Posted by Clear Admit on September 17, 2007, at 2:43 am
Posted in:  Campus Chronicles , School: Columbia , School: Duke / Fuqua , School: Michigan / Ross Welcome to another week in the MBA world! Things are really starting to pick up on business school campuses – let’s take a look at what student newspapers are talking about this week.
At Duke, the year’s first edition of the Fuqua Times features several perspectives on student life, along with an interview with Fuqua’s new dean, Douglas Breeden. In the interview, Dean Breeden shares his thoughts on the value of an MBA education, what makes Duke different – and better – than its peers, and what he believes it’s important to look for in an applicant to the school. On the student side of things, a Duke first-year student shares his impressions of school so far, which mostly involve getting “crazy and/or busy,” but having a great time all the while. Meanwhile a second-year muses about the identity of a mysterious email writer and the relationship that will develop between the first- and second-year classes, and another writer sets out to find the not-so-obvious connections between members of the Fuqua class.
At Columbia, the Bottom Line has rolled out in style, with a full 20-page issue whose cover proudly proclaims that the Class of 2009 had “the best orientation week ever!” thanks to the revamping work of a team of dedicated peer advisers. Based on the stories on page 3, it appears the international orientation for the first-year class also went over well, helping the 160 new international students adjust to life in the Big Apple. More than just the orientation program is new this year at Columbia, though, and the story on page 13 reminds students that there are some fancy new study rooms available for use in Watson Library. For students who aren’t quite ready to buckle down, page 12 offers some in-depth advice on finding the best beaches in the New York area, while those first-years still nervous about the future should check out the ten tips to make your first year easier – and, of course, the horoscopes – found on the back page of the paper.
Finally, a new year is a time for reflection at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, as Dean Dolan sits down with the Monroe Street Journal to discuss his last six years at Ross and his plans for the school’s future. Meanwhile, though the school year may just be starting, first-year Sections are already forming strong bonds – and rivalries. The annual MBA Games were hard-fought, with Sections competing in football, soccer, softball and kickball, but Section One managed to pull out a victory for the third year in a row, putting them squarely at the head of the pack. A competition of a different kind will take place within the Sections this week, as first-year students vote for their section leaders, including officers for social events, global citizenship, leadership development, IM sports, and many other positions. Though students might just be settling in, the Ross Office of Career Development is already preparing for the start of the recruiting season, and writes to share several exciting new developments within the organization.
That’s the news from campus this week! Check back regularly for more of the news, views and events from the business school student presses.
Posted by Clear Admit on September 14, 2007, at 8:53 am
Posted in: MBA News , School: Harvard Harvard Business School has officially launched a new program called “2+2″, which aims at recruiting college juniors for future spots in the class at HBS. The basic concept is that college juniors can apply to HBS and, if admitted, be offered deferred admission to the MBA program pending the completion of two years of approved post-collegiate work experience.
HBS will be targeting “high-achieving college juniors studying in the fields of science, engineering, healthcare, government and public service, among other disciplines.” The school has also signed on several ‘sponsoring employers’ who have agreed to offer positions to accepted students for the work experience component of the 2+2 program. Employers include Google, McKinsey and Teach for America, among others. Harvard ultimately expects that students from this program will comprise 5-10% of the class at HBS.
The introduction of the 2+2 program further underlines the ‘arms race’ that is presently being waged as leading business schools battle for top talent and seek to be first in line when attracting students. On some levels it echoes the efforts of Tuck’s Business Bridge Program and Wharton’s submatriculation offering. The fact that 2+2 only requires two years of work experience is also consistent with the message that many leading programs have been sending about seeking out younger applicants. Finally, the program’s focus on attracting college students who may be somewhat non-traditional, is another sign that b-schools are looking to plant the seed of management education before talented graduates head off into other disciplines (law, medicine, etc).
For the official press release from Harvard, click here.
For the school’s 2+2 home page, click here.
Posted by Clear Admit on September 14, 2007, at 3:02 am
Posted in: Fridays from the Frontline , General Welcome back to another Fridays from the Frontline, our weekly look at all the recent developments in the MBA blogosphere. Now that September is in full swing, our applicant and student bloggers are settling into their various routines, whether writing their application essays or pinning down new course schedules. Let’s take a closer look:
B-School Bound juggled deadlines and considered the slow progress he’s making on his essays, while both Chaos and Dreamer completed their ISB applications and got ready to take on the Kellogg essays. mbabound08 was still considering her final school list this week, and contemplating the never-easy prospect of a long distance relationship. Meanwhile, Running Turtle brought up another interesting factor in the school selection process, the public vs. private school experience. Those planning to attend information sessions in the coming weeks should check out BlueTulip’s guide to the art of the info session question, and adrenalin junkies will enjoy Achilles’ nail-biting account of his triumph over the GMAT last week!
