ManhattanGMAT's Social Venture Scholarships

As editors of a blog gaining some traction online, we get requests to promote certain products, events, or websites. We'€™re always happy to get these requests, but mostly they are only peripherally related to the philanthropy sector so we've passed on them. In the case of the ManhattanGMAT Social Venture Scholarships, however, we jumped at the opportunity to involve the FLiP community. 

Here'€™s the offer: ManhattanGMAT, the world'€™s largest GMAT-exclusive test prep company, is offering up to 25 individuals the chance to take their preparation class (valued at nearly $1,400) for free. The scholarships are open to people who work full-time for an organization that promotes positive social change, who plan to use their MBA to continue to work for the good of society, and who demonstrate financial need.

This special class will be held beginning at the end of January 2007 through March 2007 (9 sessions), and will be taught by the founder of ManhattanGMAT, Zeke Vanderhoek. Check out his bio- http://manhattangmat.com/staff-vanderhoek.cfm.

In other words, if you are part of the FLiP community and are considering going to business school in the near future, jump on this opportunity. The deadline to apply has been extended to January 22, and we'd love to see the class dominated by young professionals in the philanthropy community.

I also want to congratulate Mr. Vanderhoek for creating this scholarship. For the most part, young professionals in a socially conscience occupation don't often have the money for a high-end test prep program like ManhattanGMAT, and therefore can'€™t compete with the bankers and brokers of the world for admission. With this kind of opportunity, FLiPs will level the admissions playing field at top schools.

There is a new discussion thread over at the FLiP Group on Facebook about the best grad schools for philanthropy education, and we often get requests to write posts about continuing education (like Shannon Bond's "€œBack to School to Save the World"€). In other words, FLiPs are talking about going back to school - the market for socially conscience MBA students appears to be growing, and we're happy to see a leading test prep company get ahead of this trend.

Go to ManhattanGMAT's Social Venture Scholars at  http://www.manhattangmat.com/svs.cfm now, and get your application ready. If this offer isn'€™t right for you, I'€™m sure it is for someone you know, so tell your friends about it. It's a chance we shouldn'€™t miss!