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…
MBA Admissions News Roundup
An article in Fortune Magazine looks at how MBA job recruiters are courting military veterans because of their management experience and ability to work under pressure. Although veterans sometimes struggle with the lingo of the business and consulting world, with the help of their affinity groups and military networks they are rising to the…
MBA Admissions News Round Up
While MBA applicants frequently pore over U.S. News’ college rankings, Bloomberg Businessweek reports that the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business gave U.S. News inaccurate job-placement data in order to boost its rankings. An internal investigation discovered that many of the graduates listed as employed had questionable employment opportunities, and many who were…
MBA Admissions: UC Berkeley Haas and Management Consulting
This post about Haas and management consulting is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance, consulting,…
MBA Admissions: UC Berkeley Haas and Technology
This post about Haas and technology is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance, consulting, general…
MBA Admissions: UC Berkeley Haas and Entrepreneurship
This post about Haas and entrepreneurship is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance, consulting, general…
MBA Admissions: UC Berkeley Haas and Marketing
This post about Haas and marketing is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance, consulting, general…
MBA Admissions: UC Berkeley Haas and Finance
This post about Haas and finance is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance, consulting, general…
MBA Career Goals and the Bschools that Support Them
In my recent post “2012 Applicants: Time to Poke The Box” I wrote that I had an idea, and inspired by Godin’s book on the value of initiative, I decided to just act on it. I proposed to several top MBA programs that I ask them about strengths in their programs in terms of…
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…
2011 Rankings: BW’s Best Undergraduate Business Schools
BusinessWeek‘s 2011 ranking report reveals that more than ever, college applicants are seeking a global experience, especially those who plan on pursuing an undergraduate degree in business. Undergraduate business programs are responding by creating more immersion options, overseas internships, and business-related study abroad opportunities. Some schools are even offering business courses that require students…
Japan: Quake, Tsunami, and Tragedy
Horrified, I have watched the scenes and read the news from Japan. As a longtime resident of Los Angeles who has experienced several serious earthquakes, but nothing approaching the devastation of Friday’s quake and tsunami, I feel for the suffering, courageous people of Japan. I invite you to join my husband and me in…
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…
MBA Admissions News Round Up
A Daily Pennsylvanian article, “New Wharton initiative to focus on consumer analytics” discusses the Wharton’s new data-driven customer-oriented research center. The groundbreaking Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative “helps companies analyze data about customer preferences in order to maximize profits.” The initiative will be integrated into Wharton’s undergraduate curriculum; consumer analytics will appeal to students who like…
HBS Curriculum Changes: Bold or Not Bold Enough?
Harvard Business School has introduced some curriculum “enhancements” that are receiving attention in the world of MBA admissions. In a letter to admitted HBS students, Dean Nitin Nohria elaborates on the upcoming changes that will introduced to the HBS curriculum in the coming year. These “two important enhancements” are: The introduction of FIELD (Field Immersion…
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…
MBA Essays: Two critical questions
Kudo’s to Mako at Random Wok for having the guts to show his already submitted Haas essays to a former admissions committee member. He received feedback that he didn’t want to hear, but any future MBA essays he writes will be better for having received the feedback. Mako’s post, “My Adcom Essay Review: A Punch…
UC Berkeley Haas Q&A Audio
Check out the UC Berkeley Haas Q&A by listening to the MP3 today!
Sustainable MBAs
Thinking about a career in sustainable enterprise? Each year the Aspen Institute ranks MBA programs in their Beyond Grey Pinstripes edition on the schools’ ability to provide curriculum, research and careers while looking at the triple bottom line. This list continues to grow, but according to the 2010 rankings, candidates looking at MBA programs that…
UC Berkeley Haas 2011 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips.
UPDATE: The tips for the UC Berkeley Haas 2012 MBA Application are now available online. Please post questions or comments to the new post. Check out the entire 2012 MBA Application Tips series for more valuable MBA application advice. UC Berkeley Haas 2010 MBA Essay Questions This UC Berkeley Haas 2011 MBA Application tip post…
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