Best 290 Business Schools, 2008 Edition (Graduate School Admissions Guides) Review

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(More customer reviews)My primary complaint about this book is that much of the information is out of date. For instance, schools' tuition costs are often significantly different than those directly stated on their websites. Some of the information about the culture is helpful, but could easily be discerned from reading information about schools online or perhaps in other books. A lot of the other information is intuitive or so cursory to be useless.
Better to look at information on the Business Week B-School website or other internet resources or just go to the bookstore and simply glance at the schools you're considering. Absolutely not worth owning.

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Get everything you need to know to make the right decision! This insider's perspective on the nation's top business schools provides rankings based on student surveys, just like those made popular by The Princeton Review's Best 361 Colleges guide.Best 282 Business Schools also includes student quotes about classes, professors, the social scene and more, as well as a complete index of schools throughout the country with basic information on their programs. Plus, it covers the ins and outs of admissions and financial aid, and the schools get an opportunity to talk back by including their own profiles. Best 282 Business Schools has all the information you need to find the perfect match in a business school.

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The Best 300 Business Schools, 2011 Edition (Graduate School Admissions Guides) Review

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(More customer reviews)The Best 300 Business Schools provides a fine review of business schools derived from student surveys and profiles of the nation's top 300 schools, offering detailed statistics on over 150 programs accredited by the AACSB. From school areas of specialization and student demographics to admission criteria and all information needed to contact the school, this is a 'must' reference for high school to college-level holdings.


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Get everything you need to know to make the right decision!The Best 300 Business Schools gives you student survey-driven profiles of the nation's top 300 business schools as well as detailed statistical information on an additional 154 programs accredited by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). It also provides answers to all of the practical questions you should ask when applying to business school, including:• What are the school's areas of specialization?• What is the breakdown of student demographics, including years of work experience?• Which companies are recruiting graduates?• What kind of salaries are graduates making?You'll also get each school's admissions criteria, deadlines, telephone numbers, tuition figures, addresses, and other key information.

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Guide to Graduate Business Schools (Barron's Guide to Graduate Business Schools) Review

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(More customer reviews)Barron's collectively assembles the information you are looking for in an easy-to-read format that makes the scary idea of going to business school a little less intimidating. The book breaks down each school, discussing the programs available, admissions info and general data regarding the campuses.
The Barron's Guide also has a helpful section on financial aid and what programs various schools excel in. The Barron academic profiles are comprehensive and are sure to help an prospective student in making a decision that is sure to be one of the biggest of their lives!

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Presenting up-to-date costs and latest school facts and figures, this directory profiles more than 600 accredited business schools in the United States and Canada. Details supplied for each school include admission requirements, minimum GMAT score, available academic programs, course requirements for graduation, career placement services, library, research, and computer facilities, data on both the faculty and student body, and admissions contact, with e-mail and web site addresses. The directory of schools is organized state-by-state. Additional information for prospective students includes advice on choosing a specific business school, the application procedure, financing one's business school program, and a sample GMAT exam with answer keys and a self-evaluation chart.

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How to Get Into the Top MBA Programs Review

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(More customer reviews)I am actually a professor at one of the top MBA programs in the country. My students tell me it is getting harder and harder to get into the best programs. That's especially true just now that the economy is bad - everyone decides to drop out of the economy for a couple of years, at the same time. Our applications are up 40-50%.
So yes, you could use some advice, and some of Montauk's is OK. But you should remember that NO book can change some basic facts about you: your GPA. Your work experience. Your basic intelligence. If you do not score well on EVERY one of these, you will probably not end up in what the book calls a "top" program.
Don't let that get you down - there are a lot of great programs out there. Instead of obsessing about whether you will get into Wharton (or whatever), obsess about learning more about LOTS of program, to find the one where you will FIT the best. This book does not really offer you any help in the way of describing the pluses and minuses of the various programs, so don't make this the first MBA admissions book you get.
That said, I found some useful pointers in this book, particularly when it comes to recommendations. Pick your recommendation writers wisely (make sure they know how to write!), and PREP them. Remind them what makes you special, send them a resume, etc. I write a dozen or more letters a year. The students who give me more information about themselves make it easy for me to help them stand out.
Give yourself enough time to take the GMATs more than once in case you are not happy the first set of results.
And (this one is mine, not Montauks) don't be in a hurry to do it this year if you don't have to. If you will be able to tell a better story about your work experience 12 months from now, wait to apply. Stronger work experience = stronger chance of getting in.
So to summarize - this book is OK but a book with detailed info about programs would be better. Concentrate on finding the right program for you instead of getting up high in the Business Week rankings. Pay attention to your recommendation letters.
Maybe you won't have to read the book now that you've read the review ;-).
Good luck!

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How To Get Into the Top MBA Programs, 4th Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)Needless to say, this book is now the Bible of MBA applications.
What works:
1. Lots of advice, starting from the basics.
2. Tons of feedback from Admissions Committee Members
3. Essay samples
What doesnt:
1. Essay samples are limited to people who were leaders, consultants, etc etc. I dont believe these form the majority, Instead, I think the majority applicants are engineers, investment bankers and people from Asia. So the examples should have been chosen to fit that demographic too. I am more interested to see how an engineer represented himself well to get into a B-school, rather than read an essay of someone who was in the Army asa Lieutenant. It doesnt help much by publishing essays of people who're inherently different because of a very rare background.
2. Nothing much has really changed over the 2002 edition of the book. So, if you have the old one, I dont think this is worth buying. You could just use the library.

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Now updated and revised.Now with new and expanded information on Executive MBA programs, the most up-to-date school rankings, new interviews with admissions officers, and more detailed advice for younger applicants, Montauk offers an up-close and candid view of what leading MBA programs look for in an applicant.

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