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Doing The Pre-Term Thing At Wharton 26 Aug 2013 | 07:29 pm
The short version of this story is that I’m having the time of my life right about now. Here goes the long version… (I hope you packed a lunch!) The Fresh Prince of Philly I arrived in Philadelphia ...
The Real Cost Of An MBA: $345K So Is It Really Worth It? 26 Aug 2013 | 07:16 pm
Let me preface this post by saying that I am not a financial analyst but I do enjoy analyzing things and did do quite a bit of finance study during undergrad (i.e. my numbers could be way off). That ...
Wall Street MBA Job Market Improves 24 Aug 2013 | 06:08 pm
Wall Street Job Market Improving for MBAs This week, Training the Street (TTS) released its fourth annual employment survey of MBAs. The survey, which encompassed 200 MBA students and graduates fr...
How GMAT Failure Leads To Success 24 Aug 2013 | 05:34 pm
“80% of success in life is just showing up.” – Woody Allen “8% of American adults have a master’s degree.” – US Census Bureau, 2012 What makes the GMAT frustrating? For many, it’s that you’ve studi...
Dean Abruptly Gone At GWU B-School 23 Aug 2013 | 08:37 am
Doug Guthrie is no longer dean at GW’s business school In a terse, five-sentence announcement, George Washington University abruptly said today (Aug. 22) that the dean of its business school was no l...
The Twittering B-School Profs 18 Aug 2013 | 02:47 am
Harvard’s Michael Porter is arguably the most influential business school professor of his generation A Look at the Top Business School Professors on Twitter Move over Ashton Kutcher and Kim Kard...
Why Minority GMAT Scores Still Lag 17 Aug 2013 | 04:44 am
Jose Franco speaking at the 11th Annual Diversity MBA Admissions Conference (DMAC) When Jose Franco applies to MBA programs, he’s planning to go all out. The schools currently on his list are among t...
Every MBA Essay Needs a Point 16 Aug 2013 | 10:34 pm
The current trend towards fewer and shorter essays means that applicants have less space to relate their thoughts to the admissions committee. To make the most of your space, you’ll need to write tigh...
MBA Pay: Harvard vs. Duke & Texas 15 Aug 2013 | 05:13 am
How important is a business school brand in determining how much money you’ll make when you graduate with your MBA degree? The answer, given the clamor among MBA applicants to get into the highest ra...
A Harvard MBA & Working Mother Reflects On Life’s Choices 13 Aug 2013 | 11:56 pm
Lindsey Mead Russell I know that the topic of mothers working or staying home touches a well of emotion in me, as deep as it is inchoate, because every time I read anything about the debate I cry. T...
