Harvard Tops Financial Times 2015 Global MBA Ranking
Earlier this week, Financial Times released its 2015 global MBA ranking of the best business schools, and the results showed no surprises—only a shuffling—at the very top. This is the third time in a...
View ArticleThe MBA Tour Hosts Events Across North America in 2015
If you’re considering pursuing an MBA degree, attending an MBA fair is a great place to start. The MBA Tour is hosting six events across North America this winter 2015. What are the benefits of...
View ArticleCornell Tech Student Interview: Where CS Meets the MBA
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 Will...
View ArticleMBA Hiring Expected to Increase in 2015
GMAC’s 2014 Year-End Employer Poll Here are some highlights from GMAC’s 2014 Year-End Employer Poll. Spoiler: It’s good news! • 169 employers from 33 countries were interviewed. This is a relatively...
View ArticleFinancial Times Global MBA Rankings 2015
The Financial Times 2015 global MBA rankings were released this morning. Let’s see how our top schools fared this year… Top 25 2015 Global MBA Programs (last year’s rank in parentheses) 1. Harvard...
View ArticleNegotiating Merit Scholarships
Being accepted into an MBA program is a major accomplishment that makes the months of application preparation (and worrying) all worth it. Icing on the cake is learning that you’ve also been awarded a...
View ArticleEndowment Creates Social Enterprise Center at Columbia
A new center created at Columbia Business School will help develop the next generation of business leaders’ understanding of how management impacts society and the environment. In a statement released...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship at Stanford GSB: Carlypso Drives Down the Startup Street
Thinking of launching a disruptive start-up? Dying to attend a leading entrepreneurial MBA program? Well meet Nick Hinrichsen and Chris Colemen, founders of the start-up Carlypso, which Tech Crunch...
View ArticleAn MBA Applicant’s Guide To Behavioral Interviews – Expartus
More and more, MBA admissions boards are faced with a large pool of impeccably qualified candidates- great test scores, great work experience, great transcripts. They need to differentiate, and they...
View ArticleChoosing Your Recommenders
This article was first published in the January 2015 issue of Valley India Times. Letters of recommendation are a critical part of the MBA application package. They provide the only outside...
View ArticleMeet our MBA Admissions Consultants: Kimberley Nixon
Each week, we sit down and get to know one of our MBA Admissions Consultants. Not to brag, but we have an amazing team of people, and there’s more to them than just their top school pedigree or their...
View Article6 Types of MBA Interview Questions You Must Be Prepared For
We’re coming up on MBA interview season, and it’s time to start getting down to the details. What are the most common MBA interview questions? What do you need to get across in your answers? MBA...
View ArticleMBA Admissions: Is Community Service Important?
It’s winter, and many of you probably haven’t started thinking about next year’s MBA applications yet. But now is actually an excellent time to get started – not just on test prep and boosting GPAs,...
View ArticleMichigan Ross Director on Interviewing, Team Exercise
This weekend, on-campus interviews kick off at University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid Soojin Kwon has some reminders for MBA applicants on how to...
View ArticleEndowment Creates Social Enterprise Center at Columbia
A new center created at Columbia Business School will help develop the next generation of business leaders’ understanding of how management impacts society and the environment. In a statement released...
View ArticleGet Involved: Community Leadership Can Enrich Your MBA Application
Every year the crop of candidates applying to top MBA programs becomes more and more competitive. Many applicants may think that the ideal candidate from the perspective of the admissions committee is...
View ArticleHow To Write the HBS Post-Interview Reflection
This year, Harvard Business School is requiring MBA applicants to complete a Post-Interview Reflection within 24 hours of their MBA admissions interview. The school has given very little guidance on...
View ArticleWharton’s Advice for the Team-Based Discussion
The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School plans on sending out Round 2 team-based discussion invites on February 12th, and deputy vice dean of MBA admissions Maryellen Reilly Lamb shared a few...
View ArticleUCLA Anderson Student Interview: Enjoying the MBA Whirlwind
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 Tom...
View ArticleSmart GMAT Test Prep – Are You Doing it Right?
A smart GMAT test-taker will: (a) Start prepping for the GMAT months in advance. (b) Take time to understand the psychology, content, and scoring metrics of the GMAT. (c) Register for Accepted’s...
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