MBA News Roundup: Mini MBA Programs, ForumWatch, and the World Beyond the MBA
Welcome to another installment of Knewton’s MBA News Roundup! This week, check out articles on mini MBA programs, business school brands, the new integrated reasoning section, and a twist on the traditional b-school case study. 1. Mini MBA Programs At $2,000 to $4,000, mini MBA programs at schools such as …
Must-Read MBA Blogs, Part 2
A few months ago, we shared some of our favorite MBA blogs. Ready for another sneak-peek in the lives of MBA students and applicants? Check out these must-read weblogs from current and future MBAs. 1) Ellipsing My Way… to Business School Richard Battle-Baxter started his blog last year to write …
MBA News Roundup: Innovative Companies, Brain Drain to Social Enterprise, and the MBA Social Network
Welcome to another installment of Knewton’s MBA News Roundup! This week, check out articles on social enterprise, surviving b-school with a significant other, the Beat-the-GMAT community, and the most innovative companies out there (today and tomorrow). 1. Brain Drain of MBA Students to Social Enterprise Rick Cohen of the Nonprofit …
30 Signs It’s Time to Go to B-School
Not sure whether to apply to MBA programs? Hint: if you’re yearning for study cohort pals, watching Youtube video after Youtube video of b-school “Follies” performances, and find yourself getting defensive when people bash business degrees… it’s probably time. [View the story “30 Signs It’s Time to Go to B-school” …
Future MBAs Eager for Tech Jobs
Tech jobs are hot again. The bubble may have burst years ago, but b-school students aren’t holding that against today’s hottest tech companies. A new survey of 6,297 MBA students from 72 top b-schools found that Google was the #1 most attractive employer among students. Apple (#3), Facebook (#7), and …
MBA Roundup: Free B-School Courses, Kenan-Flagler Online, and How to Prepare for Bschool Life
Welcome to another installment of Knewton’s MBA News Roundup! This week, check out articles on free courses from top b-schools, Kenan-Flagler’s new online program, and how to prepare for your new life in b-school. 1. Free Courses from Top B-schools From podcasts to opencourseware, get a taste of Booth, Wharton …
Meet Rawson Daniel: Columbia MBA Student and Entrepreneur
Thought b-school was a challenge? Try juggling reading case studies with starting a VC-backed company with your classmates. Welcome to Rawson Daniel’s life. Rawson is a Columbia MBA Student and the Director of Marketing at BestVendor, a company that “helps people at startups and small businesses make faster, smarter purchasing …
4 Fun and Creative Post-MBA Jobs
We all know “fun” is a relative term – for some that might mean ruling the boardroom, raking in millions, or advising powerful executives on their strategy. For others, “fun” might mean expressing one’s self creatively, communicating a vision, helping to fuse business with artistic interests, directing an enterprise, working …
MBA News Roundup: Most and Least Expensive Public B-Schools, Admissions Essays, and Pre-MBA Internships
Welcome to another installment of Knewton’s MBA News Round-up! This week, check out articles on the most and least expensive public business schools, female enrollment at Chicago b-schools, thoughts on the admissions essay, and pre-MBA internships. 1. Dean of Columbia Business School on Disclosure and Ethics R. Glenn Hubbard of …
MBA@UNC: Is UNC’s New Online MBA Program a Good Move?
Is UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School’s new online MBA program, MBA@UNC, forward-thinking or just misguided? That’s the question many are asking as UNC prepares to launch MBA@UNC this fall with an inaugural class of 19 students. As the first top 20 business school to offer an online MBA program, UNC will …
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