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This page is an archive of past news items. Click the News link to the left for the most recent news.


University of Illinois Chooses MBA Math for Executive MBA Program (July 29, 2010)

University of Illinois purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming Chicago Executive MBA program students.

Villanova School of Business at Villanova University Chooses MBA Math for Fast Track and Flex Track Programs (June 24, 2010)

Villanova School of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for the second year for all incoming Fast Track and Flex Track MBA program students.

Sellinger School of Business at Loyola University Maryland Chooses MBA Math (June 18, 2010)

Sellinger School of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming Emerging Leaders MBA program students.

Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas Chooses MBA Math (June 9, 2010)

Opus College of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming Health Care MBA program students.

Melbourne Business School at The University of Melbourne Chooses MBA Math for Full-Time and Part-Time Programs (May 25, 2010)

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

Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon Chooses MBA Math (May 24, 2010)

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

McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin Chooses MBA Math for Full-Time and Evening Programs (May 14, 2010)

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

Tippie School of Management at University of Iowa Chooses MBA Math (May 13, 2010)

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

Pacific Lutheran University Chooses MBA Math (May 12, 2010)

Pacific Lutheran University recommends MBA Math for admitted students who need quantitative skills preparation.

Cook School of Business at St. Louis University Chooses MBA Math (May 12, 2010)

Cook School of Business recommends MBA Math for the second year for admitted students who need quantitative skills preparation.

Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder Chooses MBA Math (May 12, 2010)

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

Walton College of Business at University of Arkansas Chooses MBA Math (May 12, 2010)

Walton College of Business recommends MBA Math for the second year for incoming full-time and part-time students who need quantitative skills preparation.

Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech Chooses MBA Math (May 12, 2010)

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

Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame Chooses MBA Math for South Bend Executive MBA Program (May 10, 2010)

Mendoza College of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming South Bend Executive MBA program students, extending its existing use of MBA Math for other MBA programs.

Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis Chooses MBA Math for Executive MBA Program(May 7, 2010)

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

Smeal College of Business at Penn State University Chooses MBA Math for Executive MBA Program(May 4, 2010)

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

Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame Chooses MBA Math for Chicago Executive MBA Program (April 28, 2010)

Mendoza College of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming Chicago Executive MBA program students for the second year, extending its existing use of MBA Math for the one year and two year program students.

McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University Chooses MBA Math for Full-Time, Evening, and Executive Programs (April 16, 2010)

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

Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College Chooses MBA Math (April 13, 2010)

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

Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University Chooses MBA Math for Two-Year and Accelerated Programs (March 31, 2010)

Johnson Graduate School of Management purchased MBA Math subscriptions for the fourth year for all incoming students in the two-year MBA Class of 2012 and accelerated MBA Class of 2011.

Kenan-Flagler Business School at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chooses MBA Math for Executive MBA Programs (March 24, 2010)

Kenan-Flagler Business School purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming Evening, OneMBA, and Weekend Executive MBA program students, extending last year's use by Weekend EMBA students.

Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame Chooses MBA Math (February 11, 2010)

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

Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis Chooses MBA Math (February 10, 2010)

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

Goizueta Business School at Emory University Chooses MBA Math (January 13, 2010)

Goizueta Business School requires MBA Math for admitted two year, one year, and evening program students.

MBA Math Completes Successful Fourth Year (January 7, 2010)

More Schools: During 2009, MBA Math helped approximately 4,000 students to build a solid pre-MBA quantitative foundation. Fifteen schools purchased subscriptions for their incoming full-time (10), part-time (4), and/or executive (9) MBA program students, up from 12 in 2008. Notably, six schools purchased MBA Math subscriptions for the first time in 2009 for their Executive MBA students, building greater awareness away from the full-time program format where the course originated. Numerous other schools recommend or require that their students purchase MBA Math subscriptions.

More Problem Solving: Reflecting MBA Math's active problem solving focus, students submitted solutions to 590K exercises in 2009, bringing the cumulative total over four years to 1.4M.

Greater Student Proficiency: Demonstrating proficiency gains that position students for success when first-year classes start, across 60K quizzes submitted in 2009, the average pre-quiz score of 57% rises to an average post-quiz score of 91%.

Admitted Students Joined by Applicants and Enrolled Students: Among individual subscription purchases, applicants represent 28%, admitted students 57%, and enrolled students 15%. Applicants often submit MBA Math transcripts to bolster their admissions package, sometimes at the request of admissions officers seeking demonstrated proficiency with MBA quant skill basics.

Live Teaching Shapes Material: Live multi-day courses, at Dartmouth (Tuck) and Cornell (Johnson), coupled with a Forté Foundation workshop, continue to shape the course material.

