Google Most Desirable for MBA Graduates

About 25% of MBA candidates view Google as the most desirable company to work for, beating out Consulting firm McKinsey, named by 17.76% of students, followed by Apple, named by 16.66 % according to a survey on behalf of CNN Money.

More than 100 MBA interns are currently working at Google this year, the full-time employee base grew 33% last year and they are “hiring a lot."

Here’s the list of top 15 employers according to the CNN Money list:
1. Google 25.35%

2. McKinsey & Company 17.76%

3. Apple 16.66%

4. Bain & Company 13.21%

5. Boston Consulting Group 12.87%

6. Amazon.com 11.94%

7. Goldman Sachs Group 10.71%

8. Facebook 9.35%

9. Nike 8.87%

10. JPMorgan 8.68%

11. Deloitte 8.38%

12. Walt Disney 8.08%

13. IDEO 7.06%

14. Blackstone Group 6.96%

15. Johnson and Johnson 6.86%

For more details see: CNN Money List of Top MBA Employers.

10 Business Schools That Get the Most Full-Time Applications

US News & World Report has listed 10 schools that received nearly 5,500 full-time MBA applications each on average.

Business school (name) (state)	Full-time applications	U.S. News b-school rank
Harvard University (MA)	9,134	1
Columbia University (NY)	6,669	8
Stanford University (CA)	6,618	1
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)	6,442	3
Northwestern University (Kellogg) (IL)	5,305	4
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)	4,490	4
New York University (Stern)	4,416	11
University of Chicago (Booth)	4,169	4
Duke University (Fuqua) (NC)	3,452	12
University of California—Berkeley (Haas)	3,444	7

MBA applications have historically increased in poor economic conditions.　However the Graduate Management Admission Council's 2011 survey of graduate business school application trends found that about two thirds of full time, two-year MBA programs saw decreases in application numbers!

Key Points: 

 

According to data from 133 ranked, full-time MBA programs that reported application volume to U.S. News for the fall 2011 entering class, the average number of applicants was 884.  

Harvard Business School led the pack with 9,134 full-time applications. 

Among the 10 schools with the most full-time applicants, the average number of applications was 5,414. 

Eight of the 10 highest ranked schools in the U.S. News Best Business Schools rankings made the top 10 list for full-time applicants. 

The other two, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, which ranked 9th overall, and the School of Management at Yale University, ranked 10th overall, were among the top 15 schools for greatest number of full-time applicants. 

Each of the top 10 schools for full-time applicants saw a decrease in full-time applicants in fall 2011 over fall 2010, with the exception of the Business School at Columbia University, whose application numbers rose from 6,666 in 2010 to 6,669 in 2011!!

Source: US News & World Report

Stanford GSB Essay Topics 2012-2013

Stanford GSB has released its 2012-2013 essay topics:


Essay 1: What matters most to you, and why?

• The best examples of Essay 1 reflect the process of self-examination that you have undertaken to write them.
• They give us a vivid and genuine image of who you are—and they also convey how you became the person you are.
• They do not focus merely on what you’ve done or accomplished. Instead, they share with us the values, experiences, and lessons that have shaped your perspectives.
• They are written from the heart and address not only a person, situation, or event, but also how that person, situation, or event has influenced your life.

Essay 2: What do you want to do—REALLY—and why Stanford?

• Use this essay to explain your view of your future, not to repeat accomplishments from your past.
• You should address two distinct topics: your career aspirations and your rationale for earning your MBA at Stanford, in particular.
• The best examples of Essay 2 express your passions or focused interests, explain why you have decided to pursue graduate education in management,  and demonstrate your desire to take advantage of the opportunities that are distinctive to the Stanford MBA Program.

Essay 3: Answer one of the three questions below. Tell us not only what you did but also how you did it. What was the outcome? How did people respond? Only describe experiences that have occurred during the last three years.
Option A: Tell us about a time in the last three years when you built or developed a team whose performance exceeded expectations.
Option B: Tell us about a time in the last three years when you identified and pursued an opportunity to improve an organization..
Option C: Tell us about a time in the last three years when you went beyond what was defined or established.
Applicants are allotted 1,600 for their entire set of essays. Stanford has provided specific recommendations as to how candidates should allocate these words:
Essay 1: 750 words
Essay 2: 450 words
Essay 3: 400 words

For more information concerning Stanford GSB’s 2012-2013 see the admissions website.

Columbia Business School Deadlines 2012-2013

Columbia Business School (CBS) 2012-2013 deadlines  are as follows:

August 2013 Entry:
Early Decision Deadline: October 3, 2012
Merit Fellowships Consideration Deadline: January 10, 2013
Regular Decision Deadline: April 15, 2013


January 2013 Entry
Deadline: October 3, 2012



Applicants should note that all applications are due at 11:59 p.m. EST on the day of the deadline.

For more information, please visit the CBS admissions website.

 

 

UNC / Kenan-Flagler Deadlines 2012-2013

UNC / Kenan-Flagler’s deadlines for the 2012-2013 admissions season are now available:

The four rounds  are as follows:

Early Action Round
Deadline: October 19, 2012
Notification: December 10, 2012

Round 2
Deadline: December 7, 2012
Notification: February 4, 2013

Round 3
Deadline: January 11, 2013
Notification: March 18, 2013

Round 4
Deadline: March 15, 2013
Notification: April 29, 2013

Source: Kenan-Flagler’s admissions website.

Yale SOM Improves Leadership Development Program, Appoints New Director

A retired Army general and West Point leadership expert will help reintroduce the Yale School of Management (SOM)’s Leadership Development Program (LDP), the New Haven business school announced this week.

Brigadier General (Retired) Thomas A. Kolditz, a retired Army general and West Point leadership expert, will take control of Yale SOM’s new LDP beginning July 1, 2012. 

Kolditz served most recently as professor and head of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and was also founding director of the West Point Leadership Center.

SOM faculty committee has been evaluating leadership training at the school over the past year and developed a set of priorities for Kolditz.  The new program will emphasize the importance of understanding core values and commitments and the impact of decisions on a wide range of global constituencies.

Source: Yale SOM’s Leadership Development Program.

Harvard Business School Deadlines and Essay Topics 2012-2013

The 2012-2013 HBS deadlines are as follows:

Round 1:

Deadline: September 24, 2012

Notification: December 12, 2012

Round 2:

Deadline: January 7, 2013

Notification: March 27, 2013

Round 3:

 Deadline: April 8, 2013

Notification: May 15, 2013

All applications are due at 12 noon EST on the day of the deadline. If submitted after 12 noon, applications will be considered in the following round.

The 2012-2013 HBS essays:

1. Tell us about something you did well. (400 words)

2. Tell us about something you wish you had done better. (400 words)

Applicants must also respond to a brief career essay, posed in HBS’s 2012-2013 online application. 

After selecting a target post-MBA industry and function, candidates must answer the following question:

How does pursuing an MBA support your choices above? (500 characters)

Applicants invited to interview at HBS will be expected to complete and submit a reflection essay in the 24 hours following their interviews. Those candidates invited to interview will be provided with specific instructions concerning this final reflection essay.

For more information, visit HBS’s admissions website.

Source: HBS