As we know, a traditional two year MBA program is a big investment of both time and money. For many people it can also mean uprooting a family, selling or renting out a home and other major lifestyle changes. While this is all worthwhile for many people who want that two year break, it is inconvenient or just not possible for others.

Fortunately, there are many smaller, local MBA programs that are a perfect match for those who want to earn their MBA without uprooting their (or their family’s) life. One site, All Business Schools, can help MBA applicants find programs near them. All Business School’s “find” page, makes it easy to narrow down your search for a local business school by location.

It’s a really efficient way to search for programs. If you are contemplating an MBA, and want to conveniently explore different programs, check out this website. You can learn more about programs on the site and then request to receive information directly from the school of your choice. Happy searching!

In July we brought Business Week Video Views to your attention. BusinessWeek.com posts video interviews with school leaders, a great resource for learning about schools from the schools themselves.

This week they have posted Stanford’s New Vision, a discussion with Dean Robert Joss on Stanford’s new curriculum and plans for a new, green campus. It’s worth a look if the GSB is on your list of schools as the individualized curriculum should be addressed in your essay on why Stanford is the right fit for your career aspirations.

Recent postings include:
Fuqua’s new dean, Blair Sheppard on rebounding from last spring’s cheating scandal

HBS professor Rakesh Khurana on what he views as a crisis in business school education

Frank Brown on changes at INSEAD

Haas Dean Tom Campbell on their approach to teaching students to create cutting-edge business ideas and practices

Stacy Blackman Consulting and Manhattan GMAT will be presenting at the Williams Club in NYC on Monday, Oct 29 at 6pm. It will be a general presentation on the process of applying to business school (with some tips) and how to approach the GMAT. There is limited space and the cost for this event is $20. If you are interested in attending, please email programs@williamsclub.org.

This week’s GMAT challenge question from PrepForTests is a difficult sentence correction question. Pick the best form of the sentence below.

As Wagner, the ‘modernistic’ traits in Scriabin can be seen as a result of using more and more radical means to express Romantic ideas..

1. As Wagner, the ‘modernistic’ traits in Scriabin
2. Not unlike Wagner, the ‘modernistic’ traits in Scriabin
3. Such as Wagner, the ‘modernistic’ traits in Scriabin
4. Not unlike Wagner, Scriabin’s ‘modernistic’ traits
5. Like Wagner, Scriabin’s ‘modernistic’ traits

Check your answer.