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2019-2020 MBA Application Deadlines For Top European Schools (NEWS)

By: Jeremy Hazlehurst | Last Updated: June 23, 2019

The top European schools are beginning to open their 2019-2020 admissions for the class of 2020. Here is our run-down of the top 10 European MBA schools, according to Poets&Quants’ rankings, and the dates we know so far. You can also consult our master calendar of deadlines for the world's top business schools. Some schools…

Long-time faculty member Costis Maglaras will succeed Glenn Hubbard as dean of Columbia Business School on July 1

Columbia Picks Veteran Insider As New B-School Dean (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 11, 2019

A mere four days before Columbia Business School Dean Glenn Hubbard departs his position, the university today (June 27) turned to one of its most senior faculty members to fill the job. The school named 49-year-old Costis Maglaras, the former director of the school's Ph.D. program who has been a CBS professor since 1998, to…

What MBA Interns From The Leading Schools Are Paid (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: August 2, 2019

MBA students' summer internships are winding down. For most, it will have been a productive eight to 12 weeks, analyzing business metrics and creating financial models for evaluating investments, or working on branding projects, helping to launch products, and working in creative teams. Most spent the summer learning at the elbows of elite professionals. Bottom line:…

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

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: September 14, 2023

Think "finance," and your brain probably doesn't take too long to land on "Wharton." Yet for two straight documented years in 2016 and 2017, the top finance school in the country had not been The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2016, Wharton slipped under Columbia Business School in number of graduates finding work in…

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

By: Scott Edinburgh, Founder Personal MBA Coach | Last Updated: January 29, 2025

This week, Personal MBA Coach is excited to share the details of our interview with Nicole Shay, Associate Director of Admissions at Columbia Business School. Get a special insider’s look at what is new at Columbia, what makes Columbia unique, how candidates can best stand out, what MBA candidates should do differently during the…

These Schools Are The Top MBA Feeders To The Consulting Industry (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: August 3, 2020

Two years ago, USC's Marshall School of Business fell off the consulting cliff. The school's employment numbers for MBA graduates finding work in the consulting industry plummeted from 31% to 21% in 2017, the biggest drop of any elite school in the United States or Europe. Which meant that in 2018, USC was poised for…

A Londoner’s MBA: Unexpected Lessons From My MBA Internship (NEWS)

By: Nikki Gupta | Last Updated: October 8, 2019

Nikki Gupta, originally from India, grew up in Saudi Arabia and London before starting her MBA at London Business School. She is a member of the 2020 class and has been sharing snippets of her day-to-day on what it’s like to have a London MBA experience. The summer internship can feel like a big deal. It…

Ranking The Top B-Schools By Academic Research (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: August 28, 2019

The Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center. The William and Phyllis Mack Institute for Innovation Management. The Center for Leadership and Change Management. The Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research. The Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center. And the list goes on. If the academic research performed by a school is important to you,…

How MBA Alumni Rank Business Schools (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 16, 2019

Sometimes, you just need some distance. For many graduates, business school was transformational. It was the great awakening, a time where they found clarity and purpose. After returning to the real world, some hard realities can set in for alumni. Sure, they discovered their potential and tapped into their grit as MBA students. As their…

How To Get Into Columbia Business School (NEWS)

By: Gregory Yang | Last Updated: October 2, 2019

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…

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

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 26, 2019

People who change the world tend to be unorthodox, mavericks who flout premise and practice. They don’t check all the boxes, let alone stay in their lanes. You’ll find that mindset alive-and-well in Columbia Business School’s Class of 2021. They are a class of musicians, television producers, and doctors as much as financiers, consultants, and entrepreneurs.…

How Gies Business Designed & Delivers ‘The World’s MBA’ (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: May 19, 2020

https://youtu.be/AEbg1cLLqc0 Four years ago, when the University of Illinois' Gies College of Business announced it would offer a $22,000 online MBA degree, rival business schools were stunned. The price of the school's iMBA program was by far the lowest of any major university's online MBA at a school that typically ranked among the top…

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Harvard Business School Dean To Call It Quits (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 20, 2020

After a decade as dean of the Harvard Business School, Nitin Nohria announced today (Nov. 6) that he will step down from his job at the end of the current academic year, on June 30, 2020. His departure sets the stage for Harvard University to name its first female dean of the business school, and…

Most Influential B-School Professors & Thought Leaders (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 4, 2019

The Financial Times dubs it, “The Oscars of Management Thinking.” Every two years, the elite gather at the Thinkers50. On November 18th, you wouldn’t have found limos and red carpets outside London’s iconic De Vere Grand. Even without flashing bulbs and Oscar de la Renta dresses, the ballroom was packed with royalty. A day-long event,…

HEC Paris Finally Breaks Through In Annual Financial Times Euro Schools Ranking (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: December 9, 2019

