NYU Stern MBA News

When Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was invited to speak at NYU Stern, people weren’t happy. Around 100 people gathered to protest his talk in Gould Plaza, interrupting him four times and telling him to “rot in hell.” The protestors were out in force to call out Kissinger for his role in bombing Cambodia and North Vietnam. He was also called out for overthrowing Chilean president Salvador Allende and more. Activists protest against NYU hosting an event at Stern featuring former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. (Photo by Tony Wu) The protests Read more

Sponsored Content Choosing where you want to attend business school for your MBA program is not an easy decision. First, you have to consider how your top picks rank on the 2018 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Business Schools, the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking, and the Economist. But that’s just a piece of the puzzle. You also need to consider what each MBA program is synonymous with, whether that’s experiential learning, exceptional career management, world-class faculty, or something else entirely. Then, you have to decide how all of those distinct aspects fit your needs, wants, and plans. For example, one school might Read more

Faculty define a business school. Their research, teaching, mentorship, and influence have tremendous impact on the experience students have while there and often the careers they pursue once they graduate. From the curriculum they shape to the initiatives and centers they help run, faculty are vital. And it certainly never hurts when those faculty are also Nobel Prize winners. This year, professors at two leading business schools were recognized with the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences: Paul Romer at NYU Stern School of Business and William Nordhaus of Yale School of Management (SOM). Nobel Prize in Economics At Read more

Each week we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print and provide a quick overview of the latest trending topics from top business schools around the world. Here’s your quick MBA News You Need digest for the week of October 11, 2018. NYU Stern’s Creative Destruction Lab-NYC Accepts 27 Startups for Inaugural Cohort NYU Stern received hundreds of applications for the inaugural cohort (2018-19) of the Creative Destruction Lab in New York City (CDL-NYC). After an exhaustive review of founders from some of the world’s most prestigious research institutes, Stern selected just 27 ventures to take part—9 Read more

413! That's how many full-tuition scholarships the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management awarded in 2017 to promising MBA applicants through its Consortium Fellows program. The Consortium, a nonprofit organization established in 1966 to increase access for diverse candidates in America, offers merit-based, full-tuition scholarships to any of its 19 member business schools. The Consortium Fellowship is open to MBA applicants with strong academic records who demonstrate a commitment to the Consortium's mission of expanding access for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans in American business. Since its founding, the Consortium has awarded more than $390 million in scholarships. But in addition to covered scholarship dollars, Consortium Fellows also benefit from recruitment events, webinars and chats, networking opportunities, and more. The Consortium's October 15th early application deadline is fast approaching, so don't miss today's post covering everything you need to know about the application process. The regular application deadline to apply to the Consortium is January 5, 2019. Inside the Consortium Application Process The representation of minority students in MBA programs has long been an area of concern. Though African Americans account for 12 percent of the U.S. population and 10 percent of bachelor’s degree earners, they make up only 8 percent of people who sat for the GMAT in 2015. For Hispanic Americans the numbers are even lower: They comprise 17 percent of the U.S. population, but only 10 percent of bachelor’s degree earners and 7 percent of GMAT examinees, according to Understanding Underrepresented Populations in the Business School Pipeline, a research report produced by the Graduate Management Admission Council. Fortunately, groups like the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management are working to change this reality. The Consortium is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping more underrepresented minority candidates earn an MBA degree and become corporate leaders. It does this by providing access to merit-based, full-tuition fellowships, recruitment events, webinars and chats, networking opportunities, and more. Think of the Consortium as a thriving network of leading graduate schools, corporate partners (including Fortune 500 companies), MBA students and alumni (9,000 total), government agencies, and entrepreneurial ventures. With the first application deadline for the Consortium approaching on October 15th, we wanted to cover the details of applying. The Consortium typically recruits a class of 400 students each academic year, asking that those who apply demonstrate a commitment to increasing the ranks of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans in business education and corporate leadership. You do not have to be an underrepresented minority yourself to apply, just committed to the Consortium vision. Read more

