After weeks of waiting and blogosphere buzz, we’re pleased to end the suspense and announce the results of our third annual Best of Blogging Awards! For the uninitiated, the aim of this event is to recognize those bloggers who have made an appreciable contribution to the online community, and to identify valuable sources of information and advice for incoming students and the next round of applicants.
We arrived at the ranking for both the applicant and student categories after careful evaluation of the eligible blogs by Clear Admit staff and consideration of input from the nominated bloggers and celebrity judges Graeme Harper of LBS and Brad Garrison (a.k.a. Hella). Below are the hotly anticipated listings of the top ten applicant and top ten student blogs overall, as well as the winners in a handful of more specific categories.
Please hold your applause until all the winners are announced …
Top 10 Applicant Blogs
1. Rungee582 – http://rungee582.blogspot.com
2. Iday – http://i4iday.blogspot.com
3. Juggler – http://thembasaga.blogspot.com
4. Asiangal – http://asiangalmba.blogspot.com
5. Forrest Gump – http://run-forrest.blogspot.com
6. RusGirl – http://rusgirl.blogspot.com
7. Hair Twirler – http://mbajamey.blogspot.com
8. JatWarrior – http://jatwarrior.blogspot.com
9. MBA Babe – http://mbababe.blogspot.com
10. Anand – http://anandologue.blogspot.com
Funniest Applicant Blog
Suser – http://susulicious.blogspot.com
Best GMAT Preparation Advice
Asiangal
Best School Selection Advice
Rungee582
Best Essay Advice
Juggler
Best Interview Advice
Iday
Best Single Post by an Applicant (tie)
MBA Babe, “Worst of Apps ’07: my top 10”
Suser, “Transcript Woes”
Top 10 MBA Student Blogs:
1. Angel Angie (LBS) – http://angelangie2008.blogspot.com
2. Divine Miss N (LBS) – http://divinemissn.typepad.com
3. From Cali (Ross) – http://fromcali.blogspot.com
4. Tim K. (McCombs) – http://southpawtiger.blogspot.com
5. Noelle (IESE) – http://spanishnoelle.blogspot.com
6. Jerry Blank (Yale SOM) – http://flatpointmba.blogspot.com
7. Benny (Tuck) – http://mba-benny.blogspot.com
8. La Laudiaria (Wharton) – http://heiressmba.blogspot.com
9. Karlitos (LBS) – http://karlitosgoesmba.blogspot.com
10. MBA Gladiator (Yale SOM) – http://mbagladiator.blogspot.com
Funniest Student Blog
The Dirty Canuck (Chicago) – http://the-dirty-canuck.blogspot.com
Best Resource for Applicants
Angel Angie
Best Job/Internship Advice
Angel Angie
Best Representation of Academics
J-term Johnny (CBS) – http://j-term-johnny.blogspot.com
Best Representation of Student Life
La Laudiaria
Best Single Post by a Student
Jerry Blank, “Fanfare”
Our congratulations go out to everyone whose blog has been recognized! We’ll be getting in touch with the top-ranked bloggers at some point today or tomorrow to iron out prize selection and distribution. Top-ranked bloggers Rungee and Angel Angie will have their pick of a 30GB Video iPod or a $250 Amazon.com gift certificate, and Iday, Juggler, the Divine Miss N and FromCali can opt for a subscription to either Business Week or The Economist: a token of our gratitude for the time and effort they’ve put into creating interesting and informative accounts of their MBA-related experiences.
Finally, we’d like to thank the celebrity judges and voting bloggers who made the BoB awards possible, as well as the blogging community at large who make this exercise worthwhile. We’re constantly impressed with the depth and breadth of material that MBA applicants and students share with each other, and with the supportive atmosphere this fosters. We’re looking forward to another great year of content detailing the application process and MBA experience – happy reading and writing!
