With the end of the academic year upon us, student newsrooms have fallen silent, so we’re putting our weekly review of MBA student newspapers on hold until classes kick back into session this coming fall. However, for those applicants looking for some fun summer reading that has the added benefit of enhancing your MBA applications, the archives of student newspapers are a wonderful resource that is well worth exploring. As we’ve pointed out in past Campus Chronicles columns, student papers often offer excellent insight into the culture on campus and provide a great window on the events and controversies at each school, making them an important part of the MBA application research process.
Candidates beginning the application process might find it helpful to read through some of the back issues of a school’s paper. Information from the papers can become a valuable addition to MBA essays later this summer – perhaps you would like to help organize one of the conferences or speaker series profiled in the paper? Maybe the summaries of the multi-school case competitions or athletic matches stir your competitive spirit and inspire you to join one of these activities at business school? Alternatively, perhaps you’ve appreciated how helpful the student newspaper is to applicants and would like to contribute to its production as an MBA student? Each of these ideas for involvement can help you tailor your application essays to a school while adding flavor and interest. For applicants’ convenience, we’ve listed below the MBA programs whose student newspapers were regularly profiled in this year’s Campus Chronicles column.
Chicago Booth: The ChiBus
Cornell Johnson: The Cornell Business
Harvard: The Harbus
Michigan Ross: The Monroe Street Journal
NYU Stern: The Stern Opportunity
UVA Darden: The Cold Call Chronicle
Wharton: The Wharton Journal
Read the full article: Campus Chronicles: Summer Reading