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The Economist has released its annual international ranking of full-time MBA programs based on data collected during spring 2017. Two surveys were used: 1) The first was completed by schools with eligible programs which covered quantitative subjects and accounted for 80% of the ranking. 2) Current MBA students and a school’s most recent graduating MBA …
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 …
Missed our AMA with Columbia Business School Admissions Director, Emily French Thomas? Watch the video below for some great questions and answers from the session: Topics covered in this video: • CBS interviews • How applicants from different locations are viewed • Visiting the school • The NYC Immersion Seminars • The Value Investing Program …
U.S. News & World Report surveyed all 471 MBA programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International in fall 2016 and early 2017. Of these, 377 responded and 131 were ranked (those that submitted enough of the necessary data on their full-time MBA programs that were needed to calculate the rankings). The …
Saving money on your student loans, ranking grad programs based on salary-to-debt ratios, plus life as a Columbia Business School grad. All in today’s show. Today’s guest, Amanda Wood, graduated from Vassar College in 2009 with a degree in social psychology and economics. After graduation, she worked at BNY Mellon and at Brigham and Women’s …
There’s something for everyone at Columbia Business School. Today’s AST podcast is a first: an in-person interview! Our guest is Emily French Thomas, Director of Admissions at Columbia Business School, and we’ll be talking about the menu of programs available at CBS. Welcome, Emily! What is the common thread that unites the many programs at …
This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. And now for a chat with Sonie Guseh a Columbia Business School…. Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad? Sonie: I …
When looking to fill investment banking positions, top firms tend to direct their searches towards cream of the crop universities. Here are the top b-schools you should be looking at to give yourself the best chance of getting hired after graduation, according to the latest eFinancialCareers findings. * For a complete list of the top …
Columbia Business School recently announced two major changes: a significant scholarship donation made by Lord Laidlaw and an update to their current application process. Increase in Financial Aid for Class of 2018 In an effort to share “the power of opportunity” with a new generation of college students, Lord Irvine Laidlaw has donated a substantial …
Want golden admissions advice from one of the most successful admissions teams on the MBA scene? Now is the time to review one of our most popular podcast episodes – our interview with the Columbia Business School adcom. And it’s a great time to get started on your Regular Decision application to Columbia. If you missed it the first …
The webinar aired live last week and was a huge success, so if you missed it or if you attended and would like to review, then you’ll want to tune in to the online recording for not-to-be-missed advice on how to snag that Columbia acceptance. Don’t you want to make sure you’re approaching Columbia’s application …
Columbia tweaked last year’s questions for this year. Relatively minor changes. Specifically: • Its short-answer question about your immediate post-MBA goal has gone from 75 to 50 characters. Yes, that was characters, not words. Two years ago it was a generous 100 characters. And those applicants thought they had it tough. • There are wording changes to all …
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