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An executive MBA, or EMBA, is a graduate level business degree. An executive MBA program is a lot like a regular MBA program. The main difference is that an executive MBA program is primarily designed to educate working executives, managers, entrepreneurs, and other business leaders.

Shai Reshef, a New York based entrepreneur sold his education company to Kaplan, Inc. In 2009, he invested the proceeds into offering tuition-free college degrees. His Pasadena-based University of the People has enrolled 3,500 students from across the world in bachelor degrees in business administration and computer science, taught online in small, intensive classes.

While GMAT scores, undergraduate GPA and work experience can play a pivotal role in your MBA application, one must not underestimate the importance of an application essay. It cannot be stressed enough that an essay can either make or break your application and thus your acceptance into the university. Here are 4 tips, for things NOT to do or say in your essay, to help you use your essay as an opportunity rather than a burden:

University of Chicago Booth students have a new startup project, titled TransparenC that hopes to change and fill in the blanks left by current employment review websites like Glassdoor. The claim the website with be targeted at MBA students and will provide more specific feedback rather than a general one. The idea was conceived by student Mitch Kirby for whom Glassdoor felt like an "information overload".

This article discusses which qualification candidates are mostly in banking sector- CFA or MBA.

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New Venture Challenge was recently named a top accelerator program in the nation as it has given rise to many illustrious businesses.

Business Leaders are very inspiring as their personalities, life journeys and their contribution to the business world and the society is often impactful. Here is a list of must read biographies of famous business people which make an inspiring read fro people who aspire to be business people in future.

Attitude. Forbes has recently reported how the new standardised tests and overall college application process are becoming painful and economically requiring. However, there is always a way.

It is no secret that the GMAT requires candidates to be extremely adept at reading and analysing texts, therefore those who tend to read complex literary texts on a regular basis have a clear advantage over those who don't. Here are 3 titles that are recommended reading prior to your GMAT

As strange as it seems, Joe Bellantoni who had a successful career as the chief financial officer of Crystal Springs Resort, New Jersey which is top rated with six golf courses and luxury hotels, went back to graduate school. Mr. Bellantoni, who lost his sight in an accident a few years ago, made this challenging decision and went back to graduate school to get his EMBA. Even though he says the journey was harder than he thought it would be, his wife was his biggest supporter throughout. He is due to graduate from MIT Sloan School of Management next month with his degree.

The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management is rapidly expanding its mark on the market, as its growing ties with Johnson Cornell Tech MBA in NYC and the Cornell Tsinghua MBA/FMA in Beijing. They will now be able to accomplish a new feat, this time closer to home in Collegetown, Ithica; all thanks to a generous gift by long-time supporter and MBA graduate David Breazzano who just made a donation of $25 million.

It is common for students to be undecided about a lot of things pertaining to their future during their undergraduate degree. Only when they are about to graduate to they realise that they would actually like to continue and go on to do their masters. A lot of students turn to choose an MBA. However, here are some common and ignorant mistakes made during an undergraduate degree that could follow on to your MBA.

Essay writing can be extremely challenging for some students, not all students seem to be able to grasp the idea of exactly how to write the essay to maximise their score. Here are some videos that offer tricks and tips that could make your essay writing skills much more efficient.