As for first year students, Chicago GSB bloggers were blogging in force last week. Iday reported that by the end of their three day retreat, Chicago’s Class of ’09 had earned itself a reputation for partying. Forrest Gump reported that many at the retreat had entered a Name-Overload-Phase, which was easy to imagine given the out of breath tone of MaybeMBA’s last post. Last but not least, Ganja Turtle managed to collect himself in time for this week’s course bidding period at Chicago, and even found time to post an in depth description for his readers.
For prospective applicants hoping to catch a glimpse of a day in the life of a first year MBA student, we’d like to call your attention to MBAstarter’s post on his doings at Fuqua, and Necromonger’s illustrated guide to life at INSEAD (perhaps an MBA-blog first!). m@ also sounded busy at Ross, sacrificing sleep for everything from corporate presentations to Ultimate Frisbee. Meanwhile Asiangal experienced a similar extra-curricular pile up at Wharton.
Second year bloggers sounded a little more balanced this week. While J-term Johnny reported some exciting new possibilities on his horizon, including an internship and a trip to Japan, he also fit in some rugby with the Columbia team. At Kellogg, Rahul dug up an old New York Times article on the always-relevant debate on whether or not an MBA is a wise investment, indicating that even second years don’t necessarily know the answer! Nevertheless, Patxi extended a kind offer of advice to any LBS applicants who need it. In addition, he had some interesting things to say about Facebook, and the possibility that it costs the UK $520 billion USD per year in lost productivity!
That’s it for this week’s Fridays from the Frontline. Have a great weekend and we’ll see you here next week!
Posted by Clear Admit on September 13, 2007, at 3:19 pm
Posted in: Workbook Wednesdays Here is the answer for yesterday’s Workbook Wednesday challenge problem!
Question
Two missiles are launched simultaneously. Missile 1 launches at a speed of x miles per hour, increasing its speed by a factor of  every 10 minutes (so that after 10 minutes its speed is  , after 20 minutes its speed is  , and so forth). Missile 2 launches at a speed of y miles per hour, doubling its speed every 10 minutes. After 1 hour, is the speed of Missile 1 greater than that of Missile 2?
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(A) Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (2) alone is not.
(B) Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (1) alone is not.
(C) Statements (1) and (2) TAKEN TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
(D) EACH statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question.
(E) Statements (1) and (2) TAKEN TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question.
Answer
Since Missile 1′s rate increases by a factor of every 10 minutes, Missile 1 will be traveling at a speed of  miles per hour after 60 minutes:
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And since Missile 2′s rate doubles every 10 minutes, Missile 2 will be traveling at a speed of  after 60 minutes:
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The question then becomes: Is  ?
Statement (1) tells us that . Squaring both sides yields  . We can substitute for y: Is  ? If we divide both sides by , we get: Is  ? We can further simplify by taking the square root of both sides: Is  ? We still cannot answer this, so statement (1) alone is NOT sufficient to answer the question.
Statement (2) tells us that , which tells us nothing about the relationship between x and y. Statement (2) alone is NOT sufficient to answer the question.
Taking the statements together, we know from statement (1) that the question can be rephrased: Is ? From statement (2) we know certainly that , which is another way of expressing . So using the information from both statements, we can answer definitively that after 1 hour, Missile 1 is traveling faster than Missile 2.
The correct answer is C: Statements (1) and (2) taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone is sufficient. 
Posted by Clear Admit on September 13, 2007, at 2:10 am
Posted in: Admissions Tips , General As applicants are coming to understand as we move towards R1 deadlines, applying to business school is an incredibly demanding process. In addition to taking the GMAT, assembling academic transcripts and providing recommendation letters, candidates are required to draft multiple essays, job descriptions, lists of activities and more.
With the obvious incentive to save time where ever possible, it’s understandable that many applicants simply cut and paste content from an existing resume and write about their work in the manner that comes most naturally. Indeed, each year countless candidates assemble their materials without ever asking a fundamental question:
Who will read my application?
While the answer to this question may vary from school to school, one thing is certain: it is unlikely that the person reading your file will have an intimate level of familiarity with your specific industry or job function. This being the case, if you use industry-specific jargon or assume prior knowledge of your field on the part of the admissions officer, you undoubtedly will lose the reader.
