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B-School Bulletins: NYU Stern, Yale SOM, Harvard

A few items of interest:

  • A degree for "suits and creatives." NYU’s Stern School of Business and Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at the Tisch School of the Arts will offer a joint MFA/MBA degree that students will be able to complete in three years. Students enrolling at NYU in Fall 2007 will be eligible to apply for the joint program,  as will Fall 2008 applicants. The key paragraph in the press release:
"Students who enroll in the MBA/MFA will take core and elective courses taught by Stern and Tisch Kanbar faculty, earning a total of 111 credits over the course of three years, including two summer semesters. The first year will be at Stern, the second will be at Kanbar, and the third will be split between the two schools. This dual-degree option enables students to receive both degrees in one to two years less than if they completed the MBA and MFA programs separately. Interested candidates must submit applications to Stern and Kanbar and be accepted by both schools, and the program will commence in Fall 2008. Since the first year of the dual-degree program starts at Stern, interested Stern students who enroll in Fall 2007 to the MBA program will also be eligible to apply."
 
  • Yale SOM's Admissions Office provides great tips to 2008 applicants in  this month's "From the Admissions Office." The advice should be familiar to readers of this blog, but it bears repeating, in summary form:
    • "Think about why you want to pursue an MBA – During the admissions process we are looking for candidates with clearly defined goals and reasons for getting an MBA. Start by talking to people in fields that are of interest to you so your essays will be cohesive and clear.
    • "Consider options for recommenders – When choosing a recommender, think of people who have worked with you in a professional capacity and can comment on your work. You’ll want to ask two people who know you very well and can talk about what you’ll bring to the Yale SOM community.
    • "Plan a visit to campus.
    • "Explore the Yale SOM website and make connections through our new web tools."
  • Businesweek Online is hosting Harvard's Director of Admissions Deirdre Leopold on Thursday May 29 at 1:00 PM EDT in a live chat. If you plan to apply to HBS, you will soon have one more source of valuable information. Harvard also announced that it will re-launch its web site in July.
Posted on Monday, May 28, 2007 at 08:16PM by Registered CommenterLinda Abraham in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | References5 References

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