105 Posts found for Source: Poets & Quants

Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2024 MBA ranking is chock full of surprises. Though all rankings seem to contain at least an element of the unexpected, both less than apparent and the obvious.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Jeff Schmitt | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: MBA Program Rankings, Prospective

The big business schools — the Stanfords, Harvards, and Whartons of the world — get most of the attention. But the smaller schools give students more bang for their buck. 

That’s the premise behind the ROI Ranking from the Scheller College of Business at Georgia Institute of Technology, where the little guys crowd the top rungs and the big name-brand schools are relegated to the bottom. … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Marc Ethier | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: MBA Program Rankings, Prospective

In his 20 years of coaching people on the GMAT, Chris Kane has more than met Malcolm Gladwell’s popular dictum that it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert at something. Having guided and coached nearly 5,000 GMAT test takers, he boasts the accumulated knowledge and experience of a seasoned doctor treating health problems.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: Chris Kane, John A. Byrne | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: GMAT, Prospective

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.

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

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 ]

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

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.

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

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 ]

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

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).

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

The typical MBA program is two years but many schools, particularly in Europe, offer one-year programs. Here is a rundown of differences to help you evaluate the pros and cons.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Melissa Jones | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Choosing a Program, Prospective

One question every candidate should expect to be asked is “Why do you want an MBA from our school?” This question comes up every year and despite the foreknowledge and ability to prepare ahead, it is a question that candidates routinely flub.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Stephanie Horn | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: Getting In, Prospective

I wish I had done it sooner, done it differently – or just done it more or less often. These are some of the biggest regrets of the MBA Class of 2022. This spring, P&Q surveyed graduates from 75 top business schools – from Alliance Manchester to the Yale School of Management – on their biggest regrets as MBAs. In the process, we learned what … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Jeff Schmitt | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources, Prospective

You’ve made the decision that getting your MBA will be the next step in your career. But the MBA application process can be overwhelming. Where do I begin? What do I do first? In this article, we’ll review the various parts of the application.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: Getting In, Prospective

Your business school essays are about bringing your story to life, conveying your uniqueness, and distinguishing your profile. View three essential tips for crafting a standout MBA essay in this 7-minute video strategy session with Fortuna’s Melissa Joelson, former INSEAD Director of Communications.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: John A. Byrne, Melissa Joelson | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: Getting In, Prospective

What does a successful MBA essay look like at Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business? The answers will vary greatly from applicant to applicant, just as the essay prompts for these two schools differ dramatically.

Both prompts are notoriously challenging. Even if these schools had more generous acceptance rates (currently 10% and 6%, respectively), their essay prompts would still vex candidates with both … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John A. Byrne | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: Getting In, Prospective

As the only part of your MBA application not authored by you, your letters of recommendation are a vital element of your overall narrative. So who should you ask? And what can you do to best prepare recommenders to champion your candidacy? View three key tips for securing a powerful recommendation in this 6-minute video strategy session with Fortuna’s Silpa Sarma, former Stanford GSB Admissions … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: John A. Byrne, Silpa Sarma | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: Getting In, Prospective

P&Q interviews Galloway, discussing everything from the value of the traditional MBA, which programs should be worried, and what he got wrong about the pandemic’s effects on business education.

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

Section 4, a growing online platform for business education founded by Scott Galloway and working with top business professors and practitioners, distills MBA-quality courses into two- to three-week sprints in topics such as Product Positioning, Brand Strategy, Data & Analytics, Customer-Centered Innovation and more. Sprints are designed to be short, intense, and instantly applicable. They deliver the content at a fraction of the cost of … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Kristy Bleizeffer | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: Human Resources, Learning, MBA Related, Personal Development, Training & Development

Poets&Quants spoke with Andrew Knight, vice dean for education and globalization and professor of organizational behavior at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, about when an MBA makes the most sense, what the degree still does really well, and when to consider other paths for business education.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: Andrew Knight, Kristy Bleizeffer | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Prospective

An admissions consultant is a partner in your application campaigns. They will work with you to craft the best version of your story so the admissions committee will take notice. They get to know your academic, professional, and philanthropic background to create a storyboard that you are unable to piece together. Most importantly, they work side by side with you to help deliver applications on … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Sources: Admissionado, Poets & Quants | Subjects: Getting In, Prospective

Whether you are preparing for MBA interviews or still building your MBA applications to HBS, Stanford, Wharton, and other top programs, it’s critical to be aware of some typical errors that can definitely hurt you in the MBA application process.  Every season, I stop talented applicants on paper from making some cardinal MBA application sins.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alex Leventhal | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: Getting In, Prospective