After several years of decline, MBA programs see a surge in applicants this year. This comes after months of unemployment for many across the country and worldwide. Historically, most MBA programs report an increase in applicants when the economy goes down, so this may not come as a surprise for some. In the 2019-2020 application [...]
Top MBA Programs are starting to consider deferrals for international MBA candidates who cannot receive visas on time for September 2020 studies due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak around the world. We are getting many questions around the coronavirus impact on top MBA programs admissions. As our previous analysis estimated (how will the coronavirus [...]
Starting this application season, the TOEFL is no longer required from international applicants (who attended a non-English-speaking undergraduate university) applying for Columbia business school MBA program. CBS is following other schools that do not need a TOEFL, such as MIT, Duke and Yale. For more info on top MBA programs that don’t require the TOEFL, [...]
A new article posted yesterday on asia.nikkei.com acknowledges what we have been seeing here at ARINGO since the last US elections. More and more Asian applicants are choosing to apply to Asian business schools as oppose to applying to the traditional top ranked US MBA programs. New data released by the Graduate Management Admission [...]
Due to the recent changes in U.S immigration policy, Johnson Graduate School of Management, the graduate business school of Cornell University, a private Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, has taken several steps in order to support international MBA applicants. Cornell University seems to be taking a political stand, judging by an [...]
At most top MBA programs, international candidates are required to take the TOEFL® (Test of English as a Foreign Language™) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) or the PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic) to demonstrate English proficiency. We recently conducted a research among top MBA programs in USA to find out what [...]
Most international students seek work in the States where there is an abundance of positions and good salaries, and despite difficulties in achieving a work visa, most of the schools reported that international students merge well into the local job market. Some obstacles stand in the way of the American dream, with a visa at [...]