Each week we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print and provide a quick overview of the latest trending topics from top business schools around the world. Here’s your quick MBA News You Need digest for the week of September 20, 2018. CBS Research Reveals That Success Requires Dedication PLUS Passion It takes more than determination to succeed. According to the latest research published by Columbia Business School (CBS) and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, it takes grit: the combination of perseverance and passion. In fact, the key ingredient of grit is passion, which has long Read more

Sponsored Content You wouldn’t buy a house without first seeing it in person. So, why should you choose to attend the NYU Stern School of Business without first visiting campus? During a visit, you’ll be able to see the general routine of students, get an idea for class dynamics, and better imagine yourself as part of the Stern community. All of which is valuable when it comes to choosing your target school and filling out your application. But, how do you make sure that your campus visit has the type of impact on your admissions that you Read more

Sponsored Content While visiting campus isn’t required by most business schools, it’s still an excellent idea. An MBA campus visit will not only give you a better idea of what life would be like as a student of that school, but it also can provide you with valuable application material and demonstrate your interest in a particular program. There’s a reason why most business schools recommend a visit before you apply. The truth of the matter is that on paper and online, most MBA programs look and feel the same. They offer similar courses, experiential experiences, clubs, recruiting, career services, Read more

Sponsored Content MBA events are a critical part of your MBA admissions journey. They’re ideal for gathering information about what graduate business opportunities are available. Some people attend an event with a clear idea of what type of MBA program they’re looking for, while other attend MBA events to compile a short list of schools they want to learn more about. Either way, attending an MBA event can be a great resource to gain insightful tips, hints, and advice from the admissions staff. But once you attend an MBA event—be it a fair, information session, or meet & greet for Read more

Sponsored Content Attending an MBA Event put on by the NYU Stern School of Business is a great way to get to know the school, the MBA program, the admissions team, and the application process. Whether you attend a fair, information session, or informal meet-and-greet, the amount of information you can gather is incredibly helpful for making your MBA decision, but only if you do everything you need to do to gain the best experience. Just as you prepared to attend the event, you need to prepare to follow-up after an event. That means reaching back out Read more

With MBA hopefuls getting their applications ready for the 2018-2019 admissions season, many are posting to Clear Admit’s ApplyWire, a platform for feedback from our community of top-tier applicants to help inform your final choice of schools and approach to admissions. In this edition of MBA ApplyWire Spotlight, we take a closer look at a couple of posts from applicants having trouble with the GMAT.  Our first entry is from a non-traditional applicant considering Babson / Olin, Boston College / Carroll, Minnesota / Carlson, Northwestern / Kellogg,  Read more

As new MBA applicants try to figure out their admissions chances and strategies, many are posting to Clear Admit’s ApplyWire, a platform for feedback from our community of top-tier applicants to help inform your final choice of schools and approach to admissions. In this edition of MBA ApplyWire Spotlight, we take a closer look at a “non-traditional” applicant who is hoping to move from a career trajectory in politics towards business. And in preparation for the move, the applicant appears to be casting a wide net. With a high GPA and GRE score, the applicant may have Read more

Each week we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print and provide a quick overview of the latest trending topics from top schools around the world. Here’s your quick MBA News You Need digest for the week of July 26, 2018. Ellevest Founder Sallie Krawcheck on Tackling Gender Investing Gap Ellevest Founder Sallie Krawcheck Once dubbed the most powerful woman on Wall Street, Sallie Krawcheck is now working to redefine investing for women with her company Ellevest. Started in 2016, Ellevest is a digital investment firm whose purpose is to help women generate wealth for themselves. It Read more

As new MBA applicants try to figure out their admissions chances and strategies, many are posting to Clear Admit’s ApplyWire, a platform for feedback from our community of top-tier applicants to help inform your final choice of schools and approach to admissions. In this edition of MBA ApplyWire Spotlight, we take a closer look at a recent post from someone focused on FinTech at  MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Oxford / Saïd, U. Chicago Booth, or UPenn / Wharton: Our resident expert, Alex Brown, inquired about the person’s career plans: Read more

