MBA Podcaster

MBA Podcaster co-hosted Microsoft Corporation's 2nd Annual MBA Panel at their Redmond, WA headquarters. The theme for this year's panel was ''Standing out among the outstanding: Recession, Competition, and Business School Admissions''. The panel, featuring INSEAD, University of Washington Foster School of Business, The National Black MBA Association, and others, helps MBA applicants learn strategies that can help them secure admission to the world's best business schools over the next two years by candidly and openly discussing how the competition for the aforementioned privilege has changed given the state of the global economy.

Tuition bills for MBA programs are in the tens of thousands, if not reaching well over six figures. Wouldn't it be great if someone else paid for your MBA? Well it might not be as hard as you think. Many companies have existing programs for funding MBA's and even if your company doesn't have a program, it is possible to convince your boss that she should pay for your MBA. We'll speak to our guests for the best strategies to get your employer to go beyond simply supporting your MBA plans to fully funding it.

In this video MBA Podcaster explores what to do with a low GMAT Verbal score with GMAT expert Brian Galvin from Veritas Prep, a GMAT prep provider. Find out how to improve a low GMAT Verbal Score, whether those with a quantitative background will be given leniency on the Verbal Section from the business school admission's committee, and run through a sample GMAT Sentence Correction problem. Also, learn how MBA admissions directors view your GMAT test score and how you can make your application shine even with a low GMAT Verbal score.

You've suddenly realized you DO need an MBA to progress in your career. Or maybe you just got laid off and it's the perfect time to go back to school. The only issue? Applications deadlines are days away if not already passed. What options do you have at this point? How can you present your case to the admission's committee without seeming disorganized and haphazard? Our guests will share their strategies with you to help successfully get you through a last-minute business school application and onto campus.

At the Carlson School of Management, business education exists at the intersection of theory and practice and has a key role in finding solutions to real-life business challenges. We approach business education from a global perspective. International study isn't just an expectation of our students -- it's part of our culture. In fact, few schools can match our level of student participation in study abroad programs. Coupled with our Enterprise programs we offer an unparalleled opportunity for MBA students to apply classroom theories to real-world business with student-led venture capital, brand and marketing management, funds management, and consulting businesses.

MBA Podcaster explores what to do with a low GMAT Quant score with GMAT expert Brian Galvin from Veritas Prep, a GMAT prep provider. Find out what scores are considered ''too'' low, what areas of the application can help supplement a low GMAT math score, and learn some GMAT tips on improving your score. Also, hear how two admissions directors views low GMAT scores, whether the GRE is an option for you, and run through a sample GMAT Problem Solving Question.

We often get the question if an MBA makes sense for engineers and how engineers can stand apart in their applications from the many others like them who are applying to business school. To answer the question and more, we're speaking to an admission consultant, several students, and a couple of deans about engineers and business schools. Which business schools typically like the engineers? How should applicants with engineering backgrounds present themselves to schools, especially if they're a self-described 'stereotypical engineer'? What should applicants with engineering backgrounds emphasize on their applications? Listen in to our guests and their recommendations for a successful application process for engineering applicants.

MBA Podcaster host Mia Saini digs up strategies on how to master the Quantitative Section on the GMAT exam from two GMAT masters from Manhattan GMAT. Find out how to pick up those extra GMAT math points by using the ''rephrasing'' technique, identifying problem types, and knowing when to give up and move on. Also, hear what an MBA admissions director has to say about your Quant Score and what other applicants are doing to help boost their GMAT scores.

The buzz in business right now is 'triple bottom line': people, planet, profit. Sustainability issues have made it into the consciousness of business leaders and they need MBAs who understand how to incorporate the issues into the decision making process. Demand exists but how exactly does the global green movement translate into GREEN, as in competitive salaries, for business school grads? Today's show will focus on real-life career opportunities for Green MBAs: which companies are hiring, where the growth will come from in the green movement, what the long-term career prospects for Green MBA grads are and what you should to do prepare yourself for a sustainable career.

Strong young military leaders often make the successful leap to Corporate America, with the MBA providing the tools. In this show you will hear from more than a dozen deans, soldiers, students and experts about the military-friendly schools, how to find available benefits, you'll learn about the resources and the challenges. In our companion show, Military MBA: From the Military to Corporate America: Fitting In you will hear how to make the adjustment from the battlefield to the campus to the boardroom. Learn how you can make the transition to build a career of a lifetime by building on your military strengths.

Our very own MBA PodTV host Mia Saini moderates an admissions panel on ''How to be admitted to a Top MBA'' at Access MBA in New York. Mia investigates those topics swimming around in your head on MBA admissions. Learn the value add of an MBA, the best time to apply, and the biggest mistakes candidates make when writing essays, studying for the GMAT, and in the MBA interview.

MBA Podcaster host Bob O'Keefe takes a look inside The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania uncovering must-know application strategies with co-author of ''Your MBA Game Plan'' and Veritas Prep MBA Admissions Research Director, Scott Shrum. Also joining in on the admissions conversation is a Wharton admissions director and alumnus and a Wharton Class of 2010 student. We'll cover the topics of what type of candidate makes for an 'ideal' Wharton student, how you should approach the essays and application for Wharton to what life is like on campus. Turn up the volume because you won't want to miss this!

MBA Podcaster host Bob O'Keefe takes you on a journey to the Silicon Valley to Stanford Graduate School of Business. With an acceptance rate less than 10%, Stanford is considered one of the most selective business schools when it comes to choosing candidates. Bob sits down with Linda Abraham of Accepted.com to find out what Stanford is looking for and uncover strategies on tackling Stanford's application and essays. You will also hear from several Stanford MBA graduates as to why Stanford was the right pick for them and what they learned along the way.

MBA PodTV host Mia Saini hunts down great GMAT study tips and discovers how much you can improve from your first practice test, as well as what to do the night before and the day of the test. Learn about GMAT's computer adaptive method from a GMAC rep (Graduate Management Admission Council) and find out how b-school admissions directors evaluate your score.

Joint degree programs are proliferating and one of the most popular are the programs offering to join a graduate business degree (MBA) with a law degree (JD) for a joint JD/MBA. More and more schools are offering these combined programs in response to strong student demand driven by the potential for substantial savings of time and money. We talk to the experts to find out what the real value of these programs are, when a dual degree makes the most sense for a student, the procedures and standards for admission, what the academic challenges are, and we get the latest information about post-graduate career opportunities.