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1. How To Structure Your MBA Essays
   

   A lot of people think they are not great storytellers. It’s true that some of us come by it more naturally than others. But with the proper structure and mindset, anybody can become a great storyteller. That’s why we’re diving deep into how to structure your MBA essays to tell your unique story.

   Authors: Chandler Arnold, Kevin Rockmael | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: Getting In, Prospective

2. Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Exploding At WashU Olin & Other B-Schools
   

   Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) is one of the hottest conversations at business schools across the country, particularly for MBAs not interested in more traditional MBA landing spots.

   It entails finding, buying and operating established small- to medium-sized businesses, often family owned and providing needed services in their communities. Taught at Harvard and Stanford for decades, ETA courses and resources are now exploding at B-schools of all … [ Read more ]

   Author: Kristy Bleizeffer | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources, Prospective

3. The Absolute Worst MBA Rankings
   

   The least useful MBA ranking is the one that you look at without any awareness of the methodology, and how those metrics and comparisons really matter to you.

   Author: John A. Byrne | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: MBA Program Rankings, Prospective

4. Ranking The Top 50 MBA Cases Of The Last 50 Years
   

   Harvard Business School launched the very first MBA case study more than 100 years ago, and with it, modern graduate business education. Every year since then, professors and researchers at HBS have authored more cases than their counterparts at any other higher education institution.

   It’s no surprise, then, that HBS is the source of nearly half of the 50 best-selling cases over the last 50 years … [ Read more ]

   Author: Marc Ethier | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, MBA Related, Prospective

5. GMAT Still Holds A Commanding Lead But GRE Has Tripled Its Share Of The B-School Market Since 2017
   

   The latest revisions to the two exams that MBA and other graduate business school applicants take are yet more evidence of an ongoing arm’s race between the makers of the GMAT and the GRE. The Educational Testing Service (ETS), the administrator of the GRE exam, has wrested more and more of the business school market away from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).

   Author: John A. Byrne | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: GMAT, Prospective

Most Popular Prospective MBA Resources

1. BizDeansTalk - A Discussion on Management Education for all stakeholders
   A blog on various topics related to management education, written by the editor of Biz Ed (Della Bradshaw) and two business school deans (Paul Danos of Tuck and Santiago Iniguez of IE).

2. Association of MBAs MBA Fair
   MBA Fair with international focus

3. Moving Beyond the Classroom With Executive Education
   Keeping your executives current on the latest developments in their fields has to be a top priority of any organization. HBS professor Dorothy Leonard discusses the latest thinking in adult education, distance learning, and mentoring. PLUS: Coverage of the Adult Learning Workshop at Harvard Business School.

4. The MBA Page – Requirements, Time planning, GMAT & TOEFL Pointers
   Written by a Malaysian student who entered an MBA program in the U.S. this article may be useful for international students. Topics include: - Thinking about doing an MBA? - Where to start? - Typical profile/requirements of an MBA student - Time planning - The GMAT and TOEFL Test - Research the School - MBA Costs - Managing Expectations - … [ Read more ]

5. FT MBA Discussion Forums
   considering the source there isn't much meat to this forum but still might be worth checking out, especially the thread on the value of rankings...

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