Blog Shifted

Dear all,

This blog has been integrated with my other (main) blog. From now on, all the updates regarding MBA can be found in my blog here.

I am happy to share all information that is coming my way with you. Keep visiting my blog for updates and news regarding MBA and many other things which i generally blog on. Find out more about me at my blog here.

All the best to everyone. May God make all your dreams come true!!

Cheers
NoeL

BusinessWeek 2008 Rankings Are Out!

BusinessWeek released its much awaited biannual, full-time MBA rankings. The rankings showed slight movement: Columbia went from #10 in 06 to #7 in 08. Wharton went from #2 to #4. Kelley climbed from #18 to #15.

Frankly, don't pay too much attention to the absolute ranking or even slight movement. Take advantage of BW's rich, informative database and fantastic resources for applicants. Then choose what's important to you and do your own ranking.

Top 30 U.S. Programs

1. University of Chicago
   
2. Harvard University
   
3. Northwestern University (Kellogg)
   
4. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
   
5. University of Michigan (Ross)
   
6. Stanford University
   
7. Columbia University
   
8. Duke University (Fuqua)
   
9. MIT (Sloan)
   
10. UC Berkeley (Haas)
    
11. Cornell University (Johnson)
    
12. Dartmouth (Tuck)
    
13. NYU (Stern)
    
14. UCLA (Anderson)
    
15. Indiana University (Kelley)
    
16. University of Virginia (Darden)
    
17. UNC - Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
    
18. Southern Methodist (Cox)
    
19. Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)
    
20. University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
    
21. Texas - Austin
    
22. Brigham Young (Marriott)
    
23. Emory University (Goizueta)
    
24. Yale University
    
25. University of Southern California (Marshall)
    
26. University of Maryland (Smith)
    
27. University of Washington (Foster)
    
28. Washington University (Olin)
    
29. Georgia Tech
    
30. Vanderbilt University (Owen)
    

Top 10 Non-U.S. MBA Programs 

1. Queens University
   
2. IE Business School
   
3. INSEAD
   
4. Western Ontario (Ivey)
   
5. London Business School
   
6. ESADE
   
7. IMD
   
8. Toronto (Rotman)
   
9. IESE
   
10. Oxford (Saîd)
    

BW bases its rankings on employer and student surveys as well as school research output or "intellectual captial." This year for the first time, in a nod to the economic crisis, it is also including a ranking based on ROI  and years to recoup the MBA investment. Not surprisingly, European schools, which tend to be one-year programs, are at the top of the chart. More surprising: HBS ranks 50 out of 50 in this chart. I guess assumptions matter.

Cheers

NoeL

MBA Preparation

Dear all,

I plan to aggregate links on MBA and related topics here, whenever I stumble upon one.

General Reading

1. Mergers & Acquisitions
2. When the bubble burst - An Article on the present Financial Crisis

Admissions

1. Full-Tuition Fellowships from Top B-Schools
   
2. Accepted Admission Almanac - MBA Scholarships
   

GMAT

1. Beating GMAT & Beyond

Related

1. What Blog Men! (Blog of PaGaLGuY Admin, Apurv)

Keep visiting for more...

Cheers

NoeL

I will be updating this post as and when I stumble upon a new Blog / Link!

MBA Student Blogs

INSEAD

1. Moving on....to INSEAD!

Chicago GSB

1. Run Forrest, Run (There is a post on good B-School Interview Tips)
   

HEC Paris

1. RAMBLINGS OF A FREE MIND

Asian Institute of Management

1. The Missing Piece
   
2. The AIM Blogger

NUS, Singapore

1. NUS MBA Buzz
   

Cheers

NoeL

I will be updating this post as and when I stumble upon a new Blog! Meanwhile, you can also viist www.pagalguy.com for MBA related information.

Last Updated :- 18/11/2008

Mukesh Ambani to bring international faculty in IIM

Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, has expressed interest to foot the salary bills of international faculty at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore, reported Business Standard.

At the institute's recent board meeting, Ambani, who is on the governing board of the premier IIM, insisted that the institute recruit international faculty to attain a world class standard, said a source. However the institute could also approach the board members to raise funds for the purpose....

For more : Silicon India

NoeL

GMAC Vs ScoreTop.com Scandal

Guys,

If you are a GMAT aspirant, the following news will be important for you.

www.scoretop.com, a website that was providing online study materials for GMAT was sued by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the owners of GMAT. Scoretop, through their VIP membership, was supposedly distributing copyrighted material of GMAC.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has issued a default judgment awarding the damages in the amount of $2.3 million, attorneys’ fees, court costs, and other relief in a copyright infringement case brought by GMAC against Lei Shi and other operators of the U.S.-based web site known as Scoretop.com.

GMAC goes on to say "... if individuals have violated its testing policies through their participation in Scoretop. Violators may have their GMAT scores canceled, and business schools will be notified of those cancellations..."

So, if anyone among you have/had subscribed to the VIP Membership at www.scoretop.com, be careful. Also, praying to all the known Gods will be a good idea.

More on this can be read at the links below.

• Courts Give Graduate Management Admission Council Domain Name Ownership, Hard Drive in Copyright Infringement Suit
• GMAT Cheating Controversy Grows
• Shutting Down a GMAT Cheat Sheet
• GMAT Cheating Scandal: Answers from GMAC
• PaGaLGuY - CAUTION NOTICE to all GMAT section users

NoeL

Trivia: The famous 1000 series (1000SC, 1000RC, 1000CR) used by many for preparing for GMAT was compiled and distributed by www.scoretop.com

An interesting Calculator!

Guys!

Check out the link below. This tells you what your chances are for making it into the various B-Schools in the world. What you need to enter there is your CGPA out of 4 and your GMAT score.

Are your GMAT scores competitive?

If only getting into a B-School was this easy...!!

NoeL