A Business Week Guide

Discusses the advantages of an MBA, offers advice on school selection and application, and rates the top twenty

Previously published as A Business Week Guide; The Best Business Schools. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Scratching your head trying to figure out whether or not to get an MBA - and where to get one if the answer sounds like a yes? You've come to the right place. Here is the 8th and most comprehensive edition yet of a book that is considered the bible for all students and observers of graduate schools of business. Hundreds of thousands of applicants have relied on earlier versions of this book for its wealth of unvarnished, tell-it-like-it-is information and analysis of the top MBA programs. Deans and recruiters use this guide as a benchmark of how well they've put their ideas and strategies in place. This completely updated new edition ranks the 50 top business schools in the United States and another seven outstanding international programs. For this new edition, BusinessWeek has increased the number of schools, students, and corporate recruiters surveyed, making its rankings stronger and more comprehensive than ever. BusinessWeek's survey methodology is exhaustive and impeccable, resulting in a guide that is authoritative and highly reliable. To create it, BusinessWeek used thousands of surveys of graduates and corporate recruiters as its primary research material. Next, the BW tea

The #1 source for the best in business schools across the country and worldwide The preeminent guide to business schools is now bigger and better than ever. Here is the only business school guide that delivers the latest ratings of the schools by the people who know them best--nearly 17,000 recent graduates and corporate recruiters. BusinessWeek Guide to the Best Business Schools, Seventh Edition, features coverage of the top 30 business schools plus 20 runners-up and seven notable international M.B.A. programs. For this new edition, BusinessWeek has increased the number of schools, students, and corporate recruiters surveyed, making its rankings stronger and more authoritative than ever. It includes all-new data on how the best schools compare; hints on up-and-coming schoolsthose that may be at the top of everyone's list in just a few years; insider tips on GMAT prep courses and the application process; and complete E-mail and website addresses. These are just a few of the reasons that the book the Times of London called "the Bible for prospective business school students in the U.S. and abroad" will continue to be the first choice of prospective business school students. This all-new edition now features: More schools ranked More schools, students, and recruiters surveyed All-new data comparing top schools Expanded rankings including a brand new ranking measuring each school's "intellectual capital"

Based on one of "BusinessWeek"Us bestselling annual issues, and featuring in-depth surveys of 14,000 graduates and the recruiters who have hired them, this guide evaluates the top business schools objectively. 30 illustrations.

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Here is the only business school guide that delivers the latest ratings of the schools by the people who know them best--nearly 17,000 recent graduates and corporate recruiters.