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Archives: March 2013
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Bschool Life
MBA Journal: Love and Hate in B-School
“While the semester was not without disappointment, it was also full of happiness, excitement, and enthusiasm” -
Finding a Job
The B-School Revolving Door
A handful of MBA graduates don't go into banking or consulting but wind up where they started: working for their alma maters -
MBA Programs
MBA Q&A: Michigan’s Gautam Kaul on His Atypical MOOC
This Michigan professor's Introduction to Finance MOOC is taught at a level that is just as rigorous and demanding as an on-campus MBA course -
Finding a Job
Before B-School, Consider the MBA Job Search
Before starting your B-school journey, ask some hard questions about the job-search help you'll get -
Undergrad Programs
College Startups: The 'New Master's Degree'
Half of all new businesses fail within five years, but interest in entrepreneurship among college business students is growing -
Finding a Job
B-School Startup: Turning Coffee Grounds Into Food
Three years after two Berkeley undergraduate business students started growing mushrooms in used coffee grounds, their sustainable enterprise drew… -
B-School Life
Q&A: Getting an MBA in the Middle of Nowhere
Cory Broussard is getting his MBA while stationed on an offshore oil drilling platform 130 miles southwest of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico -
B-School Life
Hult Prize: Ending Hunger, One Cricket at a Time
The Hult Prize competition seeks solutions to the world's most pressing problems, including, this year, the global food crisis -
Undergrad Programs
Job Market for College Business Grads Improves
The job outlook for 2013 business graduates is better than it was just a few months ago, when fiscal cliff concerns kept some recruiters on the sidelines -
MBA Journals
MBA Journal: One Down, Three to Go
“You only get four semesters to master business school, and one of them is (gasp!) over” -
Undergrad Programs
Fewer Women Are Choosing College Business Programs
The percentage of women in top undergraduate business programs is declining, and surveys of incoming freshmen suggest it may get worse -
B-School Life
Entrepreneurship Program Gives Trafficked Women a Fresh Start
A two-week program at London's Imperial College helps women forced into prostitution to find a new life -
MBA Admissions
How to Stand Out in an MBA Group Interview
As more B-schools introduce group interviews to the MBA application process, here are some tips on how to make a good impression -
Undergrad Programs
In Rankings Surveys, Business Majors and Employers Tell All
Our surveys of more than 27,000 business majors and 218 corporate recruiters reveal a treasure trove of insights -
Undergrad Programs
Chat Transcript: Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2013
Bloomberg Businessweek editors Louis Lavelle and Geoff Gloeckler field questions from readers about the ranking -
Undergrad Programs
E-Mail Snafu Reveals Grades for 500 Business Students
Students who opened the blast e-mail from the dean's office at St. Joseph's Haub School got a big surprise: their GPA and those of their classmates -
MBA Admissions
Striking Out: Five Ways MBA Applicants Go Wrong
Every year, some MBA applicants get rejected everywhere they apply. It's not bad luck. It's bad strategy -
B-School Life
Former Biz Student Planned Florida School Attack, Killed Self
Police say James Oliver Seevakumaran stockpiled weapons and bombs for a planned attack at the University of Central Florida -
MBA Admissions
Ross to Use Team-Based Interviews for MBA Admissions
Starting next year, MBA applicants to Michigan's Ross School may find themselves contending in an interview, surrounded by other applicants -
B-School Life
Thunderbird Joins With For-Profit to Offer New Programs
The school hopes the partnership will generate enough cash to let it hire more faculty and triple its enrollment -
B-School Life
At Northeastern, New Ventures Get a Student Assist
The venture accelerator's unique feature: student coaches who help budding entrepreneurs -
MBA Journals
MBA Journal: Closing Doors
“A gem of advice that I received at the beginning of the year is to close doors, even if you haven’t figured out all the details of exactly what… -
Undergrad Programs
Live Chat: Best Undergraduate B-Schools Ranking
The results of Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2013 Best Undergraduate Business Schools ranking will be announced during a live online chat on March 20 -
Undergrad Programs
GPA: For Would-Be Business Majors, It Still Matters
