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Could you talk about the
activities occurring in Career Services at your school?
A new director in Career
Services, Peter Giuliani, was recently hired in the fall
2004. His efforts to enhance the visibility of our program
with recruiters are already underway.
What specifically should IT
applicants do to differentiate themselves in their
applications?
IT students typically present
strong technical skills in an MBA program. Aside from
demonstrating strength in this one area, they should also
highlight broader dimensions such as an ability to lead
others and good teamwork skills.
Can you briefly describe the
housing situation for your students?
Most of our students live in
communities within a 10-15 mile radius of the school. There
is on-campus housing for graduate students which some of our
international students utilize. The preferred housing for
most students are the beach communities of Manhattan Beach,
Hermosa Beach and Santa Monica.
What would you say
distinguishes the Marshall School of Business and its
students?
Our location in Los Angeles
is one of the most distinctive features of our program. Our
students are strong team players with solid fundamental
skills in areas of finance, marketing, operations,
consulting, etc. They are also well equipped to communicate
and work with diverse populations after experiencing the
PRIME class at the end of the first year.
How does this year's
application pool compare to the previous year's? How about
the demographic make up of the applicant pool?
Last year's applications dropped by about 15% from the
previous year. The quality of the applicant pool was still
quite strong but fewer applications were received from both
India and China. We recently joined with Forte to help
increase the number of women in our applicant pool and we
are a member of the Consortium for Graduate Study in
Management to assist us with the recruitment of other
underrepresented populations in our MBA program.
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