Data from a survey of 327 business schools worldwide by the Graduate Management Admission Council conducted this past June and July show a 1.8% decline in full-time MBA program application volume versus 2009. This trend is matched in GMAC’s year-to-date trends in GMAT test-taking volume.
Source: GMAC.
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The question of the right age to apply for an MBA program is a difficult one and is critical to one’s application.Age matters mostly to the leadership and career aspect of the program. MBA programs want to see significant accomplishments and progress in the applicant career.Financial companies often include the sentence "past performance is no [...]
So you’ve taken the GMAT and your score didn’t meet your expectations, and now you are worried that it’s all over before it began.There’s no reason to give up on your dream to get an MBA at a top program in the US or Europe, even in years with numerous application like this one.Think of [...]
I can extend my financial knowledge in areas like accountancy and corporate finance, whilst broadening my knowledge of other industries; a kind of insurance policy.”
Barratt is one of many young professionals from the banking sector and related industries who are looking to an MBA to escape the credit crunch, resulting in record levels of demand [...]
Here’s a little something to lighten up the seriousness of MBA applications.
CBS Follies Fall 2007, BSchool Guy vs. Law School Guy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3pjeWW7a3Y&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3FTaljUVcU&feature=channel_page
Stern Follies 2009 – Sterndog Millionaire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml_kKmiB2TA – Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNO5DERVCGk – Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UtFrfiyNdM – Part 3
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In MBA school, one of the professors' favorite answers to our questions is “it depends.” Well, in the case of the GMAT score, “it depends.” This year is a record-breaking one for MBA applications, so competition is especially fierce. Having said that, your GMAT score will not make-or-break your acceptance status.
Owen's admissions staff takes [...]
I think I need to stop (obsessively) reading the articles about the MBA applications skyrocketing, MBA grad salaries dropping…you know the ones I mean.
I am of the opinion that either the top schools make sense for a person or they do not. The desire and need and fit of these schools don’t make sense to [...]
I wanted to write a blog giving advice on the MBA admissions process but soon realized the enormity of such a project. I decided it would be far more useful is to list the resources I used instead. While applying, it unfortunately felt like I was randomly finding resources as I stumbled along blindly applying. [...]
One of the most competitive cohorts to apply to top business schools from is the investment banking pool. That being said, business schools do like investment bankers because they’re usually smart, aggressive, ambitious, and on a good career trajectory. Most graduated from brand name colleges and did very well academically. The key [...]
Most MBA applications consist of three deadlines: Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3 (some have Round 4). Basically each round has its own deadline, and in any given application year, you can only apply in one of the three rounds. You can essentially think of it as, each year, there are three unique herds [...]
Engineers represent one of the largest contingents in the business school application pool. This is not surprising. After working for a few years in an engineering role, engineers often feel pigeonholed. They see an MBA as a great way to transition into a management role so that they’re no longer underestimated. An MBA is an enabler [...]
