The Financial Times' Global Rankings came out recently, and it looks like everyone is a winner. This is one list of several, and fortunately, there’s no one definitive list, with a definitive methodology. That’s way many schools can slice and dice the data to claim theyare highly ranked according to someone.
I, for one, am glad that there are a...
Because I worked for Goldman Sachs right out of business school, later worked in investment management, and now consult with companies like BlackRock, lots of people ask what MBA program they should attend if they want a career in finance. And they also wonder if they should go to graduate school at all. For the purpose of this...
Here's how to get into your top-choice business school: be yourself. If you are struggling with MBA essays, the last thing you want to hear are those two words, but that's the secret. I know it seems like a cliché, but admissions officers say over and over that they want to get to know YOU in the essays. Allison Davis, Associate Director of Admissions at Stanford Gradu
There's a lot of talk about finding the "right fit" when it comes to selecting a business school. But as is the case with many words du jour, "fit" is often thrown around without much explanation of what it means. What exactly is a "right fit," and how is this relevant to applying to b-school?
Self-knowledge is the secret
"Have a plan and then deviate." That's what a recent Tuckie (that is, a graduate of Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business) offered when asked whether a student needs to know her career path before applying to business school.
I was recently at an event with recent alumnae of eight great schools: Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Michigan Ross, NYU Stern, Berkeley-Haas, UVA Darden and Yale School...
Believe it or not, all business schools are not alike. They each have their own personalities, including their own strengths and weaknesses. Even assuming you could get into every program (why not?) not every place will be just right for you. Just like in job-hunting, the decisionmaker is going to evaluate how you fit. The best way to get that right is to do your own research....
It’s the middle of the MBA applications cycle and some of you are working on essays, while others are preparing for interviews with admissions committee members or alumni. Congratulations! But now it's time for more work.
The goal of the interviewer is to figure out what kind of a person you are in the flesh. But there’s a question behind that question too—they want to know...
