HBS’ Case Method In Elementary Schools? by: Jeff Schmitt on February 21, 2014 | | 3,632 Views February 21, 2014 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit Blast from the Past: B-Schools That Churn Out Consultants So you want to be a consultant, huh? That’s not surprising. Many students enroll in top MBA programs to become consultants. And why not? It pays well. And who wouldn’t want McKinsey, Bain, or Deloitte on their resume. Those names open a lot of doors. If you’re looking to become a consultant, where do you enroll? Wharton or Harvard, you say? Well, you’re way off. They rank #9 and #16, respectively, for the percentage of graduates who get hired as consultants. So which schools are on the radars of top consulting firms? What makes their graduates so attractive? And what starting salaries and signing bonuses can you expect after graduating at specific business schools? Check out this article to learn more. Source: Poets and Quants Video of the Week How To Stand Out In Your MBA Admissions Interview (Google Hangout) Source: Official GMAT One Liners: Harvard Alums Donate Record $22 Million To School Source: Bloomberg Businessweek Harvard Professor Benjamin G Edelman Ferrets Out Misdeeds On The Internet Source: Economic Times Should You Decline An Acceptance In Hopes Of Something Better? Source: Accepted Startup Institutes Will Disrupt Business Schools And The MBA As We Know It Source: Academic Entrepreneur Where Fuqua Students Work And What They Get Paid Source: Fuqua USC Unveils New Social Entrepreneurship MBA Source: LA Times Yes, Virginia. You Can Earn An MBA While Starting Up A Company Source: Bostinno Online MBA Program Experiences Success At UNC Source: Daily Tar Heel I Took the GMAT With No Preparation: Here’s What Happened Source: Bloomberg Businessweek Berkeley Haas To Compete With Harvard in Publishing Source: Bloomberg Businessweek 4 Mistakes To Avoid In Admissions Essays Source: Accepted MBA Humor How To Tell You Should Be a Manager 10. You like not doing anything 9. You have no trouble telling others what to do 8. Work fascinates you–you can sit and watch it for hours 7. You like “sweating the small stuff” 6. You have always been something of a loner 5. You don’t think “plan” is a four-letter word 4. Your favorite cocktail is milk of magnesia 3. On Halloween you dress up as Alex P. Keaton 2. Your favorite horror writer is Tom Peters 1. And the number one clue you are management material? You enjoy having people despise you for just doing your job. Source: http://management.about.com/cs/businesshumor/ht/ManagementMatl.htm Tweets of the Week: Emily Parsons @em_pars 26m MBA 1: This project is 25% of my grade! MBA 2: Well there’s a 25% chance you’re going to do it!!!! Ben Owens @CoMoBenO 16m It’s not a lie when I say that about half of every class in the business school feels remedial. #JSchoolProbs jessie langer @J_Langz 4h Worst part about business school…no matter what major you go in to, you still have to take both accounting classes #fail Previous PagePage 5 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 Questions about this article? Email us or leave a comment below. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.