Josh: Waiting to Take the GMAT is a Mistake

Reader Josh writes: "In college, I got nothing less than an A in all my math classes. Suddenly, I'm 28 and the math section of the GMAT kills me."
Read the story: Maximizing GMAT Scores: The Early Testing Strategy
Tell us: Do Testing Skills Decline With Age?

Sherman McCoy: Students Are Clueless

Reader Sherman McCoy writes: "College students...don't know jack. Come back to me in 5 years, and tell me how great it was being a gofer at Google."
Read the story: Dream Jobs: College Students Make Their Picks
Tell us: Who's Your Ideal Employer?

DVZ: Small Businesses Can't Afford Bank Loans

Reader DVZ writes: What isn't said is that these small business' are being charged exorbitant rates. These rates are so high [bank loans] are not worth doing.
Read the story: A Tale of Two Recoveries
Tell us: Why Are Banks Reporting Low Demand for Loans from Small Businesses?

Kumar: Main Street Retail Has Been Eviscerated

Reader Kumar writes: "While the authorities fiddled, Main Street retail has been eviscerated and online commerce has mushroomed aided by the subsidy created by the loophole."
Read the commentary: To Help Main Street, Close the Internet Sales Tax Loophole
Tell us: What's the Fairest Way to Collect Sales Taxes?

Current WGU Student: The Merits of Online Education

Reader Current WGU Student writes: "I am enrolled in the business school at Western Governors University. It is more challenging [than] the University of Southern California.
Read the story: Online Education, With a Low-Cost Twist
Tell us: Can Online Programs Compare to Bricks-and-Mortar Schools?

Anand Goel: Competition Will Lower Interchange Rates

Reader Anand Goel writes: "The fallacy of anyone decrying the Durbin amendment and talks about "government price control" is that Visa/MC do not set interchange rates in a free market today."
Read the story: In Broken Market, 'Swipe' Fees Must Be Regulated
Tell us: Do Merchants Pay Too Much to Process Credit Cards?

Dan: Plagiarism on the Increase

Reader Dan writes: The rate of plagiarism and cheating on exams has gone up proportionally to the rewards students get both at school and outside school.
Read the story: Penn State Cracks Down on Plagiarism
Tell us: Is B-School Plagiarism a Problem?

Michael: Return on the MBA Investment

Reader Michael writes: I will hit ROI after year one with [my] new company. It can be done, and it can be done not being at a top 20 program.
Read the story: For MBAs, Breaking Even is a More Distant Dream
Tell Us: Is the MBA Worth It?

Bernhard Kappe: Don't Bet Big on Startups

Reader Bernhard Kappe writes: "When they get to the place where you can place big bets on them, and they know what to do with all that money, the market will figure out how to fund them."
Read the story: To Spur Economic Growth, Bet on 60 Startups
Tell us: How Crucial Are Startups to Economic Recovery?

Tom Lawrence: Too Expensive to Accept Equity Capital

Reader Tom Lawrence writes: "Have the government provide legal expertise at no cost so the firm seeking capital can afford to comply with its regulations."
Read the story: Minorities Need Equity Access, Not SBA Loans
Tell us: How Can We Increase Underserved Entrepreneurs Access to Financing?

Tom: The Value of the MBA

Reader Tom writes: Why do top talented people who are able to "create, think and execute" need an MBA? They should be successful already.
Read the story: The Best U.S. Business Schools 2010
Tell Us: Is the MBA a Waste?

Tony G.: Change at Wharton

Reader Tony G. writes: I'm glad that Wharton is taking seriously the need to change what business schools are doing, given what's happened in the last couple of years.
Read the story: Wharton Faculty Back Curriculum Overhaul
Tell Us: Is Wharton On the Right Track?

Reena P: Alternatives to Big-Bank Borrowing

Reader Reena P writes: "We wasted a lot of time with Bank of America and HSBC. Eventually got a loan from a regional bank."

Read the story: Three Alternatives to Big-Bank Borrowing
Tell us: Where Does Your Company Go for Financing?

Fortune 100 CEO: Chicago MBAs Are Tops

Reader Fortune 100 CEO writes: "In this environment, I would be thrilled to hire more students from Chicago Booth given their emphasis on economics."
Read the Story: The Best U.S. Business Schools 2010
Tell Us: Would You Hire a Chicago MBA?

BillC: Pay Technology Talent More

Reader BillC writes: "So long as business types cling to the fantasy that they can get rich by exploiting tech talent, they'll continue to 'struggle' to find the talent."
Read the story: Entrepreneurs: Struggling to Recruit Software Engineers
Tell us: Can Your Company Find Enough Programmers?

bobbobwhite: Don't Subsidize Bad Wine

Reader bobbobwhite writes: "Places that don't grow decent wine grapes should not get taxpayer subsidies for their crummy wine..."

Read the story: States Pour Government Money into Wine
Tell us: Should Taxpayers Help Fund Wineries?

Mike Barrett: Rural Outsourcers Need to Partner with Educators

Reader Mike Barrett writes: "Rural sourcing can only work long term with deep and meaningful partnerships in the higher education community."
Read the story: 'Rural Outsourcers' Vie for Offshoring Dollars
Tell us: Will Rural Outsourcing Remain a Niche?

Jean: Whatever Happened to Manufacturing?

Reader Jean writes: "Website this, website that, apps this, apps that. Whatever happened to manufacturing products/goods we the consumer can feel/touch?"
Read the story: America's Best Young Entrepreneurs 2010

Tell us: What Kinds of New Businesses Does America Need?

Greg Bownik: Education's 'Race to the Bottom'

Reader Greg Bownik writes: Colleges and universities that attempt to cut costs in order to compete have unknowingly joined the race to the bottom.
Read the story: The 'No-Frills' College of the Future
Tell Us: Is Cost Cutting the Cure for What Ails Higher Education?

Andy Bell: Dump the Three-Year Degree

Reader Andy Bell writes: "The three year degree is a terrible solution. That will just dump an additional batch of job seekers onto an already tight labor market."
Read the story: The 'No-Frills' College of the Future
Tell Us: Is a Three-Year College Degree a Bad Idea?