It’s also important to keep the big picture in mind; many applicants become so mired in the details of their own work and role that they fail to provide sufficient context for a company outsider to understand the importance of one’s efforts to the department or organization as a whole. The solution is to write about your experiences in a way that the average person will understand. While this is easier said than done, it underlines the importance of sharing your materials with an unbiased advisor (ideally not a work colleague or mom and dad) to make sure that you aren’t off-base with some of your assumptions.
To learn more about who will actually read your essays at the various schools or to inquire about our application editing services, simply contact Clear Admit with your CV/resume and sign up for a free initial assessment.
Posted by Clear Admit on September 12, 2007, at 4:25 am
Posted in: MBA News , School: Columbia As many of you may have read yesterday, Anita Roddick, the founder of comestics chain the Body Shop passed away suddenly Monday evening in the UK. Roddick was an incredibly energetic entrepreneur known for her strong stance on environmental issues and business sustainability. She has also been on the minds of many Columbia Business School applicants of late, as she is prominetly featured in the Dean’s speech that is required reading for CBS’s second essay. Our thoughts are with her family and colleagues during this difficult time.
To read the company’s statement and several tributes to Roddick’s life, visit the following page.
Posted by Clear Admit on September 12, 2007, at 2:53 am
Posted in: General , Workbook Wednesdays Welcome back to Workbook Wednesdays, our weekly GMAT challenge problem designed to help those of you who are prepping for the GMAT. As usual, this week’s question comes courtesy of our friends at Manhattan GMAT. We’ve chosen to feature a Data Sufficiency problem since many test takers struggle with these unique questions. We’ll post an in-depth look at the answer tomorrow, so make sure to check back then!
Question
Two missiles are launched simultaneously. Missile 1 launches at a speed of x miles per hour, increasing its speed by a factor of every 10 minutes (so that after 10 minutes its speed is , after 20 minutes its speed is , and so forth). Missile 2 launches at a speed of y miles per hour, doubling its speed every 10 minutes. After 1 hour, is the speed of Missile 1 greater than that of Missile 2?
1)
2)
(A) Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (2) alone is not.
(B) Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (1) alone is not.
(C) Statements (1) and (2) TAKEN TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
(D) EACH statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question.
(E) Statements (1) and (2) TAKEN TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question.
Posted by Clear Admit on September 11, 2007, at 2:41 am
Posted in: School: Virginia / Darden , Trivia Tuesday It’s time again for another edition of Trivia Tuesday, our weekly consideration of the policies and practices that differentiate the student experience at the leading business schools. This week we turn our attention to the unusual class meeting structure in place at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Darden has a reputation for being a demanding academic program, though the school has chosen to schedule its courses creatively to help students get – and give – as much as possible in the academic arena.
Darden’s class schedule during the week is markedly different from those of its peer institutions. To begin, classes in the first-year program do not follow a rigid meeting schedule. Instead, the number of class sessions each week fluctuates depending on how the material being covered ties into the information presented that week in other core courses. For instance, a class might meet up to four or five times in one week so that students can master a major concept that will be applied in other courses. Once this concept is addressed, the class may meet just one to three times the following week, allowing the focus to shift to other courses.
The second-year schedule also sees some fluctuation. Second-year electives meet on an “early week” or “late week” schedule throughout the semester. Early week classes meet on the first two to three days of the week while late week classes meet on the final two or three days of the week. This schedule is broken up every two weeks with an R-Day for recruiting, reading and rest, which provides students with a short but necessary break from the school’s intense academic schedule.
Darden prides itself on the rigor of the curriculum, especially in the first year, and expects students to make a serious commitment to the academic program. The administration estimates that first-year students should plan to spend 60-80 hours per week on school work and current Darden students report that this estimate is accurate. The typical schedule in the first year is class from 8:00 a.m. to 1:10 p.m., one and a half to three hours of independent prep work in the afternoon, followed by two to four hours of meeting and discussion with a learning team in the evening. In the end, most Darden students spend 10-14 hours on campus each weekday.
For more information on Darden’s first-year curriculum, second-year electives, or campus academic and social cultures, be sure to check out the school’s website or the Clear Admit School Guide to Darden!
