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How To Get Into Columbia Business School (NEWS)

By: Gregory Yang | Last Updated: July 27, 2020

How To Get Into Columbia Business School If you want to get into Columbia Business School’s MBA program, you might want to highlight your leadership potential and any engagement you’ve had with the CBS community. Elizabeth Kiefer, of Business Insider, recently spoke to Columbia alumni and admissions officers about what the b-school seeks in applicants…

Wall Street Gets Its Finance MBAs From These Schools (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: July 30, 2020

Before the world of graduate business education dives headlong into the unknown of an autumn under the pall of coronavirus, Poets&Quants is taking a final look at the MBA Class of 2019 employment picture, beginning with last week’s analysis of tech employment and concluding next week with consulting. In this article we look at finance,…

2020-2021 MBA Admissions Events By School (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: July 31, 2020

Remember 2019? Back then, MBA applicants would meet adcoms in person. They’d share a cup of coffee and talk without masks. Some would even get within six feet of each other! What a difference a year makes! Forget caravans and consortiums. When it comes to admissions events, on the road has been replaced by on…

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Personal MBA Coach Interview With Columbia Business School Associate Director Of Admissions, Nicole Shay (NEWS)

By: Scott Edinburgh, Founder of Personal MBA Coach | Last Updated: January 28, 2025

Personal MBA Coach interviewed Nicole Shay, Associate Director, Admissions, at Columbia Business School to get an insider’s look at what is new at Columbia, what makes Columbia unique, and how candidates can best stand out! Plus, find out how COVID-19 is changing the Columbia MBA application process and more. Do not miss this rare and…

In A Huge Year For Consulting MBAs, These Schools Were The Top Industry Feeders (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: August 7, 2020

2019 was a banner year for MBA consulting jobs, and Dartmouth College was a prime example. The Tuck School of Business, like most of its peers, had a down 2018 on the consulting front, losing nearly 10% of its industry output from the previous year. Of 35 business schools in the United States and Europe…

Strategic Plan For A Sustainable Business School (NEWS)

By: Emmanuel Métais, Dean of EDHEC Business School, France | Last Updated: January 21, 2021

Future uncertainties are becoming everybody’s business. I believe it’s our role as a business school to address this challenge, which is the thrust of our new 20-25 Strategic Plan, ‘Impact Future Generations.’ It’s our roadmap as EDHEC embarks on a project of deep transformation, backed by an ambitious investment plan of nearly €230m. This is…

Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Sab Sankaranarayanan, Ivey Business School (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 4, 2020

Sab Sankaranarayanan Ivey Business School at Western University “I believe the differences between success and failure are perseverance and hard work.” Hometown: Chennai, India Fun Fact About Yourself: My favorite meal is Weetabix, peanut butter, almond milk, and protein powder. Undergraduate School and Major: The Ohio State University, Architecture Most Recent Employer and Job Title:…

Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Ifeoma Okonkwo, Ivey Business School (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 4, 2020

Ifeoma Okonkwo Ivey Business School at Western University "Environmentalist, wildlife conservationist, and a former competing gymnast. But my ultimate passion is service to people.” Hometown: London UK, Lagos, Nigeria Fun Fact About Yourself: I owned a successful enterprise for a short time, I used to breed and sell catfish. At one time I had over…

Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Noah McColl, Ivey Business School (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 4, 2020

Noah McColl Ivey Business School at Western University “Curious about (almost) everything.” Hometown: Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada Fun Fact About Yourself: I lived in Ethiopia for five years. During that time, I got into home brewing. In a pinch, I can make a mean honey wine, known as tej in Ethiopia. Undergraduate School and…

Meet the MBA Class of 2020: Olabisi Ayodeji, IMD Business School (NEWS)

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

Olabisi Ayodeji IMD Business School “I am curious by nature, enjoy listening to stories and music, and meeting new people.” Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria Fun Fact About Yourself: If you can hear music around me, you will probably also find me singing and/or dancing! Undergraduate School and Major: American University of Nigeria; BSc Petroleum Chemistry Most…

Meet the MBA Class of 2020: Daniel Skirton, IMD Business School (NEWS)

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

Daniel Skirton IMD Business School “Outdoor-loving submariner leaving the depths to scale new heights.” Hometown: London, UK Fun Fact About Yourself: I’ve undertaken one of the world’s highest commercial skydives. Add that to the depths I dived to as a submariner and that’s quite some vertical distance! Undergraduate School and Major: University of Leeds; Electronic…

MBA Applications Soaring At Many Business Schools (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 16, 2020

Not all that long ago, several business schools were closing down their full-time residential MBA programs. For several years, most schools reported declining interest in a graduate program that would require them to quit their jobs and spend two years on a business school campus. Well, that was yesterday. With the pandemic recession in full…

UK B-Schools Ready To Contend With Covid This Fall (NEWS)

By: Jeremy Hazlehurst | Last Updated: September 19, 2020

When students arrive at business schools in the UK this fall, the experience will be radically different from usual. Social-distancing and mask-wearing will be mandatory while socializing will be at a minimum. Otherwise, it is unclear what the future holds. The country is already suffering a resurgence of Covid-19, the national testing system is severely…

