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This post comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert MBA admissions advice, check out their blog. In keeping with the recent Admissions Tips we have posted for the new crop of applicants to the Class of 2014, today we want to offer some tips on engaging the community of one’s target programs.  Communicating with b-school insiders can be beneficial for a number of reasons; in addition to learning about a… Read more

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A class of gifted and talented middle-school students is speaking out against outdated educational practices with the help of — what else? — a Youtube video. The North Texas public school students conceived their blog and video as a way to draw attention to the need for educational reform. Watch the video above, then read their manifesto: “As the world moves forward in technology, there are very few places to be found that don’t utilize… Read more

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Welcome to another installment of Knewton’s MBA News Round-up! This week, check out articles on maximizing GMAT scores, graduation speeches at Wharton, and the new business deans at Kellogg and Chicago Booth. 1. Maximizing GMAT Scores: The Early Testing Strategy Fresh out of undergrad and not sure if you want to get an MBA? Take the exam now and decide in a few years’ time! Also, check out our post on the benefits of studying… Read more

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In this week’s roundup, check out articles about virtual snow days, what technologies are most likely to change education in the next 5 years, and how we can improve higher education. 1. Could the Internet Spell the End of Snow Days? With new possibilities provided by online learning, schools are toying with “virtual snow days” to keep students learning during harsh weather. This way, say proponents of the idea, students won’t fall behind and districts… Read more

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The most important part of b-school is almost certainly the people — professors, fellow students, alumni, recruiters, etc. But if you’re shelling out the cash to attend a top school, you should also keep in mind the school’s facilities. In the past few years, several top schools have made massive improvements to their campuses; others have major plans in the works. Here are a few notable developments: Stanford Graduate School of Business: Knight Management Center… Read more

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College costs are soaring. Government funding for education is being cut. Increasingly tech-savvy students are frustrated with outmoded educational practices. Higher education needs a face lift. This is the argument at the heart of College 2.0: Transforming Higher Education through Smarter Innovation and Smarter Regulation, a report released on May 16 by the Institute for a Competitive Workforce, part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. But it’s not all bad news. Change is on the… Read more

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The hard drive on my work laptop failed to boot last week after encountering a bunch of corrupted files. After trying all the options for fixing it myself—solutions like “reset the PRAM”—I took it to our system administrator and asked him to completely wipe the hard drive rather than try to fix the files and risk dragging out a repair. Sound like a disaster? Actually, it wasn’t so bad — thanks to a few key… Read more

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If you’ve begun your b-school research, you’ve probably heard about the “case method.” Many business schools (Harvard perhaps best known among them) either base their curriculum on the case method or use it in some courses. If you’re looking to apply to MBA programs, you should definitely be familiar with this pedagogical approach. Here’s a primer: What the case method is: The case method takes its name from its use of case studies — that… Read more

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Welcome to another installment of Knewton’s MBA News Round-up! This week, check out articles on the job market, the MBA oath, how to pay for your MBA, and newly minted MBAs in tech startups. 1. New MBAs See Better Job Market as Employers Turn Focus to Growth Concerned about your job prospects post MBA? Good news: better placement rates ahead as employers get optimistic. 2. Why I’m Signing the MBA Oath We first reported about… Read more

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Early bird gets the… higher GMAT score? Some interesting data about average GMAT scores in a recent GMAC publication indicates that this might just be the case. According to the report, the average score of people who took the GMAT in 2009-10 at age 20 or 21 was 575. For test-takers who were 22 or 23, however, the average score was 536 — a not-insignificant 39 point decrease. (You can check out the data for… Read more

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