»November 7, 2005: International Student Support
(also posted on http://corey.mbadiary.com) As I mentioned before, I was personally disappointed to discover that there weren’t more international students in the MBA program. BYU has a tremendous international presence and so I expected a higher representation. One reason why the % of international students is the lowes... ... (MORE)
»November 4, 2005: Non-profit work
(also posted at http://corey.mbadiary.com) Although the MBA program is heavily corporate focused, there are opportunities within the Marriott School to pursue non-profit work. Non-profit stuff is huge at BYU in general – largely due to the ... ... (MORE)
»November 4, 2005: International MBA
(also posted at http://corey.mbadiary.com) BYU is a small school, with only about 130 students each year. With such a small class the actual % varies quite a bit year-to-year. As I think I mentioned, the number seems to be done a bit because of visas. I don t know the first year students well, but I know second year stu... ... (MORE)
»November 3, 2005: Do Grades Matter?
(also posted at http://corey.mbadiary.com)Some of the top business schools (Wharton, Stanford, and HBS) have this really great policy called grade-nondisclosure. Students are not allowed to share their grades with others and recruiters are not allowed to ask. Before coming to BYU I visited the Stanford GSB and met with a 2nd year MBA (BYU alum) who said that he really had no idea how he was doi... ... (MORE)
»November 2, 2005: Diversity at BYU
(also posted at http://corey.mbadiary.com) Like most MBA admissions office, BYU’s also favors women and diversity applicants. As a white male myself, it doesn’t bother me at all. In fact, I really wish there were more diversity in the students here. Unfortunately, BYU has only about 14% women and the smallest number of ... ... (MORE)
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