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Stacy Blackman, has been consulting on the Master of Business Administration degree application process since 2001. She has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BS from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Stacy has worked with the admissions committees at both schools, conducting alumni interviews and evaluating applicants.
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Online MBAs Gaining Popularity, Prestige

According to the website Poets and Quants, “About 11,000 MBA students are currently studying for online MBAs at some 90 schools accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of... more


The Economist’s Free Online MBA Fair

On March 22nd & 23rd, The Economist will bring together business schools from around the world to meet you and answer your questions at their free Global Online MBA Forum.


The Adaptive Nature of the GMAT

So what makes the GMAT so hard?

No matter how good you are with numbers, no matter how strong your logic is, no matter how comprehensive your powers of comprehension are – the GMAT is a hard... more


Kellogg School Announces Social Entrepreneurship Award

The Kellogg School of Management has created a new way to support student entrepreneurs post-graduation.  An award in the sum of $80,000 will back a business idea that addresses a social or... more


Smith School Expands Unique Consulting Program to MBA Students Nationwide

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business will expand its Social Venture Consulting Program in partnership with Grassroots.org, an organization that provides free... more


Chicago Booth Debunks Top Ten Application Myths

The R2 deadline at the Chicago Booth School of Business may have passed yesterday, but the Admissions Committee faces a bevy of misconceptions from prospective students year-round.


The Scoop on Wharton School’s Curriculum Revamp

Last week, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School announced a major overhaul of the Wharton MBA program—the first of this scope in 17 years. Today, The Wharton Journal provided further... more


MS or MBA…Which Degree is Right For You?

Are you a prospective student weighing whether you should pursue an MBA or MS degree in finance, accounting, marketing or another field? The latest entry in the Admissions Blog at Simon Graduate... more


GMAT Hacks: When the Mean is the Median

When you have a set of consecutive numbers (integers, evens, odds, multiples), the mean is equal to the median. To locate the median, find the average of the endpoints.


Stanford GSB Course Goes Virtual

Stanford Graduate School of Business is not immune to technology’s slow and steady creep into the B-school curriculum. Earlier this fall, students met online in a virtual classroom during a... more


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