Friday Links: MBA and Happiness, What B-Schools Don’t Teach, & More!
Catch up on some business school news and tips with a few of this week’s top stories:
Great Problem to Have: I’m InNow What? (Poets & Quants)
After getting into business school, you enter a unique phase of your life. Here’s how one accepted MBA student spent the 7 months prior to the start of b-school.
What Don’t They Teach You At Business School? (Forbes)
Brian Kane, who holds a BBA and an MBA in marketing, shares some valuable real world skills that he didn’t learn in business school.
Does An MBA Make You Happy? The MBA Happiness Index 2013 (Forbes)
The results from a recent survey deliver an overwhelming message that the MBA itself is a considerable source of happiness.
Joseph Stiglitz on What Business Schools Teach That’s Wrong (The Motley Fool)
Nobel Prize-winning economist answers the question, What is something that is taught in the modern business school that gives a flawed sense of how risk and financial markets work?”
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Friday Links: B-School Rankings, MBA Applications, and More!
Catch up on some business school news and tips with a few of this week’s top stories:
Business School Rankings (About.com Business School)
Here’s the low down on how business schools are ranked, the types of rankings, and how to find and use the most reliable systems.
An MBA Mom’s Survival Guide (Poets & Quants)
Find out what’s like for a mom with two kids and a management consultant husband to decide to go to business school.
Prospective Students May Want to Attend A Business School Graduation (Graduate Guide)
For prospective business school students, attending a commencement could help you learn a lot about various MBA programs and give you the chance to listen to some notable speakers.
MBA Applications Surge at Top Schools (Bloomberg Businessweek)
The three-year decline in applications to the top business schools appears to be over, reports Bloomberg.
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Friday Links: MBA Versus M.S., Highest Paid CEO with an MBA, and More!
Catch up on some business school news and tips with a few of this week’s top stories:
Sleep in Graduate School: Why Depriving Yourself of Sleep is a Terrible Idea (Grad Hacker)
Cutting back on sleep is never a good solution to getting your work done. In fact the opposite is true: healthy, sound sleep can be your key to success in graduate school.
Military MBA Enrollment Surges (Poets & Quants)
This week Poets & Quants reports that military students enrolled in MBA programs has nearly doubled in the past two years.
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Friday Links: Networking Tips for Online Students, Top European B-Schools, & More!
Catch up on some business school news and tips with a few of this week’s top stories:
Networking Tips for Online MBA Students (U.S. News Education)
Networking is just as important for online MBA students as it is for on-campus students. Take advantage of face-to-face meetings and pick up the phone to network in an online MBA program.
Ranking Business Schools on Research (Poets & Quants)
A fresh look at business school rankings. This week Poets & Quants shares which business schools’ professors crank out the most research.
Getting Down To Business In The Business Schools (Forbes)
Larry Zicklin, current professor at NYU’s Stern School, has a revolutionary proposal to fix the crisis of irrelevance that today’s business schools are facing: business school teachers should teach business!
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Friday Links: B-Schools With the Highest GMAT Scores, Foreign Applications & More!
Catch up on some business school news and tips with a few of this week’s top stories:
10 B-Schools Where Full-Time Students Have the Highest GMAT Scores (U.S. News Education)
This week U.S. News shares its short list of the top business schools where full-time students average the highest GMAT scores.
The Exorbitant Cost of An MBA Has to Go Down (Business Insider)
According to NYU Stern School of Business professor Larry Zicklin, the days when getting an MBA costs well north of $100,000 are coming to an end.
U.S. Business Schools See Slower Growth From Foreign Applicants (Bloomberg)
According to Bloomberg News, international applications to U.S. graduate business programs are taking an unexpected plunge in the number of potential candidates from China.
Old-School Business Practices Worth Bringing Back (Harvard Business Review)
Harvard Business Review shares four elements of mid-twentieth-century business culture that may be worth preserving.
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Friday Links: B-School Tuition, Board Members With MBAs, & More!
Catch up on some business school news and tips with a few of this week’s top stories:
Who’s Smarter? Law or Biz Students? (Poets & Quants)
Poets & Quants explores the provocative and tongue-in-check question of whether business students are smarter than law students or vice versa.
Business School Tuition: An Overview of Business School Tuition Costs (About.com Business School)
While the cost of business school is notoriously expensive, it is important to remember that there are many different ways to lower and pay your business school tuition.
Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA? An Inside Perspective From an MBA Entrepreneur (Forbes)
An entrepreneur interested in startups shares how the majority of successful entrepreneurs and investors that she admires hold an MBA.
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Friday Links: Great Jobs for MBA Grads, How to Borrow for an MBA, & More!
Catch up on some business school news and tips with a few of this week’s top stories:
6 Great Jobs for MBA Grads (U.S. News Education)
Trying to decide what to do after you’ve been accepted into an MBA program? Here are a few outstanding careers that may be a good fit.
Mistakes to Avoid During the MBA Admissions Process (Graduate Guide)
It’s important for prospective business students to be aware of the common admissions mistakes. Here is some helpful advice to avoid application pitfalls.
An Interview with Stanford Dean Garth Saloner (Poets and Quants)
The dean of the most expensive MBA program in the world talks about why business school is worth every penny.
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Friday Links: Five Ways MBA Applicants Go Wrong, MBA Grads Earning Six-Figure Salaries, & More!
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Where Six-Figure MBA Pay is a Done Deal (Poets & Quants)
According to John Byrne at Poets & Quants, there are 39 business schools in the U.S. alone whose graduates make six-figure salaries and bonuses right out of the gate.
Striking Out: Five Ways MBA Applicants Go Wrong (Bloomber Businessweek Business Schools)
What happens if you don’t receive an acceptance letter from anywhere? Here are five common pitfalls that applicants experience in the application process.
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Friday Links: Admissions Decisions, What it Takes to Get into Harvard Business School and More!
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10 B-Schools That Lead to Jobs (U.S. News Education)
According to U.S. News, four MBA programs boast 100 percent employment rates for students three months after graduation. Read on for the top ten list.
MBA Admissions Decisions Coming Down to the Wire (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Bloomberg reports that many top schools expect to announce round-two admissions decisions by March 28, and many schools, including Virginia, Chicago, Stanford, Duke, Harvard, and Cornell, are still accepting applications for round 3.
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Friday Links: Business Writing, Integrated Reasoning Data Reports, and More!
Catch up on some business school news and tips with a few of this week’s top stories:
GMAC ˜Jazzed’ By Early IR Section Results (Poets & Quants)
Nine months after rolling out the newest section of the GMAT, representatives from GMAC talk about how test-takers are handling Integrated Reasoning.
Spring into a New Habit (Grad Hacker)
Struggling to keep a daily routine this semester? Grad Hacker shares five great tips to help you establish good habits over spring break.
The Rise of Social Entrepreneurship in Three Charts (Harvard Business Review)
HBR shares some interesting data about the rise of social entrepreneurship at some of the nation’s top business schools.
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