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20 B-Schools Extend Their AACSB Accreditation (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: June 23, 2018

AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) announces today that 20 business schools have extended their accreditation in business and two have extended their accreditation in accounting. Founded in 1916, AACSB is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools, and the largest business education network connecting students, educators, and businesses worldwide. Though…

B-School Bulletin: Rethinking Capitalism (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: June 24, 2018

News from Stanford Graduate School of Business "Anat Admati often shares a particular New Yorker cartoon when she talks to people about the Corporations and Society Initiative that she recently launched at Stanford Graduate School of Business. In the cartoon, a man and three children are sitting around a campfire. The man’s business suit is tattered,…

How B-Schools Are Addressing Gender Inequality (NEWS)

By: Gregory Yang | Last Updated: June 24, 2018

How B-Schools Are Addressing Gender Inequality Dogged by uneven female representation, business schools are putting forth initiatives and scholarships aimed at improving gender diversity in the business world. Madison Marriage, a contributor at Financial Times, recently discussed the gender divide in business and how b-schools are addressing it. Women Lag Substantially Behind Men in Leadership…

Many Top Schools Bow Out Of New MBA Ranking By WSJ & Times Higher Ed (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: June 25, 2018

The forthcoming MBA ranking from the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education isn’t going all that well. When it makes its debut in November, in fact, the list will have little to no credibilty largely because so many elite schools are opting out of the game. Poets&Quants has learned that Harvard Business School, London…

Has B-School Entrepreneurship Jumped The Shark? (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 6, 2018

The last few years have seen an explosion in entrepreneurial courses and startups on business school campuses. Schools have put together seed funding for MBAs who want to do their own thing, paired up their business students with mentors and students from other schools and departments, and launched business plan competitions to get the entrepreneurial…

CentreCourt: The MBA Gatekeepers At MIT, London, Duke & Indiana (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 25, 2020

https://youtu.be/KEUfS80wjBQ David Simpson has some solid advice for today’s MBA applicants. “Don't sleep walk into business education,” counsels the director of MBA admissions at London Business School. “Even if it's the well-trodden path at your company or industry, you need to think about why are you doing this and who are you doing this…

New B-School Born In Berlin (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: July 13, 2018

There are only three German business schools in the 2018 Financial Times ranking of global MBA programs: Mannheim Business School, ESMT Berlin, and WHU Beisheim at Nos. 61, 88, and 94, respectively. Mannheim fell six places from last year, and Berlin dropped 14. (A minor victory: Beisheim was unranked in 2017.) The picture isn’t so…

B-Schools Prove Even Liberal Arts Majors Can Learn Math (NEWS)

By: Gregory Yang | Last Updated: September 14, 2023

B-Schools Prove Even Liberal Arts Majors Can Learn Math Business schools are introducing initiatives aimed at accommodating liberal arts applicants. The Wall Street Journal reports that a number of flagship MBA programs, including Carnegie Mellon University, Yale SOM and Columbia Business School, are helping former English literature and political-science majors prepare for math-intensive coursework prior…

2018 MBAs To Watch: Nathaniel Franks, Columbia Business School (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: July 16, 2018

Nathaniel Franks Columbia Business School “Retired field hockey player and coach trying to find my way in the business world.” Age: 33 Hometown: Washington, D.C. Fun fact about yourself: A week after receiving an offer to try-out (I made it fortunately!), I moved to Dublin, Ireland in 2009 to play men's field hockey for the…

2018 MBAs To Watch: Mayank Kapoor, Warwick Business School (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: July 17, 2018

Mayank Kapoor Warwick Business School “An ethical professional, aspiring DJ, cricket sport enthusiast and an optimist who loves challenges.” Age: 29 Hometown: New Delhi, India Fun fact about yourself: I challenged myself to ride the world’s second and fourth highest thrill rides (Big Shot and X-Scream in Las Vegas, US) to overcome Acrophobia (fear of…

B-School Bulletin: On The Enduring Appeal Of ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: July 18, 2018

News from Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School "People still love to visit Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Never mind that production of the long-running PBS program for young viewers ended in 2001 and that its creator and guiding spirit, Fred Rogers, died in 2003. The man and his show are the subjects of a new feature…

Making The Most Of Business School (NEWS)

By: Gregory Yang | Last Updated: July 21, 2018

Making the Most of Business School Business school is a crucial time for growth and education. But how do you ensure that you’re making the most of your time and money? Bernie Klinder, a serial entrepreneur, investor, and consultant, recently penned a Quora post offering a few tips for those who are about to embark…

Trade War Could Spell Disaster For U.S. B-Schools (NEWS)

By: Jeremy Hazlehurst | Last Updated: July 28, 2018

It is hard to find potential winners in Donald Trump’s nascent trade war with China. But could European business schools be the beneficiaries? Some suspect so. So far, the U.S. president has slapped tariffs on Chinese imports to the U.S. worth $200 billion a year, and China has reciprocated for some American imports. But…