Posted by Clear Admit on September 10, 2007, at 2:41 am
Posted in: Campus Chronicles , School: Harvard , School: Michigan / Ross September has arrived, and with it, the official start of the fall semester at the majority of business schools. At most schools, clubs are just getting organized and getting ready to ease back into the school year. However, it seems the students working on the newspapers at Ross and Harvard couldn’t wait to jump back into reporting! Thanks to their enthusiasm, we can get an inside look at the summer activities and fall plans of students at these two schools. Let’s take a look!
The Monroe Street Journal at Michigan’s Ross School of Business kicks off the first issue of the new school year with a round-up of the Sports Business Association‘s May trip to Portland, Oregon. On the trip, participating Ross MBA students met with executives from the Portland Trailblazers basketball team, who spoke candidly with the group about the organization’s public relations challenges, changing market forces, and their recent acquisition of the Rose Garden arena in downtown Portland. Later in the trip, students sat down with Nike executives at the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon to discuss how and where MBAs fit into the Nike organization, though the highlight of the site visit was the group’s trip to Nike’s “Innovation Kitchen,” where the company cooks up ideas for new products. Back on campus, MBA students are enjoying some big changes to a different kind of kitchen, with a major shift in Ross food services taking place over the summer. Additions include new cold and hot sandwich bars, a frozen yogurt machine and new breakfast hours. One thing that won’t change is the availability of hot, fresh-baked cookies – so anyone planning a visit to campus should be sure to stop by the student cafe to sample this Ross tradition!
At Harvard, the new Harbus editor-in-chief David Rawlinson starts off the year by dedicating the first issue of the paper to the Class of 2009 and reminding the entire HBS community that the Harbus exists to be a megaphone for their ideas. The rest of the articles offer some carefully selected pearls of wisdom for the incoming class, drawn from past issues of the paper. Applicants wondering how to juggle business school and parenthood may want to check out the article on HBS moms, which details several students’ experiences balancing cases and recruiting with caring for their young children. One article every aspiring business school student can benefit from Professor Frei’s tips for effective class participation. Her number one tip? A well-rested mind may be even more important than extensive case preparation, so be sure to get plenty of sleep! Elsewhere in the issue, an HBS alumna from the Class of 1979 shares his perspective on the impact of a Harvard MBA on graduates’ treatment in the job market – and it might not be what most applicants are expecting to hear. Not afraid to court controversy, the Harbus also reprints a column by the partner of an HBS student that generated a lot of discussion on campus when it was first published in the spring of last year.
That’s the news for this week. As the new school year gets underway and the student presses start cranking back up, be sure to stay tuned for more news and views from campus in our Campus Chronicles series!
Posted by Clear Admit on September 7, 2007, at 2:14 am
Posted in: Fridays from the Frontline Welcome back to this week’s edition of Fridays From the Frontline, our weekly chronicle of breaking developments in the MBA blogosphere. With application season cranking into high gear this week, 2010 MBA hopefuls were hard pressed to keep up, while first-years enjoyed the more relaxed pace of introductory events, and newly minted second-years prepared to get back to their books, shortly… Let’s go over to our bloggers for a firsthand take…
Breaking away from the pack, Wannabe was one of the first to report having sent in a finished application, gracing CBS with the polished and completed package well in time for Early Decision. Not too far behind, Tamasin nears completion of a strong HBS set, finding the writing process gets more and more manageable. RunningTurtle may have some catching up to do to reach these guys, but he’s not short on determination, set on improving his “lackluster” GMAT with a retake in October, while still following through with his plans to send in 3-4 applications in Round 1, although he doesn’t yet know to where!
On the other hand, MissionMBA is living proof that a killer GMAT score may not be enough to apply to the top business programs– that is, he doesn’t think so, and has postponed his application saga till next year. In other unexpected news, while most applicants are busy calculating schools’ potential return on investment, Mbabound08 is focused on just how much the b-school process has cost her so far – $2,175.60, to be exact. That hefty price tag includes a pricey GMAT prep course – but what about No.2 pencils?
Returning to the blogging world after quite the hiatus, newly matriculated Forrest fills us in on the past 58 days, culminating in his much anticipated introduction to life at the Chicago GSB. HairTwirler’s entrée into Georgetown continues in an unconventional vein, most recently featuring souped up bible stories and meat tenderizer. Depicting a more conventional intro to INSEAD, Necromonger confirms that a picture really is worth a thousand words, although to be fair, he does rely on a few captions… Meanwhile, Rusgirl leaps right into the MBA mix at LBS, quite literally, conquering her fears at LBS’ Away Day of outdoor adventuring. Asiangal was also on high this week, reporting the details of Wharton’s mandatory Learning Team Retreat in upstate New York’s Catskill Mountains.
