diagnostic tests.

Financial Aid Services

This site provides access to a scholarship search and information on college costs and financial aid facts. The site covers the types of financial aid loans available and provides information on how to apply for loans, eligibility, and repayment information.

Sallie Mae

Included on this site is information on scholarships and loans and a calculator to determine how much money you need to save for college.

Scholarship Resource Network Express

The Scholarship Resource Network Express is a free searchable database of college scholarships, fellowships, and educational loan programs for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

Student Guide

An online version of the United States Department of Education’s publication detailing what is available from the variety of federal student assistance programs.

Financial Aid

This site from America’s Learning Exchange offers the Financial Aid Advisor to help determine what forms of aid the user is qualified for as well as providing links to government resources, calculator and estimators, and tax credits and deductions.

Paying for Grad School

Financial Aid section of the Kaplan Test site.

Financial Aid.edu

This U.S. News site offers interactive a tool to help predict the bill, and a repayment calculator and see how much you’ll end up paying on those loans. To get a great education for less, take a look at the best values rankings or find out if your state offers scholarships to keep you in-state.

Top 10 Business Schools for Hispanics

This ranking from Hispanic Business Magazine looked at the following categories: enrollment, faculty, student services, retention rate, and reputation

B-School Lingo

review.com site gives a list of expressions you will hear in a typical MBA program

MBAweb General Forum

currently includes general, finance, assignment, and e-Business forums

ForeignMBA Forum

seems to be low-volume…

BusinessSchools.com Program Directory

claims to have 1,419 basic program entries but detailed program data on just a small % of schools. Search criteria includes: State or Region (USA); Country (very limited); Program Concentration; Level (undergrad vs. grad)