While all graduate schools have hefty application fees, MBA programs often have the highest application fees of them all. An application fee to even a relatively unknown MBA school can run between $100 and $200. For this reason, it’s important to choose wisely when applying to MBA degree programs. On one hand, you’ll want to apply to your dream schools, but, on the other, you’ll want to make sure that you’ll be accepted somewhere. MBA in America offers these tips on choosing what MBA schools to apply to:

The best way to go about this is by placing schools in three categories:

1. Aspirational
2. Reach
3. Safety

Aspirational colleges are colleges that you would die to get into but are quite tough. Reach colleges are colleges that will fit into your profile and are desirable. The last item of the list, safety colleges, are colleges which are not exactly the most desirable but are those where you can be certain of acceptance. I suggest that you have at least two colleges in each category.

Depending on how many application fees you’re willing to pay, you can submit to as many schools as you want, but make sure to apply to an equal number in each category in order to insure that you’ll be accepted into a program. Because MBA application deadlines tend to end around the same time at every school, not getting accepted during your first round of applications can force you to put off beginning your MBA for another year.

If you’ve been putting of getting your MBA because you just can’t fathom taking two years off of work to enroll in graduate school full-time, then you may want to consider enrolling in an accelerated MBA program. According to Stacy Blackman Consulting, Columbia University’s business school offers an accelerated MBA program that can be completed [...]

In an interview with Business Week, Kristine Mackey, associate dean for Evening and Weekend Programs at Chicago Graduate School of Business, offered some suggestions for students on how to decide whether to enroll in a part-time or full-time MBA program. Mackey offered these tips for students considering an MBA program:
If you’re in a job, even [...]

The 2007 Net Impact Conference is set to be held at the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference will take place on November 2-3 and is expected to attract more than 2,000 MBA graduate students and young professionals. According to Exduco.net, the Net Impact Conference is:
the world’s largest annual gathering [...]

MBA students are finding that skills in communications and confidence are essential to their success in the business world.
Indeed, a growing number of employers agree that it is communication, leadership, teamwork, and other so-called soft skills that truly distinguish M.B.A. candidates today. According to a 2006 survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council, nearly two [...]

Are you planning on going to business school? You will need to be highly organized and motivated to get your GMAT, applications and essay together in a timely fashion.
Here is a little guideline from MBA advice about when to get things done.
10 Weeks
Two to two and a half months before your first application is due is [...]