Stanford, Wharton Tie for First in 2021 US News MBA Rankings
First place in the US News MBA rankings is one of the biggest B-school rankings prizes there is, but this year two schools will have to share that honor. That’s because first place in the 2021 US News MBA rankings is down to a two-way tie between Stanford Graduate School of Business and University of…
Read MoreHBS’s Current Dean Will Stay Through 2020
Last November, Harvard Business School announced that Nitin Nohria would step down in June 2020 after a decade leading the school. Of course, that was before the COVID-19 pandemic upended even the best laid plans. In response to recent events around COVID-19, HBS and Nohria have revised their plans, making it clear that Nohria will…
Read MoreCoronavirus Leads Top B-Schools to Go Remote
With the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, top business schools are canceling face-to-face classes and moving instruction online. The week began with schools like Stanford Graduate School of Business and University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business announcing that they would suspend in-person classes. From there, more schools followed suit, with a…
Read MoreWharton Rolls Out New Course on Coronavirus Impact
At University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, COVID-19 is more than a virus – it’s also a learning opportunity. COVID-19 has brought a range of economic and social implications that are only beginning to be understood. In response, Wharton has launched a new course, called Epidemics, Natural Disasters, and Geopolitics: Managing Global Business and Financial Uncertainty,…
Read MoreHow to Ace Your Stanford GSB Interview
If you are reading this because you recently received an invitation to interview with the Stanford GSB admissions team, congratulations! You are one of the lucky few MBA applicants to have made it this far by receiving an interview invitation to one of the most difficult business schools to get admitted to. To finish strong…
Read MoreIE Announces Dual Management/Engineering Masters With RWTH Aachen
Management and engineering skills have become an increasingly powerful combination, and IE Business School is the latest top business school to recognize that fact with a new degree program. IE has announced that they will begin offering a Master of Management and Digital Engineering Master dual degree together with RWTH Aachen University. The program will…
Read MoreKellogg Now Has a Deferred Enrollment Program
At top MBA programs, 2020 seems to be the year that deferred enrollment programs are a must-have. Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management has launched their Kellogg Future Leaders program, which will open a deferred admission path to graduating college seniors. The program also accepts applications from graduating master’s students with no break in their…
Read MoreHaas Adds Deferred MBA Admissions Option for Undergraduates
University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business is the latest top MBA program to introduce a deferred enrollment option for undergraduate applicants. The program, called Accelerated Access, is initially being offered to students at UC Berkeley. Haas says that it has plans to expand the program across the UC system, and eventually to MBA…
Read MoreRoss Adds STEM Track to MBA Program
For B-school applicants looking to give their education a strong quantitative twist, University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business has announced a new full-time MBA STEM track. The school says that it expects the STEM track to be a good fit for students looking to move into roles making heavy use of quantitative skills, such…
Read MoreUS News Releases 2020 Online MBA Program Ranking
It’s a new year, and a new round of MBA rankings to come out. As usual, the first major MBA ranking to hit the press is US News’s ranking of online MBA programs. The ranking of online MBA programs is interesting not just because it deals with the most modern way of obtaining an MBA…
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