2012 has been an exciting year. Experimentation in applications including interviews and essays has marked the most recent admissions cycle. In addition, the recession, growing concern about rising tuition and student debt, and the promise of MOOCs is shaking the world of higher education. But let’s leave the 35,000 foot view of last year and…
Large Donation Helps Chicago Expand Entrepreneur Center
Last week, Michael Polsky, Chicago energy entrepreneur, announced that he’d be donating an $8 million gift to the Michael P. Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship, a research center established in 2002 after his initial $7 million donation. The gift will support Chicago Booth’s growing innovation initiatives by creating new programs and providing space and resources for…
MBA Admissions: Stanford GSB & Entrepreneurship
A quick glance at Stanford Graduate School of Business: currently ties in first place (with Harvard Business School) as the best business schools, according to US News & World Report (March 2012). It was ranked #2 for entrepreneurship. Stanford GSB Class of 2013 and Entrepreneurship 6618 people applied to Stanford GSB in 2011; 7% were admitted…
Interview with Anne Perigo, UM Master in Entrepreneurship
The University of Michigan will soon open its doors to the inaugural class in its innovative MS in Entrepreneurship program, a program devoted to radically reducing the time entrepreneurs spend in the “school of hard knocks.” My curiosity about this program led to an informative interview with Anne Perigo, Associate Program Director at the University…
Kellogg Brings Back Entrepreneurship Specialist
Linda Darragh has been appointed executive director of the Levy Institute for Entrepreneurial Practice and the Heizer Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Darragh had worked at Kellogg, as part of its entrepreneurship team, from 1999 to 2005. She then worked at the University of…
WSJ Interviews Dee Leopold: HBS Admitting More Engineers
Today’s Wall St. Journal provides an excellent interview with Dee Leopold, Director of Admission at Harvard Business School. A few highlights: WSJ: “Ms. Leopold personally reads applications for the 1,800 candidates invited to interview. About half of those are accepted.” Dee Leopold: “Sometimes the challenge in the essays is to be honest and to be…
MBA Admissions News Roundup
On September 7th and 8th business schools all over the world will be taking part in The Economist Group‘s Which MBA? MBA Online Fair. Don’t miss this opportunity to research different programs and engage with admissions officers, deans and recent graduates at your top choice schools –No travel required. Register today! GMAC has posted…
MBA Applicant Blogger Interview: Rolipolli’s Journey
Next up in our series of featured MBA applicant bloggers is Pardeep, author of the blog, “Rolipolli… a walk through life and path to B-school.” Please enjoy Pardeep’s thoughtful answers and use them to help you make your way through the MBA admissions process. Accepted: First, can you tell us a little about yourself…
MBA Admissions: Yale SOM and Management Consulting
This post about Yale SOM and management consulting is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance,…
MBA Admissions: Interview with Nunzio Quacquarelli of QS World MBA Tour
Accepted.com turned recently to Nunzio Quacquarelli, Managing Director, QS World MBA Tour for his perspective on the MBA scene. In addition to organizing the QS World MBA Tour, Nunzio, who earned his MBA from Wharton, authors TopMBA Jobs & Salary Trends Report and QS Global 200 Business Schools: The MBA Employer’s Choice. He writes…
MBA Admissions: Yale SOM and Investment Banking
This post about Yale SOM and investment banking is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance,…
MBA Admissions: Yale SOM and Environmental Management/Sustainable Development
This post about Yale SOM and environmental management/sustainable development is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in…
MBA Admissions: Yale SOM and Not-for-Profit Management
This post about Yale SOM and not-for-profit management is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance,…
2011 IMD Admissions Director Interview Posted
If you attended our recent conversation with IMD’s Lisa Piguet, Associate Director of MBA Admissions and Marketing, then you know what a success it was. You can review the Q&A by reading the whole IMD Q&A transcript, by listening to the full audio clip online, or by subscribing to our podcast in iTunes and…
MBA Admissions News Round Up
While MBA applicants frequently pore over U.S. News’ college rankings, Bloomberg Businessweek reports that the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business gave U.S. News inaccurate job-placement data in order to boost its rankings. An internal investigation discovered that many of the graduates listed as employed had questionable employment opportunities, and many who were…
MBA Admissions: Cornell Johnson and Sustainable Global Enterprise Management
This post about Cornell Johnson and sustainable global enterprise management is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals…
MBA Admissions: Cornell Johnson and Brand Management
This post about Cornell Johnson and brand management is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance,…
MBA Admissions News Roundup
MBA Crystal Ball recently interviewed Accepted.com founder, Linda Abraham, on admissions and how to choose the right business school. MBA applicants who are interested should read the informative interview here. 2012 MBA applicants should definitely look at US News’s article on financial aid options. Tuition for some of the top programs can swell to…
MBA Admissions: Cornell Johnson and Entrepreneurship
This post about Cornell Johnson and entrepreneurship is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance, consulting,…
2011 INSEAD Admissions Director Interview Posted
If you attended our recent conversation with INSEAD‘s Kara Keenan and Melissa Jones, Assistant Directors of Marketing, then you know what a success it was. You can review the Q&A by reading the whole INSEAD Q&A transcript, by listening to the full audio clip online, or by subscribing to our podcast in iTunes and…
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