Podcast 2: A Crash Course in MBA Rankings

In this week’s podcast, Nick Johnson and I talk about MBA Rankings. MBA Rankings are given a lot of credence by prospective candidates, students, recruiters, and MBA Administrators. We’ll walk you through the following:

  • What they mean
  • Why people think they are important
  • How to consider thinking about them
  • How to look at them in tiers, and what tiers we see
  • Our advice on how to use them in your search
  • Schools we think are hot right now

Show Notes

4:00: Nick talks about how he used the rankings
11:25: Prepare and understand the methodologies behind the rankings, spend time reading about the methodologies before you look at the rankings
12:23:Nick’s advice for using the rankings for your MBA application process
47:00: if you have two offers, which one would you choose?
57:00: Nick Talks about Forbes rankings
1:05: Nick talks about Economist rankings
1:11: What school do you find interesting?

Bloomberg Week Rankings

US News and World Report Rankings

Forbes Rankings

Economist Rankings

Poets & Quants Rankings

Which MBA Is Best (Article) – P&Q did an article on a professor who evaluated which ranking was most robust

Podcast 1: Life at NYU Stern featuring Nick Johnson (Stern, 15)

Podcast 1: Life at NYU Stern featuring Nick Johnson (Stern, 15)

Now that we’re up and running, I’m excited to share our first MBASchooled Podcast. Our first podcast is with Nick Johnson, an MBA Candidate at the NYU Stern School of Business. In this jam-packed podcast, we’ll cover the following topics:

  • Nick’s journey to Stern
  • MBA Admissions
  • Admissions at Stern
  • MBA Rankings
  • Recruiting for Management Consulting
  • Student Activities and Leadership

Note: I realize the name on the podcast is a little different than the name of this site. We had a little heart to hear at MBASchooled and decided to come up with a different name. Different name, same great content. Questions? shoot me a line at mbaschooled at gmail dot com