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

Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame Chooses MBA Math for Chicago Executive MBA Program (November 12, 2009)

Mendoza College of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming Chicago Executive MBA program students, extending its existing use of MBA Math for the one year and two year program students.

Boston University School of Management Chooses MBA Math for Executive MBA Program (September 30, 2009)

Boston University School of Management purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming Executive MBA program students.

Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech Chooses MBA Math for Executive MBA Program (August 31, 2009)

Pamplin College of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for incoming Executive MBA students.

Kenan-Flagler Business School at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chooses MBA Math for Weekend Executive MBA Program (July 31, 2009)

Kenan-Flagler Business School purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming Weekend Executive MBA program students.

Villanova School of Business at Villanova University Chooses MBA Math for Fast Track and Flex Track Programs (July 31, 2009)

Villanova School of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming Fast Track and Flex Track MBA program students.

McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin Chooses MBA Math for Executive MBA Program (July 6, 2009)

McCombs School of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming Executive MBA program students, extending its existing use of MBA Math for the Full-Time, Houston, Dallas, and Evening MBA programs.

Andrew Troisi Joins the MBA Math Board of Advisors (June 23, 2009)

MBA Math user and MBA student Andrew Troisi (University of Pennsylvania Wharton Class of 2010) 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.

Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis Chooses MBA Math for Executive MBA Program (June 22, 2009)

Olin Business School purchased MBA Math subscriptions for selected executive MBA program students.

Walton College of Business at University of Arkansas Chooses MBA Math (June 4, 2009)

Walton College of Business recommends MBA Math for incoming full-time and part-time students who need quantitative skills preparation.

R'Kes Starling Joins the MBA Math Board of Advisors (May 21, 2009)

MBA Math user and MBA student R'Kes Starling (Nortwestern University Kellogg EMBA Class of 2010) 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.

Flores MBA at Louisiana State University Chooses MBA Math (May 18, 2009)

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

Smeal College of Business at Penn State University Chooses MBA Math for Executive MBA Program (May 14, 2009)

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

Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon Chooses MBA Math (May 14, 2009)

Lundquist College of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for the second year 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 7, 2009)

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

Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College Chooses MBA Math (May 7, 2009)

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

Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech Chooses MBA Math (May 5, 2009)

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

Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder Chooses MBA Math (May 5, 2009)

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

Melbourne Business School at The University of Melbourne Chooses MBA Math for Full-Time and Part-Time Programs (May 5, 2009)

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

Robinson College of Business at Georgia State Chooses MBA Math (May 4, 2009)

Robinson College of Business recommends MBA Math for the second year for admitted students who need quantitative skills preparation.

Hankamer School of Business at Baylor Chooses MBA Math (May 1, 2009)

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

Tippie School of Management at University of Iowa Chooses MBA Math (April 22, 2009)

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

Cook School of Business at St. Louis University Chooses MBA Math (April 21, 2009)

Cook School 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 (April 7, 2009)

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

Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University Chooses MBA Math for Two-Year and Accelerated Programs (March 25, 2009)

Johnson Graduate School of Management purchased MBA Math subscriptions for the third year for all incoming students in the two-year MBA Class of 2011 and accelerated MBA Class of 2010.

Amber Rieg Joins the MBA Math Board of Advisors (March 13, 2009)

MBA Math user and MBA student Amber Rieg (Cornell University Johnson Class of 2010) 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.

Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame Chooses MBA Math (February 25, 2009)

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

Amos Peverill Joins the MBA Math Board of Advisors (February 5, 2009)

MBA Math user and MBA student Amos Peverill (Virginia Tech Pamplin Class of 2010) 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.

Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis Chooses MBA Math (February 3, 2009)

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

Michael Shannon Joins the MBA Math Board of Advisors (January 15, 2009)

MBA Math user and MBA student Michael Shannon (University of Notre Dame Mendoza Class of 2010) 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.

MBA Math Completes Successful Third Year (January 12, 2009)

During 2008, MBA Math helped over 3,000 students to build a solid pre-MBA quantitative foundation. Twelve schools purchase subscriptions for their incoming full-time, part-time, and/or executive students, up from six in 2007. Numerous other schools recommend or require that their students do so.

Among individual subscription purchases, applicants represent 25%, admitted students 60%, and enrolled students 15%. Applicants often submit MBA Math transcripts to bolster their admissions package, sometimes at the request of admissions officers seeking demonstrated proficiency with MBA quant skill basics.

Live multi-day courses, at Dartmouth (Tuck) and Cornell (Johnson), coupled with short workshops, at events sponsored by Forté Foundation and MBADiversity, 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.

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.

