businessschool Index
November 19, 2008
In BusinessWeek's most recent rankings of business schools, the University of Chicago, Harvard, and Northwestern took top spots for their full-time MBA programs. Business schools at UCLA, Emory, and USC, meanwhile, took top honors for their part-time programs.
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October 28, 2008
With so many Average Joes in the spotlight these days, we decided to uncover how Joe the College Student plans on paying for college. As the economy takes its toll on Main Street, U.S.A., many college students are hesitant to enter the job market. Instead, they would rather rack up more debt in graduate school to increase the odds of a better salary. But will it work?
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October 15, 2008
Applications are up at business schools across the country, from New York University to UC Berkeley and everywhere in between. In fact, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which administers the GMAT, the number of GMAT test takers has increased 11.58% since last year. But if Wall Street institutions are fundamentally changing, why is a graduate degree in business attractive? Will the employment landscape be too rocky in three years, when new students graduate?
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September 10, 2008
The Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) has canceled the scores of 84 students who paid to receive active test questions from Scoretop.com. The business schools that the students had their scores sent to have also been notified.
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August 28, 2008
Scandal after scandal is inciting the Graduate Management Admission Council, otherwise known as GMAC, to make security changes to the GMAT.So by March 2009, GMAT test-taking sites will be equipped with a palm-scanning device currently used in U.S. hospitals and ATM machines in Japan.
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July 17, 2008
It's been close to a month since the GMAC/Scoretop controversy shook the MBA admissions world, but the full ramifications of the scandal are still yet to be felt. While many schools are taking a "wait and see" approach, officials who have gone on record have indicated that they are paying careful attention to how the situation unfolds, and have not ruled out extreme punishment for violators.
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July 14, 2008
In case you haven't noticed, the economy is not looking so great right now. Two years ago the job market looked better than ever for those fortunate college graduates who were entering the workforce. The credit crisis, rising oil prices, and a corresponding 20% drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average have justifiably led firms to scale back their recruiting and hiring plans. Now that you know the scenario, how do you avoid becoming a victim? Admissions.com checks in with 5 ways that YOU can avoid getting left without a chair when the music stops.
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