Admit It: Rice Business MBA Blog

A year ago I was in your shoes — passionate about my career and eager to take the next step in my professional development. Applying to Rice Business was the best decision I made in 2020.

One of the first principles Rice Business students learn is to have a strategy. As the world confronts COVID-19, that lesson has helped the school itself.

Full-Time MBA Katie Chung's next column of the Rice Report just dropped for Poets&Quants. Check out her latest advice about networking and how to break through the discomfort to form real relationships.

Missing your friends and family? Here are some strategies to connect with loved ones left behind by the intensity of the MBA experience.

Top leaders are experts at managing change. Now nimbleness, quantitative strength and strategy skills are more important than ever for landing a job. What should Rice MBA students know about the recruiting outlook? A Q and A with Jessica Campbell of the Rice Business Career Development Office.

COVID-19 has moving education online, including MBA recruiting. Take a look at the new rules for engaging employers in the digital world.

What’s not to love about skipping the GMAT or the GRE? Here are some answers about the process: who’s eligible for a waiver, who’s most likely to get one – and above all, why you should think twice about seeking a waiver unless it’s absolutely necessary.

We’re living in extraordinary times right now ⁠— times that demand thoughtfulness, strength, and maybe above all, preparedness. An MBA can be a powerful way to meet this demand.

Spring is a big season at Rice Business: there’s the thrill of the Business Plan Competition, the satisfaction of Investiture, the sheer energy of our being on a beautiful campus. Here’s how the business school has adapted its culture and strengths during the era of coronavirus.

Professor David Van Horn explains the difference between the Action Learning Project and Capstone, and the ways in which they prepare Rice Business students with the skills required in consulting, creating well-rounded and solution-oriented leaders.