MBA Math Completes Successful First Full Year (December 31, 2006)

During 2006, MBA Math grew in many dimensions:

- Students from 64 MBA programs using MBA Math, up from 12
- 5 MBA programs endorsing MBA Math for incoming students, up from 1
- MBA Math transcripts submitted for applicants to 17 MBA programs, up from 0
- With the addition of the accounting module, MBA Math includes 22 topics, up from 15
- 8 students serving on MBA Math's Board of Advisors, up from 0
- Favorable media coverage, especially the BusinessWeek article about the live MBA Math course at Tuck
- Launch of the MBA Quant Experience blog

On a more personal note, MBA Math founder Peter Regan's tibia is again in 1 piece, down from the 40 pieces it was in at this time last year after an ice hockey accident. I learned a lot about step by step in 2006.

Thanks to students, advisors, faculty, and administrators who have supported MBA Math and provided suggestions to guide future improvements.

David Landers and Chantrelle Nielsen Join the MBA Math Board of Advisors (December 1, 2006)

MBA Math users and MBA students David Landers (Kelley Class of 2008) and Chantrelle Nielsen (MIT Sloan Class of 2008) 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.

Mason School of Business at the College of William and Mary Chooses MBA Math (November 30, 2006)

Mason School of Business has designated MBA Math as a prerequisite foundation course for students entering its new 11-month Accelerated MBA and recommends MBA Math for incoming students of the 2-year program.

Peter Park Joins the MBA Math Board of Advisors (November 29, 2006)

MBA Math user and MBA student Peter Park (HBS 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.

Azusa Pacific University Chooses MBA Math (November 22, 2006)

Azusa Pacific University has designated MBA Math as a prerequisite foundation course for some incoming MBA students and a recommended resource for others.

Hugo Lorenson and Xiaoming Alex Yang Join the MBA Math Board of Advisors (November 21, 2006)

MBA Math users and MBA students Hugo Lorenson (Rotman Class of 2008) and Xiaoming Alex Yang (Columbia Class of 2008) are the first Class of 2008 members of the MBA Math Board of Advisors. They join our Class of 2007 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 Quant Blog Launched (November 20, 2006)

The new MBA Quant Experience blog provides prospective students with an online resource dedicated to the quantitative demands of the MBA first year. MBA founder Peter Regan created the blog and will invite input from current students at top MBA programs.

MBA Math Founder to Teach MBA Math Finance Workshop at 3rd MBADiversity Symposium in August 2007 (November 13, 2006)

mbadiversity.org Prof. Regan will offer a 3-hour MBA Math workshop on financial math for prospective and admitted MBA students on the first day of the MBADiversity Symposium in Philadelphia.

Students may continue the course online and applicants can submit their MBA Math transcript as part of their application package.

Widener University Chooses MBA Math (September 30, 2006)

Widener University purchased MBA Math subscriptions for students in the re-designed MBA program

MBA Math Founder at Second Annual MBADiversity Symposium & Social in Chicago (August 5, 2006)

mbadiversity.org Prof. Regan participated in a panel discussion of quantitative preparation for the MBA curriculum and an admissions fair where prospective students spoke with representatives from top MBA programs.

McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University Chooses MBA Math (June 26, 2006)

McDonough School of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming students in the full-time program Class of 2008 and evening program Class of 2009. Students are encouraged (admitted student web site) to use all MBA Math modules. Special emphasis is placed on the accounting module, with a proficiency test scheduled when students arrive on campus.

Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College Chooses MBA Math (May 31, 2006)

Tuck School of Business purchased MBA Math subscriptions for all incoming students in the Class of 2008.

Military MBA Endorses MBA Math for Military Officers Pursuing an MBA (May 4, 2006)

Former military officers offer testimonials about MBA Math and Prof. Peter Regan as part of the Military MBA endorsement of MBA Math for former military officers making the transition to business school.

Accounting Module Released (May 1, 2006)

The MBA Math accounting module joins existing modules in finance, economics, statistics, and spreadsheets. The accounting module consists of seven topics, raising the total number of topics in the MBA Math course from fifteen to twenty-two. The accounting material covers the basic logic, arithmetic, and interconnections of the three main financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows). The material examines standard business transactions, showing how to update financial statements appropriately. The material also shows students how to record transactions using T-accounts and journal entries.

Tumi Adebiyi, Edmund Aziabor, and Stefano Pardi Join the MBA Math Board of Advisors (March 21, 2006)

MBA Math users and current MBA students Tumi Adebiyi (Tuck Class of 2007), Edmund Aziabor (MIT Sloan Class of 2007), and Stefano Pardi (LBS Class of 2007) are the first members of the MBA Math Board of Advisors. They will 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 Transcript Service Introduced for MBA Applicants (March 7, 2006)

MBA Math will send a detailed official transcript (sample transcript) to as many as 10 MBA programs of your choice, free of charge. More informative than a transcript from a local college course, the MBA Math transcript allows clear communication during the application process between prospective MBA students and admissions officers about student effort and proficiency to build a firm foundation of math and spreadsheet skills.

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