At work, writes Richard, there are “a lot of conversations about peep toe shoes and shopping and not so much about Monday night football.” That’s why an open and accepting B-school culture is a must.

The world’s most expensive MBA program wins

Dealing with the pressures and sacrifices when your partner or spouse gets an MBA

A guide to clubs and organizations at top business schools for MBA partners and spouses

With his GMAT test looming ahead for this Saturday, Steve spent the past weekend studying, taking practice tests and re-writing his essays for Columbia and Cornell.

Analysis of The Economist’s 2010 global MBA rankings

A look at the swings

Part III: Accepted to Harvard after getting help with his essays from a consultant, but rejected from Stanford, Columbia, Kellogg, and Sloan

“Go to Harvard for a year and drop out”

How to improve reading comprehension? Steve turns to Joyce’s “Portrait of An Artist by A Young Man”