WSJ guide to business schools
Filed in archive by mstandaert on October 22, 2004
A nice resource at Career Journal listing some of the top business programs.
And here's something I'd never seen before. Admissions Coaches.
Candace Davies was working in the wealth-advisory division at Merrill Lynch when she decided she wanted an M.B.A. Not just any M.B.A., but one from a top-ranked school. Ms. Davis had achieved a lot for someone just four years out of college. At 25, she was bringing in and managing her own high-net-worth accounts. Even so, she thought she'd need help since her GMATs weren't as competitive as she had hoped, her undergrad major was biology and her grades were mediocre.
To gain an extra edge, she sought advice from an admissions consultant, a fast-growing aid for college and graduate-school applicants. The service she hired, Kaplan Inc., a New York-based test-preparation provider, teamed her with a former admissions officer at the University of Rochester's business school, who helped identify those schools that would be a stretch for her to get into and those that better fit her interests and test scores. The counselor also reviewed her essays to make sure they made the most of her Wall Street experiences and coached her on interviews.
In all, Ms. Davies spent nearly $2,000, was Accepted
at five of the seven schools she'd chosen and was offered scholarships to four, including the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, where she started this fall.
And here's something I'd never seen before. Admissions Coaches.
Candace Davies was working in the wealth-advisory division at Merrill Lynch when she decided she wanted an M.B.A. Not just any M.B.A., but one from a top-ranked school. Ms. Davis had achieved a lot for someone just four years out of college. At 25, she was bringing in and managing her own high-net-worth accounts. Even so, she thought she'd need help since her GMATs weren't as competitive as she had hoped, her undergrad major was biology and her grades were mediocre.
To gain an extra edge, she sought advice from an admissions consultant, a fast-growing aid for college and graduate-school applicants. The service she hired, Kaplan Inc., a New York-based test-preparation provider, teamed her with a former admissions officer at the University of Rochester's business school, who helped identify those schools that would be a stretch for her to get into and those that better fit her interests and test scores. The counselor also reviewed her essays to make sure they made the most of her Wall Street experiences and coached her on interviews.
In all, Ms. Davies spent nearly $2,000, was Accepted
at five of the seven schools she'd chosen and was offered scholarships to four, including the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, where she started this fall.Permalink: WSJ guide to business schools
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