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Beyond Grey Pinstripes Ranking of MBA Programs
The Aspen Institute published last week its biannual ranking of MBA programs, “Beyond Grey Pinstripes.” This ranking ignores admissions criteria and abandons ROI. Through surveys of 149 participating schools, it attempts to rank the programs according to their “social impact management” or addressing of social, environmental or ethical topics. The goal: “spotlight innovative full-time MBA…
MBA Admissions: Yale SOM Reports on Round 1
The Yale Daily News reports today on trends at Yale SOM. The highlights: Applications rose 4% in Round 1 2008 over Round 1 2007. The average GMAT of round 1 applicants rose 2 points to 698. “SOM’s participation in The Consortium more than doubled the number of underrepresented minority students — which include African-Americans, Hispanics,…
Yale MBA Admissions: Educating Leaders for Business and Society
I visited Yale SOM last week during a visit to the East Coast. Yale’s admissions office graciously arranged for my husband and me to participate in a tour, attend a class, and meet with Bruce DelMonico, the Director of Admissions at SOM. I can’t tell you how much such a visit adds to one’s understanding…
MBA Admissions: B-School Bulletins — Fuqua, Tuck, Wharton, Yale
It’s been an interesting week in MBA-dom. Both good and bad. Let’s get the bad out of the way: Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business found that 34 first-year M.B.A. students cheated according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. According to the article, Fuqua‘s Judicial Board found 33 students guilty of inappropriate…