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The MBA Isn’t The Only Hot Business Degree Right Now (NEWS)

By: Catalina Vlad | Last Updated: September 23, 2020

Applications to the world’s top MBA programs look set to reach record levels over the next year, with many schools already reporting double-digit growth as they extended final round deadlines in the spring and summer. Wharton has seen a 21% increase for the incoming class, making it the largest entering cohort in the school’s history.…

Who Wants To Be An MBA Billionaire? Here’s The Schools With The Most Super-Rich Alums (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 24, 2023

For years, one of the most popular game shows ever was Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? The long-running show, which also led to the entertaining movie Slumdog Millionaire, captured the imagination of millions ever since it aired in syndication in the early 2000s. But let's face it, a million isn't what it used to…

The B-School Students Who Refused To Surrender To Covid-19 (NEWS)

By: Jeremy Hazlehurst | Last Updated: October 1, 2020

What are the qualities of successful business school candidates? Intelligence, flexibility, ambition, and a willingness to be exposed to new experiences — among others. If the experiences of some of this year’s cohort are anything to go by, then extraordinary resilience and steely determination should be added to the list. As MBA and master’s students…

Coronavirus Tangles Plans At China’s Premier B-School (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: October 1, 2020

Much has been written — and will continue to be written — about the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on business schools in the United States. But nearly a year after the first cases were reported in China and seven months after the pandemic closed B-school campuses worldwide, the effects of Covid-19 are still being…

Inside The Hardest B-School Program In The World To Get Into (NEWS)

By: Jeremy Hazlehurst | Last Updated: October 2, 2020

What is the most competitive business education program in the world? You might think that it is the MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business or Harvard Business School. You would be wrong. It is the full-time, 12-month MSc in Business Analytics at London’s Imperial College Business School. According to the school, 3,964 applications were…

Rejected By Harvard Business School. Can You Believe It? (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 21, 2020

Many would simply assume that this super-smart consultant was a no-brainer admit to Harvard Business School. After all, he scored a 770 on the GMAT and racked up a solid 3.7-grade point average at a top 15 undergraduate institution. By the time this 25-year-0ld would matriculate, he would have had three full years of consulting…

Stanford, Yale, Ross, Duke Deans Talk About Race & The B-School Classroom (NEWS)

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

When you get the deans from seven elite U.S. business schools on a Zoom call to talk about one of the most pressing social issues of our time, the result is a great deal of insight informed by a wealth of experience — and plenty of words of warning mixed with calls for action. Such…

MBA Handicapping: Where Should This BMW Rock ’N’ Roller Go To B-School? (NEWS)

By: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 2, 2023

https://youtu.be/vpGS6Ib61IY Patt has been a musician and bandleader for 17 years. But when he is not following his passion, this 29-year-old is working as a technical project manager for BMW, the prestigious German carmaker. And now he hopes to get an MBA from a highly selective business school. He's been entrepreneurial for much of his…

Proposed U.S. Immigration Changes Could Hit B-Schools Hard (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: October 23, 2020

Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a lengthy statement from Stanford University. This summer, business school leaders felt they dodged a major bullet when President Donald Trump's long-threatened changes to the visa system in the United States amounted only to a temporary suspension of the H-1B program, through which high-skilled, non-immigrant workers…

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Schools That Give Round 3 MBA Applicants The Best Shot (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne & Heather Soderquist | Last Updated: November 4, 2020

Applying to a highly selective business school in the third or final round in MBA admission cycles is often thought of as a "Hail Mary pass," typically made in desperation, with only a small chance of success. After all, by round three, most of the class seats are already spoken for and admission officials are…

Meet the MBA Class of 2022: Celiwe Kawa, Wharton School (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 11, 2020

Celiwe Kawa Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania “Global explorer with a passion for Africa.” Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa Fun Fact About Yourself: I have been to over 50 countries and lived on four continents Undergraduate School and Major: Law, London School of Economics and Political Science Most Recent Employer and Job Title: Kwanele…

Meet The MBA Class Of 2021: Samuli Pyy, HKU Business School (NEWS)

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

Samuli Pyy HKU Business School “At least five of the following are true: pioneer, curious, polite, driver, intelligent and funny.” Hometown: Helsinki, Finland Fun Fact About Yourself: The books that I own weigh more than the motorcycles that I own. Both equally fun, though. Graduate Schools and Majors: (1) University of Turku, Finland (LL.M.) 2008,…

Meet The MBA Class Of 2021: Sandhya Narayanan, HKU Business School (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 3, 2020

Sandhya Narayanan HKU Business School (London Business School Track) “From finance and stock markets to writing, teaching and social impact, I want to be involved! A Chief Enthusiastic Officer, a hustler of many trades. What keeps me going is my optimism and passion to make a difference.” Hometown: Chennai, India Fun Fact About Yourself: I…

Meet HKU Business School’s MBA Class Of 2021 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 14, 2020

Hong Kong only covers 427 square miles – and they make every inch count! In the 19th century, the “Pearl of the Orient” was just a fishing village with few resources besides a harbor and a vision. Over generations, the former colony built on this advantage. Eventually, Hong Kong became the Gateway to China, a…

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