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You Won’t Believe Who Harvard Just Rejected (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 13, 2020

Nobody ever said it is easy to get into Harvard Business School. But many of the candidates who were dinged last week when HBS "released" as many as 2,800 applicants never thought they wouldn't even get an interview. Among the disappointed were McKinsey & Co. consultants with 790 GMATs, a 25-year-old Asian American female with…

The Fundamental MBA Question That Many Applicants Mess Up – And How To Get It Right (NEWS)

By: Emma Bond, Director at Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: January 29, 2025

In recent years, business schools have turned to increasingly unconventional essay topics for MBA admission. Berkeley-Haas, for example, asks you to choose a song that expresses who you are; Chicago Booth directs applicants to a collection of photos - “shared Booth moments” - and to choose the one that best resonates with them; and Cornell…

The Entire Meet The Class of 2018 Series (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 7, 2023

Who is going to business school these days to get an MBA? We've been doing a fascinating series at Poets&Quants during the past six weeks, introducing readers to the incoming MBA students at some of the world's leading business schools. A simple glimpse of any of school specific profiles leads you to an inevitable conclusion:…

Dinged In Round One? What’s Next? (NEWS)

By: Judith Silverman Hodara & Caroline Diarte Edwards | Last Updated: November 18, 2016

Nobody likes to get the ding email. But it is not only painful for the candidate; as Admissions Directors, having to send the “thank you but no thank you” letters or emails was always with a heavy heart. We were all too aware how much candidates had invested – time, heart and soul – as…

Gender Equity Group Eyes ‘Men As Allies’ (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: December 7, 2016

A consortium of nonprofits and business schools dedicated to gender equity on B-school campuses is launching a new initiative aimed not at the women striving to achieve that equity, but at the men they study and work with. The Forte Foundation’s Men as Allies initiative will recruit male allies on business school campuses, leveraging insights…

Big Decision Week For Round 1 Applicants (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: December 12, 2016

https://youtu.be/BJrshB0Ory8 You were among the MBA early birds. You took the GMAT, slaved over the essays, prepped your recommenders, and filled in every question on your business school application before those September or early October deadlines. You jumped over the first hurdle, gaining an interview. And now it's D-week. Thousands of round one decisions…

After Brexit, HEC Paris Eyes Bigger Global Role (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: December 17, 2016

Andrea Masini doesn’t think the two big political temblors of 2016, Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, will drive business school talent out of the U.K. and U.S., respectively. But the head of HEC Paris’s MBA program — and the designer of what is being styled a “MBA super program” — does expect those two events…

Poets&Quants’ Favorite MBAs Of 2016 (NEWS)

By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: December 27, 2016

I am large, I contain multitudes. Each year, we report on some of the most accomplished, unique, and interesting young professionals. As a news site that reports on the most elite business schools, we live and work in a bubble at the apex of higher education. And so, at the end of each year, we…

This Week’s Round 2 Deadline Dance (NEWS)

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

So it has come down to this. After months of introspection, multiple drafts of essays, and dozens upon dozens of prompts to complete on MBA applications, you're about to push the button and let fate take over. Many of you have labored feverishly over the holidays to put the finishing touches on your apps. This…

Meet The Warwick MBA Class Of 2017 (NEWS)

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

Most schools will claim that rankings don’t matter. That is, until they have a great year! 2016 was that kind of year for the Warwick Business School. Ranked 46th globally by the Financial Times and 22nd among international MBA programs by Bloomberg Businessweek, the program exploded in October’s Economist ranking, placing 20th in the world.…

New Dean, New Day At Warwick (NEWS)

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

It’s been a really interesting six months, says Andy Lockett, dean of Warwick Business School — and it’s going to be an even more interesting 2017, in no small part because this year marks the school’s 50th anniversary. Lockett, who took over as dean in August 2016 after nearly six years on the faculty as…

From Trump’s Inauguration To Your MBA Application – Capturing Your Leadership Potential (NEWS)

By: Matt Symonds, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: January 20, 2017

Donald Trump was only 14 years old when John F. Kennedy gave his inaugural address. Long before the advent of Twitter, Kennedy understood the importance of inspiring others with a short and memorable phrase: “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” What did the…

INSEAD Repeats As No. 1 In New 2017 Financial Times Ranking (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: January 29, 2017

The Financial Times began ranking full-time MBA programs in 1999, offering what was then a novel global take on business education. For 17 straight years, the top of the British newspaper's ranking was dominated by the likes of Wharton, Harvard, Stanford and home town favorite London Business School. Then, INSEAD cracked the code, finishing first…

Inside INSEAD’s 24/7 Culture Of Conflict (NEWS)

By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: February 1, 2017

There is likely no more unassuming a geographical placement for the world’s best business school than INSEAD’s European campus. Perched atop the Financial Times’ global MBA programs for the second year in a row, INSEAD’s headquarters in Fontainebleau, France, is nestled against an old, massive deciduous forest some 35 miles from Paris. Living in the middle of…

