MBA News Articles
Wharton Launches Online Global EMBA
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will expand worldwide access to its MBA Program for Executives by launching its first-ever global cohort , with a program start [...]
Personal MBA Coach’s Take on the Economist MBA Rankings 2022
The Economist MBA Ranking report for 2022 full-time MBA programs has just been released, with some interesting shifts this year. Most notably, US MBA [...]
News From 2022 AIGAC Conference: What Is Top of Mind For Admissions Directors
This week Personal MBA Coach’s founder, Scott Edinburgh, is attending the annual Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC) conference. As a member of the AIGAC Board of Directors, [...]
US News Historical MBA Rankings: Have the Top MBA Programs Changed?
If you are in the process of selecting which top MBA program you want to apply to, you are facing a mountain of information to vet—rankings included. “Which school [...]
MBA Demand Remains High According to GMAC’s Prospective Student Survey
The Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) has yet again emphasized the demand for a business school education. In its new 2022 Prospective Student Survey , GMAC shared that the [...]
Evaluating the 2023 US News Best Part Time MBA Programs
The US News Best Part Time MBA Programs report for 2023 has just been released. Unlike the full time rankings , there was no shuffling among the top 5 [...]
Personal MBA Coach’s Take on the US News Best Business Schools 2023
The US News Top Business Schools report for 2023 has just been released, with some interesting changes in this year’s rankings. Wharton has regained the #1 spot [...]
Personal MBA Coach’s Take on the 2022 Financial Times MBA Rankings
The Financial Times recently released its 2022 MBA Rankings . Unlike last year’s Financial Times MBA rankings, which international business schools dominated, U.S. schools rose to the top this [...]
What Omicron Might Mean for Your MBA Degree Plans
It is hard to believe that nearly two years after publishing our first article on the global pandemic, we are continuing to consider how COVID-19 is affecting the MBA [...]
Personal MBA Coach’s Take on the Bloomberg Businessweek MBA Rankings
Bloomberg Businessweek recently released its list of the 2021-2022 best business schools , ranking 119 business schools in the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Canada. This year, rankings were based [...]
Personal MBA Coach’s Take On The Fortune MBA Rankings
Fortune magazine recently released its full-time MBA rankings for the Best MBA Programs of 2021 . While sources like the Financial Times and US News and World Report have been [...]
Chicago Booth- Insider Information
We interviewed people on admission boards at the top schools, do you don't have to! We found out everything you need to know and combined it into one article [...]
GMAT and EA Online Experience
Since March, the GMAC have been searching for the best possible solution to combat the closure of testing centers. From virtual proctors to the infamous online whiteboards, the online [...]
Berkeley’s Haas Extends Visas
Berkeley’s Haas School of Business has become the latest school to recognize the MBA curricular as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). This change in status will allow all current [...]
Bloomberg Businessweek 2019 MBA Rankings
Bloomberg Businessweek released the 2019-2020 Best Business School Rankings earlier this week. Personal MBA Coach would like to share our thoughts on the latest rankings and business school rankings in [...]
The Rise of the Dual Degree MBA
Once upon a time, the Master’s degree was the prerogative of only the very ambitious. But since 2000, the number of Americans with a Master’s degree (or higher) has more [...]
H1B Visa Program Updates to Benefit MBA Students in the US
There's good news for international MBA students! The H1B visa program has been updated to benefit international graduate students , who will now effectively get two shots at approval. First, as [...]
Professor Profiles: USC Marshall’s Pai-Ling Yin
Having the opportunity to learn from the best and brightest minds in business is one of the top motivators for many applicants considering an MBA degree at an elite business [...]
Should You Specialize Your MBA Degree?
Unlike a master’s degree in finance or accounting or other specialty, an MBA is by definition a generalist program, exposing students to many different disciplines – both hard disciplines [...]
Personal MBA Coach’s Takeaways from the 2019 AIGAC MBA Applicant Survey
This is a very exciting time of year for me, for Personal MBA Coach , and for the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC). This week, as the Chair [...]
Candidate Success Spotlight: Wharton, Chicago Booth, Kellogg & Yale SOM Admit With $70K Scholarship
Some of the most frequent questions I get from applicants are: what does a successful candidate profile look like? and how did X get accepted into so many schools! Naturally, [...]
Professor Profiles: Georgetown McDonough’s Simon Blanchard
Having the opportunity to learn from the best and brightest minds in business is one of the top motivators for many applicants considering an MBA degree at an elite business [...]
Pros/Cons of Getting an International MBA (U.S. to Europe)
As international experience becomes increasingly valuable in our ever-globalizing business landscape, the appeal of an MBA abroad is driving a higher number of U.S.-based applicants to seek out international [...]
Personal MBA Coach’s Look At The 2020 US News and World Reports Best Business School Rankings
With this month’s release of the 2020 US News and World Reports Best Business School Guide, MBA ranking are top of mind for all MBA hopefuls (and even many graduates). [...]
What is the difference between an MBA and an EMBA?
Here at ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting , we get many candidates who are not sure if they should apply for a masters, MBA or EMBA. EMBA stands for [...]