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Tippie School of Management at University of Iowa Chooses MBA Math (July 3, 2008)

Tippie School of Management purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming full-time MBA students and recommends MBA Math for all incoming part-time students.

Flores MBA at Louisiana State University Chooses MBA Math (June 23, 2008)

Flores MBA at Ourso College of Business at LSU purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming full-time MBA students and recommends MBA Math for all incoming part-time students.

Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College Chooses MBA Math (June 10, 2008)

Tuck School of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming students for the fourth straight year.

Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas Chooses MBA Math (June 9, 2008)

Clinton School of Public Service purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming Masters program students.

Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon Chooses MBA Math (June 4, 2008)

Lundquist College of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming Oregon MBA program students as part of the revised curriculum.

McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University Chooses MBA Math for Full-Time, Evening, and Executive Programs (May 22, 2008)

McDonough School of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming students in the full-time, evening, and executive MBA programs. This is the third year for the full-time and evening programs, the second year for the international executive program, and the first year for the Georgetown-ESADE executive program.

Jessica Grote Joins the MBA Math Board of Advisors (May 8, 2008)

MBA Math user and MBA student Jessica Grote (Washington University in St. Louis Olin Class of 2009) joins the existing advisors to provide guidance and feedback on priorities for improving and extending the MBA Math course. Click the Board of Advisors link to the left for more information.

Hankamer School of Business at Baylor Chooses MBA Math (April 29, 2008)

Hankamer School of Business recommends MBA Math for admitted students who need quantitative skills preparation.

Robinson College of Business at Georgia State Chooses MBA Math (April 15, 2008)

Robinson College of Business recommends, and in some cases requires, MBA Math for admitted students who need quantitative skills preparation.

Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech Chooses MBA Math (March 11, 2008)

Pamplin College of Business recommends MBA Math for admitted students who need quantitative skills preparation.

McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin Chooses MBA Math for Full-Time, Houston, Dallas, and Evening Programs (March 4, 2008)

McCombs School of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for the second year for all incoming Full-Time, Houston, Dallas, and Evening MBA program students.

Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis Chooses MBA Math (February 28, 2008)

Olin Business School purchased MBA Math subscriptions for the second year for all incoming students.

Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder Chooses MBA Math (February 13, 2008)

Leeds School of Business recommends MBA Math for admitted students who need quantitative skills preparation.

Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University Chooses MBA Math for Two-Year and Accelerated Programs (February 8, 2008)

Johnson Graduate School of Management purchased MBA Math subscriptions for the second year for all incoming students in the two-year MBA Class of 2010 and accelerated MBA Class of 2009.

Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame Chooses MBA Math (January 28, 2008)

Mendoza College of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming one year and two year program students.

Kate Canale Joins the MBA Math Board of Advisors (January 7, 2008)

MBA Math user and MBA student Kate Canale (Virginia Darden Class of 2009) joins the existing advisors to provide guidance and feedback on priorities for improving and extending the MBA Math course. Click the Board of Advisors link to the left for more information.

Joshua Izzard and Anne Thompson Join the MBA Math Board of Advisors (January 2, 2008)

MBA Math users and MBA students Joshua Izzard (Chicago GSB Class of 2009) and Anne Thompson (Dartmouth Tuck Class of 2009) join the existing advisors to provide guidance and feedback on priorities for improving and extending the MBA Math course. Click the Board of Advisors link to the left for more information.

MBA Math Completes Successful Second Year (December 31, 2007)

During 2007, MBA Math helped approximately 2,000 students to build a solid pre-MBA quantitative foundation. While full-time admitted students continue as the core group, MBA Math usage grew significantly among evening and executive program students. Usage also doubled among applicants, some purchasing subscriptions on their own initiative and others at admissions officers' suggestion.

Live multi-day courses, at Dartmouth (Tuck) and Cornell (Johnson), coupled with short workshops, at events sponsored by MBADiversity and The MBA Tour, continue to shape the course material.

Thanks to students, faculty, and administrators who support MBA Math and provide suggestions. Special thanks to current students who serve on the MBA Math Board of Advisors.

Jelka Dasent and Michael Converse Join the MBA Math Board of Advisors (December 31, 2007)

MBA Math users and MBA students Jelka Dasent (University of Texas at Austin McCombs Class of 2009) and Michael Converse (UCLA Anderson Class of 2009) join the existing advisors to provide guidance and feedback on priorities for improving and extending the MBA Math course. Click the Board of Advisors link to the left for more information.

Acton MBA in Entrepreneurship Chooses MBA Math (November 20, 2007)

Acton MBA in Entrepreneurship purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all of next fall's incoming students.

Smeal College of Business at Penn State University Chooses MBA Math for Executive MBA Program (November 6, 2007)

Smeal College of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all executive MBA program students.

Melbourne Business School at The University of Melbourne Chooses MBA Math for Full-Time and Part-Time Programs (October 26, 2007)

Melbourne Business School purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming full-time and part-time MBA program students.

Tuck Executive Education Back in Business Program Chooses MBA Math (September 21, 2007)

Tuck School of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all participants in the Back in Business program. Participants will focus on spreadsheets, finance, and accounting to reinforce their quantitative foundation before starting the Back in Business program whose goal is to facilitate reentry of professionals into the workforce.

McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin Chooses MBA Math for Houston, Dallas, and Evening Programs (July 17, 2007)

McCombs School of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming Houston, Dallas, and Evening MBA program students.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Business Recommends MBA Math (July 9, 2007)

Illinois College of Business recommends MBA Math as a quantitative skills preparation resource on its website.

Chicago Graduate School of Business Recommends MBA Math (June 25, 2007)

Chicago GSB's June newsletter to incoming students recommends MBA Math as a quantitative skills preparation resource.

McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin Chooses MBA Math for Full-Time Program (June 19, 2007)

McCombs School of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming full-time McCombs MBA students.

McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University Chooses MBA Math for Full-Time, Evening, and Executive Programs (June 6, 2007)

McDonough School of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming students in the full-time, evening, and executive MBA programs. This is the second year for the full-time and evening programs and the first year for the executive program.

Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College Chooses MBA Math (May 31, 2007)

Tuck School of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming students for the third straight year.

MBA Math Founder to Host Weekly Online Chats for MBA Math Students (May 10, 2007)

MBA Math founder Peter Regan will host a series of online chats for registered MBA Math students during the coming months to respond to questions and to allow students to communicate with each other.

MBA Math Founder to Teach 3-Day Quantitative Skills Course at Cornell's Johnson School (April 30, 2007)

MBA Math founder Peter Regan will teach a three-day Quantitative Skills course for a subset of incoming MBA students at the Johnson Graduate School of Management in early August. The course will cover the quantitative and logical foundations of finance, accounting, marketing, economics, and statistics. The objective is to give students a jumpstart on the quantitative skills required for success in the first year curriculum.

Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis Chooses MBA Math (April 6, 2007)

Olin School of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming students and will use MBA Math in place of an on-campus pre-term quantitative preparation course.

MIT Sloan Quant Experience Chat Transcript Available (March 15, 2007)

Maura Herson, Associate Director of MBA Student Affairs at MIT's Sloan School of Management participated in an online chat for prospective students devoted to the MIT Sloan first year quant experience. Maura was joined by Jeri Seidman, pre-term accounting instructor, and first year students Susan Hanemann Rogol and John Clingan. Linda Abraham, founder of Accepted.com, and Peter Regan, founder of MBA Math, moderated the chat.

Click here to review the transcript.

MBA Math Founder Participates in MBADiversity Chat (February 27, 2007)

mbadiversity.org Click here to review the chat transcript with prospective MBAs. Moderated by MBADiversity leaders, the chat guests were Kim Watkins of Manhattan GMAT and MBA Math founder Peter Regan. The chat covered the MBADiversity fellows program and annual symposium, GMAT preparation, and pre-MBA quantitative preparation for applicants and admitted students.

Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University Chooses MBA Math (February 26, 2007)

Johnson Graduate School of Management purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming students in the two-year MBA Class of 2009 and accelerated MBA Class of 2008. Students are encouraged (admitted student web site) to achieve 90% proficiency with 21 of the 22 topics, with one topic (using calculus) considered optional.

MIT Sloan Quant Experience Chat on Thursday, March 8 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM GMT (February 16, 2007)

Maura Herson, Associate Director of MBA Student Affairs at MIT's Sloan School of Management will participate in an online chat for prospective students devoted to the MIT Sloan first year quant experience. Maura will be joined by a Sloan instructor and two first year students. Linda Abraham, founder of Accepted.com, and Peter Regan, founder of MBA Math, will moderate the chat.

Visit the MBA Quant Experience blog for sample questions and more information about the chat.

Discussion Forum Launched to Allow Student Communication (February 14, 2007)

Responding to student requests to communicate with their peers as they work through the MBA Math course, the MBA Math Discussion Forum is now available. With separate forums for specific subject areas and specific schools, the message board should help to create a sense of community among students as they prepare for their MBA studies.

Rick Bollar Joins the MBA Math Board of Advisors (January 12, 2007)

MBA Math user and MBA student Rick Bollar (Fuqua Global Executive MBA Class of 2008) joins the existing advisors to provide guidance and feedback on priorities for improving and extending the MBA Math course. Rick's experience in Fuqua's executive MBA program will add a new perspective about quantitative preparation to MBA Math. Click the Board of Advisors link to the left for more information.

Lenika Dorman Joins the MBA Math Board of Advisors (January 8, 2007)

MBA Math user and MBA student Lenika Dorman (McDonough Class of 2008) joins the existing advisors to provide guidance and feedback on priorities for improving and extending the MBA Math course. Click the Board of Advisors link to the left for more information.

Beginner and Intermediate Excel Narrated Lectures Released (January 2, 2007)

Responding to student and faculty feedback requesting more detailed support for Excel spreadsheet modeling mechanics, the Excel Basics lesson now includes two new narrated lectures. The beginner version, which runs 37 minutes, walks students step-by-step through problem setup and click-by-click through implementing basic functions and simple business scenario spreadsheets. The intermediate version, which runs under 10 minutes, proceeds in a more streamlined way through the same exercises.


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