Author: mbaapply
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‘We’ve Always Been Student-Focused’: Alabama Business Dean Kay Palan On Culture, AI & The Future Of The MBA
Alabama’s Kay Palan: “Whatever we do has to be right for the school and able to live beyond me. I don’t lead for my own ego. It’s about our students, our people, and the mission.” Courtesy photos Before Kay Palan became dean of the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business, she worked in hospital…
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The P&Q Interview: Estonian Business School’s Meelis Kitsing On Rethinking AI’s Role in Sustainability
Startup Wise Guys is an accelerator affiliated with Estonian Business School. It is located in one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in Europe. Not so long ago, a major race for business innovation centered around sustainability. Business schools launched new degrees, impact projects, and ESG courses. Companies hired sustainability officers, published glossy reports, and pledged…
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UC Davis Dean Rao Unnava To Step Down
Commencement 2024 – Full-Time MBA, MSBA, MPAc and Online MBA. Held at the University Credit Union (UCU) (Pavilion) After an extraordinary decade leading the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, H. Rao Unnava will step down on June 30 of 2026 and begin a role in the school’s faculty. The university will begin a national…
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This Big-City B-School Has Overhauled Its MBA 3 Times In 9 Years — Here’s Why It’s Not Stopping
Drexel LeBow College of Business At many elite business schools, the MBA curriculum has barely changed in a decade despite tectonic shifts in technology, the labor market, and employer expectations. That’s not the case at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business, where a culture of continuous reinvention is reshaping how the school prepares students for…
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2025’s Most Attractive Employers For MBAs: Finance Surges, Tech Fades
JPMorgan Chase is the most attractive employer for U.S. business students, signaling a shift to tried and true employment pipelines in an uncertain job market. What a difference a few years makes. In 2022, when tech was still flying high, business students wanted to work in FAANG – the now out-dated acronym for the five…
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The M7 By The Numbers, 2025 Edition: Who Gets In — And What That Says About The MBA Market
After three years of softness in MBA applications, the elite have roared back. Applications to the M7 — the so-called “Magnificent Seven” of U.S. business schools — spiked sharply in the 2023-2024 admissions cycle, reversing a downward trend that had raised questions about the value proposition at even the most entrenched programs. The Class of…
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How to Build an MBA Profile in Your 20s — Without Selling Your Soul
If you’re early in your career (or even still in college), you’ve probably asked: “What can I do now to improve my chances of getting into a top MBA program later?” It’s a fair question. But also a loaded one. Because the deeper issue isn’t what you should be doing. It’s why you feel the…
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Top 10 Best Practices for Preparing Your MBA Applications
Since 2004, I’ve worked with applicants from all walks of life under my MBA Apply shingle. It’s surprising I never wrote this before, but here are the 10 best practices I’ve seen consistently help applicants sharpen their odds — and their sanity — in the MBA admissions process. 1. Get the GMAT Out of the…
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An Alternative to Entrepreneurship After Your MBA
A lot of MBA applicants say they want to start their own business someday. And that’s great in theory—until reality kicks in. You’ve got debt. You don’t have a killer idea (yet). The market’s shaky. And let’s be honest, it’s a huge psychological leap to go from employee to founder. Even seasoned side hustlers feel…
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Is Business School Worth It? A No-Nonsense Breakdown
It’s the most common—and most loaded—question I get: Is an MBA actually worth it? The answer, like everything in business school, is: it depends. But not in a vague, philosophical way. In most cases, the answer is much more practical than people realize. So here’s the blunt breakdown, stripped of the hype and hand-wringing. When…