BusinessWeek Reports Widening Gender MBA Wage Gap

Female graduates from top MBA programs average 93% of their male classmates down from 98% cents in 2002 according to BusinessWeek’s latest biennial survey of MBA graduates. 

Female graduates from the class of 2012 at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, for example, earned 86% of male wages, and those at Stanford Graduate School of Business earned 79% percent, Bloomberg BW reported.

2010 census data showed the largest gender pay gaps to be among insurance agents, personal advisors and securities sales agents. Female MBAs were paid, on average, $4,600 less in their first jobs than men, and that the gap widens to $30,000 by mid-career.

Source: BusinessWeek

Cornell Johnson Glitch Delays Admissions

In a pre-Christmas letter to current applicants, Cornell Johnson Admissions Director Christine Sneva admitted that the school’s transition to paperless review of applications has caused a delay in the admissions process. 

Adcom will begin reading Round 2 applications in January, after the winter holiday break. 

Round 2 applicants can expect to receive interview invitations throughout January and February.

Sneva did not say whether the original decision notification date for Round 2 – which is posted as February 20, 2012 – will change, nor did she share details about any changes to deadlines for Johnson’s Round 3 or 4.

Johnson is one of several top business schools that have recently shifted to paperless review of applications, including Wharton School, MIT Sloan School and UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Source: Cornell Johnson 

92% of LBS MBA Graduates Employed Quickly

The London Business School's MBA Employment Report 2012 shows that 92% of  its most recent class of MBA graduates from London Business School (LBS) found employment within three months of graduation!

Of these:

•  35% took jobs in the corporate sector. 
•  33% took jobs in consulting 
•  32% took jobs in finance.
•  53% chose to work abroad. 

In September, the school launched the inaugural Global Business Experience, an immersion program through which faculty and students will have the opportunity to experience working environments in one of five global locations — New York and Boston, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg and Istanbul.

Source: London Business School MBA Employment Report 2012 

Registration Open Winter Visits to Stanford GSB/ スタンフォード大学ビジネススクール,

Registration is now open for winter information sessions and class visits at Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB), according to Stanford GSB admissions blog.

Invited  prospective applicants to the MBA program to come see campus for themselves when the Class Visit Program resumes on January 14th.

Weekly information sessions will resume on January 7th. These are held each Monday and Friday, and are 85-minute-long sessions feature MBA admissions officials providing an overview of the Stanford GSB MBA program and admissions process. 

The sessions conclude by 12:10 p.m. to allow interested parties to also take part in tours of the Knight Management Center, which depart from the Bass Center at 12:15 p.m. Registration for information sessions is required.

Interested applicants can register now.

Only one class visit is available per quarter. Visitors must stay for the full duration of the class and not participate in the class.

Prospective applicants visiting campus can also take part in the Meet a Student Program. 

Current MBA students are available most Mondays and Fridays at 10 a.m. when classes are in session. 

These students conduct half-hour group conversations with interested applicants, sharing their first-hand experiences at Stanford GSB. No registration is required for this offering. Interested students can check at the Bass Center at 10 a.m. to see if a student is available.

Source: Stanford GSB 

Columbia Business School Releases Voices Blog

Columbia Business School (CBS) has launched Voices of Columbia Business School that helps prospective applicants to understsnd admissions process.  The blog will include regular entries from the CBS admissions team, as well as from current MBA and EMBA students.

“Our goal in launching this blog…is to provide insights into the admissions process, offer any updates we may have about how the process is flowing, and, perhaps most important, offer reflections on the Columbia Business School student experience,” wrote Assistant Dean of Admissions Amanda Carlson in one of the blog’s inaugural posts.

The review timeline for applications has changed slightly this year with the school trying to provide applicants with decisions as quickly as possible and either invite candidates to interview or release their applications within six weeks of beginning the review process. 

Final decisions will be released within two weeks of receiving the completed interview report. 

There are  three sections, one for admissions, one for upcoming events and a third with posts detailing student life. 

Source: Columbia Business School 

Stanford GSB Class of 2014 Profile

In its MBA Admissions Blog, the Stanford GSB has shared statistics on its incoming class of MBAs. The class includes an all-time high percentage of international students, a return to more typical levels of U.S. minority student representation and a slight increase in work experience among incoming students.

