Why the Lessons of Entrepreneurship Apply to Business School

In my first year as an MBA alumna and as a startup entrepreneur, I have realized that the same lessons for startups apply to how you might conduct yourself in business school. Two years is not a long time – ask any recent grad – and making the most of the experience is something every [...]

Patty’s Path to Wharton: The GMAT (Part 2 of 8)

This is part 2 of a series featuring b-school advice gleaned from one of Manhattan GMAT’s own. Until recently, Patty managed marketing and student services for our sister company, Manhattan LSAT. But she chose to return to business school and started at Wharton last fall. She has agreed to share her application experiences with us [...]

Starting Business School This Fall? Let Us Help You Prepare!

Recently, Chris Ryan, our GMAT instructor and Vice President of Academics, realized that helping our students through the GMAT just wasn’t enough. “When I had students come up to me and tell me their GMAT score, I was thrilled,” said Chris, “but I wanted to help them more.” Although Chris considers the two years he [...]

Planning Ahead for your MBA (Part 3)

The folks at mbaMission always recommend getting started with your MBA applications as early as possible. By taking action now, you can dramatically improve your chances of gaining admission to a top MBA program in the coming years. It is never too soon (and certainly not too late) to take several crucial steps to shape [...]

Patty’s Path to Wharton: The Decision (Part 1 of 8)

Starting today, we’ll be featuring b-school advice gleaned from one of Manhattan GMAT’s own. Until recently, Patty managed marketing and student services for our sister company, Manhattan LSAT. But she chose to return to business school and started at Wharton last fall. She has agreed to share her application experiences with us  in a series [...]

From The Bench To B.School: A Scientist’s Road To Enrollment (V and Final)

by Jonathan McEuen, guest blogger Jonathan McEueun is a Manhattan GMAT grad who is off to Wharton this fall. We asked him to share his application process with us. What follows is Part 5 of 5 posts in a series about his experiences. You can read Part 4 here. Decisions, decisions I’ve written so far [...]

Relationships in Business School

The two authors of Case Studies and Cocktails, Chris Ryan and Carrie Shuchart, were recently interviewed on The MBA Show. See what they have to say below about dating, relationships, sex, and b-school jargon: Share this:

From The Bench To B-School: A Scientist’s Road To Enrollment (Part I)

by Jonathan McEuen, guest blogger Jonathan McEueun is a Manhattan GMAT grad who is off to Wharton this fall. We asked him to share his application process with us. What follows is Part 1 of 5 posts in a series about his experiences. We hope it gives those of you who are going down a [...]