
Poets&Quants
MBA News, Experts, & Handicapping Your MBA Odds With Editor-In-Chief John A. Byrne https://poetsandquants.com/
Episodes
289 episodes
MBA Rankings Galore!
We dissect three rankings — all of which arrived in a single month: Businessweek, LinkedIn & QS
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Season 6
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Episode 35
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20:57

See Who's Getting An MBA Right Now
Our annual Meet the MBA Class feature is up. Here's what it says about the latest crop of students to start their MBA journeys all over the world.
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Season 6
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Episode 34
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26:03

Masters In Management: An Assessment
We digest the new Financial Times ranking of MiM programs and explain who they are for and what kinds of results grads get from these programs
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Season 6
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Episode 33
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16:55

Tell Your Recommender Not To Use AI
Our advice in working well with a recommender who might want to use AI to draft a rec letter
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Season 6
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Episode 32
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19:57

Dos & Don'ts Before Hitting Submit On Your MBA Application
With round one deadlines a little more than a week ago, we provide advice on what you need to know right now.
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Season 6
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Episode 31
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17:59

Stanford's GMAT Time Bomb For Applicants + An Alarming AACSB Study
A change in the validity period for GMATs and GREs will impact some applicants this year
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Season 6
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Episode 30
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17:16

What You Need To Know About The M7
The Magnificent 7 MBA programs in the U.S. by the revealing numbers
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Season 6
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Episode 29
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27:21

Where MBA Grads Want To Work
Why finance is surging and tech is fading
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Season 6
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Episode 28
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17:33

The New Princeton Review MBA Ranking
The results are sometimes as mystifying as they are illuminating
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Season 6
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Episode 27
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25:36

What If The U.S. Schools Walk From The Financial Times MBA Ranking?
We discuss the increasing possibility of a boycott of the FT's rankings by U.S. MBA programs.
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Season 6
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Episode 26
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21:06

New Essay Questions For Chicago Booth & Dartmouth Tuck
Caroline Diarte-Edwards and Maria Wich-Vila on the changes for MBA applicants
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Season 6
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Episode 25
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21:42

Trump's DEI War Causes UT McCombs To Walk From The Consortium
Will other business schools and corporate partners follow? We discuss
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Season 6
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Episode 24
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21:41

How To Express Your Career Goals On An MBA Application
Caroline, Maria and John on what you need to know to make the best impression
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Season 6
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Episode 23
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22:27

A Top Immigration Lawyer With Advice On Student Visas
Waypoint Immigration's Amber Davis on what to expect from the new social media reviews in the U.S.
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Season 6
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Episode 22
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31:54

New MBA Application Essays & Deadlines
Berkeley Haas shakes things up, MIT Sloan and Kellogg set MBA app deadlines
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Season 6
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Episode 21
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14:46

The Perfect Storm Facing U.S. Business Education
Visa restrictions, tuition model changes and increased taxes on college endowments will force a fundamental reshaping of business schools
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Season 6
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Episode 20
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21:15

The Student Visa Freeze & What To Do Now
Our advice: Purge your social media accounts. Create a Plan B. And apply first round if you want to come to the U.S. to study next year.
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Season 6
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Episode 19
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25:42

What To Expect For This Admissions Season
Chances are applications to top MBA programs will be down due to economic uncertainty and Trump's visa terror
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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17:17

The Best & Brightest MBAs Of 2025
These MBA graduates represent the most promising and exceptional young professionals in the world
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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25:30

Crafting The Ideal MBA Resume
The resume you submit with your application is very different from the one you use to get a job
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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26:54

The Real ROI On The MBA Degree
The true benefits of an MBA go well beyond higher salaries and better jobs
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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19:57

GMAC's Advancery: A New Admissions Tool For Prospective Business Students
A conversation with GMAC Chief Product Officer Adam Witwer on what Advancery can do for those interested in a graduate business experience
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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26:05

U.S. News 2025-2026 MBA Ranking
What’s wrong and what’s right about the annual list and the treasure trove of data that comes with it
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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36:02
