The Secrets to Short Admissions Essays

BLAST FROM THE PAST: 

After serving as dean of three business schools, Yash Gupta took on the task to build a new global MBA program at John Hopkins.

After serving as dean of three business schools, Yash Gupta took on the task to build a new global MBA program at John Hopkins.

The B-School Dean Who Didn’t Want To Be Dean

The Colorado College of Business…The University of Washington…The University of Southern California… John Hopkins University. What do these schools have in common? Each had Yash Gupta serve as their business school dean.

Now, look at this list: The University of Tennessee…The University of Iowa…The University of Miami…The University of Arizona. What do these school s have in common (besides mediocre football programs)? They are all places where Yash Gupta interviewed to be a dean – while he was a dean somewhere else.

Boy, that man gets around!

Two years ago, Poets and Quants profiled the erratic journey of Yash Gupta, the founding dean of the Cary School of Business at John Hopkins University. Despite some spectacular successes, Gupta could never settle down. Instead, he was always looking for the next job, whether it was a step up, back, or sideways. So what drove this master salesman, who could seemingly never finish what he started? Check out John Byrne’s feature and find out.

Source: Poets and Quants

ONE LINERS:

The 6 Most Common Mistakes MBA Applicants Make

Source: GMAT Club

9 Tips for MBA Candidates Before Attending the MBA Tour

Source: F1GMAT 

Yale MBAs Engage in ‘Joint’ Venture: Funding Marijuana

Source: Financial Times 

Harvard MBA Application Essay Tips

Source: Beat the GMAT

Wharton MBA Application Essay Tips

Source: F1GMAT

Putting MBAs to the Culture Test

Source: Businessweek

A History of the US News MBA Ranking 1990 – 2013

Source:  MBA50

MBA Programs That Receive the Most Applications

Source: US News and World Report 

Should Private Companies Run MBA Programs?

Source: The Economist

Podcast with Megan Overbay, Director of Admissions at Fuqua

Source: Touch MBA

Music? Biotech? Real Estate? The Rise of Specialist MBA Programs

Source: The Independent

Stories of MBAs with Student Loan Debt

Source: Yahoo.com

Why You Should Get Your MBA in Canada

Source: Business Because

MBA HUMOR: 

Marketing 101:

You see a gorgeous girl at a party.

You go up to her and say, “I am very rich. Marry me!”

That’s Direct Marketing.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. One of your friends goes up to her, points at you and says, “He’s very rich. Marry him.”

That’s Advertising.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and get her telephone number. The next day you call and say, “Hi, I’m very rich. Marry me.”

That’s Telemarketing.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You get up and straighten your tie; you walk up to her and pour her a drink. You open the door for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her a ride, and then say, “By the way, I’m very rich. Will you marry me?”

That’s Public Relations.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. She walks up to you and says, “You are very rich.”

That’s Brand Recognition.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say, “I’m very rich. Marry me.” She gives you a nice hard slap to the face.

That’s Customer Feedback.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say, “Let’s dance”. You show her the moves. You take her on unassuming dates on bicycle, talk a lot, dance some more. Slowly, she realizes you’re rich. By the time you say “Will you marry me?”, she’s been waiting for it.

That’s Content Marketing.

Source: Creative Journeyman

TWEETS OF THE WEEK 

Daniel Koehler ‏@dkoehler6156h

Officially done with my MBA. Damn it feels good to be a gangster

Lorena Serrano ‏@Lorena_SerranoL16h

Watching Legally Blonde just reminded me how much I wanted to go to Harvard when I was little. MBA perhaps??

Paul Simms ‏@paulsimms19h

Guy behind me on train just talked so much about Q3 projections and strategy workgroups on his cellphone that I got an MBA by osmosis

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