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There is good news for internationals who were facing the challenge of finding financing for their MBA. With the emergency $500 million International Student Loan Program created at the request of the Graduate Management Admission Council, many international students at top U.S. and European Business Schools will not have to give up their dreams of attending…

There are many ways an applicant can jeopardize his/her chance of admission. One common way is not getting the timing of the application right–that is applying when you don’t have enough experience or applying after too long, and the MBA doesn’t make sense anymore for you. Applicants who time it right are more likely to…

Getting a pink slip shouldn’t derail your admission plans. In fact, it can serve as a catalyst for moving forward with the application you may have been putting off for so long. There are some practical things you can do immediately to mitigate any negative impact a pink slip can have on your MBA admission…

So you poured your heart into the admission process and invested hundreds of hours into fine-tuning your application. And what do you have to show for all your efforts? Or maybe you dashed off an application at the last minute after learning that your group was being fired. Regardless of where you fall on the…

The reality for international students seeking an MBA in the U.S. is grim. First, the banking industry, under scrutiny and having lost so much money, has tightened its belt. Unfortunately, international students are feeling the brunt with many of the banks cancelling their loan programs for international students. CitiAssist Loans, once very popular among international…

With the presidential elections heating up, the issue of age and experience has played a prominent role as seventy something year old McCain and forty something year old Obama duke it out to convince the American people that they are not too old or inexperienced to lead the country. Apparently, politicians are not the only ones…

With July 4th behind us, many applicants are now getting ready to approach their recommenders for reference letters. This simple step can be a deal breaker for applicants if not handled correctly as seen by the following statement from Stanford GSB: “It is a violation of the spirit of the Fundamental Standard and Honor Code…

A good two-year MBA program costs in the vicinity of $140,000. For all but a few students this represents a major sacrifice. An MBA degree, of course, constitutes a sound investment – there is no replacement for the rigorous training and vast networking opportunities offered at a top school. Nevertheless, financing an MBA requires careful…

GMAT Cheating SCANDAL Cheating scandals involving MBA students and applicants seem to be occurring more frequently. In 2005, some applicants who logged on an unauthorized site to learn their admission outcome paid the price by losing their admission offer to schools like Harvard Business School. In 2007, an ethical firestorm erupted at Fuqua when thirty…