Forbes has just released its list of the top business schools in America. The Forbes’ ranking methodology is based on the return on investment achieved by the class of 2006. They surveyed 16,000 alumni at over 100 schools and received feedback from 30% of those grads. They then compared the earnings of the respondents…
Dartmouth Tuck 2012 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips
Dartmouth Tuck 2012 MBA Essay Questions Please respond fully but concisely to the following essay questions. Compose each of your answers offline in separate document files and upload them individually in the appropriate spaces below. Although there is no restriction on the length of your response, most applicants use, on average, 500 words for each…
Time for Tuck: Dartmouth MBA Admissions Q&A This Week!
Get the answers to your Dartmouth Tuck admissions questions when you join us for an interactive Q&A on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/6:00 PM GMT. Tuck’s Director of Admissions, Dawna Clarke, will be available to address all your admissions concerns, including questions on financial aid, the school’s unique learning environment,…
Tuck Q&A Postponed
The Tuck Q&A, originally planned for tomorrow, is postponed. We’ll let you know the new time and details as soon as we can reschedule.
A Few of the Mostest at Accepted.com
This is the time of year to look back at the most, best, (worst), etc. I am going to stick to the positive. Top Ten Most Visited Accepted Admissions Almanac Posts of 2010: In a nutshell, rankings and application tip posts rule. (I am only listing the current tip post when last year’s tip post…
Dartmouth Tuck 2011 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips
UPDATE- THE TIPS FOR DARTMOUTH TUCK’S 2012 MBA APPLICATION ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE. PLEASE POST QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO THE NEW POST. This Dartmouth Tuck 2011 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. You can access…
2010 AIGAC Conference in Boston
The Charles River Near MIT Sloan I will run out of superlatives if I attempt to describe the 2010 AIGAC Conference in Boston. Suffice it say that it was extraordinarily illuminating. MIT Sloan and Harvard Business School graciously and generously hosted the event, which was kicked off by MIT Sloan’s Dean David C. Schmittlein, who…
Stanford Wins First Place for Forbes’ “The Most Satisfied MBAs”
Forbes took its survey findings from “The Best Business Schools” and compiled a second rankings report: “The Most Satisfied MBAs.” Stanford won top slot for both rankings. It is #1 for providing the best return on investment for its graduates, as well as for churning out MBAs who are extremely satisfied with their current jobs…
MBA Admissions Chats: Cornell, Tuck, Consortium, LBS
We have two great chats coming up next week. If you are applying to Tuck and Cornell, don’t miss these interactive events. Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/6:00 PM GMT Randall Sawyer, Director of Admissions at Cornell’s Johnson School of Business, along with other staff members will answer your questions. Our…
B-Schools Search Globally for International Students
Reaching out to countries like India and China is old news already. The recent trend, according to BusinessWeek in “In Hunt for Students, Business Schools Go Global” is to recruit from economically developing countries like Chile, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam. The number of U.S. B-school attendants from these emerging markets is up since last…
MBA Admissions News: Tuck, Rankings, Global Entrepreneurship, MBA Interviews
Let’s take a look at a few developments during a busy October for MBA applicants: The Dartmouth News published an article about the increasing percentage of women at Tuck with a couple of factoids about Harvard and Wharton. Unfortunately, there is an inaccuracy in the article regarding a non-existent experience requirement at Tuck. I checked…
MBA Essay Tip: Responding to Criticism
2012 MBA Applicant posted recently that thanks to an upcoming employment review he will have material for the question, “What is the toughest criticism you have ever received and what did you learn?” While we’re glad that 2012 MBA Applicant has material, I thought you (and maybe even 2012 MBA Applicant) may want tips on…
Dartmouth Tuck 2010 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips
UPDATE- THE TIPS FOR DARTMOUTH TUCK’S 2011 MBA APPLICATION ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE. PLEASE POST QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO THE NEW POST. Dartmouth Tuck 2010 MBA Essay Questions Tuck’s 2010 questions are identical to last year’s questions. My comments are also virtually identical, but I am placing them here for your convenience. Just a few,…
MBA Admissions News Round Up
Several worthwhile pieces of interest came out over the last few days: BusinessWeek published this week a review of six GMAT test prep companies, including user feedback. The six companies are Kaplan, Princeton Review, Newton, Manhattan GMAT, Manhattan Review, and Veritas Prep Dartmouth announced this week that it will offer a streamlined MBA to its…
MBA Admissions News: MIT Sloan, Tuck, Ross, Booth, Admissions Trends, Chicago Connect
Here’s what’s going on: MIT Sloan Q&A. MIT Sloan launches this years series of chats for Accepted. We will host Jennifer Burke Barba, MIT Sloan’s Assistant Director of MBA Admissions, and other members of the MIT team on Wednesday August 12 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/ 5:00 PM GMT. This is a great opportunity for…
Forbes ROI MBA Rankings for 2010
Forbes published today its 2010 MBA rankings for US and non-US MBA programs. The Forbes ranking is based on ROI, specifically “the return on investment achieved by the graduates from the class of 2004.” Forbes surveyed 17,000 alumni at 103 schools and heard back from 24% of those grads in compiling its data. For the…
Report From AIGAC Conference: Buzz vs.Substance
The AIGAC conference this year was fantastic. The first day consisted of presentations from Pete Johnson of Haas, Christie St. John of Tuck, Cassandra Pittman of INSEAD, Wendy Huber of Darden, Soojin Kwon Koh of Ross, and Bruce Delmonico of Yale’s SOM. During the second day AIGAC was hosted by NYU Stern and Columbia Business…
2009 Beautiful B-School Photo Contest Winners
And the winners are: The First Prize ($200 Amazon Gift Certificate) goes to Simon Lau for a magnificent shot of Columbia’s dormitory. Columbia Second Prize ($100 gift certificate) to Ninad Gujar for a stunning photo of fall foliage near Tuck. Fall Foliage near Tuck Third Prize ($50 gift certificate): A tie between Bizwiz for Kellogg…
MBA Math Monday: Introduction
I welcome Dr. Peter Regan of MBA Math as a contributor to Accepted’s Admissions Almanac. The self-assessment that Peter writes about is a critical part of the evaluation required to develop a sound MBA admissions strategy. — Linda Abraham This post introduces a new weekly feature intended to help MBA applicants to assess their readiness for…
Best of Blogging Awards
Clear Admit announced its Best of Blogging awards for 2008-09 for those MBA applicant and student bloggers “who have made significant contributions to the online MBA community over the last year.” The winners were chosen by a vote among the Clear Admit staff, nominated bloggers, and celebrity judges Dawna Clarke, Director of Admissions at the Tuck School of Business,…
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