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Wall Street - land of job uncertainty

Submitted 149 days ago

Last fall, as bad news about the credit crisis began to pile up, MBA student Brendan McHugh started to wonder about his chances of securing a coveted internship at a top securities firm.

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MBA students go for Google

Submitted 91 days ago

Where do MBA students most want to work when they get out of school? Investment banks and consulting firms are still popular choices, but for the second straight year, the most coveted employer is Google, a recent survey found.

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A chance to compare MBA schools

Submitted 91 days ago

Dan Berger, a 26-year-old aide to New York Congressman Charles Rangel, knew he wanted to get an MBA but, he says now, he was overwhelmed by the number and variety of programs available: "I knew I needed to gather a lot of information before choosing a school, but I really didn't know where to start."

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Study: Medical students show racial bias

Submitted 48 days ago

Edna sits on an examining table ready and alert -- she wants answers about the lump in her breast.

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Biz-school exam maker seeking Web cheaters

Submitted 48 days ago

Prospective and current graduate business students who used a Web site to cheat on entrance examinations over the past five years could have their scores thrown out.

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10 secrets for getting into a top B-school

Submitted 168 days ago

Getting accepted into a top MBA program is an arduous, time-consuming process, with plenty of potential pitfalls along the way. Witness that the most prestigious and selective schools - Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, and their ilk - say they accept only 10% of all those who apply.

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Young doctors in debt

Submitted 168 days ago

It's Wednesday evening and Megan Reis can't remember when she last saw her husband Chris. Small wonder. Since Sunday morning, Meg has worked more than 60 hours at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital, the Chicago-area facility where she is training in pediatrics.

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Commentary: Integrative medicine is 'new way of healing'

Submitted 168 days ago

In a recent column, Emily Breidbart, a second-year medical student at New York University School of Medicine, expressed concerns about her medical education and the frustrating health-care system she will soon enter.

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Russia's business school battle

Submitted 168 days ago

The big question right now in Russian politics is who will succeed Vladimir Putin as President in the 2008 election. As it turns out, the two front-runners -- first deputy prime ministers Sergei Ivanov and Dmitry Medvedev -- are also squaring off in a contest for business-school supremacy in Russia.

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Better Bedside Manners

Submitted 168 days ago

A new study shows that a standardized test of doctor communication skills can help create a nicer, better doctor of the future

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