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Meet The Rice Jones MBA Class Of 2022 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: July 18, 2023

Entrepreneurs come to business school with a different mindset. They are proactive and self-reliant, confident and decisive, flexible and outcome-driven. To them, every problem is an opportunity and every setback is a temporary blip. Shunning comfort, these risk-takers embrace what’s new and disruptive, obsessed with expanding possibilities and enriching experience. In their minds, the biggest…

HBS Announces Rock Accelerator Teams For 2020-2021 (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: October 14, 2020

Harvard Business School's Rock Center for Entrepreneurship has announced 40 teams for the 2020-2021 Rock Accelerator. Launched in 2010, the HBS Rock Center Accelerator is a highly immersive program uniquely designed for Harvard Business School student founders of early-stage startups. The focus is on building and validating a “minimum viable product (MVP)” that the teams can bring to…

Popular MBA Initiative Gets A Corporate Job (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: October 15, 2020

Like the MBA students who make up its membership, a popular movement on business school campuses over the past four years is graduating to the world of work. "Men As Allies" debuts today (October 15) as an initiative of major MBA employers PNC, Kaiser Permanente, TD Bank, Webster Bank, and others, which are taking up…

Benefits Of An Online MBA (NEWS)

By: Greg Yang | Last Updated: October 18, 2020

Benefits Of An Online MBA Online MBAs are growing in popularity. But what is the benefit of an online MBA and how can you choose a good online MBA program? Heidi Rivera of Money recently spoke to a few experts on what an online MBA can provide and how applicants can choose the right program.…

Meet the MBA Class of 2022: Ryan Fleer, North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 21, 2020

Ryan Fleer University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School “An indoor cycling groupie who doesn’t know how to ride an outdoor bike.” Hometown: East Brunswick, New Jersey Fun Fact About Yourself: I’m a proud “aviation geek.” I’ll never fly an airplane (I have poor hand-eye coordination) but I absolutely love learning about airplanes, airlines, and…

HEC Paris’ Olivier Sibony: How MBAs Can Avoid Terrible Mistakes (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: October 21, 2020

Online teaching, as business schools everywhere have discovered, has downsides. But it also has big benefits, particularly when it comes to MBA students' experience, says Olivier Sibony, associate professor of strategy and business policy at HEC Paris. "It actually forces you to vary the formats of the class and of the interactions much more," says Sibony,…

MBA Handicapping: Applying to H/S/MIT From Latin America With A 770 (NEWS)

By: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 25, 2023

https://youtu.be/sqZUnvtjpSI Alejandro bring a jumbo GMAT score to the game: A 770 GMAT. So not surprisingly, his ambition are high, applying to Stanford GSB, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Wharton and London Business School. Currently a product manager of an online lending platform that helps banks to digitize their lending processes, he leads an internal…

MBA Handicapping: Can This White South African Guy Crack Stanford & Harvard? (NEWS)

By: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 25, 2023

https://youtu.be/G-AnOsHJKyU Jamie has an undergraduate GPA of 3.4, below the class averages at Stanford, Harvard, MIT Sloan, London Business School, and INSEAD, all the schools to which he intends to apply. His 730 GMAT score sits at the median of both Stanford's Graduate School of Business and HBS. Yet, this 27-year-old South African is in…

Meet The MiM Entrepreneurs Of 2020: Anusha Mahtani (NEWS)

By: Matt Symonds | Last Updated: November 16, 2020

Anusha Mahtani Imperial College London Hometown: Dubai, UAE Fun Fact About Yourself: I’ve been boxing for 3 years Undergraduate School and Major / Degree programme: University of Warwick, BSc Philosophy, Politics and Economics Describe your biggest accomplishment in your life so far: Starting my entrepreneurship journey with the Zola Collective Was Entrepreneurship always your career goal? …

Meet The MiM Entrepreneurs Of 2020 (NEWS)

By: Matt Symonds | Last Updated: November 19, 2020

Uncertain times bring opportunity. A survey by Goldman Sachs has revealed that the share of respondents starting a new business in recent months has risen sharply, while the Centre for Entrepreneurs in the UK revealed a 47% increase in new business creation in the summer. So it’s hardly surprising that ambitious young professionals try to…

New Wharton Dean Speaks Her Mind (NEWS)

By: Greg Yang | Last Updated: November 29, 2020

New Wharton Dean Speaks Her Mind In July, Erika James made history by becoming the first woman and first person of color to be appointed dean of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. James, who previously served as dean at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and associate dean of executive education at the University of Virginia’s…

Meet the MBA Class of 2022: Alexandre Lin, University of Chicago (Booth) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 2, 2020

Alexandre Lin University of Chicago, Booth School of Business “A social / multicultural butterfly and an open mind who believes in people first.” Hometowns: Meaux (France) and Wenzhou (China) Fun Fact About Yourself: My parents tricked me into learning our family restaurant menu by heart, so if you give me a number between 1 and…

What It Costs To Get An INSEAD MBA (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: August 26, 2023

These days it's harder than ever to get into INSEAD, one of the premier European business schools. Blame coronavirus. For its September intake this year, applications to INSEAD's MBA soared by 58% — but instead of growing its class, the school decided to slash enrollment by 38% so it could carefully manage social-distancing guidelines and have all…

