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How Not To BLOW Your HBS Interview (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: January 27, 2015

As a major snow storm closed Harvard Business School today (Jan. 27), thousands of anxious MBA candidates were awaiting a prized invite to an admissions interview. Harvard expects to dispatch roughly 600 interview invitations to MBA applicants tomorrow and another 200 on Feb. 4th when the remaining round two candidates will be dinged. HBS says…

Why Hult Fell Out Of The FT Ranking (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 6, 2015

Hult International Business School apparently disappeared from the Financial Times’ global MBA ranking because of a single metric that accounts for only 3% of the ranking’s methodology. For Hult, it’s the first time in seven years that the school failed to make the list of the top 100 MBA programs in the world. No…

Wharton Names MBA Admissions Director (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 24, 2015

The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business today (Feb. 24) named Frank DeVecchis its new director of MBA admissions. For DeVecchis, who joined Wharton in late 2009 as associate director of the Wharton Fund, it will be his first stint in an admissions post. Over the past five-plus years at Wharton, he has held…

What Blackstone Seeks In An MBA Hire (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: February 28, 2015

How do you know if a firm walks the walk? These days, their employees will tell you. Thanks to sites like Glassdoor and Vault, you can get an unfiltered look into any company. There’s no place to hide. If you live your values, such feedback is actually your biggest asset. Take Blackstone, for example. Last…

What PwC Seeks In An MBA Hire (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 3, 2019

When you hear the name PricewaterhouseCoopers, what comes to your mind? Chances are, you don’t picture pink bunnies or exotic vistas. Instead, certain qualities like “value,” “reliable,” and “knowledgeable” pop into your head. You probably picture a rock solid firm that focuses on fundamentals like building relationships and solving problems. PwC may not be brash…

Guide To MBA Case Competitions (NEWS)

By: Ethan Baron | Last Updated: March 14, 2015

There's far more to an MBA case competition than the battle among students and schools. While there is plenty to be learned from working under the gun on a dreadfully tight deadline, there's at least as much to be gained, career-wise, from participating an event that typically brings together dozens or hundreds of very bright,…

Handicapping Your MBA Odds: Ms. CPA, Ms. Museum, Mr. Consultant. Mr. Football, Mr. Boutique Consultant (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne & Sandy Kreisberg | Last Updated: July 6, 2023

She's a first generation college graduate, working at a Big Four accounting firm for hedge fund and private equity clients. With a 680 GMAT and a 3.5 grade point average, this 25-year-old African-American professional hopes to use an MBA degree to transition into management consulting. After graduating with a degree in art history from a…

What Bain Capital Seeks in MBA Hires (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 3, 2019

How about this for reach? Drive down any suburban parkway and you’re bound to pass a Burger King, Sports Authority, or Dunkin’ Donuts. Stroll through any shopping strip and you’ll probably find a Burlington Coat Factory or Michael’s. Your car is safer because of sensors made by Sensata Technologies. And you’ve certainly checked Weather.com before…

The Worst (and Best) Things Students Say About Their Professors (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 14, 2023

You have to feel sorry for Wharton’s Michael Sinkinson. An assistant professor of business economics and public policy, Sinkinson was voted among Poets&Quants’ top 40 professors under 40 for 2014. Wharton students describe him as “engaging,” “dynamic,” and “responsive.” And he is revered for getting to know his students personally, even taking them out to…

Exclusive Interview: GMAC President Sangeet Chowfla On The MBA’s Future (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: April 29, 2015

For many, the GMAT acts like a security guard. You can almost imagine a squinting and scowling figure, whose burly figure cuts you off from heading to business school with the cool kids. But what if the GMAT was really more like your favorite teacher? This person may have pushed you, but you came away…

Handicapping Your MBA Odds: Mr. Deloitte, Mr. Selling Machine, Mr. Telecom In Ghana (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne & Sandy Kreisberg | Last Updated: July 6, 2023

For the past three years, he's been working in strategy and operations consulting for Deloitte Consulting. With a 690 GMAt and a 3.7 grade point average from a 'Little Ivy,' this 25-year-old white male wants an MBA to enhance his career at Deloitte so he can help to build the firm's emerging markets practice. This…

2015 Best MBAs: Daniel Drummer (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 16, 2015

Daniel Drummer Saïd Business School, University of Oxford After spending a magical year at Oxford, Daniel Drummer is returning to McKinsey, brimming with ideas and energy. And you could consider his time away a year well spent. During his time at Saïd, Drummer was elected to be the investment manager for the business school’s Seed…

2015 Best MBAs: Scott Sowanick (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 17, 2015

Scott Sowanick The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business The best MBAs leave a legacy. At the University of Texas' McCombs School of Business, Scott Sowanick will be known for driving the launch of the Real Estate Private Equity Fund, perhaps the only student-run fund of its kind among MBA…

What Barclays Seeks In MBA Hires (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 7, 2019