Handicapping Your MBA Odds: Home Schooled, Rust Belt Guy at No-Name firm (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 3, 2023

https://youtu.be/CFMrn0nlw4k Home Schooled, Rust Belt Guy at No-Name firm Wants to Go to HBS. Is He Dreaming? Maybe Not. After all, he sports an impressive 760 GMAT (42 verbal/ 50 quant) score. When he matriculates to an MBA program, he will have had five years of experience at a rust belt manufacturer in the midwest,…

A Londoner’s MBA: Angst & Achievement On Orientation Week (NEWS)

By: Nikki Gupta | Last Updated: August 28, 2018

Nikki Gupta, originally from India, grew up in Saudi Arabia and London before starting her MBA at London Business School. She is a new recruit into the 2020 class and will be sharing snippets of her day to day on what it’s like to have a London MBA experience. Orientation week at LBS started with…

B-School Bulletin: Yale SOM Dean: Mission Matters Most (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: September 1, 2018

News from Yale SOM "The mission of the Yale School of Management, to educate leaders for business and society, remains as vital to students today as it did at the school’s inception more than 40 years ago, Dean Edward A. Snyder told members of the MBA Class of 2020 during orientation on August 20. "In…

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The Top Feeder Business Schools To The Consulting Industry (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: September 7, 2018

Put a pin in this story. You'll want to refer back to it over the course of the next few months, as the newest employee reports come trickling out of the top schools. But in the meantime, know that based on 2017 employment reports, INSEAD is the top feeder school to the consulting industry —…

B-School Bulletin: 8 Things LBGTQ+ MBA Applicants Should Know (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: September 16, 2018

News from Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management "Business schools are eager to build diverse student bodies, which include LGBTQ+ applicants, or those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer. For LGBTQ+ MBA candidates who are out, there are many resources — both national and local — available for those looking for support…

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A Londoner’s MBA: My First Month At LBS (NEWS)

By: Nikki Gupta | Last Updated: September 19, 2018

Nikki Gupta, originally from India, grew up in Saudi Arabia and London before starting her MBA at London Business School. She is a new recruit into the 2020 class and will be sharing snippets of her day to day on what it’s like to have a London MBA experience. As I write this, I’m finishing…

B-School Bulletin: 10 Things I’ve Already Learned At HBS (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: September 23, 2018

News from Harvard Business School "After receiving my degree in Mechanical Engineering at Boston University, I lived in Austin, Texas for 2 years while working at Amazon. I held a role as an engineering project manager launching new transportation warehouses. As an engineering undergrad, I felt the MBA would complement my technical skills with big-picture…

A Londoner’s MBA: The Studying Part – My First Week of Classes (NEWS)

By: Nikki Gupta | Last Updated: September 26, 2018

Nikki Gupta, originally from India, grew up in Saudi Arabia and London before starting her MBA at London Business School. She is a new recruit into the 2020 class and will be sharing snippets of her day to day on what it’s like to have a London MBA experience. My first full-blown academic week has…

How To Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile For Your Business School Application (NEWS)

By: Jennifer Bloom, Admissions Consultant with Accepted. | Last Updated: January 29, 2025

LinkedIn has become an essential part of the MBA admissions process. Whether schools require that you include your LI profile link or not, there’s an excellent chance that someone at some time during the application review process will be examining it (and your other social media profiles as well). We at Accepted view any additional…

B-School Bulletin: Harvard Names 2018-19 Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: October 7, 2018

News from Harvard Business School "As usual, MBA students attending Harvard Business School this year who are interested in entrepreneurship or looking to create and even launch a startup of their own will be able to take advantage of plenty of resources on the HBS campus, including more than 30 faculty members and this year’s…

Meet Columbia Business School’s MBA Class Of 2020 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 11, 2018

New York City is a melting pot. Home to 200 languages, nearly 40% of the city’s population was born outside the United States. It is a city of outsiders – many starting anew – working feverishly to find their voice and carve out their space. It is also a city of fusions, where people pluck…

B-School Bulletin: HBS: Diversity Boosts Profits In Venture Capital (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: October 13, 2018

News from Harvard Business School "Recent research shows for the first time that diversity in venture capital firms not only spawns creativity and alternative viewpoints, but also improves financial performance. "Paul Gompers, Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, summarizes his recent research in a new article in Harvard Business Review, 'The Other…

You’d Never Believe These MBA Applicants Were Just Rejected By Harvard Business School (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 17, 2018

Only 1% of the world's GMAT test takers could claim an equal score. With a 780 on the test--50 points above the current 730 median score at Harvard Business School and 170 points higher than the newest MBA student enrolled with the lowest score--he's solidly inside the 99th percentile of everyone who has taken the…

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A Londoner’s MBA: Answering My MBA Questions – Two Months Into B-School (NEWS)

By: Nikki Gupta | Last Updated: October 17, 2018

Nikki Gupta, originally from India, grew up in Saudi Arabia and London before starting her MBA at London Business School. She is a new recruit into the 2020 class and will be sharing snippets of her day to day on what it’s like to have a London MBA experience. It was a great day when I received…

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