On the second-year front, while most are easing back into the academic grind, LBS’s Angel Angie has just begun a second internship at a Hedge Fund. Feeling slightly less industrious, Ashwyn extols the virtues of doing nothing while waiting for a plane back home to IESE. Upbeat as ever, La Laudiara dishes up the dirt on her eventful internship at Google and month-long vacation prior to the start her second year at Wharton, sort of… , while Jacek from ESADE calls attention to a critical factor most applicants probably never consider in their school selection process – local levels of noise pollution. Last but not least, RubeoBoy returns to Stern with a matured perspective, vowing to maintain humility and speak from experience when advising first years on what lies ahead.
That’s the wrap-up from the MBA blogosphere for this week. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Posted by Clear Admit on September 6, 2007, at 5:28 am
Posted in: Admissions Tips , Events , MBA News , School: Columbia The Chronicle of Higher Education has reported that Columbia University Press is teaming up with Columbia Business School to offer a new imprint dedicated to business publications. The new imprint will be called Columbia Business School Publishing and is slated to release its first titles in October of this year. More information on forthcoming titles can be found in the official press release. It is worth noting that Columbia is not the only leading MBA program to recently launch its own imprint (see: Wharton School Publishing launched 2004); this may be evidence of a trend among top programs…
In other news, Clear Admit’s Graham Richmond has been featured in two more installments of Bschooltalk, a video podcast with advice from admissions experts. The two most recent episodes cover waitlist situations and school-hosted ‘welcome events’. Richmond joins admissions officers from programs like Wharton, Tuck, UCLA and Vanderbilt to offer his take on navigating the waitlist and maximizing one’s attendance at an on-campus welcome event. Readers can watch these videos on the bschooltalk.net web site, or download the video-casts via iTunes for use on iPods, etc. Here are the links to the two most recent episodes:
Finally, we wanted to remind our readers on the West Coast of the United States that the MBA Tour is visiting Los Angeles and San Francisco this weekend! For information on signing up to attend these events, please follow the links on the cities below. You can also view the list of participating MBA programs.
Los Angeles
Saturday, September 8, 2007
San Francisco
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Posted by Clear Admit on September 5, 2007, at 1:06 pm
Posted in: Events , School: Penn / Wharton For the Wharton aspirants among our readership who might have missed the announcement in the MBA Adcom Blog, the admissions office will be hosting a series of live chat events this fall covering various application- and program-related subjects.
The series kicks off tonight, with a chat on the topic of career opportunities for Wharton MBA graduates, and will offer applicants a chance to interact with Maryellen Reilly Lamb, Senior Associate Director of Wharton MBA Career Management. This is a great opportunity for applicants wondering about Wharton’s track record of placement within less popular sectors and companies, and more generally for anyone seeking a clearer sense of the resources available to students seeking internships and full-time positions.
The complete chat schedule for the season is posted on Wharton’s site. All events begin at 6pm EST, at which point participants can sign in through the MBA s2s site.
Posted by Clear Admit on September 5, 2007, at 4:14 am
Posted in: Essay Topic Analysis , School: NYU Stern Stern’s essay questions this year are almost identical to last year’s, however there are a few important notes to make. Let’s take a closer look at this essay set:
Essay 1 – Professional Aspirations (750 word maximum):
Think about the decisions you have made in your life. Answer the following:
(a) What choices have you made that led you to your current position?
(b) Why pursue an MBA at this point in your life?
(c) What is your career goal upon graduation from NYU Stern? What is your long-term career goal?
This is your standard career goals/why MBA essay, with a few interesting quirks. First, note that the initial section requests that applicants reflect on and explain the choices they’ve made to date, placing a bit of extra emphasis on the presentation of one’s career as a coherent and directed whole. While it’s always important to explain the reasons you’ve moved from one company to the next, you’ll also want to think about the more subtle decisions you’ve made to further your professional development. Have you actively sought out more responsibility? Requested an assignment with an eye to gaining a certain skill?
This essay is a great place for you to highlight your initiative and foresight in the process of relating your career progression to the adcom. Within the same theme of deliberate decision-making, the second thing to keep in mind is the prominence of the ‘why now’ issue. A thorough and well reasoned answer to this question will be a must for a solid response. Beyond your career path to date and the ‘why now’ issue, Stern will be looking for a detailed explanation of your short and long-term career plans and interest in the MBA as a means to realize these goals.
