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April 19, 2018

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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… 

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Article by Natalie Grinblatt / Columbia, Cornell Johnson, INSEAD, MBA Admissions, Michigan Ross, Notre Dame Mendoza, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UNC Kenan Flagler, UVA Darden, Yale SOM / Columbia Business School, INSEAD, Rankings

March 20, 2017

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MBA Admissions: Case Studies’ Ambiguous Advantage

According to Businessweek‘s Geoff Gloeckler writing in “The Case Against Case Studies,” executives find MBA’s lacking in decision-making ability when faced with incomplete information — in other words, almost all the time. Case studies, the exclusive teaching method used by Harvard and Darden,are frequently used by top business schools worldwide.  Critics feel the cases spoon-feed… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Columbia, Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, UVA Darden

November 28, 2016

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How Business Schools Have Failed Business

Business school deans and educational thought leaders are doing a lot of soul-searching concerning the role and culpability of graduate business schools in the economic downturn. Dean Robert Bruner of Darden on April 5 wrote on Twitter “Controversy over the role of B-schools in the crisis. Did they warn strongly enough about the risks of toxic… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, McGIll University, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UNC Kenan Flagler, UVA Darden, Yale SOM / Harvard Business School, leadership, twitter, Wall St. Journal

August 20, 2014

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No-Cosigner Loans for International Students at Darden

Darden Admissions Director Sara Neher recently posted a new video blog on the Darden Admissions News Blog about international student loans. She proudly announced that Darden has formally signed an agreement to secure loans for international students without a US cosigner. The lack of non-US-cosigner loans – which became an issue last year in the… 

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Article by Jennifer Bloom / Financial Aid, MBA Admissions, UVA Darden / ebook, international student

April 14, 2011

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Darden Introduces Concentrations

   According to a Darden press release, the UVA business school has formally instituted concentrations within its full-time MBA program. MBA students will choose from the following career or theme tracks: Career Tracks: Asset Management/Sales & Trading Corporate Finance/Investment Banking Entrepreneurship Consumer Marketing Business To Business Marketing Supply Chain Management Theme Tracks: Corporate Innovation Business… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions, UVA Darden / entrepreneurship, finance, investment banking

January 20, 2010

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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… 

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Article by Accepted / Chicago, Dartmouth Tuck, INSEAD, International, London Business School, MBA Admissions, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UVA Darden, Wharton / Dartmouth Tuck, INSEAD, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, Wharton

July 14, 2009

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Darden 2010 MBA Essay Questions, Deadlines

UPDATE: The tips for the 2011 UVA Darden MBA Application are now available online. Please post questions or comments to the new post. 2009-2010 MBA Application Essay Questions 1.How have the changes in the global economy over the last 18 months affected you and your plan for the future? (400 words) 2.What will you contribute… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions, UVA Darden / application essay, UVA Darden

April 23, 2009

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US News Grad Rankings Are Out!

The US News just released its 2009 Grad School Rankings. I’m going to list the top ten for business school, law school, and medical school (research) and provide links to the ranking methodology for each category. For other graduate specialties, please visit the US News site. Business School Rankings and methodology 1. Harvard2. Stanford3. Northwestern Kellogg… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Chicago, College Admissions, Columbia, Columbia University, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Duke Law, Grad School Admissions, Harvard HBS, Harvard Law HLS, Law School Admissions, LLM, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, Stanford Law, UC Berkeley Boalt Law, UC Berkeley Haas, USC, UVA Darden, UVA Law, Wharton, Yale Law YLS, Yale SOM / Northwestern Kellogg, Rankings, UC Berkeley Haas, US News

March 10, 2009

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7 Signposts to Differences Among MBA Programs

After reading “Musings on Kellogg’s Differentiators” by Managing Magic, who describes well a few distinguishing characteristics at Kellogg, I decided to explore the factors MBA applicants should examine to uncover the differences between programs. Researching these elements will help MBA applicants as they start their school research. They may also be worth a second look… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Chicago, Columbia, Dartmouth Tuck, Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UVA Darden, Wharton, Yale SOM / MIT Sloan, Wharton

September 18, 2008

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Accepted Welcomes Natalie Grinblatt

It is with great pleasure that I welcome Natalie Grinblatt to Accepted’s staff. Natalie previously served as: Assistant Dean at Arizona State University’s W P Carey School of Management. Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Cornell’s Johnson School Director of MBA Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at the University of Michigan (where she also… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, Babson, BBA Admissions, Chicago, CMU Tepper, College Admissions, Columbia, Consortium, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, EMBA, Emory Goizueta, Financial Aid, Georgetown McDonough, GMAT, Harvard HBS, IMD, Indiana Kelley, INSEAD, London Business School, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, MBA Waitlist, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Notre Dame Mendoza, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, Wharton, Yale SOM / Financial Aid

December 11, 2007

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MBA Admissions Chats Past and Future: Consortium, LBS, Haas, and INSEAD

We have two large chats planned for this week and are adding a couple of excellent new transcripts from recent chats. First the upcoming chats: The Consortium has put together an impressive group of career services professionals to answer your questions tomorrow December 11 at 5:00 PM PT/8:00 PM ET during an online chat in… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / CMU Tepper, EMBA, INSEAD, London Business School, MBA Admissions, Michigan Ross, NYU Stern, UC Berkeley Haas, UNC Kenan Flagler, USC Marshall, UVA Darden / Consortium, entrepreneurship, hiring, INSEAD, leadership, London Business School, recruiting, Wharton

May 10, 2007

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Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants

Two years ago I attended Tuck’s first Conference of International Educational Advisors. I went with the purpose of  learning more about Tuck. And I did learn a lot about Tuck, as expected, but I discovered that I enjoyed meeting my competition and professional colleagues much more than I anticipated. The networking was great!  I have… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, Babson, Chicago, CMU Tepper, Columbia, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Dental School, Duke Fuqua, EMBA, Fellowship, Grad School Admissions, Harvard HBS, Harvard Law HLS, IMD, INSEAD, Law School Admissions, LLM, London Business School, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Residency, Stanford GSB, Stanford Law, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UCLA Law, UNC Kenan Flagler, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, UVA Law, Wharton, Yale Law YLS, Yale SOM / Admissions Consulting, AIGAC, GMAC

January 12, 2006

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MBA Interview Prep

Dr. Lois Frankel is a nationally recognized "career coach." In a recent radio spot she advised managers about to interview a potential employee: "Preparing in advance – not winging it – is the secret to good interviewing." The same is true for the interviewees, including MBA applicants facing admissions interviews. To those of you who… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions, UVA Darden / Goizueta, Indian School of Business, INSEAD, London Business School, MBA Interview, Wharton

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