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When high-profile companies like Toyota or BP exhibit questionable leadership in the face of crisis, many people are left scratching their heads as they wonder where our business leaders come from and how they are trained.

I am super excited to be launching a new GMAT/MBA course with Grockit TV!  Here is the scoop, straight from Grockit.

In the aftermath of the financial crisis, MBA programs have had to fine-tune their offerings to appeal to a broader pool of applicants, many of whom are just as interested in doing good as doing well.

Dee Leopold, director of admissions and financial aid at Harvard Business School, took a moment on her blog Friday to answer some of the many questions coming in from prospective applicants who want to visit the school.

The latest Chicago Booth Admissions Insider newsletter offers the admissions committee’s Top Ten Tips on how to get first-rate recommendation letters…letters that can solidify–or improve–a perspective the reader already has about you.

With only two essay questions and 1000 words to communicate your qualitative benefits to UVA Darden, you will need to be incredibly strategic when approaching the UVA essay questions this year. Leadership and the Darden community are the main focus of the two questions and you are never specifically asked about your career goals or why an MBA is necessary for you.

The Chicago Booth School of Business has posted the essay questions for the Fall 2011 application. Rose Martinelli, associate dean for student recruitment and admissions, provided her perspective and insight on what Booth is looking for with these questions; namely, what makes the applicant unique and whether she or he is the right fit for Chicago Booth.

Our friends at MBA Podcaster posted an extremely helpful piece today on the Do’s and Don’ts of crafting a successful resume for your executive MBA program application.