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The BSchools.org blog helps online MBA students choose the right business school and make the most out of life beyond graduation. Readers can learn about what to expect when pursuing an online business degree, including information about the application process, exceptional professors leading programs, and MBA alternatives. Additionally, there are detailed guides to scholarships, internship opportunities (paid and unpaid), conferences, careers, and prospective salaries, as well as features about the ever-changing business landscape.
Check back regularly for interviews with degree program administrators and tips for successful applications, among other resources.
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GMAT Alternatives: The Executive Assessment & GRE Tests
April 2, 2026MBA program applicants who assume that they have no other options besides taking the GMAT may damage their chances of admission to some of the best schools. They might score relatively higher on one of the alternative tests: the Executive Assessment (EA) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
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What Tasks Will Be Automated in Future Businesses?
April 1, 2026In today's technologically advancing world, artificial intelligence (AI) disrupts almost every sector, reimagining how business is conducted. The ubiquitous influence of AI is not only confined to digital marketing or legal analysis, but its tendrils are reaching into virtually every aspect of commerce.
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The FDIC Meeting That Blew Up the Internet
March 31, 2026Much of what the committee discussed during that FDIC meeting concerned a controversial and relatively new resolution technique known as a “bail-in” that’s unfamiliar to most of us, including many knowledgeable MBA students and alumni. In short, a bail-in provides a mechanism where a struggling financial institution’s own creditors rescue that firm.
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How to Apply For and Win MBA Scholarships
March 27, 2026When it comes to MBA scholarships, a knowledge gap exists. One of the world’s foremost experts on graduate management education, John Byrne of Poets and Quants, points out that business schools which give the most money in MBA scholarships typically trumpet that fact in the press. Less generous business schools tend to be much more quiet about their scholarship funding, although analysts can infer their annual budgets and student awards from other sources.
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Is AI a Bubble or a Continuing Bonanza?
March 25, 2026Bridgewater Associates, a premier asset management firm, warns that this is ‘the most dangerous phase’ of the AI boom: enormous investments must eventually be paid off with enormous profits. Where will those profits come from?
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Which Business Skills Are Most Valuable in 2026?
March 24, 2026Around the world, surprising changes in the skills workers will need for success suddenly loom on the imminent horizon. And those contemplating enrolling in MBA degree programs would be wise to consider some of the ways these changes in critical skills will affect their futures.
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20-Somethings in Hoodies: Debunking Stereotypes of Entrepreneurs
March 23, 2026Startups are a risky business: up to 90 percent of them fail. At the same time, venture firms invested approximately $274 billion in U.S.-based startups in 2025. Who is that money going to, and why? Especially in the startup world, investors would be wise to look at the data before making a decision.
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Are CBDCs (Digital Dollars) the Future of Banking?
February 13, 2026Understanding the public relations damage that this broadcast did to the Fed’s plan to launch its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) first requires understanding how this new form of currency differs from other kinds of money.
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Did MBAs Engage in Covid-19 Pandemic Profiteering?
January 27, 2026Executives associated with pharmaceutical companies working on drugs targeting the SARS-CoV-2 virus appear to have cracked the code unlocking multimillion-dollar compensation during the Covid-19 era.
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The Collapse in Demand for Standardized MBA Admissions Tests (Part 1)
January 22, 2026Educational Testing Service (ETS), the organization that runs the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), continues to face the biggest financial challenges in its 79‑year history. The sharp drop in demand for standardized tests, driven by more colleges and graduate schools going test‑optional or test‑free, has hit the entire testing industry hard.
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5 Reasons to Pursue an MBA Degree
January 20, 2026According to new research, the reasons driving the overwhelming majority of business school applicants to pursue MBA degrees have little to do with higher salaries. This article explores that misconception and examines the actual reasons why students seek MBA degrees.
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One-year MBA Programs: Update on the Market’s Changing Dynamics
January 15, 2026During just the past few months, stories started to appear in the business press about changing market dynamics driving increasing enrollments in one-year MBA degree programs. Here at BSchools, we’ve covered one-year online programs since our launch in 2018, mainly in the context of “accelerated” MBA degrees offered by United States business schools.
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The Great Resistance: Return-to-Office Enforcement Collapses
January 13, 2026Across the United States, return‑to‑office mandates are running into a powerful ‘Great Resistance.’ Drawing on new 2025 data, this article demonstrates how hybrid work, weak enforcement, and sudden ‘impulse quits’ are compelling even the largest employers to reassess where work is done.
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MBA Alternatives: Business Fundamental MOOCs
January 7, 2026Through MOOCs, outstanding coverage of MBA core topics is available online from some of the best business schools in the world.
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Should I Hire an MBA Admissions Consultant? Best Practices for Getting into Business School
January 6, 2026Few topics seem as controversial among applicants to MBA programs as the use of graduate admissions consultants. These consultants help optimize the chances of acceptance for their clients, typically candidates applying to highly selective business schools.