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Published: November 17, 2013
$67 Million Alumni Gift to Fund New Home for Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business
Continuing a tradition of giving back to his alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) alumnus and hedge fund billionaire David A. Tepper has given the school an additional $67 million, which will fund the construction of a new 295,000-square-foot home for the business school. Over the past decade, Tepper has given a total of $125 million to the university, including a $55 million gift in 2004, for which the business school was named in his honor.
In addition to funding the new business school building, Tepper’s most recent gift will create the “David A. Tepper Quadrangle,” a new academic hub intended to strengthen collaboration among CMU’s schools and colleges, the university announced. The first expansion of the university’s north campus, the 4.5-acre Tepper Quadrangle will include a new university welcome center, larger and better classrooms, meeting and collaboration spaces and a fitness center and café.
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Published: November 11, 2013
Tepper MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-campus
Interview was pretty informal. It was blind, but the adcom had a copy of my resume in front of her. Questions asked: -Walk me through resume -Specific question on one of my positions (position X) -Tell me more about global experiences during Position X -Do you have an example of working in a team/what type of leader question -Why did you move from Company X to Company Y -What did you learn moving from Company X to Company Y -Short term goals? -How are you qualified for short-term goals? -Why Tepper
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Published: October 2, 2013
Clear Admit Career Services Director Q&A: Stephen Rakas of the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University
Stephen Rakas has been in career services with the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon for the past 10 years and in his current role as executive director of the Career Opportunities Center (COC) since 2011. His previous experience includes four years in career services with the University of Pittsburgh and an additional decade of experience in general management and sales in industries ranging from healthcare to high-end retail.
“I discovered earlier in my career that serving as a conduit between the academic and business environments was a strong match with my skills and interests,” he told us. “I’m passionate about higher education, and the opportunity to help students transition their academic achievements into the world of work is very rewarding.”
Check out the interview below, in which he describes the comprehensive Base Camp Orientation all Tepper students undergo before classes even begin, explains why all the members of the COC team devote time both to counseling students and to maintaining relationships with employers and more.
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Published: April 28, 2013
Tepper School of Business FlexMBA Online Offering Draws Interest from Prospective Applicants Nationwide
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)’s Tepper School of Business will debut a new online MBA offering next fall, and prospective applicants from across the United States – as well as Europe and Asia – have shown interest and/or submitted applications, the school reports.
FlexMBA – a new online MBA offering that will offer the same curriculum, faculty and access to services to online students that they would receive on campus as part of the traditional MBA program – differs from the MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) model by creating small class sections of roughly 20 students and maximizing interaction between students and faculty, Tepper notes. Students will take part in weekly live online classes with Tepper professors and attend approximately five “access weekends” each year in which all FlexMBA students will travel to a CMU campus for intense classwork and professional development programs.
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Published: March 31, 2013
Carnegie Mellon University Establishes New Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)’s Tepper School of Business and School of Computer Science will partner to establish a new, joint Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in an effort to help transform university research and projects into commercial enterprises, the university announced last month.
The new CIE will combine Tepper’s Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship and the School of Computer Science’s Project Olympus, continuing the successful programs of each while also growing an extensive network of alumni entrepreneurs.
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Tepper MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
I applied to second round and was invited on 15th of January. Originally I was invited to interview in hub cities with Adcom but I could not arrange the trip due to visa issue. So I ended up schedule interview with another Adcom via Skype. My interview was on 12th of February. It was very conversational and he seemed to be very professional in keeping the interview interesting and moving it forward. He did not take note at all. Overall, he looked for how much I had researched about Tepper and why I want Tepper. Here were the questions.
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Published: November 19, 2012
Tepper MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype
The interviewer was quite friendly and made me feel comfortable while answering questions. It was a blind interview, they had only my Resume to refer to. The questions were pretty much generic, like why i chose Tepper, and how the work I have been doing and my undergraduate degree relates to my mba decision and my post mba goals. Another thing I felt is that there was a lot of emphasis on how I have performed in team scenarios and how I can carry it forward in Tepper.
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Published: February 28, 2012
Tepper MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Skype / Adcom
My interview was very similar to what has already been mentioned, very friendly indeed. The questions that had not already been mentioned: What are the traits that I look for in a great leader? What is it about my job that brings me stress? It’s very important to know the school and to have a strong answer for “Why Tepper?”.
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Published: February 28, 2012
Tepper MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 (Consortium) / Phone-Skype Interview / Adcom
My interview was conversational and flowed pretty well. The adcom originally tried calling me on Skype, but we had audio issues so we resorted to a standard phone interview. I had met my interview before at a recruiting event so he pulled my application to ask questions prior. Questions: Tell me about yourself Why MBA at Tepper Who have you spoken with at Tepper to learn about the culture Tell me something about you that’s not on your resume or in your application I ended with a recap of why I wanted to attend Tepper and why I thought I
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Published: February 26, 2012
Tepper MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Phone Interview / Adcom
My interview was with the Director of Admissions over the phone. The questions I was asked were: Walk me through your resume Why MBA Why Tepper Describe your goals post MBA Tell me how you lead/unite cross-functional teams What do you like/not like about your job Describe your typical day at work What do you do outside of work Where was I in US and what did I like there It lasted about 45 minutes (including my own questions to him). He was extremely conversational and went out of his way to sound friendly and easy-going.
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Published: February 26, 2012
Tepper MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On-campus / Adcom
My interview was very conversational and the adcom who conducted my interview made me feel welcome and comfortable. Before the interview, there was a class and campus tour I was able to participate in. The students were extremely friendly (something CMU takes pride in because of the close knit community). I recommend doing some activities beforehand because it will help you during the interview. Questions I was asked: Tell me about yourself What do you know about Tepper and how do you see yourself fitting in? Why do you want an MBA What is your leadership style What do you
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Published: February 14, 2012
Tepper MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus / Adcom
My interview was very conversational and my interviewer spent the first 5 minutes just getting me relaxed and talking. She asked the following questions: Walk me through your resume and tell me about yourself. Why do you want an MBA? Why a Tepper MBA? What are your short-term and long-term goals? Can you give me an example of your leadership? What are your interests and activities outside of work? What is a weakness of yours? Any questions for me? My interviewer was fairly new to the school and didn’t know the answer to several of my questions but she was
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