Hello MBA applicants!

Just want to introduce myself. I’m Janet, one of the hosts of MBA Podcaster. We produce audio podcasts on everything MBA - how to get in, what to do once you’re there, and where you can go afterwards.

Since our launch in early 2006, we’ve grown to include a variety of shows covering topics such as the importance of the GMAT, how to write great essays, and how to choose a MBA program, just to name a few.

On MBA Podcaster, you hear advice directly from admissions directors at top programs like Wharton, Kellogg, Chicago GSB, Columbia, MIT Sloan and Harvard. We also regularly hear from career management directors, MBA recruiters, and alumni to bring you post-MBA career advice.

You can browse through our archives and download the shows that apply to you!

Here are some of our most popular shows:

- The 360 Degree Guide to Applying For & Getting Your MBA

- Getting an MBA vs. Masters in Finance or Economics: Which Option is Right for You?

- MBA Admission Strategic Plan: What You Can Do Now to Help Get Accepted Next Year

- Part-time versus Full-time MBA: Which One is Right for You?

- Acing the MBA Interview: How to Prepare Yourself for Your In-Person Inerview

- MBA Quantitative Skills: Sharpening You Skills Before You Begin Your MBA

Our newest series is called a “Day in the Life“. We’re visiting business schools around the world to bring you an in-depth perspective of campus life. We follow a current student for a day, speak to deans, admissions committee members, career management directors, alumni, and others. It’s a great way for you to get to know the different programs out there!

- UCLA Anderson School of Management

- UNC Kenan-Flagler Weekend Executive MBA Program

- RSM Erasmus University

- INSEAD 

- Ross School of Business

- Hawaii Pacific University

- Chicago GSB

- And many more coming soon including Wharton and OneMBA!

Visit us at www.MBAPodcaster.com

Good luck on applying to Bschool and we hope to help you in the process!

Best wishes,
Janet Nakano
Host/Producer

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The Forté Foundation is an organization dedicated to encouraging women to pursue careers in business leadership by providing access to information, scholarships and
networking opportunities. Obviously this is an important topic for everyone in business to be aware of. The vast majority of b-schoolers are still men, and that quite simply means that the business school experience is not as well rounded as it should be.

This fall, Forté is coming to cities across the country with its Forum
series, featuring top women business leaders sharing candid advice drawn
from their own career experiences.

They’ll be joined by admissions officers from the top MBA schools, who will
answer questions and give advice about the admissions process.

The event includes plenty of time to mingle with corporate and school
representatives for one-on-one networking opportunities.

The schedule of events is as follows:
Boston, September 17th (register by September 13th)
Washington DC, September 18th (register by September 13th)
Chicago, September 19th (register by September 13th)
New York, September 20th (registration is closed)
Atlanta, September 24th (register by September 20th)
Houston, September 25th (register by September 20th)
San Francisco, September 26th (register by September 20th)
Los Angeles, September 27th (register by September 20th)
New York, October 1st (register by September 24th)
London, October 9th (register by October 1)

To register for any of these events, visit
http://www.fortefoundation.org/forum

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What a CRAZY week! Non-stop, jam-packed days and even crazier nights. The sheer amount of alcohol consumed is mind-boggling. It almost seems as though everyone has been locked up in a cage for years and are just now let out into the wild world of the NY bar scene. Wow. In some ways this week reminds me of my first week in college…with the important exception that bschool orientation includes a tremendous amount of school sponsored alcohol!

Anyway, talking to some CBS students on the subway this evening a few things were clear about orientation week:

1. This has been one of the craziest weeks of all of our lives
2. Everyone has truly enjoyed almost every minute of it

And when you consider these two facts together, it is remarkable that such a busy and tiring week is so well received. I spent a few moments of my precious free time thinking about what has made this week so great. Some reasons are school specific to CBS, but I imagine most of these apply to bschools across the country.

Here are my musings…

• Everyone is ecstatic to be here. Everyone knows what the “real-world” is like and they want to take advantage of every second back in school
• Everyone is eager to learn. I have yet to meet the person truly concerned with grades; yet, everyone is laser-focused on learning as much as possible
• Everyone is leaping at the opportunity to meet new people. If you don’t like people, business school is not the place for you. It is a hyper-social environment and there is a feeling of excitement all around about meeting and befriending an entirely new network of friends
• The diversity is incredible. I have worked in diverse environments and I like to consider myself a very easy-going, open-minded and inclusive person; but I have never been in an environment with this richness of diversity – diversity of race, religion, ethnicity, culture, experience and interests. It is both amazing and humbling

And for a few CBS-specific ones…

• The program has been fantastic. Columbia has really done an excellent job of creating an engaging and interesting orientation program including interactive lectures, group learning programs, social activities and so much more
• The professors and lectures have been fantastic. Even sessions that sound incredibly dull and boring are brought to life by the masterful teaching abilities of the professors and lecturers. Students are engaged in every class, and frankly, the teacher merely serves as the facilitator of us learning from our peers
• The Peer Advising system is awesome. Our peer advisors have done an incredible job of introducing us to the school and community. They are dedicated and fun, and their passion for CBS comes through so clearly in everything they do

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For those of us interested in working with (or working for) venture capitalists, Mark Davis of DFJ Gotham Ventures just launched a very interesting blog that “aims to explain the venture fundraising process to entrepreneurs.” There is a good amount of content to get the ball rolling, and it appears to be a very useful resources providing increased transparency to the previously opaque process of venture funding.

Yet again, this is another excellent example of the power of the blogsphere. Blogs provide us with a window into the mind and experience of people across the globe. In the past, our only opportunity to access this type of intellect and insight was by going to a lecture (maybe hearing an expert a few times in a lifetime) or purchasing a book (written only by those capable of overcoming the overwhelming barriers-to-entry of authorship). Television and radio expanded our access providing additional information channels, but even these mediums lacked the scope and depth of Internet-scale blogging as well as the on-demand nature of the web.

In stark contrast, today we have immediate access to an unfathomable vast collection of knowledge, all accessible within few mouse clicks. This access empowers us all – making us wiser both individually and as a collective.

I can’t help but feel fortunate to be alive during this revolutionary time.

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