Admission

The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) - the MBA admissions exam - is about to undergo its biggest makeover in more than a decade, reports BusinessWeek. Starting in 2012, aspiring business school applicants will take the so-called Next Generation GMAT, which will include a new section on integrated reasoning, in which test takers will analyze data from multiple sources in order to draw conclusions.

Applications to graduate management education programs painted a mixed picture in 2010, with demand for programs aimed at mid-career professionals particularly strong even as interest in full-time MBA programs continued to soften, according to a global survey of business schools released by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).

The ESMT European School of Technology and Technology in Berlin becomes academic member of the Kofi Annan Business School Foundation and awards a Full-tuition Fellowship for high-potential young professional from a developing country. Beside his name the foundation hasn´t to do anything with the former Secretary-General of the United Nations. The founders are two schools and a consultancy.

That’s the simple premise behind a global contest to find ways to change management education for the better launched by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the nonprofit association of business schools that owns the GMAT exam. GMAC is inviting anyone to submit three paragraphs that answer this question: What one idea would improve graduate management education? The GMAC Management Education for Tomorrow (MET) Fund will award a total of US$250,000 in prizes to 15 people whose ideas rise to the top, with the most promising proposal taking home US$50,000.

Pearson and the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) announced the launch of a bundle pack that gives GMAT test takers the opportunity to save up to US$100 on test fees by purchasing Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) and GMAT together. This special promotion is aimed at students who need to prove their English language proficiency in addition to providing a GMAT score when applying for admission to graduate business and management programs.

Business Schools remain optimistic whilst growth in enrolments in MBA programmes continues but less prominently than in January.

The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) will add an innovative new section designed to measure people’s ability to evaluate information from multiple sources.

For the first time women broke the 100,000 mark in number of GMAT exams taken. The largest number of exams was taken by women in the US. Among 10 global regions Eastern Europe had the largest percentage of female test takers.

New program enables business schools to provide free GMAT registration to applicants unable to afford testing fee.

European citizens are taking the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) at a rapidly increasing pace - and they are directing a growing number of GMAT score reports at management education programs located in Europe - according to an analysis of GMAT testing trends released by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).

With fewer jobs to fill and employers reluctant to boost travel budgets for on-campus recruiting, business schools are getting creative about helping students land jobs.

Now that the most of the second deadline are behind us, many prospective students are wondering whether they should apply in the 3rd round or wait for the first round and apply early next year. Here are some general guidelines to help you approach this decision.

This fall, I am traveling extensively, reaching out to prospective applicants to the Darden School of Business at University of Virginia.  Though my trips entail a lot of public speaking, I am listening too.  The people in my audiences voice concerns about the recession—and international applicants are worried about visa problems that could affect job prospects, and capital market conditions that could affect the ability to get student loans. 

According to the Graduate Management Admission Council MBA students are getting younger. Worldwide testing centers for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) reported a 161-percent spike in the under-25 set. Also the number of women is increasing – especially in Asia.

Most candidates who have a goal of attending business school at some point in the future understand that the schools want to see evidence of community service.  In response, they dive into a community service project in hopes of checking the community service box on the application.  Unfortunately, they never stop to think about why the admissions committee is interested in their community service accomplishments.

Why do foreign students decide to do a full-time MBA in Frankfurt? The Goethe Business School (GBS) has asked the students of it new program, which has started in September for the first time: Most important are family and personal reasons and the location or geographical setting. Also important is the reputation of the German higher education system whereas the general interest in German business and culture is less important.