Before we turn to our regularly scheduled content, I want to respond to a question asked of me on Twitter by @agarwalgaurav04: He asked me if we can do a show on U.S. one-year MBA programs. We might in the future, and while today’s show is not devoted to that topic, you can get a…
3 Tips for Writing a Winning EMBA Essay
You’ve been busy these last few years. Very busy. How will you ever fit all of your classes, extracurricular activities, awards, and job experience in your EMBA application essays? The simple answer is that you won’t, and you shouldn’t even attempt to. Trying to include all of your past experiences will create an essay that…
Executive MBA Pros & Cons
Thinking about applying to a top executive MBA program? Below you’ll find EMBA pros and cons to help you decide if, when, and why an EMBA program is for you. Pros: 1. It’s easier to get in. You may need to have more work experience to be considered for an executive MBA program, but it’s…
MBA Interview with Stanford MSx Student Erik Moon
This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. And now for a chat with Erik Moon, a recent graduate from Stanford MSx. Accepted: First, can you tell us a little about yourself? Where are you from? Where and what did…
Too Old for an MBA? Check Out 3 Outstanding MBA and EMBA Alternatives [Episode 166]
Today we’re discussing a unique MBA option for mid-career professionals – an option to study in a full-time, immersive program with other professionals at the same level. Joining us today are: Stephen Sacca, Director, MIT Sloan Fellows Program; Silvia McCalliser-Castillo, Director, London Business School EMBA-Global and Sloan Programmes; and Mike Hochleutner, Director, Stanford MSx Program….
EMBA Life, EMBA Support: A Talk with Sam from Cornell
Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad? Sam: My family is originally from South India. I was born in Cincinnati, OH, spent part of my childhood in Denver, CO and went to high school and college in Tennessee, where I earned…
Excellent Executive MBA Admissions Advice [Episode 140]
CLICK HERE FOR OUR MOST RECENT PODCAST INTERVIEW WITH EMBA ADMISSIONS EXPERTS JEN WELD & CINDY TOKUMITSU! This week, join Accepted’s own Jen Weld and Cindy Tokumitsu for the inside scoop on EMBA admissions. Listen to the show! Meet Jen and Cindy. [1:10] Jen came to Accepted after serving as Assistant Director of Admissions for…
Columbia Launches EMBA-Americas
Following the cancellation of its joint executive M.B.A. program, Columbia Business School is now offering a new program, dubbed EMBA-Americas. This innovative program is “designed for highly accomplished and motivated professionals who are looking to enhance their career with a top executive MBA degree, but whose location or schedule precludes them from attending the traditional…
A Transformational Year: The MIT Sloan Fellows Program
What is the solution for a seasoned manager who is too experienced for an MBA, but not so enthusiastic about the idea of a part-time EMBA? Listen to the recording of our conversation with Stephen Sacca for the low down on an 84 year-old secret that just might change your life: The MIT Sloan Fellows…
Interview with Arun Prasad: An Accepted EMBA Applicant
This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with MBA applicant bloggers, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at the MBA application process. And now…introducing Arun Prasad who will be starting at IIM-Calcutta’s PGPEX-VLM Executive Program in the fall. Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where…
Kellogg Launches EMBA Program in Beijing
This week Kellogg announced the launch of its new EMBA program in collaboration with the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University in Beijing and Shanghai. The new program will join the ranks of other Kellogg’s EMBA global network partnerships (including HKUST in Hong Kong, York University in Toronto, Tel Aviv University in Israel, and…
Wharton Executive MBA Student Interview with Raghavan Anand
Here’s a talk with Raghavan Anand, blogger at Anand’s Blog, who is pursuing his executive MBA at Wharton’s San Francisco EMBA program. Anand is a serial startup guy who also loves to volunteer. Read on to learn more about Anand’s EMBA journey… This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with…
Making Your MBA Essays Do “Double Duty”
With the new MBA essay questions coming out, you may be starting to sketch out your answers. Of course first and foremost answer the given questions thoroughly and thoughtfully. But how can your essays work for you to the max, especially when the questions don’t seem to provide opportunities to portray experiences, skills, qualities, or…
End of Berkeley-Columbia EMBA Program
Columbia Business School and Berkeley’s Haas School of Business are closing their joint executive MBA program in 2013, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. While the program was originally “about the East Coast meeting the West Coast and Silicon Valley meeting Wall Street,” things have changed over the last 10 years, and “both schools became full-service programs that…
How to Read EMBA Salary Statistics
While articles proliferate around whether MBA salaries have gone up or down this year, an article in BusinessWeek (“EMBA Salary Benefits: Less Than They Appear?”) reports that the Executive MBA Council survey results had some pleasant surprises. It looks like salaries have increased by 16.3% for 2011 EMBA graduates 20 months after graduation. The rise…
Duke Global Executive MBA Program 2012 Application Questions, Deadlines, and Tips
Duke Global Executive MBA Application Essays and Tips The current Duke MBA–Global Executive Program essay questions cover broad ground potentially, although there are just two required. They give you leeway to identify and describe the experiences, skills, and other factors that will most advantageously represent your candidacy. Moreover, the fact that both questions invite you to discuss…
EMBA Blogger Interview: B-School Babe’s Journey
Next up in our series of featured MBA bloggers is B-School Babe, Sharon Lee. Please enjoy Sharon’s thoughtful answers and use them to help you make your way through the MBA or EMBA admissions process. She also provides some important insights into the Wharton MBA for Executives Program. Accepted: First, can you tell us a…
The Financial Times’ EMBA Rankings Get Ranked
While there is never a shortage of MBA rankings, The Financial Times recently released its EMBA rankings for 2011. At first glance the rankings seem pretty uneventful, as there were no major shifts in the top ten spots in comparison with last year’s rankings. For the third year in a row, Kellogg’s joint Executive MBA…
3 Steps to Acceptance
I want to share with you feedback from a happy client. He is responding to a congratulatory email I sent him after his acceptance to two top Executive MBA programs. We fortunately receive many emails from satisfied clients, so why post this one? While I hope you will find his praise compelling if you are…
Understanding Executive MBA Admissions
If you are applying to a top executive MBA program, then it’ll do you good to know a thing or two about the EMBA admissions process, namely, the competitive benefits and drawbacks of applying to one of the best Executive MBA programs. First, some benefits: In general, acceptance rates are higher for EMBA programs…