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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.gmac.com/community/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Application Trends Survey</title><link>http://www.gmac.com/community/media/g/applicationtrendssurvey/default.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)</generator><item><title>2009 Regional Outlook: FT and PT MBA Programs in California Application Trends</title><link>http://www.gmac.com/community/media/p/573.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:31:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c7e29722-de83-4806-886c-2f4ca8db9ef2:573</guid><dc:creator>gmac member</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;This paper, derived from the GMAC 2009 Application Trends Survey, focuses on the responses of full-time and part-time MBA programs in the state of California (CA) and draws comparisons with overall aggregate data for the same program types in the United States (US). Data presented in this publication is a summary of responses from 15 participating full-time MBA and 15 part-time MBA programs&amp;mdash;a small fraction of the 226 full-time programs and 121 part-time programs that participated.&lt;/p&gt;</description><enclosure url="http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/8E601733-0AE5-4414-BDEA-7BC07CB2EA7A/0/2009AT_California.pdf" length="-1" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>2009 Regional Outlook: FT MBA Programs in the UK Application Trends</title><link>http://www.gmac.com/community/media/p/572.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:26:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c7e29722-de83-4806-886c-2f4ca8db9ef2:572</guid><dc:creator>gmac member</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;This paper, derived from the GMAC 2009 Application Trends Survey, focuses on the responses of full-time one-year MBA programs in the United Kingdom and draws comparisons with aggregate data from similar programs in other European countries and in the United States. For the purposes of this document, programs with a duration of 18 months or less are classified as one-year. Data summarized in this publication represent the responses of 11 participating UK full-time one-year MBA programs&amp;mdash;a small fraction of the 102-program sample.&lt;/p&gt;</description><enclosure url="http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/E1DB1245-F99C-4C64-81B3-95B85B915600/0/2009_AppTrends_MBAProgramsinUnitedKingdom.pdf" length="-1" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>2008 Regional Outlook: FT MBA Programs in the UK Application Trends</title><link>http://www.gmac.com/community/media/p/412.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:31:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c7e29722-de83-4806-886c-2f4ca8db9ef2:412</guid><dc:creator>gmac member</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;This Data To Go paper, derived from the GMAC 2008 Application Trends Survey, focuses on the responses of full-time MBA programs in the United Kingdom and draws comparisons with aggregate data from other European countries and the United States. Data presented in this publication are a summary of the responses from the 13 participating full-time MBA programs located in the UK&amp;mdash;a small fraction of the 197-program overall sample that year.&lt;/p&gt;</description><enclosure url="http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/F1A8A97A-D7DF-45D7-90F3-7D383C2A1068/0/2008ATS_UK_FTMBA.pdf " length="-1" type="application/octet-stream" /></item><item><title>2008 Regional Outlook: FT MBA Programs in Canada Application Trends</title><link>http://www.gmac.com/community/media/p/411.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:29:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c7e29722-de83-4806-886c-2f4ca8db9ef2:411</guid><dc:creator>gmac member</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;This Data To Go paper, derived from the GMAC 2008 Application Trends Survey Report series, focuses on the responses from full-time MBA programs in Canada for a regional perspective of the demand for management education. Data presented in this publication are a summary of the responses from the 12 participating full-time MBA programs in Canada&amp;mdash;a small fraction of the 197-program overall sample that year.&lt;/p&gt;</description><enclosure url="http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/02AA43E7-7F03-4FEA-ABAC-1EDC5C821F79/0/2008ATS_Canada_FTMBA.pdf" length="-1" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>2008 Regional Outlook: FT MBA Programs in Asia and Australia Application Trends</title><link>http://www.gmac.com/community/media/p/410.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:27:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c7e29722-de83-4806-886c-2f4ca8db9ef2:410</guid><dc:creator>gmac member</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;This Data To Go paper, derived from the GMAC 2008 Application Trends Survey Report series, focuses on the responses of full-time MBA programs in Asia and Australia for a regional perspective of the demand for management education. Data presented in this publication are a summary of responses from the 11 participating full-time MBA programs in Asia/Australia&amp;mdash;a small fraction of the overall 197-program sample that year.&lt;/p&gt;</description><enclosure url="http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/9E0E543A-F26A-432E-94B0-1DE913CC7EC2/0/2008ATS_Asia_FTMBA.pdf" length="-1" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>Application Trends Survey Participating Schools</title><link>http://www.gmac.com/community/media/p/202.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 18:03:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c7e29722-de83-4806-886c-2f4ca8db9ef2:202</guid><dc:creator>Andrew Woo</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;This document lists all participating schools&amp;nbsp;since the&amp;nbsp;2002 edition of the survey.&lt;/p&gt;</description><enclosure url="http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/349A26F4-AE12-41E7-8D48-E5D218A8D108/0/ApplicationTrendsParticipatingSchools.pdf" length="-1" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>2008 Application Trends Survey Report</title><link>http://www.gmac.com/community/media/p/197.