Complete Book of Business Schools, 2001 Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)If you are still considering an MBA education, or still at the beginning of the application process, this book will be very useful to you. It gives you an overall picture of the admission process, helps you calculate return on investment (if you are not sure you can do it yourself), lists things to consider when choosing the right business school, gives you hints on what you should and should not write in your essays, etc.
But if you are interested in learning more about the schools, this is not the book you are looking for. The 372 school profiles (which take up 78% of the book's pages) are nothing but a mere collection of the same old statistic data, such as average GMAT, % of minorities and average age (and some as irrelevant as % of female faculty). Most of the data is even outdated, as TOEFL's statistics still using the paper-based scale -- a disappointment if you were looking for the most recent book on b-schools. Even the most sought after MBAs are listed under the same framework.
In the profiles, each school is listed on a separate page, half of which is usually blank. Some 10% of them, randomly, have placed a two-page ad beside their profile, with catalog-like promotion text. If you want an insight into the specifics of the most reputable MBAs, a better option is the Business Week Guide To The Best Business Schools (you'd better wait for its 7th edition, though).

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The Buyer's Guide to Business SchoolsWhat makes The Complete Book of Business Schools the leading business school guide?All the information applicants need to make a crucial decisionThe Complete Book of Business Schools gives applicants the inside scoop on the positives and negatives of 372 business programs, all of which are accredited by the International Association for Management Education. Each profile answers reader's most pressing questions:What is the workload?Can I afford it?What kind of job will my degree get me?How do I apply?What are the admissions requirements?Insight into putting together a winning applicationSample essays critiqued by admissions officersAdmissions case studies that show applicants what it takes to get inInformation on how admissions criteria are weighted (GPA, GMAT, recommendations, etc.)Fifteen application blunders that can hurt applicant's chancesThis guide also includes advice from admissions experts on getting into business school, and a special section on business school in the 21st century.Includes:Complete and up-to-date information on 372 schools, including admissions, campus life, placement and recruiting, and much moreTips on how to avoid the application blunders that can hurt your chancesSpecial section on how to pay for your MBA

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