Michigan Business School Interview
Can you
briefly describe the housing situation for your students?
Housing
options consist of living very close to campus in older
homes/apartments or living a short bike or bus ride away in
modern apartments. The choice is up to the applicant.
Information is provided to the students via their student
binders, class web sites, housing ambassadors, and house
tours. Some students elect to buy a house and sell it
following completion of the program.
What
would you say distinguishes The Michigan Business School and
its students?
The key
differentiator of Michigan is our commitment to action-based
learning, along with a student's ability to co-create their
MBA experience. With action-based learning, students really
have the opportunity to take the theory from the classroom
and put it into action while they are in the program –
whether that is here in Ann Arbor, in New York City, or in
India, for example. This occurs through programs like MAP,
but also through amazing opportunities via our Institutes.
Through all of this, students are expected to be active
participants and partner with us to create a very customized
and robust experience. A wonderful advantage of Michigan is
to be able to tap into the amazing work that is happening
across campus in programs such as the School of Public
Health, the School of Education the School of Natural
Resources and the Environment, etc. It is the intersection
of business with these kinds of areas that allow our
students to really make an impact on the problems facing
society.
How did
this year’s application pool compare to the previous year's?
How about the demographic make up of the applicant pool?
It was
definitely a different year. There was a large decline
internationally due to the economy and visa issues.
Domestically there was a decline due to the economy, and
additionally we are still in a demographic trough when you
consider the typical age range of MBA applicants.
Fortunately the pool, although smaller, was extremely
strong. Our yield increased this year, and we also
currently have the highest percentage of women in Michigan's
history (31%). There is still work to be done in this area,
but we are very pleased with the outcome and with the
overall strength of our incoming class.
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