#177: What’s New in the MBA in 2023

Welcome to 2023! In the first episode of 2023, Al Dea does a solo episode and tackles the following topics:

• Big Headlines in the MBA space in from Fall 2023
• Other underreported things that happened in the MBA space and their implications for the MBA and MBA degree
• Mailbag questions from listeners around how to write and talk about yourself in MBA applications

Links:

• Pay and Compensation: https://fortune.com/education/articles/mba-grads-from-these-6-top-business-schools-landed-200k-starting-pay-packages-in-2022/
• Darden’s Pay Stats: https://poetsandquants.com/2022/06/08/2022-darden-mbas-get-21-jump-in-median-salary-over-previous-class/
• GMAC Applications: https://poetsandquants.com/2022/10/26/gmac-says-applications-to-b-schools-dropped-3-4-globally-in-2022/
• Wharton’s New Concentrations: https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/story/wharton-welcomes-two-new-majors-and-concentrations-dei-and-esgb/
• NY Times and HBS: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/business/business-school-social-justice.html
• WSJ and Berkeley: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-class-where-future-bosses-learn-how-to-deliver-bad-news-11669576727
• GMAC’s New CEO: https://www.gmac.com/news-center/gmac-press-releases/graduate-management-admission-council-appoints-joy-jones-as-incoming-ceo
• MBA Roundtable: https://www.diverseeducation.com/reports-data/article/15304369/report-testoptional-policies-result-in-increased-application-numbers-and-student-diversity-at-many-business-schools 

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