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 18:03:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c7e29722-de83-4806-886c-2f4ca8db9ef2:197</guid><dc:creator>Andrew Woo</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;This document provides context and a holistic view of the 2008 Application Trends survey results. Conducted annually since 2000, this survey of admission professionals not only gauges the demand for graduate management education, but provides information on the applicant pool composition, special outreach programs, acceptance and enrollment rates, enrollment structure, and incoming class size. In 2008, the survey also gauged the availability of resources to market graduate management programs, as well as the availability of scholarship funds.&lt;/p&gt;</description><enclosure url="http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/1AD421DA-0AD5-4328-B34D-97D981FAA05A/0/AppTrendsSurvey2008SurveyReport.pdf" length="1013569" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>2004 Application Trends Survey Executive Report</title><link>http://www.gmac.com/community/media/p/198.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:11:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c7e29722-de83-4806-886c-2f4ca8db9ef2:198</guid><dc:creator>Andrew Woo</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;This report provides an overview of the major results from the 2004 Application Trends Survey. The survey tracked the percentage change in the number of graduate business school applications for enrollment in the 2004 school year, compared with the number of applications for the 2003 school year. Business schools reported the percent changes overall and for specific subgroups of applicants, including domestic, international, female, and U.S. minority applicants.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This executive summary highlights how business school application volume has changed, the types of programs that have been affected the most, and the external factors that might influence these trends.&lt;/p&gt;</description><enclosure url="http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/85AA4D81-4B40-4C23-84C6-BA1C2C8A1C9D/0/ExecutiveReportofApplicationTrendsSurvey2004.pdf" length="546602" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>2004 Application Trends Survey General Data Report</title><link>http://www.gmac.com/community/media/p/199.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:11:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c7e29722-de83-4806-886c-2f4ca8db9ef2:199</guid><dc:creator>Andrew Woo</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;Calibri&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;font-size:10pt;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"&gt;This report provides data tables for overall findings of the 2004 Application Trends Survey. The&amp;nbsp;2004 survey tracked the percentage change in the number of graduate business school applications for enrollment in the 2004 school year, compared with the number of applications for the 2003 school year. Business schools reported the percent changes overall and for specific subgroups of applicants, including domestic, international, female, and US minority applicants.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;Calibri&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;font-size:10pt;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"&gt;The Application Trends Survey general report provides information on&amp;mdash;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;Calibri&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;font-size:10pt;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"&gt;Special outreach for recruiting specific subgroups of applicants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;Calibri&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;font-size:10pt;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"&gt;Undergraduate admittance trends (for full-time programs only)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;Calibri&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;font-size:10pt;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"&gt;Trends in the academic qualifications of applicants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;Calibri&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;font-size:10pt;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"&gt;Changes in the targeted entering class size.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description><enclosure url="http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/793B42B4-53ED-4F23-9684-54C9CD078402/0/ApplicationTrendsSurveyReport2004FINAL.pdf" length="2691571" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>2002 Application Trends Survey Findings Summary</title><link>http://www.gmac.com/community/media/p/200.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:11:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c7e29722-de83-4806-886c-2f4ca8db9ef2:200</guid><dc:creator>Andrew Woo</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;This report provides an overview of the major results&amp;nbsp;from the 2002 Application Trends Survey. The survey tracked the percent increase in the number of applicants seeking enrollment in the 2002-03 school year, compared to the number who sought enrollment in the 2001-02 school year. Results are grouped by program type and school type.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The survey also asked questions regarding the following:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Changes in female and international application volume&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Historical and current yield trends&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Special outreach&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Web-based applications&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Deposits and deferrals&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description><enclosure url="http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/D364DBB0-2CA5-4293-8D3E-778D153D0A44/0/2002Report.pdf" length="378881" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>2003 Application Trends Survey Findings Summary</title><link>http://www.gmac.com/community/media/p/201.