It’s been a busy day on the Clear Admit Tipline, as we’ve heard from a few schools sharing updates and breaking news. Tuck drew our attention to an article confirming that application volume for the past season was up 35% from the previous year, the biggest leap in the school’s history and the highest rise among top business schools. While it’s likely that many programs enjoyed increased interest in the MBA this past year, Tuck attributes its success in attracting applicants to its targeted recruitment of international students:
“In addition to the surge in overall applications, Tuck saw a sizable increase in the number of international applicants, especially from Europe and South America. [Dean Paul] Danos attributed this rise to Tuck’s Ambassador Program, which employs current foreign Tuck students to recruit prospective students from their home countries, and to newly-launched initiatives in Europe, Mexico and India. Whereas in prior years when the majority of international students were from India, Danos expects a more representative international enrollment this fall.”
Tuck isn’t the only program with considerable momentum. As if Stanford’s revamped first-year curriculum wasn’t notable enough, the school has just announced its receipt of a whopping $105M gift from Nike Founder Phil Knight. The vast majority of the donation is earmarked for the construction of new facilities that cater to the specific needs of the school’s unique planned course offerings:
“The Knight Management Center design will include more flexible classroom space for the greater number of small classes and seminars the school will offer. The new campus is also designed to support more interaction with University faculty and students, including facilities for cross-disciplinary classes and lectures. ‘Stanford Business School was an important part of my life,’ said Knight. ‘This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to give back to the School and help it continue to push the boundaries of excellence in management education.’
The Center plans include a 450-seat auditorium, classrooms, breakout study rooms, dining facilities, a career management center, executive education space, and faculty and staff offices. It will be outfitted with state-of-the-art instructional technology.”
The full text of the press release is available at:
http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/headlines/knight_gift.shtml
