Business school confidential : a complete guide to the business school experience, by students, for students / Robert H. Miller and Katherine F. Koegler.
Foreword / Charles F. Knight -- The Business School Confidential Mentors -- 1. So You Wanna Get an M.B.A. -- 2. Taking It to the Top: Advice from Five Top CEOs About How to Determine When, and If, Business School Is Right for You -- 3. Beating the GMAT -- 4. Applying to Business School -- 5. On What Really Matters in the Business School Application: A Candid Look at the Application Process with Kristine Laca, Director of Admissions of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth -- 6. On Choosing a School -- 7. An Investment in Your Future -- 8. The Things to Do Before Classes Begin -- 9. An Overview of the Typical First-Year Curriculum -- 10. Getting Out of the Gate -- 11. The Unspoken Code of Business School Etiquette -- 12. How to Succeed in the First-Year Summer Recruiting Process -- 13. Taking Stock of Your Progress: Exams, Projects, and Papers -- 14. Charting Your Course in Business School -- 15. The Keys to Ascension: The Summer Internship Survival Guide -- 16. Making the Turn: What Makes This Year Different from the Last? -- 17. Recruiting in the Second Year: The Quest for Permanent Employment -- 18. Parting Thoughts.
Summary:
"Written for Students about to embark on this two-year odyssey, by students who have successfully survived business school, Business School Confidential provides a comprehensive, blow-by-blow chronological account of the complete M.B.A. experience. Robert H. Miller and Katherine F. Koegler have assembled a panel of recent M.B.A. graduates from across the country, all of whom are in a prime position to offer realistic and informative advice on what business school is really like today. Together, they will walk you through the entire process -- from thinking about, applying to, and choosing a business school and program, through the two-year curriculum, recruiting, summer internships, networking, and, ultimately, to finding the perfect job. The book also features interviews with top Fortune 500 CEOs, including Jeffrey P. Bezos of Amazon.com and Lawrence A. Bossidy, former chairman and CEO of Allied Signal; Vernon R. Loucks, formerly of Baxter International and currently of Segway; W. James McNerney, Jr., chairman and CEO of 3M Company; Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., chairman and CEO of SBC; and with Kristine Laca, the director of admissions at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, currently rated as the #1 business school in the United States, according to the Wall Street Journal. Business School Confidential is truly a book no aspiring business school student should be without. Book jacket."--Jacket.
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