Business School Applications
Information and advice on your business school application
How to make a really effective business school application
MBA expert Matt Symonds on where, when and how to get that application in on time and, more importantly, how to make it stand out above the rest.
MBA Applications Rise in Recession
Jay Barratt was working as a trader in credit markets at JP Morgan, when his team was made redundant: “In the last six months it has been difficult to get back into banking, so on the recommendation of several HR managers at investment banks I have chosen to take an MBA at Manchester Business... [more]
The credit crunch and the MBA application spike. US MBAs take cover
Applicant demand for MBA places is at record levels in North America and interest in ‘green’ issues such as corporate social responsibility (CSR) and non-profit organizations among MBAs is on the increase. There has been a gradual slow-down in recruitment demand, especially in financial services... [more]
Asia states its case for MBAs
Despite the 2002-3 downturn in MBA salaries and hiring, recent years have seen a significant upswing in the number of business schools offering places, worldwide MBA salaries and job availability for MBA graduates. [more]
Interview with Andriy Aleksandrov
Andriy Aleksandrov is a Ukrainian MBA student at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Anderson business school and will graduate from this program in 2009. The Ukraine is a country where MBAs are slowly but surely increasing in popularity and, like much of Eastern Europe, the demand for... [more]
Europe Regional Focus
Europe now hosts an array of top MBA programs and is challenging the hegemony of US schools with a different teaching style and, generally, one-year programs. But has the credit crunch affected business school intake and offerings? And what are schools doing to help MBA students and graduates... [more]
Russia starts to beat its own path
With any fast-developing economy comes a need for skilled leaders, strategists and managers to take that economy forward. With a country as vast and well-resourced as Russia the need is paramount and the country’s ambitious MBAs have always looked overseas for their business education. Until now. [more]
GMAT Verbal Section
The third and last section on the GMAT is the Verbal Section, which is in multiple-choice format. You have 75 minutes in which to answer 41 questions. The Verbal question types consist of Sentence Correction, Reading Comprehension, and Critical Reasoning. [more]
GMAT Quantitative Section
The second section on the GMAT is the Quantitative, or Math, section, which is in multiple-choice format. You have 75 minutes in which to complete 37 questions. [more]
GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment
The first section you will see on the GMAT is the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA), or essay section. You have one hour in which to write two essays, both of which are in response to a prompt. One essay type is called Analysis of an Issue, where you are asked to present your perspective on an... [more]
Relocation and the MBA graduate
Ross Geraghty looks at the world’s top destination for MBA study and postgraduate careers and finds out how easy, or hard, it is for MBA graduates to get to live and work there [more]
What do admissions directors look for in an application?
Expert chat with Mr. David Simpson, senior manager of London Business School MBA marketing and admissions. [more]
Scorecard expert chat: Yasiara Ortiz
This is a transcript summary of the Expert Chat that TopMBA Scorecard runs at regular intervals throughout the year. [more]
How to use an MBA to advance your career
This is a transcript summary of the Expert Chat that TopMBA Scorecard runs at regular intervals throughout the year. This is a live expert chat that took place on 6th March 2007 with Ms. Michele Gorman, assistant dean of Corporate Relations, American University, Kogod School of Business. Questions... [more]
Visas and relocation: France and Switzerland
Top MBA programs for international students around the world have different visa requirements. We take a look at two of the top MBA destinations in the world – France and Switzerland. [more]
