Both Haas and Tepper are among the top Business Schools in the US. Haas School of Business is located in Berkeley, California – in the University of California, Berkeley campus and Tepper School of Business is located in Carnegie Mellon University’s campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Find out which MBA program is best suited for you
The risk that an Asian MBA aspirant perceives might be non-existent for American students. Although the overall risk depends on the culture that the students are exposed to, let us look at 5 General risks that an MBA Aspirant face while choosing an MBA program.
The first class of the INSEAD MBA Abu Dhabi Module began in Jan 2013. The program gives students in France and Singapore the opportunity to work with the government, and Businesses in UAE. The Module has 10.5 elective credits. Learn More about INSEAD MBA Abu Dhabi Module.
First Part of the Series - MIT Sloan vs Tuck MBA. Find out which program is better based on 9 Factors: Location, Ranking, Class Profile, Curriculum, Exchange Programs, Post-MBA Salary, Career Service and Alumni Network. Compare MIT Sloan MBA vs Tuck MBA
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Second Part of the Series - MIT Sloan vs Tuck MBA. Find out which program is better based on 9 Factors: Location, Ranking, Class Profile, Curriculum, Exchange Programs, Post-MBA Salary, Career Service and Alumni Network. Include the Summary of the two programs and the Winner!
MBA Aspirants who have shortlisted their top three Business Schools but still are not sure about the quality of the course, should consider enrolling for free online courses through Coursera.
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If you are looking beyond traditional MBAs, you might have come across the term – “Design MBA”. There are hundreds of articles on design thinking and strategy. From an MBA’s point of view, it is important to understand Design Thinking. Learn about Design Thinking, Design Leadership, Design Strategy and how an MBA in Design can help you!
Second Part of the Series - Kellogg vs Ross MBA Program. Comparison based on Jobs by Industry, Jobs By Function, Salary, Exchange Programs, Alumni Network & Alumni.
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First Part of the Series - Kellogg vs Ross MBA Program. Comparison based on Location, Ranking, Curriculum, Career Service and Incoming Class Profile
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The MBA Alternative transcript gives candidates a chance to take courses that strengthen their weak areas. Most of the top 10 Business School has a median GPA range of 3.4 to 3.6 while schools in the 10-20 rankings have a range of 3.2 to 3.6.
Here are the scenarios when you should consider creating an alternative transcript. Read Now!
Second Part of the Series - Insead MBA vs London Business School MBA Program. Comparison of over 9 Factors. Find out the Winner!
France offers several state supported loans, private loans from French Banks and school specific scholarships to meet the tuition fee and living expense, during an MBA program.
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Second Part of the Series - IE vs IESE MBA: Which Is Better?. We analyze both the programs based on Entrepreneurship Development , Exchange Programs, Internship Opportunities and Alumni Network.
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Post-MBA jobs trends in UK is impacting the International participation in the programs. In 2011, NatWest terminated the partnership with AMBA (Association of MBAs) for UK only MBA loans. UK Border Agency Visa regulations have made it worst! Australia and US are the beneficiaries.
The 15-month program will be held at ISB's Hyderabad as well as Mohali campuses. It is based on a modular model - one classroom module of 7 days, held every six weeks. The inaugural class will begin in August 2013.
Although Middle East is not known for its MBA program, the economic recovery from 2008’s financial meltdown has led many MBA Aspirants to think about the region for Post-MBA opportunities.
Engineers with keen interest in Technology and its management often confuse MBA in Information Management with MBA in Technology Management. Some Business Schools offer MBA in Information Technology, which is normally an intersection between the two. Before you start researching about top MBA Programs in IT, understand the different career paths that you can take from the same course.
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Simulations require collaboration with team members and teach students to think for the team and effectively communicate with each other. The Games can be broadly categorized based on the learning function – Communication, Finance, Sustainability, Leadership & Teamwork, Marketing, Strategy, Supply Chain, Change Management, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Economics and Pricing, and Statistics.
Here are some of the Best Simulation games used in top Business Schools.
