Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business announced that David A. Thomas will become Georgetown McDonough’s new Dean and William R. Berkley Chair starting October 1, 2011. One can learn more about Dean Thomas by watching a video that has been posted on McDonough’s website. Fortune.com’s interview with Ankur Kumar, Wharton’s deputy director of admissions,…
Another US News Top Ten!
US News is at it again! The magazine’s newest top ten list is the top 10 Business Schools That Receive the Most Full-Time Applications. Not surprisingly, almost all the top 10 programs listed in US News’s rankings of the best business schools were also on the list of the top 10 business schools that received…
Duke Fuqua 2012 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips
The Duke Fuqua 2013 MBA tips are now available. Click here to check them out! This Duke Fuqua 2012 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. Check out the entire 2012 MBA Application Tips series for more valuable…
Current Full-Time Duke Fuqua MBA Student
Accepted.com is continuing a blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at selected MBA programs. We hope to offer you a candid picture of student life, and what you should consider as you prepare your MBA application. Here are some excerpts from an interview with a current full-time…
U.S. News Ranks Best EMBA Programs
U.S. News & World Report just released its annual Execute MBA rankings, which we’ve posted below. Top 10 Best Executive MBA Programs 1. University of Pennsylvania Wharton 2. Chicago Booth 3. Northwestern Kellogg 4. Duke Fuqua 5. Columbia 6. NYU Stern 6. UCLA Anderson 8. Michigan Ross 9. UC Berkeley Haas 10. UNC Kenan-Flagler You’ll…
Top 20 EMBA Programs in North America
Top executive MBA programs in America are charging an arm and a leg —is it worth it? That’s the topic of a recent CNN Money Fortune/Poets & Quants article, “Executive MBAs: Great, if you can foot the bill,” which reports that if people are willing to pay the sky-high prices for an EMBA degree, they’ll…
Focus on Fuqua: Duke MBA Q&A This Week!
Are you interested in gaining a clearer outlook on Fuqua’s general management curriculum, student life, and admissions policies? Are you wondering how you can contribute to the leadership-driven, spirited Fuqua student body? Then you won’t want to miss Accepted.com’s upcoming Q&A on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/6:00 PM GMT with…
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…
International MBA Programs: Are Global B-Schools Right for You?
Thinking about applying to an international MBA program? Like the idea of having international experience on your resume, but don’t know much about your global options? Not sure if you should attend an internationally-run program or an American-based program transplanted to foreign soil? Internationalizing the MBA, a special report written by Accepted editor and international…
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…
Duke Fuqua 2011 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips
UPDATE- The tips for Duke Fuqua’s 2012 MBA Application are now available online. Please post questions or comments to the new post. This Duke Fuqua 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…
What MBA Programs Should You Apply To Next Season?
It’s late February, already in the ebb of the current MBA admissions season. As such, it’s the perfect time for people considering applying next season to break out of hibernation and start tackling a part of the process that is often shortchanged: school selection. In ten-plus years of MBA admissions consulting I have found that…
Duke University Continues to Expand Worldwide
Duke University is once again expanding its global footprint, by forging two new partnerships in China. The new cooperative will create new educational and research opportunities. According to a press release by Duke University’s Office of News & Communications, a groundbreaking ceremony was held last Friday in China along with a formal announcement of the…
Financial Times Global 2010 MBA Rankings
The Financial Times published today its 2010 ranking of global MBA programs. Its ranking attempts to “assess the effect of the MBA on … subsequent career progression and salary growth.” Consequently it draws its data from the schools themselves and from surveys of graduates at least three years after earning their MBA degree. In building…
MBA Admissions News: The Waning Days of Deferrals
While deferrals used to be more freely granted, this year b-schools are buckling down and saying “no,” reports BusinessWeek‘s Anne VanderMay . VanderMay provides a few reasons why top b-schools are moving in this direction. First, she says, the volume of deferrals was getting weightier. Financial problems were the most common causes of deferral requests…
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…
Duke Fuqua Waives App Fee for Visitors
I received the following message from Duke Fuqua about its new MBA Application Fee Reduction Program: A Special Offer from The Duke MBA Clearly, the world is facing many economic challenges today. At The Duke MBA, we recognize that the MBA application process is an investment of time and money, which can both be in…
MBA R1 Admissions Deadlines Approach
Yes those MBA deadlines are approaching. Rapidly. Kind of like a train roaring through a dark tunnel. Do you see the headlight peering through the gloom, growing brighter and brighter? So what are my thoughts at the end of a hectic week? Accepted’s editors have noted a rash of bloopers in applicant essays. While these…
Duke Fuqua 2010 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips
Duke Fuqua 2010 MBA Essay Questions UPDATE- The tips for Duke Fuqua’s 2011 MBA Application are now available online. Please post questions or comments to the new post. My comments are in red. Three essay questions must be completed before submitting your application. Prepare your essays carefully. The Admissions Committee considers your responses to the…
Duke Fuqua 2010 MBA Essay Questions.
UPDATE- The tips for Duke Fuqua’s 2011 MBA Application are now available online. Please post questions or comments to the new post. Duke has streamlined its application process and is asking three questions this year as opposed to last year’s four. I’ll post comments in the next few days. Duke Fuqua Essays for Fall…
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