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The Road to Business School: MBA Admissions Panel. (video)


The Road to Business School, hosted by Kaplan, is the premier forum to meet-and-greet with admissions officers and get an edge in your application. In 2010, “the Road” brought over 20 top business schools to seven cities for open networking sessions, admissions panels, and GMAT breakout sessions.



Panelists include:
– Alison Goggin, NYU Stern 
– Pat Harrison, Tuck School of Business 
– Dana Dubovik, Boston University School of Management
– Adrian Aguirre, UCLA Anderson
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10 Steps to Getting into a Top MBA (video)

You’re planning to apply to business school but do you have a plan for applying? In this video from MBA PodTV, special guests, Tyler Cormney and Chris Aitken, co-founders of MBA Prep School share a complete work plan and application strategy for applying to business school — from researching schools and writing your essays to acing your MBA interview. This step-by-step work plan will tell you what you need to do and when you need to do it. So, before you start filling out those applications, tune in and learn the 10 steps to getting into a top MBA.



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Where GMAT prep ends, MBA Prep School begins. To get into a top MBA program you need the knowledge and skills to get the job done. MBA Prep School (http://mbaprepschool.com) was created by Harvard MBAs with 5+ years of MBA admissions expertise. Learn how to create a winning application via a collection of videos that the reveal expert secrets on the MBA essays, resume, recommendation letters, and interviews. Learn why MBA Prep School (http://mbaprepschool.com) has sent clients to all the top 20 business schools. Sign up for your free account (http://mbaprepschool.com/trial) and Prepare to be Accepted!


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MBA from University of Wales UK, Online – Plays A Vital Role In Your Career (video)

The global financial crisis has led to a more competitive jobs market, there is a clear need to differentiate yourself and stand out of the crowd. TopMBA.com Jobs and Salary Trends Report, based on a sample of 12,100 companies around the world found a 36% growth in MBA demand worldwide during 2011. An MBA aids in increasing ones recognition and potential for promotion within an organization. 68% of MBA employers seek international study experience.



Join Managers and Professionals from UK, SriLanka, Dubai, India and other countries in MBA Programme online, validated, awarded by the University of Wales, UK (Established 1893) and run by ‘The London College of Business’ (Registered in England 5528628, accredited by British accreditation Council) for £3000 GBP only. Course work includes Assignments and Exams @ British Council across the globe. 

Check our dedicated website http://lcbglobal.org/lcb/, which elaborates key features like: Live Interactive classes; Exams @ British Council; Criteria for enrollment; Access to International library and much more

For any Queries Please contact: 
Authorized Agent Representative of LCB
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(For further details regarding the University and its validation services, please log on to www.wales.ac.uk/validation or email validation@wales.ac.uk)

Presentation format of Video is available here: 
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New York University’s Stern School of Business Launches Joint Business, Medical Degree

New York University’s Stern School of Business will now offer an MD/MBA dual degree program with the NYU School of Medicine, enabling students to complete both degrees within five years, the schools announced yesterday. With this new offering, NYU Stern joins business schools at several other top U.S. universities – including Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, Dartmouth, and Duke – which offer similar programs.

“A changing healthcare environment increasingly requires physician leaders to manage the business of medicine as part of patient care,” Stern Dean Peter Henry said in a statement. “Our new dual degree program will provide aspiring physicians with the interdisciplinary perspective, business skills and medical expertise to shape the future of healthcare.”

Students in the new dual degree program at Stern will spend their first three years at the School of Medicine studying full time. From the summer of the third year through the spring semester of the fourth year they will take MBA courses at Stern. They will return to the medical school for the summer and fall of the fifth year and complete a final semester at Stern in the spring of their fifth year.

Beginning now, prospective applicants may apply concurrently to both the MBA and MD programs and must gain admission to both programs. Each school manages its own admissions process, and candidates must complete separate applications for each. Current students in the NYU School of Medicine’s C21 curriculum may also apply to the Stern School to take part in the new dual degree offering.

For more information on the new dual degree MD/MBA program at NYU, click here.

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MBA Admissions Tip: Thinking About Financing

Though many business school applicants know exactly what they want to do – and how much they hope to make – after they graduate from an MBA program, a surprising number apply to school without thinking about how they’ll pay for this expensive degree.
While some students do foot the entire bill themselves or receive scholarship support from the school or an outside institution, the vast majority of MBA students borrow funds to cover their tuition and living expenses. With this in mind, we wanted to cover some very basic information on loans for the benefit of both recent admits entering school this fall and early birds just beginning to think about their applications for Fall ’12.
The primary source of funding for U.S.-based applicants will be federal loans or alternative education loans. The main federal loans, available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents, are the Federal Stafford Loan (subsidized or unsubsidized), the Federal Perkins Loan and the GradPLUS Loan. Full-time students, usually those enrolled in two or more courses per semester, can borrow as much as $20,500/year through the Federal Stafford loan program. Perkins Loans are low-interest (a rate of 5 percent) loans with a maximum annual loan amount of $8,000/year for graduate students. The Grad PLUS Loan can be used to pay for the total cost of education less aid you’ve already been awarded. Those interested in applying for federal student aid should check out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). When federal loans are not enough, private loans can help bridge the gap in education costs. Students might contact their local bank or look into lender programs, such as SallieMae or Access Group, for details on borrowing eligibility.

International students are not eligible for federal loans but may consider private loans as a financing option. The International Student Loan Program (ISLP), for instance, offers a credit-based loan to international students who are looking to finance their education in the U.S. However, as with most private loans, this loan requires a U.S. citizen or permanent resident to co-sign. International students can also visit International Education Financial Aid (IEFA) to search for funds (as can U.S. citizens planning on studying overseas). Finally, most of the leading MBA programs offer private loans to their students in partnership with a particular financial institution – some of which do not require a co-signer – so this might become an option after one is admitted.

