| This Week's Top Story |  | | A flood of test-takers in Asia-and a rush to take the test before the addition of a new section in June-resulted in a record-breaking year for the B-school entrance exam | | More Top Stories | | | For the fourth consecutive year, Google takes the top spot in Universum's global ranking of the most coveted employers among business students | | | In Universum's latest ranking, consulting still holds a very strong appeal, but the popularity of banks, Big Four accounting firms, and even Apple appears to be slipping | | | Seven top business schools have formed a partnership that allows them to draw more prospective students to recruiting events, and cut costs | | | European business schools have embarked on a process of reinvention that makes the "re-branding" of some U.S. programs seem comparatively tame | | | The 45 students in the inaugural class will each spend a year in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, immersed in local culture and issues as they prepare for global business careers | | | Converting fractions to percentages doesn't require a calculator. A simple trick that produces an estimate is good enough to answer most questions | | | MBA Journal: Introduction 'So why the MBA? While I have 15-plus years of work experience, my skill set has been limited to a very specific area' | | | A Day In The Life Flights, hotels, and many meetings are all part of the daily routine at Caesars for this Kellogg MBA grad | | | As MBA students arrive on campus, a discussion on the Business School Forums takes up a subject rarely discussed: what's the actual experience like? | | | When it comes to MBA applications, being ready is more important than being first | | | Wharton's new waterfront campus in San Francisco is the ideal place to study business, or grab lunch | | | An administrative overhaul at Yale, a surge of interest in specialized degrees, and disappointment for junior analysts at Goldman | | | A Booth MBA gets a CEO job, a Stern MBA retires from the New York Fed, and a Fuqua MBA with a hot new cell phone steals the show | | | A pay premium for specialized master's degrees, a flood of B-school applicants at George Washington University, and a painterly look at Wharton's founder | | | IESE and Stern team up for a new executive education program, and Michigan State gets a new program in business analytics with a big assist from IBM and its Watson computer system | | | Check out our video blog for tips and expert advice on choosing the right B-school and making the most of your time there | | | Connect with fellow students and recent alumni of the MBA program you're about to start, and start networking before you arrive on campus | | | This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Dustine Peterson
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To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. | | This week in MBA Express | | Dear Reader: Is the MBA on its last legs? I think most reasonable commentators would have to say no, but a report out this week on GMAT test-taking trends provides more evidence that its best days may be behind it. As Alison Damast report, the Graduate Management Admission Council says that the number of GMAT exams administered in the year ending June 30 was up 11 percent from the previous year-not too shabby. But much of the growth appears to be driven by international applicants (U.S. testing volume was basically flat) and by a spike in registrations in April and May by test-takers hoping to avoid the new GMAT, which made its debut in June. The MBA has been losing ground to other master's degrees in business for four years, a trend that shows no signs of abating. Only 67 percent of GMAT score reports are now sent to MBA programs, down from 78 percent in 2008. Does that mean the MBA is sliding into irrelevance? Probably not, but as signs and portents go it's the kind of thing that should be keeping B-school deans up at night. Louis Lavelle, Business Schools Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek | | Louis Lavelle |  | | Advertisement  | Business School Resources | Advertisement  | |
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