MBA - AllTwitter http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter The Unofficial Twitter Resource Copyright 2013 Sat, 25 May 2013 15:54:07 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 The Business School Twitter Application Is No Longer

After two years, the University of Iowa business school’s headline-making “application tweet” contest has seen its last days.

Back in summer 2011, the Tippie School of Management announced a pilot program asking applicants to explain, via one tweet, why they would be a good Tipple candidate and future MBA hire.

The initiative was a success, and the school made it a formal part of the application process as of last year. Students could either write a second essay, or write a thought-provoking tweet. Those who chose the “twessay” were entered into a contest for a full-tuition Tippie scholarship.

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]]> Allison Stadd http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/business-school-applications_b32463#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/business-school-applications_b32463 http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/?p=32463 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:00:18 +0000 If You Can Tweet, You Might Just Score Yourself A Scholarship Social media is a big part of business communication these days, and one university is really taking this to heart.

The University of Iowa’s Tippie School of Management is offering a full scholarship to their MBA program to one student who wows them in 140-characters or less.
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