Undergraduate business programs closely analyze the GPA of applicants before deciding if they'll make the cut -
Bschool Life
B-School Traditions: Frozen Assets Hockey at Cornell
The annual game against faculty and staff highlights the season for Johnson's all-female hockey squad -
MBA Admissions
MBA Admissions Decisions Coming Down to the Wire
Top schools are getting ready to announce round-two MBA admissions decisions and begin accepting round-three applications -
MBA Admissions
Questions to Ask in Your MBA Admissions Interview
In the MBA admissions interview, the questions applicants ask are as important as those they answer -
B-School Life
B-School Bling: The MBA Keepsake
Looking for a little souvenir of your B-school days? How about a $2,000 watch? -
B-School Life
Even With a Female Dean, Most MBAs Are Still Men
New research suggests that having a woman at the helm does little to change the gender mix among students at MBA programs -
Finding a Job
Dealing With Failure in the MBA Job Search
Don't be floored if your on-campus interviews are less successful than you expected. Resilience pays -
MBA Programs
Thunderbird Curriculum Overhaul Trims MBA to Size
A new MBA curriculum at Thunderbird known as the Flexible Program aims to improve analytical and leadership skills in as little as one year -
MBA Programs
Q&A: Arizona State B-School Dean Amy Hillman
The first female dean of Arizona State's Carey School says her experience as a part-time business student made her appreciate the need to teach… -
MBA Programs
B-School Startups: Crowdfunding Ideas With Indiegogo
A crowdfunding company started by Haas MBAs got a big assist from a class that discusses the “art and science of influence” -
MBA Journals
MBA Journal: The Seasons of B-School
"My classmates and I descended upon Wallfon Street where we had the unique opportunity to visit 20 investment banks in a drama conjured up by… -
MBA Programs
Are B-School Leaders Up to the 21st Century's Challenges?
How are B-schools doing confronting the challenges that all organizations face, including growth and innovation? -
Undergrad Programs
Schools That Send the Most Grads to Top B-Schools
The University of Michigan's undergrads most often earn MBAs from elite business schools -
MBA Admissions
The Hot New Target for B-School Applicants: Germany
German schools are seeing an uptick in applications, as more citizens opt to stay home for B-school -
MBA Programs
An MBA Option for the Music Industry
Henley Business School launches a new business program aimed at music industry executives -
MBA Programs
Wharton Disinvites Controversial Keynote Speaker
Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat, a state in western India, was condemned by professors as a leader -
MBA Admissions
Demystifying the MBA Wait List
Although disappointing to applicants, the wait list provides an opportunity to be reviewed again by the admissions committee -
MBA Programs
MBA Q&A: Notre Dame Dean Roger Huang
The new Mendoza dean discusses the potential of specialized programs, his school's generous scholarship options, and his plans for the future -
Bschool Life
Wharton to Launch a Certificate Program for Law Students
Coming this fall, the program will give aspiring lawyers a rigorous introduction to business -
MBA Admissions
Women Are Taking the GMAT in Record Numbers
With women from China leading the charge, 43 percent of GMAT test-takers in 2012 were female, besting the previous record set in 2011 -
MBA Programs
XBA Aims to Fill a Hole Left by an 'Outdated' MBA Model
The Fullbridge Program, originally launched to help law students learn the basics of business, intends to make XBA an alternative to the MBA -
Undergrad Programs
Top MBA Targets for Undergrad Biz Students
In the eyes of undergraduate business students, New York University is the top MBA destination -
MBA Admissions
MBA Admissions Interviews: A Numbers Game?
New research suggests interview order, as well as time of day, may factor into MBA acceptance -
Bschool Life
MBA Journal: Putting What I've Learned to Use
“Teamwork, project management, and even a bit of marketing are already finding useful parallels in my daily work at the law library” -
Bschool Life
MBA Q&A: The MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
A look at what goes into planning the popular student-run sports symposium -
MBA Admissions
How to Navigate the Dreaded MBA Wait List
It may seem like a lost cause, but there are things you can do to increase your chances of getting off the B-school wait list
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