• Of the 398 new students who came to campus this year, 42% are international students – an all-time high – drawn from 53 countries 
• U.S. minority representation fell to 20%. 
• Work experience increased from 4.0 years last year to 4.2 years this year, a 10-year peak.
• Average GMAT score is now 729

Here is some key data from the Profile. 

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MBA School プロフィール: Yale SOM

Yale SOM       

 

Yale University
Average GMAT Score	722	GMAT Range	680-770
Class Size	231	Average Work Experience	65 Months
Applicant Deadlines	R1:04-Oct-2012 R2:08-Jan-2013 R3:18-Apr-2013	Decision Dates	R1:13-Dec-2012 R2:28-Mar-2013 R3:16-May-2013
Length of Program	21 Months

Yale School of Management was founded more than 30 years ago in New Haven, CT, USA and the school is known for its innovative approach towards management education. Yale prepares the future leaders for business world as well as society as both the world co-exists and the impact on one affects the other. Their new integrated curriculum for MBA emphasizes on bringing each individual’s perspective towards each problems, it helps in developing the individual leadership skills, their set of belief and values.

The core curriculum has courses like Organizational Perspectives which are multi disciplinary and team taught course where students collect the data, tools and skills to strategize and develop innovative solutions for various issues. The students are also taught the business fundamentals using cases which are real world challenges faced by corporate and SMEs worldwide. The students get to enhance their leadership skills through Integrated Leadership Perspective course and International Experience trips.

The school allows the student to have as many electives. It also offers 10 dual degree programs. Yale has exchange programs with 4 Global B-Schools. The Yale school has rich diverse community of students having different work experiences, beliefs and backgrounds. Yale is an Ivey school. The small class size and low student-faculty ratio encourages each applicant to become a member of Yale’s collaborative family

In class size of 226, 28% are international applicants. The school has strong alumni strength and it gives a scope to the newly joined candidate for interacting with 50+ student clubs. For being a part of this strong network the applicant should fulfill the requirements of application procedure with the submission of 2 Letters of Recommendations and Four Mandatory / One Optional Essays. To be part of this unique learning experience, showcase your diverse background with your professional and academic excellence, your interpersonal skills and leadership qualities thorough your application essays and interview. To secure an admit among tough competitors, you need the able guidance of an experienced professional who will help you in bringing out your best.

General Education is a group of thorough experienced professionals compounded with profound professional capabilities of guiding applicants to write impressive and successful B-School applications. So we would believe that we help you in your journey towards your dream B-School. We look forward to working with you to help you realize your professional aspirations

For more details log on to: www.mba.yale.edu

We have always advised candidates to write about their career progression, short term and long term goals, Why MBA, Why Now and Why School in the standard goal essay. Yale has made is even more specific by giving dedicated word limit and asking these questions explicitly. Hmm… That might take some competitive advantage away from our followers bit don’t worry. We have more to offer tailor made for Yale!! 

We have also advised candidates and our clients in past to use innovative structures for the standard goal essay because by nature it’s a pretty bland essay. Again that liberty is not available here since you have 150 words to answer a specific question. So, we recommend that you go on to answer these questions in the order asked with compelling arguments are suggested below:  

Yale Essay Questions 2012-13

Short Answer

What prompted your decision to get an MBA? When did you realize that this was a step you wanted – or needed – to take? (150 words maximum)
    
Personal Statement 1

Describe a difficult professional decision you had to make. What were the consequences, and what, if anything, did you learn? Would you make the same decision again? (300 words maximum)
    
Personal Statement 2

The Yale School of Management provides a leadership education characterized by broad-minded and intellectually curious students with diverse backgrounds, a distinctive integrated curriculum, connections to one of the great research universities in the world, and the broad reach of an innovative and expanding global network of top business schools. What will you contribute to the Yale SOM community, and how will being part of it help you extend your professional vision? (300 words maximum)
    
Personal Statement 3

What do you consider to be your most significant accomplishment? Why? (300 words maximum)
    
Required for re-applicants only

What steps have you taken to improve your candidacy since your last application? (300 words maximum)
    
Optional Information

If any aspect of your candidacy needs further explanation, please provide any additional information that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider. (200 words maximum) 

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