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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 Business.”

The number of students pursuing their online MBAs further increases when including for-profit companies such as The University of Phoenix, which currently boasts over 30,000 enrolled MBA students.

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.

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 exam. This is true for any test taker, including GMAT Masters.

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 environmental challenge through a novel, sustainable and well-developed business plan, the school recently announced.

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 technologies and resources to nonprofits.

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.

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 details of the curriculum redesign for current and future students left wondering about the essential components of the revamp.

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 School of Business takes a looks at the strengths and similarities between both degrees while pointing out these three key differences to consider.