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Average GMAT Scores At The Leading MBA Programs (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 22, 2017

Just when you thought GMAT scores couldn’t possibly go any higher, guess what? At many of the the leading business schools, average scores for the latest incoming classes have set new records—yet again. A Poets&Quants analysis of scores for the MBA cohorts that began their first year in the fall of last year shows that…

Kelley Prof Wins Wisconsin Deanship (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 23, 2017

The Wisconsin School of Business named a veteran professor at rival Kelley School of Business at Indiana University as its new dean. The school today (March 23) announced that Anne P. Massey, 56, who holds the title of dean’s research professor of information systems at Kelley, will succeed François Ortalo-Magné, who will depart Madison this…

The 40 Most Outstanding MBA Professors Under 40 (NEWS)

By: Andrea Carter | Last Updated: March 26, 2017

Imagine you’re a second-year MBA student. At a café, you spy another patron sporting your school gear. What do you do? Naturally, you walk up and extend your hand, assuming he is a first-year candidate you haven't yet met.. There's just one problem: he isn’t a student. Embarrassed? Brace yourself for another twist. He’s actually…

2017 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: Benjamin Hallen, University of Washington (Foster) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: March 26, 2017

Benjamin Hallen Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship; Faculty Director of Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship Foster School of Business, University of Washington Ever hear the maxim, “Those who can do and those who can’t teach?” Ben Hallen is one of those professors who can do both. An entrepreneur at heart who founded and worked…

2017 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: Tomasz Obloj, HEC Paris (NEWS)

By: Andrea Carter | Last Updated: March 26, 2017

Tomasz Obloj Associate Professor of Strategy HEC Paris Tomasz Obloj’s academic research is found at the crosspoint between economic theory of incentives, organizational design, and organizational and individual learning. His work on financial incentives has yielded invitations from top global business schools, from Copenhagen and London business schools to Harvard, Wharton, and Olin. Professor Obloj…

Where The Healthcare Industry Gets Its MBAs (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: April 6, 2017

It makes sense that Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management would be the U.S.'s — and the world's — leading business school for MBAs headed into the healthcare field. The school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, the healthcare industry capital of the U.S., responsible for a global economic impact of nearly $80 billion and more than…

Where Consumer Goods Firms Get Their MBAs (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: April 12, 2017

The Midwest is the best — at least when it comes to cracking the job market in consumer packaged goods. Eight of the top nine business schools for sending newly graduated MBAs into the CPG industry in 2016 are based in the region, from public stalwarts like the University of Minnesota to the private halls of Notre…

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Where Wall Street Gets Its Finance MBAs (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: April 17, 2017

Before the world of finance was upended in 2008, more than half of Columbia Business School’s graduating class went into finance. Everything changed when Lehman Brothers, a major Columbia recruiter, went belly up in an economic upheaval that sparked the Great Recession — but some things changed more than others. The fact is, Columbia is in New York, and…

Profs Name Favorite Movies For MBAs (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: April 21, 2017

Imagine you’re an MBA student opening up your syllabus for Ethics I. Chances are, you’ll find the “Johnson & Johnson: The Tylenol Tragedy” case assigned early on. It’s quite a story! In 1982, Tylenol dominated the pain killer medicine market. Then, someone laced capsules with cyanide, which cost the lives of seven users. Once the…

Top MBA Employers Highlight P&Q Festival (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: April 26, 2017

https://youtu.be/2l-qocugQ6c All six of the most popular employers of elite MBA graduates will be holding sessions for incoming MBA students at the second annual Pre-MBA Networking Festival sponsored by Poets&Quants on May 11-12 in New York City. Google, McKinsey & Co., The Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Co., Deloitte, and Amazon—the top half dozen…

At LBS, Big Changes Precede Dean Switch (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: May 3, 2017

It’s rare that huge changes come right before a new dean takes over. But even before London Business School welcomes a dean known for innovative curricular changes — current Wisconsin School of Business Dean François Ortalo-Magné — a recalibration, if not a complete overhaul, of the LBS MBA is underway. Ortalo-Magné takes the reins at LBS in August, and…

Best & Brightest MBAs: Class of 2017 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 7, 2017

Business school can be a time to stretch your boundaries. No one knows this better than London Business School’s Alana Digby. As a first year, she juggled a full load of classes, along with serving as a peer leader and student ambassador. Behind the scenes, the Strategy& consultant was preparing for something even bigger: She…

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Profs: Most Admired Companies (NEWS)

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

What do Apple, General Electric, Nike, and Coca-Cola have in common? On the surface, they are global icons worth billions of dollars. At one time, they were all fledgling upstarts whose disruptive business models razed competitors and amended history and culture alike. Apple helped place computers in every den and touch screens on every phone.…

2017-2018 MBA Application Deadlines (NEWS)

