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Stephen Ross Donates Another $50M to the University of Michigan
The University of Michigan and its Ross School of Business just received a $50 million gift thanks to Stephen M. Ross, whose lifetime giving to the university now reaches $378 million. Ross, a real estate developer and alumnus, is the single largest donor to U-M, and his most recent donation moved... Read more »
Real Humans of the Darden Class of 2019
Every fall, a new class of first-year MBA students steps onto campus at leading business schools around the world. The hard-nosed competition and nail-biting anxiety of getting in is behind them. The adventure of transforming themselves and their careers while benefiting from the best graduate education imaginable is ahead. The... Read more »
Two Weeks to Go Until HBS Round 1 Interview Invites, Says Adcom
Round 1 applicants to Harvard Business School (HBS) got to breathe a sigh of relief when they hit that “submit” button in early September, but one stress quickly morphed into another as they began the anxious wait for an interview invitation. But according to a recent post from HBS Managing Director of... Read more »
An Oxford Saïd MBA Tuition Free? Yes, for Four Skoll Scholars Focused on Social Impact
The University of Oxford Saïd Business School announced its 14th cohort for the Skoll Scholarship presented by the Skoll Centre, a social impact center with the goal of accelerating the impact of social entrepreneurship. The scholarship is available only to incoming MBA students and requires candidates to go through a rigorous... Read more »
Professors at Top MBA Programs Offer Advice for Incoming MBAs
As MBA programs begin to kick into high gear, the Financial Times sat down with leading professors from some of the top business schools from around the globe to ask their advice on how students can get the most out of their education. These professors—from Chicago Booth, Oxford Saïd, IE Business... Read more »
Large, Top-Tier U.S. Graduate Business School Programs Skirt Otherwise Prevalent Application Volume Decline
Large U.S. graduate business programs—those with more than 200 students—report that times are good. In fact, three in four (73 percent) of these programs saw application volume increase this year, according to the 2017 Application Trends Survey, released yesterday by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). But the news is not... Read more »
Choosing the Best Business School for Consulting
If you are a prospective MBA applicant looking to business school as a way to enter or accelerate your career in the consulting industry, you are certainly not alone. According to the 2017 Prospective Student Survey conducted by the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), consulting is once again the most sought-after... Read more »
Michigan Ross Class of 2019: Record-Setting GMAT Score, 14-Year High for Minority Students
The official University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business Class of 2019 profile reveals that this year’s incoming class is the school’s most academically successful class yet, as well as one of its most diverse. The incoming full-time MBA Class of 2019 is made up of 422 students, 43 percent of... Read more »
Marketing Analytics in Business and the MBA
Analytics are invaluable in marketing decision-making, but many firms lack personnel with the skills needed to compile the data and leverage this information. According to the CMO Survey, a biannual report that provides insight into the field of marketing, marketing analytics are used to make 37.5 percent of business decisions—but... Read more »
Real Humans of MBA Admissions: Pascal Michels of IESE
Our Real Humans of MBA Admissions Series this week takes us to beautiful Barcelona, where we caught up with Pascal Michels on what he tells us was the first day his new job as head of IESE MBA admissions began to feel real. In fact, he stepped into the role... Read more »
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