Archive for January 2013

The majority of British business schools are facing the coming admissions cycle with some grim statistics in the back of their mind. Last year’s enrollment numbers, a Financial Times article reports, were the lowest in eight years, and, perhaps even more troublingly, showed a continued and pronounced decline in the number of international students pursuing…

You got into business school… in fact, you got into the business school of your choice, and you’ve determined to attend. Congratulations are pouring in from every quarter… except one: your employer is less than overjoyed. In fact, he’s angry at what he sees as a betrayal of trust, is threatening to revoke bonuses and…

For many MBA applicants, this is the hardest time of all. Your applications are in, the decision is out of your hands, and there is little left to do except hope for the best and wait on the MBA admissions committee’s answer. In my experience, waiting is very hard for many MBA applicants. They are…

These past few weeks, business schools have been the subject of headlines that are, at least at first glance, damning. For example, a January 8th article from The Daily Beast dramatically implores, “Don’t Go To Business School!”, while a second headline from CBS Money Watch advertises “5 Reasons Not To Get An MBA” For the…

A recent article from The San Francisco Chronicle turned heads with the headline “MBAs less appealing to US students”. Like many newspaper headlines, this one is a bit of an overstatement- its intended to grab attention, not to convey nuance. However, the article itself drives an important point: Demand for an MBA education is becoming…

2013 is upon us, and the time for New Year’s resolutions has come. As the new year dawns, millions around the world will awake with renewed hopes and plans, strengthened commitment to goals old and new. For MBA applicants, the New Year brings new hopes and new worries. It might bring those highly anticipated admissions…