For many MBA applicants, summer reading means scouring the web for admissions tips rather than lying on the beach with a good book. Today’s blog entry highlights a handful of useful resources that we’re sure many candidates will use as the admissions process unfolds in the coming months.
It goes without saying that blogs, wikis and chats are great resources, and MBA podcasts are also a great new portable option. The following items are fine examples of great ‘old media’ sites for the latest news:
BusinessWeek: B-Schools Headlines
BusinessWeek’s site is very much on top of news in the MBA space. They typically publish multiple b-school related articles each week while hosting admissions director chats and the magazine’s famous rankings of both graduate and undergraduate business schools. Most MBA applicants are familiar with this site, but we wanted to highlight this resource and the MBA-content they consistently produce.
The Economist: News From the Schools
This page is updated at least once a month. It does a good job of staying on top of major trends and news in the MBA space. The focus tends to be on curricular changes, dean-related news, professor ‘signings’ and general happenings across the global top 50 MBA programs. There is, of course, a bit of a Euro-focus when one compares this site to some of its US-based peers.
The Financial Times: Business Education Section
This extensive section of the FT site covers rankings, hosts several MBA student diaries (old terminology for ‘blogs’) and does a great job of staying on top of the world of international management education. It also features content from the Deans Talk blog, which is authored by the deans at Tuck and IE in Spain.
The WSJ’s College Journal: MBA Center
This free portion of the Wall Street Journal web site is closely linked to the publication’s guide to the top business schools and features copious information on the various MBA programs. Periodically (perhaps 1-3 times/month) a new MBA-related article will appear on the site. Bookmarking this is a must for those who follow the Journal’s controversial MBA rankings.
Happy reading!
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