Being A Muslim MBA At Trump’s Alma Mater (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: February 7, 2017

When Mohamed Malleck was 17 years old, in the midst of deciding whether to seek his undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto or Columbia University in New York, something cataclysmic happened that all but made up his mind for him: 9/11. Malleck, a South African of Indian descent and a Muslim, had family in both…

Meet The Top First-Year MBAs From India (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: February 20, 2017

Aastha Pitalia is one of those people who could be anything she wants. The Bhopal native earned a degree in civil engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, considered India’s premier engineering college. From there, she followed the traditional consulting path, climbing the ranks at the Hay Group. Like many Millennials, she wanted…

Handicapping Your MBA Odds: Ms. World Bank, Mr. Teacher, Ms. Healthcare Tech, Mr. Military Banker, Ms. Google (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne & Sandy Kreisberg | Last Updated: July 8, 2023

He's a first generation college student and American who teaches at an inner city charter school. He's taking the GRE because he's not strong in math and has a 3.63 grade point average from a state school. This young professional wants an MBA to transition to a non-profit education consulting firm. A 25-year-old Asian American…

Record 46% Of INSEAD MBAs Go Into Consulting (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 1, 2017

INSEAD has long been known as one of the top feeder business schools for the global consulting industry, sending more MBAs into the field than any other B-school in the world. But in 2016 even INSEAD broke all kinds of records in this regard. Some 46% of the graduating class last year accepted jobs in…

Wharton Holds Top Spot In Academic Research Ranking (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: March 1, 2017

Wharton’s faculty is stacked. Top-to-bottom, you’d be hard-pressed to find a weak link. Call Wharton the New York Yankees of the MBA world. In this star-studded lineup, you’ll find Jeremy Siegel (Mantle), Adam Grant (Berra), Barbara Kahn (Maris), Michael Useem (Richardson), Brian Bushee (Ford), and Karl Ulrich (Houk). Their lectures may have been transformative experiences…

10 Women From the Class of 2018 To Watch (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: March 8, 2017

Most women dread being labeled in business. Can you blame them? Too often, they’re relegated to being contributors, cogs who are cautioned to “pay your dues” and “wait your turn.” Looking around, most get the real message loud and clear. The odds are stacked against them: they’re expected to prove themselves over-and-over again. Instead of…

Is This Really An MBA Case Competition? (NEWS)

By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: March 12, 2017

For the four-member team from the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business, it was a win just to make it on time to the University of Denver for the 14th annual Daniels College of Business Race & Case competition. Then, for good measure, the Warrington team decided to win both the case competition and ski race…

MBA Redesign At LBS: More Tech, Flexibility (NEWS)

By: sandboxdev | Last Updated: March 14, 2017

When it comes to MBA programs, one size most certainly does not fit all. Recognizing this, London Business School is redesigning its MBA, planning several major alterations that will be launched in August 2017 with an overarching goal to make the program more flexible. Among the changes: an increased focus on tech, with new courses in digital…

The Ding Report: Who Was Rejected & Why (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 15, 2017

For MBA candidates still waiting to hear their fates, the next few days will be a nail-biting, anxiety-ridden period. Over the next two weeks, admit decisions for round two applicants will come pouring out of Chicago Booth, Michigan Ross, Virginia, Harvard, Kellogg, Yale, Wharton, and Stanford. The tens of thousands of applicants expecting to get…

Europe Calling: Why It’s A Great Time To Apply For An International MBA (NEWS)

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

Once you know that business school is for you, it’s logical to want to get there as soon as possible. So where does that leave you? While the window is closing to apply to top US schools for fall entry, if you are looking to apply to business school now, consider international options. Five of…

November 10, 2016 (CALENDAR)

By: Heather Soderquist | Last Updated: October 24, 2016

Prospective applicants are welcome to find out more about London Business School and its MBA programme. Attendees will also have the chance to speak directly with alumni to discuss goals and career aspirations. The evening will start with registration at 18.45, a presentation and Q&A session from 19.00 and a drinks reception at 20.00.

November 8, 2016 (CALENDAR)

By: Heather Soderquist | Last Updated: October 24, 2016

Prospective applicants are welcome to find out more about London Business School and its MBA programme. Attendees will also have the chance to speak directly with alumni to discuss goals and career aspirations. The evening will start with registration at 18.45, a presentation and Q&A session from 19.00 and a drinks reception at 20.00.

February 24, 2017 (CALENDAR)

By: Heather Soderquist | Last Updated: February 11, 2017

Prospective applicants are welcome to find out more about London Business School's Early Career programmes (Masters in Management, Global MiM and Masters in Financial Analysis) and London Business School in general. Attendees can connect with a member of the Recruitment and Admissions team and a student ambassador to discuss goals, career aspirations and the admissions process.…

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