Provided by Kaplan Test Prep Overview Business school admissions was fiercely competitive. While dot-com fever struck recent college grads over the past years, many still consider an MBA critical to business success. MBAs join dot-coms with invaluable knowledge of the business world, giving viability to the intense creativity spawned by the Internet.
Companies often require execs to hold MBAs.
Below you will find further information on last year's top business schools, competition among applicants, business school applications, financial aid and last year's take on the MBA advantage. The Schools Wharton, Harvard, Kellogg and Stanford are traditionally known as the top business schools in the country. The popularity of other schools, however, has increased due to the addition of ecommerce courses, geographical considerations and the sheer number of people who want to attend business school. In last year's admissions cycle, the acceptance rates of the top schools remained very low. Last year Dartmouth received 14 to 15 applications for every first-year spot.