Get Ready for These March MBA Deadlines
Be on top of the MBA application process and submit your graduate school applications in a timely fashion. Getting applications in early can increase your chances of scholarships and other not-to-miss opportunities when applying for your MBA. Here’s your guide to the March MBA deadlines in some of the biggest metros. Continue reading…
New York City MBA Programs that Do Not Require Work Experience
Test scores, academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, personal essays, and photo documentation to prove you really spent that spring semester abroad building a pop-up nonprofit in Sumatra… It wouldn’t be an understatement to say that the application process for many elite MBA programs is daunting at best—and vexing at worst. For prospective students sweating over which school best suits their academic, financial, and professional needs, a major concern is not being able to account for work experience many simply can’t afford to snag straight out of undergrad. Continue reading…
Stillman Launches New MBA Capstone Course
The Stillman School of Business has launched a brand new capstone course for its MBA students. The course, Integrative Experience II: Business Consulting (BMBA 9210), will give students an intense insight into the world of consulting and strategy. Students will take all of the skills and knowledge that they have learned across their time in the MBA program at Stillman and directly apply it to real-world consulting project.
For the course, students will work with their client for 10 weeks. The client for this semester’s students is th Reheroed, a start-up company that makes products with a what the company calls a “heroic past”. The company creates products from used equipment from organizations like the FDNY. The company has already had success selling products for the FDNY made from used fire hoses. There will be three student teams that will all work to learn about their client, create a market strategy and help to drive the company’s future growth.
Stillman Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Director Shares Advice for New Entrepreneurs
Susan Scherreik, the director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Stillman School of Business was recently featured in an article by NerdWallet. NerdWallet is a financial publication that is focused on helping people to develop the knowledge and skills needed to be successful and educated on financial matters. The article discussed the most common mistakes that new entrepreneurs make and how people can avoid making the same, or similar mistakes.
Scherreik discussed the mistake that new entrepreneurs make when they are too caught up in the idea of what their startup could be. She explains in the article that when people get too “carried away with the idea, the new entrepreneur overlooks how and when he or she can actually execute this idea and turn a profit.” She also explains to readers that “unless the idea can make money, you don’t have a business, just a money pit.”
Stillman Summer App Deadline March 31
The application deadline for the MBA program at the Stillman School of Business starting in Summer 2015 is March 31. Students interested in applying must complete the online application and submit all supporting documents by this date. The summer program does not accept international applications. A complete list of documents needed and information on the application process can be found online.
Applicants for the MBA program at Stillman are required to hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. The Stillman School does not require students to have a bachelors degree in business and welcomes any non-business undergraduate majors. Although all applications will be considered based on individual merit, a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and a minimum GMAT score of 500 are generally required to be considered for admission.
Stillman Hosts Online Information Session
The Stillman School of Business will be hosting an upcoming information session for its Graduate Business programs. This will be a virtual information session. The event will be held March 10 at 1 p.m. and will last for one hour. The event is free to attend and open to any prospective student interested in learning more about the graduate business programs offered at Stillman. Registration for the event can be completed online, here.
The Stillman School offers a streamlined MBA program, which is a part time program for working professions that can be completed in as little as 20 months. The program also offers eight different concentrations for its MBA program, including one of the few MBA-level specializations in Sport Management in the country
