In October 2011, three years into the wake of the 2008 US financial crisis, federal agents in Manhattan arrested Rajat Gupta on charges of insider trading. Gupta had been a towering figure in the U.S. management consulting and investment banking industries. Most famously, Gupta was...

Most business school students didn’t decide to earn an MBA until several years into their career. They graduated from university, spent years in the workforce, and eventually decided that, having garnered valuable experience, they wanted to accelerate their career with an MBA. Reinforcing this typical...

High school students embarking on college applications should watch their step on social media platforms. That’s common wisdom, and it’s true. By now, we’ve all heard stories about acceptances being rescinded or applications being denied because of bad behavior online—in one particularly dramatic instance in...

Entrepreneurs, once a rarity in the MBA classroom, today  comprise a large and growing slice of the MBA student population. Top business schools, recognizing how prestige and corporate power has shifted toward founders over the last two decades, are upping their game and competing to...

You were probably asked the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” as a kid. It was probably a lot easier to answer back then—you wanted to be an astronaut, or an explorer, or perhaps even a dinosaur.  As you grow up,...

You were probably asked the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” as a kid. It was probably a lot easier to answer back then—you wanted to be an astronaut, or an explorer, or perhaps even a dinosaur.  As you grow up,...

Ever wish you could just make your tuition disappear? It’s possible that you CAN! As college tuitions rise year by year, it’s important to know your options. In addition to the better understood and more widely known routes of scholarships, payment plans, and student loans,...

The college application process is long and involved, and it seems like every year, students start preparing for college earlier and earlier. But when should you actually start applying for college? Where should you start? There’s a lot to be done! Luckily for you, we’ve...

The college application process is long and involved, and it seems like every year, students start preparing for college earlier and earlier. But when should you actually start applying for college? Where should you start? There’s a lot to be done! Luckily for you, we’ve...

While there isn’t much good news when it comes to college tuition costs, there is one bright spot: you probably won’t have to pay the sticker price. Almost all U.S. residents (and some international students) qualify for some form of federal student aid. What is Federal...