Poets&Quants

Looking for an engaging graduate business program? Look no further than SMU Cox School of Business, where each program is intimate in size, experiential learning is at the center of the curriculum, Dallas roots are deep and rich, and the alumni network is vast and strong.

Most commonly, candidates apply to between four and six schools. But should you adopt a more conscious strategy of picking reach, target and safety MBA programs? Caroline, Maria and John discuss the issue

MBA applicants with exceptional GMAT and GRE scores are routinely turned away by to business schools. Here’s why

Thinking about an MBA program, but don’t want to put your career on hold? Listen now to learn about the power and flexibility of an Online MBA from SMU Cox. The Online MBA program from SMU Cox offers you the convenience of a part-time, online degree while still providing engaging, interactive, and rigorous course content you need to advance your career.

On the 10-year anniversary of Fortuna Admissions, we take a look at how MBA admissions and business education has changed over the past decade

The admission chiefs at both Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business announce their departures on the same day. What it says about the pressures of MBA admissions today

We review the things recent MBA grads most regret about their MBA experience. Co-hosts Maria Wich-Vila and Caroline Diarte-Edwards, who respectively graduated from Harvard Business School and INSEAD, share their personal regrets, while P&Q Editor assesses the most commonly held misgivings MBAs have

How credible is this list? What you should discount and what you should believe

A guide to the organizations and programs to help women and under represented swing admission odds into their favor

For decades, the deans and other officials of seven super-elite business schools in the U.S. have met to exchange best practices and scuttlebutt. But are they really the schools with the best MBA programs or is this merely an artifact of an elitist age?

When is an online MBA preferable to an in-person experience? What should you reasonably pay to get an online MBA?

It’s more than a strong economy that is keeping young professionals out of full-time MBA programs

Stanford’s new MBA employment report opens the door to what MBA grads now earn

Caroline, Maria and John offer relationship advice to MBA students who leave partners behind, plus what Wharton's application decline means for MBA applicants

John spent Sunday morning answering Quora questions from prospective MBA applicants. Now he poses them to Caroline and Maria for their insights

With Harvard Business School's R1 deadline just six weeks away, where should you be at this point? And do you have realistic expectations of what MBA programs might accept you? 

What impact will the withdrawal have, if any, on graduate management education? Will anyone really miss this ranking?

A newly graduated Stanford MBA who gave birth while in the program reflects on her journey through business school as a Mom, while we also dissect the latest Economist MBA ranking

Declining applications, particularly among domestic U.S. candidates, may give viable applicants their best shot at a highly-selective MBA program, plus what prospective students want above all else in an MBA 

MBA applicants too often focus on rankings, admission stats, employment data and networking opportunities. But faculty are also an important consideration. Here's why

Caroline, Maria & John discuss some of the exceptional MBA graduates of the year

Caroline, Maria and John on the questions you need to ask yourself before applying or accepting an offer of admission to an MBA program

What it means to have more international students as classmates and where you'll find them, plus the riches of Harvard Business School

Some MBA grads are able to increase their lifetime earnings by more than $3 million. Others can actually show a loss on their investment in the degree. Which one are you?

A step-by-step guide for a successful application to business school