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by Mark on September 17, 2007
(Source: Harvard Business School) College seniors apply to law and medical schools and matriculate soon after graduating. But with business schools-at least the top ones-students have historically...
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by Mark on July 20, 2007
(Source: University of Pennsylvania) You're fresh out of college, or just about to graduate. You want an MBA, or think you do. Should you pursue one now or gain work experience first? Check out...
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by Mark on May 02, 2007
(Source: Duke University) Duke's in another fine mess. Seems some students at the Fuqua School of Business got caught cheating on an exam. Now they're Fuqued. From the AP: The largest...
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by Mark on December 27, 2006
(Source: Yale University) Yale, which has for years featured a B-list B-school, is shaking things up. Students in the MBA program are now required to study abroad before graduating. Yale, it seems,...
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by Mark on November 02, 2006
(Source: Yale University) Yale University. Top law school? Check. Great medical school? Check. First-class drama school? Check. Premier business school? Um.... Not yet. The Yale School of Management...
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by Mark on September 05, 2006
(Source: Duke University) Applications to business schools are once again on the rise, according to a new study by the Graduate Management Admissions Council. The following report comes courtesy of...
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by Mark on August 03, 2006
Stanford's business school just got a whole lot richer thanks to a rather successful alum. Phil Knight, chairman of Nike (you may have heard of it), gave his alma mater $105 million, most of which...
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by Mark on June 19, 2006
(Source: Harvard Business School) That's the question behind a documentary on Harvard Business School graduates. The film aims to track HBS alums, visiting them every few years to chart their...
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by Mark on June 09, 2006
Students arriving at Stanford Business School next fall will discover a new philosophy of curricular freedom and individual choice. Consider this from the Boston Globe: Starting in the fall of...
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by Mark on March 13, 2006
(Source: AP) Yet another article from the "shocker" file. It seems business schools cater to (surprise!) businesses, and in doing so have started to run more like businesses. Revolutionary....
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by Mark on February 09, 2006
First Oxford and Cambridge established business schools to rival America's best. Now it seems Russia is following suit: Read this from MosNews.com: In next two or three years Russia is expected...
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by Mark on February 08, 2006
(Source: Wharton School of Business, U of PA)Admissions consultants can help you prepare your application to top MBA programs, but it's probably a good idea to write your own essay. The...
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by Mark on January 13, 2006
(Source: UNC-Chapel Hill)The MBA has always provided some competitive advantage for job seekers. People of course took notice of that, and more students have sought the degree, which now can be earned...
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by Mark on January 12, 2006
(Source: Stanford University)Remember the dot-com boom? Of course you do. You probably also remember the bust. Well, intrepid MBA grads are beginning to return to the scene of the crime, namely...
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by Mark on October 03, 2005
(Source: University of Pennsylvania)This year's edition of Which M.B.A.?, a guide to top business schools published by the British magazine The Economist, doesn't include Harvard or...
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by Mark on September 22, 2005
(Source: Bentley College)So you're thinking about joining the growing ranks of those pursuing an M.B.A. part-time or online. You'll earn the same degree, right? Sure. And gain the same career...
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by Mark on August 30, 2005
(Source: University of Akron)As I've documented already, applications to full-time business-school programs continue to drop. Top schools don't have to worry about filling seats, but second-...
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by Mark on August 12, 2005
(Source: University of Virginia)The Graduate Management Admissions Council recently released a study showing that, for the third consecutive year, applications to MBA programs have declined. The good...
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by Mark on August 09, 2005
(Source: Harvard Business School)Do top business schools pander to the rankings in magazines such as U.S. News and Business Week? Sure they do. But what are the consequences? A few professors think...
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by Mark on June 28, 2005
Is Shaquille O'Neal trading in the NBA for a career as an MBA? Not yet, but that's his long-term plan. Shaq, who recently earned his MBA from the online education giant University of Phoenix,...
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by Mark on May 27, 2005
First, the good news: Half of this year's MBA grads found jobs, up from 42 percent last year. Now, the bad news: Half didn't. But let's focus on the positive. Companies are hiring more...
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