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February 17, 2022

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Financial Times Ranks Wharton as #1 in 2022 Rankings

Financial Times Ranks Wharton as #1 in 2022 Rankings

The Financial Times has released its global rankings of the best MBA programs and has considerably shuffled the deck. Several top-ranked programs fell several notches, while others rose considerably. For the first time since 2011, Wharton has returned to its status as #1 in FT’s list.  Other programs that made giant strides in the rankings… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Cambridge Judge, CEIBS, Chicago Booth, CMU Tepper, Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Georgetown McDonough, Harvard Business School, HEC, IESE, IMD, INSEAD, London Business School, MBA Rankings, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, SDA Bocconi, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, Washington Foster School of Business, Washington Olin, Wharton, Yale SOM

January 3, 2022

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From the Mouths of MBA Adcom Members: How to Get Accepted

Business school admissions directors speak about how to get accepted

Looking for the best possible admissions advice? How about admissions advice from the admission committee members themselves? Linda Abraham, founder of Accepted and host of the Admissions Straight Talk Podcast has a collection of highly enlightening interviews with directors of admissions and adcom members of top business schools! Listen in as Linda asks her adcom… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Cambridge Judge, CMU Tepper, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, ESADE, fit, Georgetown McDonough, HEC, INSEAD, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, optimize your mba admissions profile, Oxford Said, podcast, researching mba programs, Rotman, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, USC Marshall, Vanderbilt Business School, Washington Foster School of Business, Wharton, Wharton-Lauder, which MBA programs to apply to, Yale SOM

November 24, 2021

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Starting Salaries for MBA Grads Climbing

Starting salaries for MBA grads climbing

According to the Wall Street Journal, salaries for business school grads have bounced back after flattening at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. In fact, these salaries are hitting record highs as consulting firms, banks, and tech firms try to entice top business school graduates to join them. University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and University… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Duke Fuqua, MBA ROI, Wharton

November 15, 2021

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Top STEM MBA Programs: A Comprehensive List and Overview of STEM-OPT Eligible B-Schools

Top MBA Programs get STEM-Certified to Attract International Students

U.S. STEM MBA Programs: An Overview Restrictions on work visas during the 2019-2020 academic year–when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its height–depressed numbers of international MBA applicants. In fact, 48% of U.S. MBA programs reported a decline in international applications for their 2019 entering classes; 23% of U.S. MBA programs reported a significant decline (a… 

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Article by Jennifer Bloom / MBA Admissions / Arizona State Carey, Babson, Chicago Booth, CMU Tepper, Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Delaware Lerner, Duke Fuqua, Georgetown McDonough, Harvard Business School, international student, Lehigh University College of Business, masters in data analytics, Masters in Finance, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Notre Dame Mendoza, NYU Stern, Pace University, Purdue Krannert, researching mba programs, Rice Jones, Rochester Simon, Rutgers Business School, Stanford GSB, STEM MBA, UC Berkeley Haas, UC Davis, UC Irvine School of Business, UC Riverside, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, University of Connecticut, University of Georgia Terry, University of North Texas Ryan, University of Wisconsin Madison, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, Vanderbilt Business School, Washington Foster School of Business, Wharton

September 6, 2021

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Duke Enrolls Its Strongest MBA Class Ever, Hear From Its Admissions Dean [Episode 434]

Duke Enrolls its Strongest MBA Class Ever, Hear From its Admissions Dean

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… 

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August 8, 2021

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Duke Fuqua MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2021 – 2022]

Duke Fuqua MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2021 - 2022]

Leadership, teamwork, ethics, and a global approach to business are essential elements of the Duke Fuqua MBA, which is why you’ll need to make sure you express your passion for these qualities in your application essays. Impress the Fuqua adcom by positioning yourself as an innovative leader and team player, as someone who can see… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / 2022 MBA Applications, Duke Fuqua

June 16, 2021

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The MBA Common Letter of Recommendation (LOR): An Overview

The MBA Common Letter of Recommendation

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… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / CMU Tepper, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Emory Goizueta, Georgetown McDonough, Indian School of Business, MBA Letters of Recommendation, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Notre Dame Mendoza, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, UVA Darden, Vanderbilt Business School, Yale SOM

April 7, 2020

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How Are Business Schools, Applicants, and Admitted Students Responding to COVID-19?

How are businesses, schools, applicants and admitted students responding to Covid-19?

Poets & Quants conducted a survey of more than 300 students currently admitted to top MBA programs this year. Nearly one-third of students surveyed say that they might defer their admissions for the 2020 year if classes do not start on campus in the fall.  These same students believe that there should be financial recompense… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / COVID-19 MBA, Duke Fuqua, when to apply to bschool

March 2, 2020

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What Do You Learn in Business School? 6 Unexpected Lessons

What do you learn in business school? 6 unexpected lessons

Each year, thousands of MBA students graduate from business school and embark on the next chapter in their careers. This often means moving up to a higher role in a current field, taking on a new role, or jumping head-first into a new industry. The impact of these changes is often looked at in terms… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Duke Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Michigan Ross, Wharton, Yale SOM

February 4, 2020

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Financial Times Ranks Harvard as #1 in 2020 Global MBA Ranking

