It's been an interesting week in MBA-dom. Both good and bad. Let's get the bad out of the way:

• Duke University's Fuqua School of Business found that 34 first-year M.B.A. students cheated according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. According to the article, Fuqua's Judicial Board found 33 students guilty of inappropriate collaboration on a take-home test and one guilty of lying. The guilty students are facing punishments ranging from an F to suspension to expulsion. Moral: don't do it.
• Tuck is hosting its first ever Tuck India Business Conference on May 4 to launch its Tuck India Alliance and provide "an opportunity for thought leaders, business professionals, students, entrepreneurs and investors to discuss their strategies in the context of an emerging India. The conference aims to take a step forward from 'Why India?' to 'How to leverage India?'" Mehul Negrani, one of the student organizers of the event, wrote me that the Conference represents "our effort to pull together the many activities students, faculty and alumni have been involved in" concerning India. Indeed, the Tuck announcement about the Conference stressed that Tuck has been working hard to strengthen its ties to India. There are more Indian students studying for their MBA at Tuck than from any other country, other than the US.
• Bruce DelMonico, Director of Admissions for Yale SOM, announced last week the establishment of the Yale Community Blog. The blog is co-authored by first- and second-year students who will discuss their experiences at Yale. It should provide tremendous insight into Yale's program and student life.  They will even allow Bruce DelMonico to blog too, so you may find an admissions tidbit or two.
• The Wharton adcom blog reveals that its faculty approved the establishment of a dual degree  program with the Kennedy School of Government. The new program allows Wharton MBA students to combine their Wharton business studies "with KSG's professional expertise in government and public policy."
  

The medical school admissions season of 2008 is rapidly approaching. AAMC is supposed to begin accepting AMCAS applications on or about June 1, which has been the big day for the last several years. The 2008-09 Medical School Admissions Requirements is available now from AAMC. MSAR 08-09 will probably be available for less at Amazon in a few days.

I came across a succinct guide to  the medical school admissions process posted by the University of Maryland Health Professionals Advising Office. Especially if you are out of school, this guide can help you. Very practical. Lots of nuts and bolts.

The Beautiful B-School Photo Contest ends today April 30. If you have pictures of business school that you visited or of landmarks near the schools, please submit your photos. You could win up to a $200 Amazon gift certificate.

The New York Times reports that Marilee Jones, MIT's undergraduate dean of admissions, has resigned after admitting that she had “misrepresented her academic degrees to the Institute.” Twenty-eight years ago, when she applied for her first position at MIT, she claimed that she had received degrees from Albany Medical College, Union College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; she had not. She also never corrected the misinformation.

It is ironic that Ms. Jones resigned because she inflated her qualifications. She has been a voice of reason in the college admissions process, arguing that the increasingly intense and all-encompassing competition for coveted admissions spots at top universities is not healthy for teens.

While Ms. Jones in the past has been an advocate for sanity in admissions, unfortunately now, she provides an example of what can happen when one lies in an application, be if for employment or admission. Those untruths can come back to haunt you. They can come back to bite you.  In a very big way.

We have some excellent events in the next couple of weeks:

• The MBA Admissions Telethon is tomorrow. If you registered, please remember to send in your questionnaire and resume. Your submission will allow us to obtain information quickly and give you as much as we can during your free consultation. If you haven't signed up, what are you waiting for? You can have a free 15-minute consultation with an MBA admissions professional during the 2008 MBA Admissions Telethon. 
  
• The Beautiful B-School Photo Contest ends Monday April 30. There are currently ten people eligible for 3 Amazon gift certificates of up to $200. If you have pictures of the business schools listed on our B-School Zone page, or can take pictures of those campuses and submit by Monday, you can enter your photos in the contest and be eligible for a prize. Please see the contest rules for details.
• IMD Chat. On Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/7:00 PM Swiss time. Janet Shaner, director of MBA marketing, and a current IMD MBA student will participate in an admissions chat at Accepted.com. Mark your calendar.