The Generally Accepted MBA Program Rankings

In an earlier post we discussed some of the problems with the annually published full time MBA ranking reports and why prospective b-school students shouldn’t pay much attention to the fluctuations on the list.  This blog post will delve into our view on rankings.  It also generally represents the business community at large, and is also borne at by the depth of recruiting done by the most prestigious companies at these programs.   

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Business School Rankings – Not As Complicated as They Seem

 There are many services that provide rank business schools.  Business Week and the Wall Street Journal, US News are a few names among a host – each with their own methodology to provide them with a claim that they are best.  Some focus purely on salary improvement, some look at a broad mix of indicators, some poll recruiters.  It is quite interesting to see all the different approaches used to tackle the question.

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Why I Chose Wharton

Don’t let anybody tell you otherwise: culture fit is important at business school.  I chose Wharton and had a great time there, but it certainly wasn’t the first school I looked at.  In fact it was one of the last.  A lot of that had to do with Wharton’s (somewhat well-deserved) reputation. 

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