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Encore: Are You Interested in NYU Stern? [Episode 449]
It’s a busy time of year now. We here at Accepted are busy helping applicants with the end-of-the-year application crunch and enjoying the company of family. Perhaps adding to your happiness, you are planning a move to a new location after an acceptance. Or perhaps you’re not yet at that happy stage; you’re knee-deep in…
How to Get Into UVA Darden [Episode 439]
Get to know UVA Darden’s thoughtful application process [Show summary] Dawna Clarke, Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions at Darden School of Business explores the program’s unique case method and recounts how the school proactively adapted during COVID-19. What makes UVA Darden unique? A choice-rich MBA experience and a close-knit student community [Show notes] Welcome to…
Duke Enrolls Its Strongest MBA Class Ever, Hear From Its Admissions Dean [Episode 434]
Would you like to be a member of Team Fuqua? [Show summary] Shari Hubert, Associate Dean of Admissions at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, describes its collaborative MBA program and gives insight into what Duke seeks in applicants. Duke Fuqua: Where decency meets diversity. [Show notes] You’re interested in Duke’s collaborative MBA program and intrigued…
Are You Interested in NYU Stern? [Episode 431]
Get to know NYU Stern’s top-notch MBA programs, and find out what Stern adcom looks for in applicants [Show summary] Lisa Rios, NYU Stern’s newly appointed Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions, describes NYU’s innovative MBA program and the COVID adaptations that have been made to elements of the program and its application process. Interview with…
How to Get an MBA From Dartmouth Tuck [Episode 430]
Are you smart, accomplished, aware and encouraging? Dartmouth Tuck may be the MBA program for you. [Show summary] Pat Harris and Amy Mitson, co-executive directors of the MBA Admissions and Financial Aid at Dartmouth Tuck, share all about the Tuck experience including its close-knit community, amazing alumni network, and unique location while offering guidance to…
The MBA Common Letter of Recommendation (LOR): An Overview
One of the key pieces of an MBA application is the letter of recommendation. This letter, usually written by managers, gives the admissions committee an insightful perspective on the MBA candidate. However, since each program has their own unique form, and candidates are often hesitant to ask managers to fill out multiple recommendations, applicants often limit the number…
Which MBA Program Is Right for Me? The Ultimate Guide to Choosing an MBA Program
In 20+ years of MBA admissions consulting, I have found that otherwise highly capable and focused people often flounder when creating their target list of business schools. I’ve heard things like: “I’m just applying to all the top ten.” Top ten according to what source? Or: “I realize now [after R2 deadlines have passed] I was overreaching….
U.S. News MBA Rankings 2022 [Full-Time & Part-Time]
The U.S. News 2023 ranking is now live! Click here to check it out >> U.S. News has just released its 2022 rankings of the best full-time and part-time MBA programs. The rankings are based on surveys sent out to the 486 business schools with master’s-level business programs in the US, accredited by AACSB International. …
MBA Deadline Updates: How Will COVID-19 Affect the MBA Application Process?
With the unprecedented reality of a worldwide pandemic, it is reasonable to be concerned about the MBA admissions process. Universities have emptied out their campuses, and both students and teachers are rapidly trying to adjust to remote learning and a host of other modifications in traditional education. Additionally, job prospects are dwindling as the economy…
U.S. News Announces 2021 Ranking of Best MBA Programs
The U.S. News 2023 ranking is now live! Click here to check it out >> U.S. News just released its 2021 ranking of full-time and part-time MBA programs. The rankings are based on expert opinions about the quality of each program and statistical indicators that calculate the quality of a program’s faculty, research, and students….
Poets & Quants Announces 2019-2020 MBA Rankings
Poets & Quants just released its 2019-2020 rankings of the top 100 U.S. MBA programs. There were some minor changes in the top 10 – most prominently is Stanford GSB climbing two spots, passing Harvard Business School and UPenn Wharton, to claim the #1 position. It’s the second time in 10 years that Stanford has claimed the…
Top MBA Programs for Entrepreneurs
Poets & Quants has just released their inaugural rankings for the top MBA programs for entrepreneurs, and Washington University’s Olin Business School tops the list. 20.7% of its graduates from 2016-2018 launched companies within three months of graduation, and has a whopping $1 million in annual funding available for student entrepreneurs. By comparison, the second…
Highlights of Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2019 MBA Rankings
Bloomberg Businessweek released its 2019 MBA rankings this week, and the administration at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business is celebrating! Tuck rose an astonishing 17 places in this year’s ranking to take the #2 spot just under Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. This is Stanford’s second year in a row in 1st place. Who…
AIGAC 2019 MBA Applicant Survey Results Released
AIGAC (the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants) recently released their 2019 MBA Applicant Survey, which substantiates the idea that today’s applicants continue to consider human interaction to be a competitive advantage. More and more, applicants see the importance of talking to current MBA students when selecting schools and making decisions. Current applicants continue to…
U.S. News Releases 2020 MBA Rankings
Many students apply to grad school believing that another degree will improve their professional options and salaries. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)’s employment forecast published in the summer of 2018, they may be right. The BLS forecast the jobs in master’s-level professions would rise by close to 17% between 2016-2026, and jobs…
Times Higher Education (THE) Unveils Its Long-Awaited Best Global MBA Programs
Times Higher Education (THE) in partnership with the Wall Street Journal recently released its analyzed reams of data about graduate management education and produced a ranking of “high-achieving global MBA programs.” The study ranked the programs in 20 separate performance indicators, leading to an aggregate score indicating the strength of each program and school. These…
Selecting Which B-Schools to Apply to: Two Examples
In our Choosing the Best MBA Program for You series, you’ll learn how to create a list of business schools that are the best fit for your educational, social, and professional preferences and how creating this list will boost your chances of getting accepted. In the last eight posts in the series, we discussed various tips and techniques…
How This Forté Fellow is Blazing Her Trail in Tech
This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with business students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top programs. And now, introducing Andrea Caralis… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad? Andrea: I grew up in…
William G. McGowan Charitable Fund Announces Fellows
The William G. McGowan Charitable Fund recently announced its eighth class of McGowan Fellows. The Chicago-based family foundation recognizes students from top business schools across the U.S. who are dedicated to societal issues and ethical practices. The McGowan Fellows Program, established in 2010, honors the legacy of William G. McGowan, the pioneering entrepreneur who embodied…