Financial Times ranks Harvard as #1 in 2020 global MBA rankings

Harvard Business School has taken the top spot away from Stanford Graduate School of Business in the Financial Times 2020 global MBA ranking.  Although the Financial Times ranking is designed to favor non-U.S. programs, 15 of the top 25 MBA programs are based in the U.S. This result comes despite the decline in applications to… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Cambridge Judge, CEIBS, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, ESADE, Financial Times, Harvard Business School, HEC, HKUST, IESE, IMD, INSEAD, London Business School, MBA Rankings, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Oxford Said, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UVA Darden, Wharton, Yale SOM

December 16, 2019

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Big Changes in Economist 2019 MBA Rankings

Big changes in Economist 2019 MBA Rankings

  Chicago’s Booth School of Business remaining at the top of The Economist’s ranking of the world’s top MBA programs for the second year in a row is only one of a few stable things in this year’s ranking, according to the Poets & Quants website. This is the seventh time Booth has taken the… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Georgia Tech Scheller, Harvard Business School, HEC, IESE, INSEAD, London Business School, MBA Rankings, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, SDA Bocconi, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, Warwick, Washington Foster School of Business, Wharton, Yale SOM

November 27, 2019

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Poets & Quants Announces 2019-2020 MBA Rankings

Poets and Quants Announces 2019-20 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… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, CMU Tepper, Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Emory Goizueta, Georgetown McDonough, Harvard Business School, Indiana Kelley, MBA Rankings, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, USC Marshall, UT McCombs, UVA Darden, Washington Foster School of Business, Wharton, Yale SOM

October 23, 2019

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Duke Fuqua Rattles MBA World with Exciting New Curriculum [Episode 335]

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Interview with Shari Hubert, Associate Dean of Admissions at Duke Fuqua [Show Summary] Shari Hubert, Associate Dean of Admissions at Duke Fuqua shares great information about major curriculum and programmatic changes the school is going through and why. Learn about Duke Fuqua’s unique location, curriculum and program offerings [Show Notes] It gives me great pleasure… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / Duke Fuqua, podcast

May 26, 2019

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AIGAC 2019 MBA Applicant Survey Results Released

AIGAC 2019 MBA Applicant Survey Results

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… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / AIGAC, CMU Tepper, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Georgetown McDonough, mba news, Northwestern Kellogg, UNC Kenan Flagler, UT McCombs, UVA Darden, Vanderbilt Business School

April 18, 2019

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Journey to Duke Fuqua: Marine-Turned-MBA, Entrepreneur, and Dad

What is Business School Really Like? Hear it from Andrew, Duke Fuqua Student!

Learn how real students navigate their way through the business school admissions process and b-school itself with our What is Business School Really Like? series. Meet Andrew, a Marine veteran, entrepreneur, new father, and first-year MBA student at Duke Fuqua. Andrew, thank you for sharing your story with us! What made you decide to go… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Duke Fuqua, military applicants, what is business school like series

December 17, 2018

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Pediatrician and Social Entrepreneur: Meet Dr. Anne Steptoe [Episode 246]

Our guest today, Dr. Anne Steptoe, earned her BA in Classics and English at Harvard in 2009. She then worked for two years as a Health Policy Senior Analyst at Mass General Hospital and attended medical school at Brown. Along the way to her current position as a pediatrics resident at UNC Chapel Hill, she… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / Alpert Medical School, Duke Fuqua, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, podcast

December 16, 2018

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Times Higher Education (THE) Unveils Its Long-Awaited Best Global MBA Programs

Times Higher Education Unviels its 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… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / CEIBS, Chicago Booth, CMU Tepper, Cornell Johnson, Duke Fuqua, MBA Rankings, Purdue Krannert, Stanford GSB, UVA Darden, Vanderbilt Business School, Yale SOM

February 5, 2018

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Meet Duke Fuqua’s New MBA Admissions Director, Shari Hubert [Episode 245]

It gives me great pleasure to welcome back to AST Shari Hubert, Associate Dean of Admissions at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Shari earned her BA at Dartmouth and her MBA at Harvard. She worked at several elite companies, and in 2009 became Director of Recruitment for the Peace Corps. In 2012 she returned… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / Duke Fuqua, podcast

February 1, 2018

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Ace Your In-Person Business School Interview with a Student or Alumnus

In-Person Interview With a Student or Alumnus

This post is part of a series exploring the different forms MBA interviews take and how you can ace them all! Many MBA adcoms delegate the interviewing to alumni and students. In this scenario, typically second-year students interview the applicants who come to campus, and alumni interview off-campus – though in some cases, they also… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / Columbia Business School, Duke Fuqua, MBA Interview, MBA Interview Formats Series, Northwestern Kellogg

November 8, 2017

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AIGAC 2017 MBA Applicant Survey Results Released

AIGAC (the Association of Independent Graduate Admissions Consultants) released the results of their 2017 MBA Applicant Survey, which shows an interesting paradox about millennials: they love the instantaneous availability of information in today’s digital world, yet also feel that personal attention and human contact are extremely important. Other data show that the applicant pool continues… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / AIGAC, Cambridge Judge, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, ESADE, Harvard Business School, IE, IESE, INSEAD, Michigan Ross, Vanderbilt Business School

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