Though this is a lot of information to pack into a 750 word essay, it actually affords appreciably more room than last year’s limit of 500 words for the same essay question. Introducing the central elements of one’s candidacy in such a brief essay is definitely achievable, provided that applicants take their time to compose well-crafted and concise responses.
Essay 2 – Fit with Stern (500 words maximum):
The NYU Stern community is one of our strongest assets. Please answer the following questions about community:
(a) What is your personal experience with the Stern community? What actions have you taken to learn more about us?
(b) How would you contribute to our community as a student?
(c) How will you benefit personally and professionally from the Stern community?
Sensitive to the fact that applicants targeting Stern may also be applying to other programs that are strong in finance – especially regional peer Columbia – NYU is essentially asking applicants exactly how much homework they’ve done on the school. Obviously, the more information you can provide about trips to campus, visits to classes and conversations with students and alums, the more sincere your interest in the program will seem. The second portion of this question is similar to Kellogg’s second essay in that the adcom wants to see that applicants have really thought through the ways they could make an impact on the community.
Essay 3 – Personal Expression (500 words maximum, if written):
Please describe yourself to your MBA classmates. You may use almost any method to convey your message (e.g. words, illustrations). Feel free to be creative.
This essay gives applicants a chance to showcase their creative side by allowing them a broad range of (non-perishable) possible media in which to express themselves. Candidates with an artistic inclination, or those who harbor a passion that could be better conveyed through a method other than prose, might seriously consider submitting a poem, photograph or visual representation of their message.
Of course, it’s crucial to carefully consider just what needs to be communicated in this introduction to your future classmates. You’ll want to think reflectively about your values and personality – as well as strategically about what makes you unique with respect to other applicants. Naturally, you’ll also want to communicate your enthusiasm about meeting and working with your classmates, and perhaps include a comment about how you would engage them that does not cover the same ground as your first two essays. With these concerns in mind, it might not come as a surprise that, over the years, we’ve found that the written word tends to be the most effective format for a high percentage of applicants. There is still a great deal of room in which to be creative; for instance, your essay might be the opening to a chapter in an autobiography, or a snapshot of a typical day.
One final note on this essay is that Chicago has adopted a similarly creative ‘essay’ this year involving the use of PowerPoint; while this may help get the creative juices flowing, applicants would be ill advised to fully recycle material between the two essays (e.g. submitting a PowerPoint presentation to Stern), as this would likely be quite conspicuous.
Posted by Clear Admit on September 4, 2007, at 2:33 am
Posted in: School: Yale , Trivia Tuesday Welcome back from the long Labor Day weekend (in the U.S.)! It’s time again for our regular Trivia Tuesday column examining the policies, programs, and opportunities available at the leading business schools. Today we’ll take a look at the ways students are involved in the non-profit management programs at the Yale SOM.
According to the biennial survey of MBA programs published by Beyond Grey Pinstripes, Yale is among the top 25 full-time programs for incorporating environmental and social issues into their curricula and research. Yale’s high level of attention to these issues is made possible by a number of school-sponsored programs, and borne out in Yale students’ participation in events promoting social entrepreneurship and sustainable business.
Yale’s reputation in non-profit and public sector management attracts a high number of students interested in entering these fields, and the campus Net Impact chapter is one of the most active student-run organizations at the school. In addition to sending delegates to the national conference each year, Net Impact works with other campus organizations to present events for the benefit of the student body. These include an annual case competition, the Future of Philanthropy Conference, an internship forum in conjunction with the Career Development Office, and a series of panels on corporate and social responsibility.
The SOM community provides further support for students interested in public service careers though the Internship Fund, a student-run organization providing financial support for classmates pursuing careers in government, education or the non-profit sector. Founded in 1979, the fund provides a stipend for students completing summer internships at low-paying public or non-profit organizations; typically about 20% of each class has benefited from this support.
To raise money for these stipdends, the Internship Fund coordinates fund-raising activities throughout the year, the most popular of which is the annual Internship Fund Auction. Conducted in three stages – an online auction for remotely-located alumni, a silent auction and a live event – the Internship Fund Auction brings the community together to donate and bid on prizes. In addition to providing bidders with an opportunity to win such prizes as bowling with Dean Podolny or spending a week in the Virgin Islands, the auction gives students a chance to share or showcase their talents. One member of the Class of 2008 who is a professionally trained chef auctioned off cooking lessons, while a former competitive skater offered instruction in that activity.
For more information on Yale’s non-profit management program, campus activities, or non-profit career placement figures be sure to check out the school’s website or the Clear Admit School Guide to Yale!
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