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Real Estate Growing in Business School

Many top business schools in the country have witnessed a significant shift in demand over the last eight years. Due in part to irresponsible banking practices, over one million middle-class families lost their homes during the 2008 financial crisis. Even though the economy has dramatically improved...

by Michael@VeritasPrep

Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:18 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: Real Estate Growing in Business School
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Views: 854

Underrepresented Minorities Earning Less After Business Scho

While many top business schools have made a major push to improve the opportunities for underrepresented minorities in school, the impacts have not been seen when it comes to salary after business school. A recent study by Bloomberg of nearly 13 thousand business school alumni from more than 100 sch...


Business School Deans Forecasting 2016 Digital Learning Tren

Businessbecause.com recently published their annual predictions in business school education from some of the top business school deans around the world. Their predictions touched on topics from technology to globalization. For example in regards to the proliferation of technology in and out of the ...


GMAC Survey Shows Improved Satisfaction with Business Schoo

The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) released their 2015 Global Management Education Graduate Survey. The GMAC has been conducting this survey since 2000 and this year’s survey covered over three thousand students from 112 universities across the globe and respondents came from 29 diff...


Business Schools Expanding Opportunities for Women

Leadership of the business world and business schools came together at the White House in August to address the need for policies and programs that work to create opportunities for women and work better for families. From this meeting an outline of best practices emerged to guide business schools in...


How to Pay for Your MBA

Seeking higher education is anything but cheap, especially if you’re going for your MBA. But even though it’s going to cost a pretty penny depending on where you decide to go, think of it as an investment in yourself and in your future. Your future MBA can help you land a well-paying job at a Fo...

by Michael@VeritasPrep

Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:16 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: How to Pay for Your MBA
Replies: 0
Views: 821

Applications to Business School on the Rise

According to a recent report from the Graduate Management Admission Council, 57 per cent of business schools said applications to full time programs increased from last year. Additionally, compared with ten years ago 60 per cent of full time schools report receiving more applications. For those payi...

by Michael@VeritasPrep

Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:15 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: Applications to Business School on the Rise
Replies: 0
Views: 837

HBS Launches Virtual Classroom in a TV Studio

When you think of online classes, what do you picture? For most of us, the best part of an online class is the having the chance to sit on the couch in your pajamas eating Cheetos while learning the basics of managerial accounting. Well, some bad news for those folks. Harvard Business School has lau...


University of Rochester (Simon) Drops Price

One of the recurring, and quite frankly most surprising, themes we’ve seen in recent posts on MBA discussion boards is the discussion of costs of programs. Many students are setting a budget first and then applying to schools in that budget range. Why is that so surprising? Well first of all, stud...

by Michael@VeritasPrep

Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:14 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: University of Rochester (Simon) Drops Price
Replies: 0
Views: 833

The “Ideal� Business School Student

What makes the ideal business school student? Is there even such a thing? Well the folks who bring you the GMAT wanted to find out. The GMAC asked 650 graduate business school programs what make the ideal applicant for their school. Each school listed three adjectives to describe that applicant. The...


Can Business School be to Corporate?

Recently Yale University’s School of Management unveiled their new business school building, Edward P. Evans Hall, on their New Haven campus to mixed reviews from alumni. The massive glass building cost over $250 million and has revolutionized the way business is taught at Yale. It consists of fou...

by Michael@VeritasPrep

Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:11 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: Can Business School be to Corporate?
Replies: 0
Views: 961

Apply for Round Three or Wait for Next Year?

For most applicants who are still considering business school this year, they will be looking at applying in round three or even in round four for their chosen schools. I’m often asked by applicants whether or not they should go ahead and apply at the end of the admissions cycle or wait until next...

by Michael@VeritasPrep

Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:11 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: Apply for Round Three or Wait for Next Year?
Replies: 0
Views: 760

How to Handle a Video Interview for Business School

Congratulations! You’ve made it to the interview stage for some of your top business school choices. Now it’s time to interview, that’s the good news. The bad news is for many students they might have difficulty in scheduling those interviews. Imagine you have been asked to interview at four o...


The Four Toughest Interview Questions

As many applicants are in the thick of business school interviews, it’s a good time to discuss some of the toughest interview questions I’ve heard from students and the best ways to answer them. It’s important to note that while a question might seem really difficult to answer, very often the ...

by Michael@VeritasPrep

Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:09 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: The Four Toughest Interview Questions
Replies: 0
Views: 798

Unique Entrepreneurship Education in Business School

As more and more people look to become entrepreneurs, there is an increased demand at business school for education in entrepreneurship. Business school can be a great environment for entrepreneurs to learn business management skills, hone their ideas and even find funding and potential teammates am...