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:11:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c7e29722-de83-4806-886c-2f4ca8db9ef2:201</guid><dc:creator>Andrew Woo</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;This report provides an overview of the major results&amp;nbsp;from the 2003 Application Trends Survey. The survey tracked the percentage increase in the number of applicants seeking enrollment in the 2003&amp;ndash;04 school year compared with the number who sought&amp;nbsp; enrollment in the 2002&amp;ndash;03 school year. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The survey also asked questions regarding the following:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Changes in female and international application volume&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Yield estimates&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Special outreach&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Web-based applications&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Undergraduate admittance trends&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description><enclosure url="http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/CAC36E01-9E72-4729-A547-E63F843979D0/0/ApplicationTrendsSurveyReportpublic.pdf" length="2942398" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>2005 Application Trends Survey Executive Summary</title><link>http://www.gmac.com/community/media/p/194.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:11:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c7e29722-de83-4806-886c-2f4ca8db9ef2:194</guid><dc:creator>Andrew Woo</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;Calibri&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;font-size:10pt;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"&gt;This document provides context and a holistic view of the 2005 Application Trends survey results.&amp;nbsp;The 2005 survey&amp;nbsp;tracked the percent change in the number of graduate business school applications for enrollment in the 2005 school year compared with the number of applications for the 2004 school year. Business schools reported the percent changes overall and for specific subgroups of applicants, including domestic, international, female, and US minority applicants. Overall findings are presented in addition to program-specific findings for full-time, part-time, and executive MBA programs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><enclosure url="http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/06F7E78B-8E35-4AFA-81A2-77ACABFA4A4E/0/AppTrendsExecSum05.pdf" length="728246" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>2006 Application Trends Survey Executive Summary</title><link>http://www.gmac.com/community/media/p/195.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:11:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c7e29722-de83-4806-886c-2f4ca8db9ef2:195</guid><dc:creator>Andrew Woo</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;Calibri&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;font-size:10pt;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"&gt;This document provides context and a holistic view of the 2006 Application Trends survey results. The 2006 survey tracked the percentage changes in the number of graduate business school applications for enrollment in the 2006 school year compared with the number of applications for the 2005 school year. Business schools reported the percentage changes overall and for specific subgroups of applicants, including domestic, foreign, female, and US minority applicants.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;Calibri&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;font-size:10pt;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"&gt;In the report, we highlight how business school application volume has changed, the types of programs most affected, and the external factors that might influence these trends, including special outreach for recruiting population subgroups, academic qualifications of applicants, and changes in the targeted entering class size.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><enclosure url="http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/5532F610-918D-498D-843E-10D9FA20C890/0/AppTrends2006_FINAL.pdf" length="3354864" type="application/pdf" /></item><item><title>2007 Application Trends Survey Report</title><link>http://www.gmac.com/community/media/p/196.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:11:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c7e29722-de83-4806-886c-2f4ca8db9ef2:196</guid><dc:creator>Andrew Woo</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;Calibri&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;font-size:10pt;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"&gt;This document provides context and a holistic view of the 2007 Application Trends survey results. The objective of the annual study is to assess the demand for graduate management education through year-to-year changes in business school application volume. The survey also provides information on applicant pool composition, special outreach programs, and acceptance and enrollment rates. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;Calibri&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;font-size:10pt;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;Calibri&amp;#39;,&amp;#39;sans-serif&amp;#39;;font-size:10pt;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&amp;#39;Times New Roman&amp;#39;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"&gt;Overall findings are presented in addition to program-specific findings for full-time, part-time, and executive MBA programs, plus PhD and master&amp;#39;s in business programs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><enclosure url="http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/42BD1F55-8926-46DF-B7E1-E0DC0CFCE084/0/AppTrends2007_FINAL_Web.pdf" length="871053" type="application/pdf" /></item></channel></rss>