Vive la France — after five years of playing the bridesmaid, HEC Paris has finally returned to the top spot in The Financial Times' annual ranking of European business schools, ousting cross-Channel rival London Business School, which fell to No. 2. LBS had dominated the composite ranking of major programs since 2014, the year it knocked…

IMD Tops Bloomberg Businessweek International MBA Rankings (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: December 10, 2019

After publishing a global MBA ranking for the first time last year, Bloomberg Businessweek apparently abandoned its new approach today (Dec. 10) in favor of slicing up its rankings by regions of the world. The new list has IMD first in Europe, Western University's Ivey School of Business first in Canada, and CEIBS in Shanghai…

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Eight Big Trends That Shaped Business Education In The Just-Ended Decade (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 20, 2020

For business educators, the past ten years have been a whirlwind. As interest in full-time MBA programs in the U.S. continues to decline, competition among the leading business schools is as fierce as ever. There's been a headlong rush into long-distance learning, with hundreds of schools launching online MBA programs and executive education courses. To…

10 Business Schools To Watch In 2020 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: January 13, 2020

Great investors make it look so easy. Behind every triumph is a trite tale of sifting through details and weighing different criteria. More Hamlet than Caesar, investors wrestle with options, always dwelling over the great questions: How do I maximize my returns? How will this team scale growth, sustain quality, and maintain their edge? MBA…

Average GMAT Scores At The Top 50 B-Schools (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: September 14, 2023

Average Class GMATs For Incoming MBA Classes In 2019, From Highest To Lowest, In 25 Top U.S. MBA Programs .tftable {font-size:12px;color:#333333;width:100%;border-width: 1px;border-color: #729ea5;border-collapse: collapse;}.tftable th {font-size:12px;background-color:#acc8cc;border-width: 1px;padding: 8px;border-style: solid;border-color: #729ea5;text-align:left;}.tftable tr {background-color:#d4e3e5;}.tftable td {font-size:12px;border-width: 1px;padding: 8px;border-style: solid;border-color: #729ea5;}.tftable tr:hover {background-color:#ffffff;} School 2019 Class Average GMAT 2018 Class Average Y-O-Y Change 1. Stanford 734 732 +2…

125 MBA Interview Questions By School (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: August 26, 2023

Crunch time. That’s an interview in a nutshell. High stakes. High reward. Even some pressure too…if you’re not prepared. That’s true for business school applicants too. No rejection, no waitlist – but you’re hardly home free. The invitation means you’re qualified. The interview is where you compete. Chances are, if you lose out, it’ll stem…

Average Undergrad GPAs At The Top 50 Business Schools (NEWS)

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

Undergraduate grade point average is not the most important element of a business school application, but it can't be completely ignored, either. Most admissions officers at leading business schools will tell you that a strong GPA — a score of 3.50 or better, to be precise — is no substitute for demonstrating real leadership qualities…

With ClimateCAP, B-Schools Confront ’21st Century’s Biggest Biz Issue’ (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: August 26, 2021

Microsoft’s chief environmental officer says without urgent action, the global economy faces "catastrophe." PricewaterhouseCooper's global innovation and sustainability leader calls it “the challenge of our generation (over) the next 10 years." Business schools agree: Climate change is an urgent crisis with major implications for business and investment, requiring immediate and comprehensive action. But what form will…

Coronavirus Wreaks Havoc On B-Schools Globally (NEWS)

By: Jeremy Hazlehurst | Last Updated: February 28, 2020

Business schools all over the world are racing to adapt their programs to deal with the rapid spread of coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, a respiratory illness that can prove fatal. Some schools have been forced to close entirely, while others have had to cancel study trips, postpone lectures by prominent guests, or switch face-to-face…

One Top B-School Struggles Most In Hiring Female Faculty (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: March 10, 2020

It's one thing to keep progressing toward gender equity in the MBA classroom, something a majority of top-25 business schools in the United States have done. It's another to balance the faculty. As a new report makes clear, B-schools in the U.S. and internationally have a lot of work to do in achieving greater female representation…

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

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: March 28, 2020

Here’s an experiment: Place 119 accomplished – and very different – professionals together for a year. What do you think will happen? Will egos rage and fights flare-up? Will classmates retreat into their tribes? Or, will these men and women come together and form a community? Every year, Warwick Business School repeats this experiment with…

How Recruiters Rank Business Schools (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: March 19, 2020

MBA students are the customers. They pay for tuition. Their recommendations sway applicants. As alumni, their gifts fatten the endowment. While business schools dote on their MBAs, they also cater to another base. Recruiters may not fund the next center, but their opinions weigh heavily on decision-makers. Simply put, they dictate pay and placement –…

Live Updates: The Covid-19 Impact On B-Schools (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: November 23, 2020

Live Updates: How COVID-19 Is Impacting B-Schools Here’s what you need to know: How COVID Fueled An MBA Application Surge The coronavirus pandemic has wrought chaos on the U.S. and world economies, but for graduate business education, it has been a blessing in one very important way. Because while Covid-19 upended classroom strategies and devastated…

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