»November 30, 2005: Deans on Rankings
The BizDeansTalk blog has a fascinating exchange on b-school rankings between a number of b-school deans, including Tuck s Paul Danos, and Della Bradshaw, Business Education Editor of the Financial Times. In this exchange, Dean Danos provides a succinct and measured viewpoint on the rankings from an institution that does extremely well in them. Dean Thomas of Warwick Business School is more cri... ... (MORE)
»November 30, 2005: HBS Grade Non-Disclosure: On the Way Out?
The Harvard Crimson reports that MBA Program Chair Richard S. Ruback wrote in a letter to Harvard Business School students that future HBS students may be allowed to disclose their grades to recruiters if they so choose. This change, if approved, would not affect current students.Since 1998, HBS students have not been allowed to discuss their grades with recruiters. Today, however, many are que... ... (MORE)
»November 28, 2005: GMAT Volume Creeps Up
GMAT volumeedged higher during the first ten months of 2005 when compared with the same period in 2004. Even domestic volume, which has been down slightly when compared to last year, moved ever so slightly into positive territory. Comparing the first ten months of 2004 to the first 10 months of 2005: GMAT volume increased 3.02% internationally.Outside the US, testing volume increased 9.33%.Ins... ... (MORE)
)»November 28, 2005: MBA Interview Tidbits
Lots of MBA Admissions Interviews taking place these days for many, many schools. Here are a few interview tidbits:1) Per the recent MIT Sloan chat, interview invitations should start going out in late November. When I look at my calendar, that s now.2) Kellogg strongly encourages all applicants to interview, and we have a lot of feedback from 2006 applicants who have already interviewed ... ... (MORE)
»November 14, 2005: Chicago chat with Rose Martinelli reveals Wharton differences, volume climb
Rose Martinelli revealed in today s chat that application volume at Chicago is up solidly this year. Here is the relevant dialogue: Linda Abraham (Nov 14, 2005 10:11:25 AM) How did Chicago s first round application volume this year compare to last year s volume? RoseMartinelliGSB (Nov 14, 2005 10:12:02 AM) Our application volume is up this year. Early indicators from GMAT test regi... ... (MORE)
»November 10, 2005: MBA Admissions Chats Past and Future: CMU Tepper, Michigan Ross, Chicago GSB, and MIT Sloan
We had two great chats this week. Lively, informative, and well-attended. CMU Tepper and Michigan Ross did a great job of responding to participants questions. The transcripts have already been sent over to our webmaster and should be online and available at our MBA Admissions Chat Transcripts page by Monday. Here are a couple of tidbits from each:CMU Tepper Chat Linda Abraham (Nov 7, 2005 1... ... (MORE)
»November 3, 2005: Michigan Ross, CMU Tepper Admissions Chats Coming Up.
Mark you calendars. Accepted.com resumes its series of MBA admissions chats next week: Monday, November 7, at 10:00 AM PT/ 1:00 PM ET/6:00 PM GMT when Laurie Stewart, Carnegie Mellon s Director of MBA Admissions; Carolyn Gould, Associate Director of the Career Opportunities Center; and- Courtney Freeman, MBA Class of 2006 will participate in our Accepted.com s annual CMU Tepper admissions cha... ... (MORE)
»November 2, 2005: MBA Hiring Trends Revealed in Great Interview
Businessweek published a fascinatinginterview with Steve Pollock, president of WetFeet and Stanford MBA (Class of 93). I m not going to excerpt or summarize the article. You really should just read it if you are contemplating an MBA. Hint: It has good news.If you want additional insight into MBA hiring practices and recruiter goals, please see the transcript of the MBA Recruiter Chats with App... ... (MORE)
»November 1, 2005: Michigan Ross Feedback and MBA Interview Contest
I reviewed some great feedback on Michigan interviews yesterday. You can find it (and much more) in the MBA Interview Feedback Database for Michigan Ross.I also want to mention that Accepted.com s It s a 10! contestis in full swing. Share your MBA interview experience, and you can win It s a 10! . Every tenth MBA applicant who fills out an interview feedback questionnaire before January 31, 20... ... (MORE)
