Blog: Archive for the “New York University (Stern)” Category

A few weeks ago, we posted Wharton Vice-Dean Jain’s response to a student who protested the Dean’s letter suggesting that students consider academics ahead of a ski trip (see: “Misguided Students Takes on Dean Jain.”) Well, it seems that a Stern student has bitten off more than he can chew as well. See the sequence … Read More  

We always advise candidates to take rankings not with a grain of salt, but with a pound of it. Today, the Financial Times released its annual ranking of top global MBA programs and London Business School came out on top, with Wharton, HBS, Stanford, INSEAD and many others following, of course. So, why should one … Read More  

The Financial Times reports on the increasing number of women in the MBA classroom, highlighting NYU-Stern and Wharton at 40% and Boston University with a remarkable 45%. Meanwhile, INSEAD is up significantly from 23% a decade ago to 34% today. (It is worth noting that law schools average 47% female enrollment and medical schools average … Read More  

We continue our series of exclusive admissions interviews with a transcript of our one-on-one chat with Isser Gallogly, Executive Director of Admissions at NYU Stern. Among the highlights, Mr. Gallogly comments on: Stern’s unique essay three and suggests ways to consider the essay Stern’s robust response to the financial crisis via the book the faculty wrote almost immediately Stern’s … Read More  

The MBA admissions world is not just competitive from the candidate perspective but also from the schools’ perspectives. What do you do if some your competitors – MIT, HBS and Stanford – start to tap another pool of students by accepting the GRE? You follow suit, of course. NYU is now accepting the GRE and … Read More