Experiential Learning is given added emphasis at Cornell University's Johnson School to the extent that it is known under a different name altogether - Performance Learning. Not only are students given opportunities for real life Business experiences, they must also perform, delivering results in these circumstances.
China's economy has been on an unsurpassed upward path, growing by 10% over the last decade. From $3.4 trillion in 2007, it has more than tripled in 4 years, generating $11.4 trillion in 2011. According to some estimates, Chinese Economy is on its way to overtake USA’s Economy by 2015. China is the world’s #1 exporter, tallying $1.9 trillion in 2011.
Tuck is located in New Hampshire, USA and offers a top-class MBA program. Tuck MBAs received a median salary of $115,000. The lowest salary was $65,000 and the highest was at $169,000.
A detailed analysis reveals the range of sectors and functions on offer for Tuck MBA graduates.
Employment by Sector
Consulting
Consulting rules the roost at Tuck accounting for a large 36% of the graduates. Salaries ranged from $130,000 to $90,000, with a median salary of $140,000 This was well above the next best median salary of $110,000 for the Technology and the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals & Biotech sectors.
Financial Services
Financial Services hired 22% of the class, with a median salary of $100,000. The lowest salary was $90,000, while the highest salary was $169,000, the top among all sectors. Within Financial Services, Investment Banking dominated with 10% of the class, for a median salary of $100,000. Investment Management and Private Equity & Venture Capital both had 4% each, the former with a median salary of $110,000 and the latter with a high $125,000.
Consumer Goods & Retail
Sustainability has transformed from a buzzword to a Business strategy. Many companies have shown that sustainability can reap profits. Starbucks' Go Green initiative which includes buying only certified organic coffee, increasing temperature in stores from the typical 72°F to 75°F, buying cabinetry made from 90% post-industrial matter and implementing low-flow water valves has helped the company both increase business and reduce costs.
eBay allows people to buy used goods that would otherwise end up in the garbage dump. The eBay Classifieds helps buying and selling of items that are too bulky to ship within the local community, doing away with shipping and packaging costs. Google uses renewable energy for its power hungry data centers and invest substantially in promoting sustainable living and markets. The start-up world has also seen some innovative energy efficient startups like Invisenergy, a startup at MIT that uses windowpanes to generate electricity through solar power. The energy can fill nearly 10% of the total building’s energy demands.
Dec 22nd 2012: The school is closed for the holiday season and will reopen on Jan 6th 2013.
Round 2 Deadline is on 9 January 2013, 5:00 PM PST.
Dec 12th 2012: Students for first round of Class 2015 MBA were admitted.
To help MBA students, Stanford MBA AdCom has debunked myths about application and recommendation letter.
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1) Stanford MBA Essay Guide
2) Stanford MBA Interview Guide
3) Stanford MBA Admission Blog
Duke Fuqua has been consistently ranked among the top 20 Business Schools in the US. It is located in North Carolina and offers a highly rated MBA. The Full-time MBA class of 2012 had a median salary of $110,000, ranging from $25,000 to $225,000.
Here's a close look at the various sectors and functions that Duke MBAs found employment.
Employment by Sector
Consulting
The Consultancy industry hired more MBAs than any other sector, with the highest median salary of $1,30,000 matched only by nonrenewable sources in the Energy/Utilities sector. The highest salary was $2,00,000, matched only by Financial Services. The median Sign-on Bonus was $25,000.
Financial Services
The Financial Services sector was the 2nd most popular sector, with as much as 23% of the class being hired by the sector, with a mean salary of $1,00,000. The Asset Management and Private Equity sectors had very low hiring rate. Other financial services dominated and registered the highest salary of the class at $218,000. Financial Services also had the highest sign-on bonus of $40,000. The sector though had the second lowest salary of $36,000, only higher than Real Estate's lowest.
Technology Services
MIT Sloan School of Management has just launched the business video game simulation - Platform Wars: Simulating the Battle for Video Game Supremacy. In this live, web-based simulation, students get into the shoes of a Senior Manager at a video game company such as Sony.