Meet Chicago Booth’s MBA Class Of 2022 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 28, 2021

You come to business school because you have a passion. There is something you want to change or create – and you can’t wait to get started. This is your time. When you arrive on campus, you need to hit the ground running and get your hands dirty. Fact is, you’re now an adult. You…

Meet the MBA Class of 2022: Haneen Alkharashi, HEC Paris (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 9, 2020

Haneen Alkharashi HEC Paris “Experienced finance professional in cash management and portfolio analysis. Enjoys travelling, yoga and Piano playing.” Hometown: Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia Fun Fact About Yourself: I am the youngest among my siblings that made me an aunt. Undergraduate School and Major: Computer and information Systems from King Faisal University Most Recent…

Meet The HEC Paris MBA Class Of 2022 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 10, 2020

It’s easy to lead when you’re comfortable. When the setting is safe and predictable, any leader can project calm and build buy-in. The real test comes when you’re pulled out of your element. When you lack time, resources, and expertise, your true colors get exposed. In uncertain times, leaders often fall back on their worst…

Meet the MBA Class of 2022: Sami Sciacqua, UCLA (Anderson) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 18, 2020

Samantha (Sami) Sciacqua UCLA Anderson School of Management “I am a stereotypical extrovert, a lover of all creatures, and a serial problem-solver.” Hometown: Lafayette, CA Fun Fact About Yourself: I have a pet leopard gecko named Petrie after the pterodactyl in Land Before Time, not the dish. Undergraduate School and Major: University of Michigan, B.S.…

Meet the MBA Class of 2022: Gabriella Pesce Eliezer, UCLA (Anderson) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 18, 2020

Gabriella Pesce Eliezer UCLA Anderson School of Management “I am a proud marketer, passionate about people and committed to make a positive impact.” Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Fun Fact About Yourself: Since I am short (1.54 meters) sometimes I can find clothes and shoes that fit me perfectly in kids stores. It is a great…

How INSEAD Coped (And What It Learned) In A Year The World Stood Still (NEWS)

By: Jeremy Hazlehurst | Last Updated: January 5, 2021

In a year marked by travel bans, border closures, quarantines, and changing immigration and visa rules, INSEAD has arguably had a tougher time than any other business school. With major campuses in Fontainebleau just outside Paris and Singapore, as well as smaller ones in Abu Dhabi and since February 2020 San Francisco, its footprint is…

How To Navigate Cross-Cultural Differences In The MBA Application (NEWS)

By: Caroline Diarte Edwards, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: January 28, 2025

How we present ourselves and others is influenced by our culture, and these differences invariably impact your MBA candidacy. For example, a British applicant whose understated style makes her reluctant to boast in the MBA essays, versus an Indian – for whom tenacious self-promotion was frankly critical to his success, but whose tone could be…

Wild Changes In The Economist’s New MBA Ranking (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 9, 2021

What a difference the pandemic world can make. When The Economist published its 2019 MBA ranking, eight U.S. business schools comfortably occupied eight of the top ten positions with the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business earning the highest honors just ahead of Harvard Business School. Not surprisingly, many of the usual U.S. players…

The 10 Biggest Surprises In The Economist’s Strange 2021 MBA Ranking (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: January 24, 2021

The Economist's newest MBA ranking, published on Thursday, is the strangest list of the best business schools ever to be published. With every ranking in every year, business school deans are likely to call foul. But never before have they had better reason to do so. How can a media organization with the stellar reputation…

COVID Impact: More Students Taking Their MBAs Closer To Home (NEWS)

By: Jeremy Hazlehurst | Last Updated: January 30, 2021

The pandemic has changed many things at business schools this year. Twelve months ago, nobody predicted socially distanced classes with students wearing masks behind plexiglass screens, or that Zoom study groups would have become a way of life. But the pandemic is changing things other than the way education is delivered. It is also changing…

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Financial Times Global MBA Ranking Due Feb. 8 (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: January 30, 2021

After The Economist's bizarre MBA ranking last week, the Financial Times Global MBA ranking is set to go public on Feb. 8. The new ranking will arrive a week later than typical for the FT, yet that is much quicker than The Economist's list which was published two and one-half months behind schedule. The big…

The Economist’s MBA Ranking: How To Parse A Ranking To Your Advantage (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: January 31, 2021

The University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business is making active use of its social media accounts these days. That’s because the school’s full-time MBA program landed in the top 25 in the U.S. in The Economist’s recent 20021 global MBA ranking. Quite an accomplishment, right? After all, the school’s Top 25 status is rare.…

INSEAD Tops New Financial Times MBA Ranking For The Third Time (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 9, 2021

For the third time in 22 years, INSEAD has muscled its way to the very top of the Financial Times newest global MBA ranking. Europe's premier one-year MBA experience moved up three places to claim top honors, followed by London Business School, the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, IESE Business School in Spain…

The Ten Biggest Surprises In The Financial Times 2021 Global MBA Ranking (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 11, 2021

It didn't take long for people to question whether the Financial Times 2021 global MBA Ranking can truly be global if it doesn't include Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton. Truth is, it really doesn't matter where those schools rank on any list. The thousands of candidates who apply to those three schools would still apply…

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