Looking back on history, you could argue the late 1600s laid the foundation for the modern world. At Cambridge, Sir Isaac Newton was formulating the laws of gravity and the language of calculus. In Essex, John Locke was advocating natural law and property rights to little fanfare. But his beliefs would cross the Atlantic to…

The Black Lesbian Who Wowed HBS (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 3, 2019

A self-styled “bohemian idealist,” Adeola Ogunwole is black, a Southerner, and a lesbian, And she also was chosen to give the student address at Harvard Business School’s Class Day yesterday (May 27)—even though she never wanted to apply to Harvard in the first place. A traditional centerpiece of HBS' commencement events, Class Day is held…

2015 MBA To Watch: Guy Tartakovsky (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: June 10, 2015

Guy Tartakovsky University of Chicago, Booth School of Business An investor needs to be disciplined and dedicated. And Guy Tartakovsky has these qualities in spades. An aspiring investor, Tartakovsky was Booth’s recipient of the Carlton Fellowship, a merit-based, full-tuition scholarship for exceptional academic and leadership achievements. He also served as the portfolio manager of…

2015 MBA To Watch: Meeae Annie Dienemann (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: June 10, 2015

Meeae Annie Dienemann Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business At SMU's Cox School of Business, Meeae Annie Dienemann’s biggest lesson was that “the more you give, the more you get back.” During her two years MBA experience, she clearly gave back – and she capitalized on every opportunity that came her way. As…

MBAs To Watch In The Class of 2015 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: June 11, 2015

In May, Robert Woods, 29, graduated from the University of Georgia’s Terry School of Business. To an outsider, he might be just another name on the roll call, a vague figure draped in black who walked the stage for his MBA. For those who knew him, Woods embodied resolve and served as their inspiration. Woods…

Handicapping: Ms. Advertising Age, Mr. Real Estate, Mr. Social Media, Ms. Finance, Mr. Unilever, Mr. Consulting, Mr. Samsung, Ms. I-Banker (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 8, 2023

https://youtu.be/nKKTRhLLLik She's a 30-year-old young professional in Paris who has spent five years in advertising strategy at two of the largest and most prestigious ad agencies in the world. With a 700 GMAT and a 3.6 grade point average from Dickinson College, she now wants an MBA to help create a new kind of innovation…

How To Answer Fuqua’s ’25 Random Things’ Essay (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 2, 2015

It is one of the more unusual essay questions that any business school can ask an applicant: "Share with us your list of "25 Random Things" about YOU." The question is a key reason why MBA admission consultants judge Duke University's Fuqua School of Business as having one of the very best admissions processes…

I-Banking: A Shrinking MBA Option (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 15, 2015

It's no secret that investment banking jobs have become a smaller piece of the MBA job pie. Many think the decline in i-banking dates back to the Great Recession of 2008-2009. At Harvard Business School, the percentage of the graduating class headed into investment banking has been cut in half in the past five years…

Handicapping Your MBA Odds: Ms. Search Marketing (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne & Sandy Kreisberg | Last Updated: July 6, 2023

After a two-year stint with one of the three big global consulting firms, this 27-year-old Asian woman has been working at a big tech firm as a senior analyst in search marketing. With a 3.67 grade point average from an Ivy League college and a 730 GMAT, she now wants to go to business school.…

A McKinsey Man Moves Into The Dean’s Office (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 29, 2015

The walls are still empty, waiting for inspiring images of an eclectic group of people from Albert Einstein and Mohammad Ali to Roberto Clemente and Roger Federer. A little over three weeks into a new job, the new resident in the dean's office at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business hasn't yet recorded a voicemail greeting.…

Meet UCLA’s Incoming MBA Class of 2017 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 3, 2019

It’s easy to associate UCLA with glitz, glamour, warm sunshine, and breezy beaches. The school is just a 2.5 mile jaunt from Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive. And the ocean is right down Sunset Boulevard. But that’s not the main reason why top-flight professionals are flocking to UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. “Anderson is the…

Meet The Cambridge MBA Class of 2016 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 18, 2015

How is this for a brand? Picture a 900 year-old university, chartered six years before the Magna Carta, that has withstood reformations, revolts, and wars. Your faculty and alumni have included Sir Isaac Newton, Stephen Hawking, Charles Darwin, William Wordsworth, and Jane Goodall. Steeped in tradition, your brand carries the aura of renown and prestige.…

Meet The Duke Fuqua MBA Class of 2017 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 10, 2019

You could call it the ranking heard ‘round the world. Last November, Bloomberg Businessweek released its business school rankings. And they left the traditional powers speechless. Buoyed by second place scores in the employer survey and intellectual capital, Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business climbed five spots to rank as the top full-time MBA program.…

October 1, 2015 (CALENDAR)

By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: October 3, 2019

Forté Forum For Women – Discover The Value Of An MBA Forté Forums are FREE events designed for standout women considering an MBA whether you’re a high-achiever looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready to take your career to the next level. The London Forum will empower you with information about…

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