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

When it comes to the upcoming 2017-2018 admissions season, there is some big news and some non-news. The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School has moved its round one deadline ahead by eight full days to Sept. 19th of 2017, versus last year's Sept. 27th date. That puts Wharton more in sync with other school deadlines,…

HEC Tops Economist Debut MIM Ranking (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: May 26, 2017

HEC Paris’ School of Management topped The Economist’s debut ranking of masters in management programs. European schools, which have pioneered these one-year graduate degrees in business for students without significant work experience, took nine of the top ten spots. In fact, of the 40 numerically ranked schools on the first list, only six U.S. schools…

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Your 100-Hour Application Strategy: MBA Class of 2020 (NEWS)

By: Matt Symonds, Director, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: January 29, 2025

The world’s best business schools have begun to announce their MBA admissions deadlines for the Class of 2020 (and if that doesn’t sound futuristic…). This year, Stanford is leading the dance, with incoming Assistant Dean and Director of MBA Admissions Kirsten Moss confirming a Round 1 deadline of Sept 19, 2017. Wharton confirmed its new…

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The Favorite Professors Of Top MBAs (NEWS)

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

You wouldn’t expect Richard Sloan’s classes to be such a hit at UC-Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Normally, Haas students lumber through financial statements and valuations on their way through Haas's “Cleantech to Market” or “The Lean Launch Pad.” Let’s face it: Accounting is often the course that MBAs dread. That’s what makes this endorsement…

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Top MBAs Share Their Favorite Classes (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: June 24, 2017

“So many options, so little time.” MBA candidates say that a lot after completing the core. Problem is, many classes sound so fascinating — and useful — in the catalog. Like anything, they are investments. Some can boost students’ career prospects by exposing them to the right experiences and peers. Others, of course, yield diminishing…

The Class Of 2017 Shares Their Biggest Regrets (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: July 5, 2017

Business school is packed with acronyms. What’s on a P&L? It’s your ROI, ROE, and ROA, silly! Need to calculate your COG? Meet the twins: FIFO and LIFO. If you want to scare people into action, just speak in acronyms. FWIW: We need to rush that USP to our CMO by COB or our PTD…

Over A Third Of Stanford MBAs Do Startups (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 10, 2017

More than a third of the MBA graduates at Stanford, MIT and Babson College started companies within three years of their commencement, according to a new study of entrepreneurship byThe Financial Times. The survey research shows that 36% of the MBAs in the Class of 2013 at both Stanford and MIT have done startups, far…

Vive la France: FT’s New Finance Ranking Is Gallic-Centric (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: July 12, 2017

Want to get a great Master of Finance degree? Think continentally. That's the clear takeaway from the Financial Times' new rankings of pre-experience finance master's degree programs, which placed five French programs in the top six, including a new No. 1, EDHEC Business School's eponymous MSc in Financial Markets. Except for a slump to eighth…

P&Q Editor John A. Byrne Answers Reader Questions About The MBA (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: April 2, 2020

The business school beat has always been a labor of love for me. Thirty years ago, there were no regularly published MBA rankings. Applicants often gravitated to programs based on reputation, paying little heed to fit or resources. Just a handful of consultants catered to well-heeled candidates, with application advice relegated to dusty and dated…

At HEC Paris, A Splash Of ‘Ooh La La’ In An MBA (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 23, 2023

Deep inside the dark and chilly cellas of one of Burgundy’s finest producers of wine, Erwan Faiveley is holding forth on the art and science of making a great Pinot Noir or Chardonnay. The seventh-generation CEO of Faiveley in Nuits Saint Georges, the 36-year-old chief executive is the first in his family to have an…

MBA Prestige May Not Matter That Much (NEWS)

By: Gregory Yang | Last Updated: August 4, 2017

MBA Prestige May Not Matter As Much As You Think For many MBA applicants, the prestige of a school’s name matters most. But experts say there is a difference in the value among business schools where prestige isn’t as important. US News and World Report recently released data that suggests earning an MBA from a…

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By: Heather Soderquist | Last Updated: June 8, 2026

Fortuna Admissions possesses unique insider knowledge of how admissions committees work, because we have been the gatekeepers in the admissions offices of top business schools. Our entire team comprises of former business school professionals from top-tier institutions including Wharton, INSEAD, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, London Business School, Chicago Booth, NYU Stern, Duke Fuqua, IE…

Taniel Chan (CONSULTANT)

By: Heather Soderquist | Last Updated: March 4, 2026

Fortuna Admissions possesses unique insider knowledge of how admissions committees work, because we have been the gatekeepers in the admissions offices of top business schools. Our entire team comprises of former business school professionals from top-tier institutions including Wharton, INSEAD, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, London Business School, Chicago Booth, NYU Stern, Duke Fuqua, IE…

Valerie Villarreal (CONSULTANT)

By: Georgina Hannah | Last Updated: May 26, 2023

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