Many need-based loans are classified as subsidized, meaning that interest does not accrue while the borrower is enrolled in a degree program (whereas interest begins to accrue immediately on unsubsidized loans). Typical timelines of loan repayment can extend from 5 to 30 years, depending on the lender’s conditions of deferral and the amount of funds borrowed. After graduation, students usually have a six-month grace period before monthly repayment begins. While schools’ admittance packages usually include detailed information about financing the MBA, incoming students and applicants should not hesitate contact the school’s financial aid office for further information on available need- or credit-based loans.

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Oxford’s Saïd Business School to Feature New Pre-MBA Internship Program

Summer internships between the first and second years of two-year MBA programs are de rigueur at most top business schools – an important component that provides students with valuable hands on experience and can even lead to a post-graduation job. New this year, the Saïd Business School at Oxford University has announced that it is getting in on the internship action. But since the U.K. school features a one-year MBA, its internship program will be one that students complete before they start their studies.

The pre-MBA internship program, announced last month, was launched by Saïd’s Careers Service to give students an opportunity to experience their chosen career sector before undertaking a full-time degree at Oxford.

“Many students undertake an MBA to make a career change either by sector, role or geographical region, but in today’s economic climate making that shift is difficult and MBAs need to stand out from the crowd,” Derek Walker, Saïd director of careers, said in a statement. “Our new pre-MBA internship program will help students to be better equipped to respond to the challenging job market and to find post-MBA work in new industries.”

The pre-MBA internship program will be 8 to 12 weeks long, concluding before the start of the MBA program in October. It will begin with the class entering in fall 2012. Once accepted into Saïd’s MBA program, candidates with a clear sense of their post-MBA goals can apply for one of 10 initial internships as part of the new program. Participants must commit to working for the selected industry upon completion of their degree. Saïd’s Careers Service will work with members of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) to source internship opportunities for the selected students.

To learn more, click here.

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Business Schools Look Beyond Traditional Business Arenas for Role Models for Strategy and Leadership

Top MBA programs including those at Harvard Business School (HBS) and the MIT Sloan School of Management are turning to the likes of Lady Gaga and Shakespeare to provide examples of successful leadership and strategy, acocrding to a recent article in the Toronto Star. In the wake of the financial crisis and the resulting loss of faith in leadership, they’ve had little choice but to look outside the traditional business world in order to continue teaching by example, the Canadian paper suggests.

At HBS, a class called Strategic Marketing in Creative Industries gives students a chance to examine the career moves of 25-year-old Stefani Germanotta and her transformation into pop icon Lady Gaga. The HBS course looks to Gaga to understand the importance of contracts and how to manage your message through social media. Business schools in Europe – including Germany’s ESMT and Antwerp Management in the Netherlands – also have zeroed in on Gaga as a case study to teach strategic innovation, the Toronto Star reports. And the London Business School had students look at Kiss guitarist Gene Simmons for lessons on how to monetize a fan base.
Meanwhile, at schools like the MIT Sloan School of Management and NYU’s Stern School of Business, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Henry V are providing examples of leadership to students. And at Canadians schools like Toronto University’s Rotman School, hockey stars are coming in as speakers to advise and inspire future business leaders. Toronto Maple Leafs’ GM Brian Burke recently shared his views on Steve Jobs and the need to be tough. “There isn’t anyone who has made a hard decision who doesn’t have a ruthless side,” he told the students.

For the complete Toronto Star article, click here.

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Are You an Implementor or an Enabler?

Businesses revolve around two complementary skill sets: Implementation and Enabling.

Implementors are the people who get things done. They create, shape, cut, refine, prototype, iterate, program, design, manufacture, and ship. They are the craftsmen that create something worth selling.

Enablers are the people who help the implementors focus on implementing. They make sure all of the implementors are working towards the same end result and deal with things that take time away from creating. They are the leaders, managers, and assistants who keep the business side of things running.

Having a mix of implementors and enablers is a very good thing. Implementors can exist without enablers, but they won’t be very efficient. It’s hard to do a good job creating something when you have to worry about calculating payroll taxes. Enablers can’t exist without implementors, since no business can exist for long without something to sell. Leadership and management are worthless without a team of people creating something.

The prevailing business culture seems to emphasize enabling over leading, and that’s a shame. The highly-visible CEO and executive team gets the glory, while the people who get things done behind the scenes are largely forgotten, both in glory and pay. That’s a travesty – neither could exist without the other.

3 Things to Keep In Mind If You’re an Implementor

    • Enablers have a difficult job – getting everyone on the same page and working in the right direction is as tough and challenging as the work you do. Remember to express your appreciation for the work they do.
    • The hallmark of a good enabler is that they work to make things easier for you, not harder. The best enablers will keep you in the loop and shield you from anything not related to implementing effectively. Pay attention to who is really good at enabling, and find a way to work with them.
    • Don’t assume your enabler is your superior, even if they’re your boss. They need you, and they know it. They also love it when you make their life easier. Work as a team of equals, and you’ll get a lot accomplished.

3 Things to Keep in Mind if You’re an Enabler

    • Your job is to make the lives of your implementors as easy as possible. Do everything you can do to make it easy for them to focus on their job. Eliminate distractions, guesswork, politics, and random tasks as completely as you can.
    • Set the direction clearly, then get out of the way. As Peter Drucker once said: “Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.” Micromanagement doesn’t help – it gets in the way of getting things done.
    • Cheerleading is an important part of the job. Everyone loves to be appreciated, including your team. Make time to encourage people and express your appreciation for the work they do. Kind words carry a lot of weight.

Where Do You Fit? Do you consider yourself more of an implementor or enabler? Why?