Month: March 2011
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MBA Internship Hiring –
MBA summer internship hiring is picking up this year at banks and consulting firms. A recent Bloomberg Businessweek article reported on the uptick in hiring and the potential for future job offers. Off-cycle recruiting is one recent change in MBA internship hiring. To read the Bloomberg Businessweek article, please click here: http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/mar2011/bs20110331_960629.htm Jim Sutliff
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Department Of Treasury Financial Resources –
The U.S. Department of Treasury site has updated their Financial Education and Financial Access Resource Center. The Resource Center has valuable links and information on financial programs and financial literacy initiatives. The Financial Literacy and Education Commission is part of theDepartment of Treasury Resource Center and it contains a wealth of information on financial education. A valuable source…
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MBA Hiring Trend –
The job market for MBAs has improved and hiring is expected to increase for the remainder of the year. According to a report published by the QS World MBA Tour, the finance and consulting sectors are both showing double digit increases in hiring. MBA hiring in the finance sector increased 22% last year and may show an 11%…
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Harvard Medical School Tops US News Rankings –
Harvard Medical School finished number one for research programs in the US News rankings for 2011. The University of Pennsylvania finished second, Johns Hopkins was ranked third, and Washington University in St. Louis came in fourth. Stanford moved from 11th place to 5th on the list and had an acceptance rate of only 3.3%. Acceptance rates…
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Top European Business Schools –
European business schools are rising in popularity over the last few years. Applications have soared since 2006 and class statistics have also increased. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, average GMAT scores at Insead are now 704. The top three European business schools are Insead, London Business School, and Oxford. To read the Bloomberg Businessweek article, please click here: http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20110318/europe-s-top-b-schools-2011/…
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US News 2011 Law School Rankings –
The US News 2011 law schools rankings were released and little has changed in the top 14. The top five schools are still Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, and the University of Chicago. The only new addition to the top 14 is the University of Texas at Austin which tied for the 14th rank. One of the…
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Law Firms Rank Law Schools –
The US News has added another ranking for law schools. Hiring partners at top law firms were asked to rank law schools based on academic quality. Schools were ranked on a five point scale from outstanding (5) to marginal (1). Harvard was ranked number one with Yale and Stanford finishing tied for second. To read the US…
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Business Majors Tuition –
Differential tuition is taking hold at some universities across America. Schools are using differential tuition to close funding gaps from state cutbacks. Business majors are getting charged higher tuition rates than other majors at several schools. The highly ranked University of Virginia announced a tuition increase for business majors effective next fall. To read a related Bloomberg…
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Businessweek Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2011 –
Bloomberg Businessweek has released their rankings of the top undergraduate business schools for 2011. The Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame finished in first place for the second straight year. Notre Dame scored high on all areas and listed a 98% job placement rate. The University of Virginia finished second, Emory University was third,…
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Jump Start K-12 National Standards –
The Jump Start Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy has one of the best sites for financial education. Jump Start produces a guide titled, National Standards in K-12 Personal Finance Education. The guide can be downloaded from the Jump Start Coalition site. To download the National Standards in K-12 Personal Finance Education, please click here: http://www.jumpstart.org/national-standards.html To…