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Getting In

Business School, with a Family in Tow

Business PhD Applications on the Rise

Make Your Leadership Case for B-School Admission

Extracurriculars: The Extras That Count

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The MBA Life

Jobless MBAs Opt for Entrepreneurship

Harvard's MBA Oath Goes Viral

From Business School to the Backlot

MBAs: Public Enemy No. 1?

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Undergrad Business Programs

BusinessWeek Ranks Undergraduate Business Programs

Top College Business Programs by Specialty

The Best Places to Launch a Career

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International B-Schools

Special Report: Asia's Top Business Schools

India's MBAs Face Dismal Job Market

Luxury Management Remains in Style

British MBAs Feel the Jobs Chill

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Finding a Job

MBA Tales: Searching for Work in a Recession

Slide Show: Best Cities for College Grads

In Search of Jobs, MBAs Take Off the Gloves

Internships: B-Schools Get Creative

Video: A New Approach to Summer Internships

For Job-Seeking MBAs, Alumni May Be the Answer

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Ideas & Innovation

Amid Economic Carnage, Business Schools Mull Fixes

B-Schools: Perspective on Financial Crises

Building Green Classrooms

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The Education Business

The Tuition Conundrum

Women Shattering B-Schools' Glass Ceiling

Slide Show: Women in Charge at B-School

Financial Woes Force B-School Cutbacks

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"My search started during the first quarter when I (mistakenly) decided to become an investment banker. There was no logic to that decision, but most everyone said it could be done. So I listened"

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