Poets&Quants

Just about everyone who gets an MBA talks about the importance and value of alumni networks. Are they overhyped? Or a highly valuable asset you acquire with your degree? Caroline, Maria and John discuss which schools have the most loyal networks and how they actually work.

Students share their viewpoints on why DE&I  matters and how to pick a school that cares.

Business leaders discuss the MBA alumni advantage and how to make the most of it.

MBAs talk about why and how to take mental health and wellness seriously in business school.

MBA grads discuss how to leverage the MBA and the right program for a career in impact.

MBA grads in consulting and tech explore the ROI of the MBA and strategies for success.

Real students discuss how they decided investing in a full-time MBA program was the right decision.

Business schools are expecting big increases in the number of applicants to their MBA programs this year. Does that mean this coming admissions season will be the most competitive ever? Caroline, Maris and John debate.

Caroline, Maria and John debate the impact of EY's decision to partner with Hult International Business School to offer a free online MBA to all their employees, plus an update on how different schools are reopening their campuses this fall.

Caroline, Maria and John tackle the rest of the most common questions MBA applicants have, plus their perspective on the latest MBA news.

Through social listening, Business Casual came up with a list of the most common questions now being asked by MBA applicants and attempted to answer them.

John, Caroline and Maria tackle two topical issues: why Purdue University's business school is pausing its full-time MBA program and the role higher education. particularly graduate management education, plays in racial injustice and economic inequality.

Already, several prominent business schools have released their essays and application deadlines for 2020-2001. Caroline, Maria and John discuss what is changing, what will stay the same and what you should be doing right now if you're going to apply in round one or two.

The Business Casual podcast team of Caroline, Maria and John explain why Harvard Business School's incoming MBA class will be the smallest since the early 1950s and what it means for other top business schools and applicants.

Keith Bevans, the Bain & Co. partner responsible for all of the firm's global recruiting, gets grilled by Maria, Caroline & John in this episode of our Business Casual podcast

MBA students all over the world have gone through a disruptive transition from courses in physical classrooms to remote instruction via computer. So what's the verdict on how it all turned out? And what can incoming students this fall look forward to if their classes are virtual?

It's a rare MBA applicant who gets into every single school on their target list. So what do you make of those dings? In this episode of Business Casual, Maria, Caroline and John interpret what a ding really means about a rejected candidate and what it doesn't. They also comment on the latest COVID-19 news impacting schools, from Businessweek's decision to suspend its MBA ranking to...

Caroline, Maria & John take aim at the popular stereotype of the MBA as a sharp-elbowed, money-grubbing person and also offer perspectives on the latest coronavirus news and its impact on business education.

John, Maria & Caroline discuss the pros and cons of starting your MBA program in the fall online and the latest impacts COVID-19 is having on business schools.

John, Maria & Caroline put into context the rising testiness of MBA applicants and students during the COVID-19 pandemic and ponder the health crisis' impact on the MBA job market.

The hosts single out exemplary examples of leadership during the Pandemic and what MBA admits should do to get a jumpstart for the fall semester.

Many top MBA programs have extended their application deadlines, even adding a new final round, due to the pandemic. Should you apply now? If so, who has the advantage? Plus should business schools discount tuition rates due to the shift online?

As both the GMAT and GRE move to at-home formats as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which exam should you take? We address the pros and cons of each test, along with a discussion of the fast-changing MBA admission policies at the top business schools.

In Poets&Quants' second Business Casual podcast, Poets&Quants Founder John A. Byrne, ApplicantLab's Maria Wich-Vila and Fortuna Admission's Caroline Diarte-Edwards address the growing upheaval on B-schools and MBA applicants caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and the value of MBA rankings.

In this debut Business Casual podcast, Poets&Quants Founder John A. Byrne, Applicant Lab's Maria Wich-Villa and Fortune Admission's Caroline Diarte-Edwards discuss the impact of the coronavirus on business schools and debate the pros and cons of an MBA education today.