MBA News
A collection of news items from MBA programs and about the business school admissions process.
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ETS Unveils GRE at Home – Test Temporarily Available Online
Test Offered Online In Wake of COVID-19 Test Center Closings As of March 23rd, the GRE exam will be available to take from the comfort of your home. In light of public health concerns, ETS has made the exam available online in some markets. Those markets are as follows: United... Read more »
HBS Extends 2+2 MBA Application Deadline
Harvard Business School announced an extension to the MBA application deadline for their 2+2 program, which is a deferred admissions option for college seniors and graduate students. Due to the impact of protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including campus closures and testing suspension, HBS has changed the deadline... Read more »
U.S. News 2021 Business School Rankings Insights: HBS Sinks While Others Float On
The U.S. News & World Report Best Business Schools rankings are out and there are a few surprises, especially within the top 10. For those of you who have yet to see our announcement of the ranking, the top 25 schools in this year’s edition (with last year’s rankings included for... Read more »
Stanford & Wharton Share the Throne of Best Business School in U.S. News 2021 Rankings
While Wharton held the #1 spot of the Best Business Schools list from U.S. News & World Report last year, it is now joined by Stanford GSB at the top of the 2021 rankings. Northwestern Kellogg shot up three spaces to join Chicago Booth at #3. Then, MIT Sloan rounds... Read more »
Wharton Creates Business Course on Coronavirus
Having escalated to a global pandemic, the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) is causing business, financial and personal fallout. In the MBA admissions space, it began with cancelling entrance exams, and extended to changing in-person interviews and campus events. To better understand the impact of COVID-19, the Wharton School of the... Read more »
HBS Announces Admissions & Campus Visit Changes Due to Coronavirus
Harvard Business School posted several planned changes to admissions and campus visits in the Direct from the Director blog due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19). While Round 2 MBA applicants can still expect a final decision on March 31st, the Admitted Students Weekend for the group has been... Read more »
Let’s Discuss: MBA Admissions and Coronavirus
As the coronavirus / COVID-19 sweeps the globe, MBA applicants are asking some probing questions. We have already touched on how the virus has impacted testing, recruiting, and fairs, and we have also offered up tips to ace a video interview for applicants who are dealing with cancellations of face-to-face... Read more »
Coronavirus Concerns Disrupt MBA Admissions Interviews, Testing and More
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases reaches over 80,000 globally, mounting concerns have disrupted normal operations of MBA admissions testing, interviews and events. Entrance Exam Sessions Suspended GMAT, GRE, IELTS, and TOEFL testing in mainland China has been pushed back further to the end of March. On its official... Read more »
Amazon Shakes Up B-School Recruiting for MBAs
Amazon has started recruiting MBA talent from a broader base of business schools and conducting interviews virtually, shaking up their longstanding practice of sending company reps and executives to select leading b-school campuses. Instead of only hiring MBAs from elite business schools, the tech giant is now reaching out to... Read more »
Wharton School Announces New Dean, Erika H. James
Erika H. James will begin her tenure as the newest dean of The Wharton School on July 1, 2020. She is the first woman and person of color to lead the school in its 139-year history. James, former dean of Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, succeeds Geoff Garrett, who plans... Read more »
Consulting & UK Top London Business School MBA Employment Report
The London Business School MBA Class of 2019 was, once again, highly diverse. The 492 graduates of the Class of 2019 represented 62 nationalities and women comprised 38 percent of the group. Altogether, they averaged five years of pre-MBA work experience, though professional experience ranged from 2 to 13 years. ... Read more »
6 Reasons to Consider an MBA
Our friends from Access MBA outline 6 reasons why you should consider an MBA. Read on for their insights as well as their upcoming events near you. **Upcoming Events in San Francisco, Los Angeles & Canada with new Online Format. Those events will take place online due to the current... Read more »
Emory Goizueta Introduces Early MBA Admission Program
Emory University’s Goizueta Business School has joined other leading programs in opening up an early admissions option for college seniors. Prospective students from any institution can secure their spot in the One-Year MBA, Two-Year MBA, or Evening MBA class in the spring, and then defer matriculating for two to five... Read more »
UVA Darden Alumni Career Services Critique Career Books
From the business section of the bookstore, UVA Darden Alumni Career Services shared their reviews of what career-oriented books the b-school community should pick up and which ones they may prefer to pass on. The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger Jen Coleman, executive director of The Armstrong Center... Read more »
Haas Alum Discusses Inclusion and Accessibility on Business School Campuses
Alvaro Silberstein MBA ’17 chose to attend the Berkeley Haas School of Business not only for its proximity to Silicon Valley and educational strengths, but also because the school had a proud history of helping students with disabilities. Silberstein, who has used a wheelchair since the age of 18 due... Read more »
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