BSchools.org Blog - Resources for Business School Students
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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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.
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Best Graduate Business Degrees of 2026
January 2, 2026According to the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), specialized master’s degrees in business have gained ground, particularly among younger, less experienced candidates.
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MBA Applications Grow Again: U.S. Competition Heats Up After Years of Decline
December 26, 2025A new survey from GMAC shows that graduate business school applications continued to grow in 2025. This follows a 12 percent jump worldwide in 2024, ending years of declines after the pandemic. The comeback—especially for full-time MBA programs—means more competition for spots at top U.S. business schools.
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List of MBA Conferences for 2026
December 19, 2025MBA fairs or conferences are all about personal connections. School gatekeepers travel to these events to meet well-qualified applicants. Moreover, the savviest candidates understand that connecting in a personal way with a school's admissions team can award those applicants with their most critical advantage in the admissions process: a great lasting impression.
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Online MBA Admissions Requirements by Program
December 16, 2025An MBA takes hard work and dedication, starting with the application process. While each school's admissions requirements differ, commonalities exist, and knowing what to expect is the first step in making a proper first impression.
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Business School Graduate Gift Guide - What to Buy for MBAs in 2025-2026
December 9, 2025MBA gifts convey pride in a loved one's accomplishments and can help them achieve success and adjust to the next chapter in their lives. With that in mind, there are several kinds of gifts MBA grads appreciate most.
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MBA Salary Guide: Starting Salaries & Highest Paying MBA Concentrations (2025)
June 26, 2025Specializations amount to critical choices in an MBA student’s career. They permit students to immediately deliver highly marketable skills to an employer upon graduation, the value for which most employers will gladly pay handsome salaries.
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Tuition Reimbursement: What MBA Applicants and Students Need to Know
April 18, 2025With the cost of the world’s best online MBA program now over a quarter of a million dollars, anyone who considers pursuing this degree might want to first look for a job with a company that offers a tuition reimbursement program. A benefit like this one can save an MBA student thousands of dollars. During the Great Resignation era, an increasing number of employers have started offering expanded tuition assistance programs as a perk to attract and retain top talent.
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How to Write a Great MBA Personal Statement
March 28, 2025For many candidates, writing essays for business school applications can feel intimidating because of the slim margin for error. Admissions officers at highly selective business schools look for justifications to reject candidates, and when they cannot find those justifications in work experience, undergraduate grades, or admissions test scores, they search for them in application essays.
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List of MBA Associations and Organizations (2025)
March 14, 2025Students should not limit themselves by relying exclusively on their school’s clubs for networking opportunities. Compelling arguments exist for joining local chapters of global, national, and regional professional organizations while students are still in business school.
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List of Paid MBA Internships in Technology, Finance, and Consulting (2025)
February 21, 2025For full-time business school students, summer internships are crucial. They provide valuable work experience and can function as trial periods for employers considering new hires after their graduation. In fact, some MBA employers only offer full-time jobs to their former interns.
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MBA Alternatives: Most Popular Business Books
February 18, 2025For those interested in business administration but who do not want to enroll in a graduate or undergraduate business program, there are several alternatives. One is reading books written by some of the world's most successful businessmen and women.
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Best Business Schools for Environmentalists (2025)
February 7, 2025Five business schools, in particular, are outstanding for environmentalists: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s MIT Sloan School of Management, University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology’s Scheller College of Business, Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, and the University of California at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
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Combatting a Dire Shortage of Accountants, EY Boosts Starting Salaries
January 16, 2025America’s accounting industry now faces its most dire staffing crisis in its history. And because the mainstream media has mostly ignored this story, few Americans outside Wall Street and the financial community have heard about this crisis or how it could affect them.
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Applications No Longer Required by Online MBA Program at Northeastern University
November 14, 2024To improve accessibility by potential students, Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business announced it has launched a pioneering approach to admissions for its fall 2024 courses. The business school has introduced a disruptive new option, performance-based admissions (PBA), for two graduate programs. They include the school’s online MBA degree (OMBA) and its four-month online graduate certificate in business administration (OGCBA).