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BusinessWeek's Guide to the Best Business
Schools (8th Ed) by Betsy
Gruber, Margaret Littman, and Jennifer Merritt
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This guide has been called "The bible for prospective
students" by the London Times for good reason. If
you want to apply to the top programs, this guide will
help you narrow your focus and apply to the schools that
are the best fits for your profile. (Yes, your chances
really are the greatest at the schools where you are
best suited.)
BusinessWeek provides a good overview
and some keen insight into the top 25 MBA programs
as well as the 25
runner up programs. The guide also contains good information
on its b-school ranking process. A word of caution though.
This book does not contain highly detailed information
on the profiled schools and if you do decide to apply
to any of these schools, you will want to conduct some
additional research for your "Why I want to attend
your business school" essay.
The Best Graduate Business Schools by
Thomas Bachluber
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The information on programs is brief, but enough to
make an informed application decision for most readers.
Bears' Guide to the Best MBAs by Distance
Learning by John Bears,
et. al.
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What we liked most about this book is that it only lists
accredited distance learning programs. While the book
does contain a few inaccuracies such as a bad Internet
link to what appears to be the author's own website,
it still proves to be a very good reference for the newly-emerging
business school distance learning (DL) programs.
Which MBA?: A Critical Guide to the
World's Best MBAs (16th Edition) by
George Bickerstaffe
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While North American b-schools are covered as well,
this is the best guide we have ever seen for information
on European business schools. While this book
covers North American b-schools, it is particularly valuable
if you are interested in a European business school.
We particularly like the primary source research from
the surveys. While we would have liked to have seen even
more quotes from the purported 4,500 survey respondents,
this is certainly the most authoritative source we have
found for European, particularly British, MBA programs.
Furthermore, we have received nothing but positive feedback
on this book (both the current and previous editions)
from our clients.
Peterson's Guide to Distance
Learning Programs 2005
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This is an excellent guide that profiles over 100 graduate
business schools. Each profile provides a general overview
of the MBA program as well as important information to
compare each of the schools. Valuable insight from DL
students and advice on post-employment opportunities
is also included.
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