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February 4, 2020

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

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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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July 21, 2016

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GMAC Releases Tool That Organizes, Compares & Explains Major Rankings

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Rankings have always been a mixed blessing – they provide so much valuable information, but if you don’t know how to analyze or use that data properly, then best case scenario, they become worthless, and worst case scenario, they become harmful. GMAC has just released a new tool, User’s Guide to Full-Time MBA Rankings, that… 

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July 6, 2016

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FT’s Top MBA Programs for Entrepreneurship

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This year the Financial Times published a ranking that is a spin-off from their 2016 global MBA ranking and features the top 25 MBA programs for entrepreneurship (last year they published only the top 10). The rankings: 1. Stanford GSB 2. Babson Olin 3. UVA Darden 4. Dartmouth Tuck 5. UCLA Anderson 6. UC Berkeley… 

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October 22, 2015

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Financial Times 2012 Rankings Are Out!

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The Financial Times published its annual ranking of MBA programs today. And the top 10 are: Stanford (3 year average: #3; last year tied for #4) Harvard (3 year average: #3; last year’s #3) Wharton (3 year average: #2; last year tied  for #1) London Business School (3 year average: #2; last year tied for #1) Columbia (3… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / Financial Times, Rankings

August 5, 2011

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4 Ways You Should NOT Use the MBA Rankings

   You’ll find loads of articles online enumerating the ways in which you can use the MBA rankings to your benefit. Most of these articles are found on the ranking websites. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t trust what you read on BusinessWeek, The Financial Times, or U.S. News – after all, the rankings do… 

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July 12, 2011

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MBA Admissions News Roundup

   The Daily Pennsylvanian celebrates the fact that 45% of Wharton’s incoming MBA class of 2013 will be women.  This number represents quite an achievement—a 5% increase from the classes in the past two years and the highest percentage in Wharton’s history. Harvard has also reached a new record this year with women representing 39%… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / Financial Times, GMAC, Wharton

January 25, 2011

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European Business Schools Gain Global Popularity

According to a QS TopMBA article, “European MBA applications increase dramatically,” European business schools are luring applicants away from MBA programs in the U.S. Both the QS TopMBA.com Applicant Survey 2010 and the Graduate Management Admissions Council’s (GMAC) World Geographic Trends Report show a sharp increase in European business school applications over the past five… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / Financial Times, GMAC, GMAT, Rankings

May 1, 2009

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The European MBA Alternative

Mobility has long been a by-word for MBA graduates, so amidst the current economic woes and uncertain MBA job market, more and more applicants are considering an MBA outside the US. In fact, a study this month by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation shows that a growing number of students believe they will find better… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / entrepreneurship, finance, Financial Times, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, London Business School, MBA tour, Rankings

April 23, 2009

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Rankings (Part 5 of 5): 8 Flaws in Rankings

How NOT to use the rankings Don’t give them too much importance. Don’t replace research and self-reflection with school ranking to determine where you apply or attend. Using them mindlessly could contribute to an expensive, time-consuming mistake. Blinding yourself to the rankings’ flaws leads to poor decisions. Consider this partial list of limitations:   They… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / Financial Aid, Financial Times, Rankings

July 17, 2008

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See India In Your Future? Get Money for an MBA in Hyberadad!

Think you’re up against tough odds to get into a top MBA program? In India, over 200,000 applicants vie for 1600 spots at the country’s elite MBA schools—the IIMs (Indian Institute of Management). These programs aren’t ranked internationally. They mostly serve as a launching ground for Indian engineering students who seek management and finance exposure…. 

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Article by Michelle Stockman / MBA Admissions / entrepreneurship, finance, Financial Times, GMAT, Indian School of Business, international student, London Business School, recruiting, Wharton

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