NYU Stern School of Business last week shared a preliminary profile of its incoming class of full-time, two-year MBA students, the Class of 2020. Even amid some declines, the school showed gains in the diversity of its class and added a few points to the average GMAT score for incoming students. This year saw 3,781 applicants—down from 3,927 for the Class of 2019. Of this year’s applicants, 876 applicants were admitted (23 percent) and 375 enrolled. Last year, 822 applicants were admitted (21 percent), yielding 402 enrolled students. Although the percentage of women dropped slightly year Read more

Admissions directors from seven leading business schools convened last month for MBA admissions events in San Francisco and Washington, DC, giving prospective applicants an unusual opportunity to learn more about how to navigate the admissions process directly from the people who know best. Clear Admit Editor-in-Chief Jeanette Brown peppered representatives from Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, Duke’s Fuqua School, Michigan’s Ross School, NYU Stern School, UVA’s Darden School, and the Yale School of Read more

Admissions essays are rolling out for the 2018-2019 season, and many MBA applicants are posting to Clear Admit’s ApplyWire, a tool that supports MBA application strategy. As an applicant, by identifying the business schools you are considering applying to, along with a little information about your credentials and goals, you can get feedback from our community of top-tier applicants to help inform your final choice of schools. In this edition of MBA ApplyWire Spotlight, we take a closer look at two recent posts from new candidates for the Class of 2021. We start with a candidate considering retaking the GMAT: Clear Admit’s resident expert, Alex Brown, offered some advice on room for improvement: Read more

NYU Stern School of Business today becomes the latest school to share its 2018-2019 MBA admissions deadlines and essay questions, including a few changes from last year. We caught up with Isser Gallogly, Stern associate dean, MBA admissions and program innovation, to get the latest. Here’s what we learned. For starters, Gallogly and his team have decided to reinstate the November deadline they eliminated last year for the full-time, two-year MBA program. This means a return to a four deadlines: October 15th, November 15th, January 15th, and March 15th. “Last year we gave it Read more

We’re hard at work on our next new applicant resource—the Clear Admit VisitArchive—which is designed to help MBA candidates learn more about their target schools by reading about the campus visit experience of others. Though VisitArchive is still only in beta testing—look for an official launch later in the 2018-2019 admissions cycle—we have already received great responses from early users sharing tips guaranteed to inform future visits. For example, one visitor who took an Uber to Georgetown’s McDonough School campus offered this advice: “On a hot day, do not let them drop you at the main gate. It’s a Read more

Spring has sprung, which means that classes have come to an end on many leading business school campuses, and commencement activities fill weekend after weekend from now through much of June. The roster of speakers top schools invite to send their MBA graduates off into the world can be revealing. Graduation speakers are typically invited to impart hard-earned wisdom and present words of encouragement to MBA classes, and this year is no exception in that regard. More exceptional, though, is the number of women delivering the headlining speeches. Instagram COO Marne Levine at Michigan Ross One of Read more

As the 2018-2019 admissions season is on the horizon, many MBA applicants are posting to Clear Admit’s ApplyWire, a tool that supports MBA application strategy. As an applicant, by identifying the business schools you are considering applying to, along with a little information about your credentials and goals, you can get feedback from our community of top-tier applicants to help inform your final choice of schools. In this edition of MBA ApplyWire Spotlight, we take a closer look at two recent posts from new candidates for the Class of 2021. We start with a candidate highly focused on the GMAT: Clear Admit’s resident experts offered feedback on the overall application strategy, as well as ideal targets for the GMAT: Read more

While big tech has started to attract top MBA talent over the last few years, the finance sector is still holding its own. Although the types of jobs students are gravitating toward within the industry has shifted some. While banking is still a big draw, there are also new opportunities to work for fintech companies or as part of in-house teams developing digital strategies. And so the question on many prospective applicants’ minds remains: What’s the best MBA program for a finance-minded student? And the second annual Financial Times ranking of Top MBAs for Finance 2018, released last week, Read more

In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate considering  U. Chicago Booth or NYU Stern. The candidate summarized the debate in the initial post: While the candidate did receive a $60k scholarship offer from Stern, initial feedback still favored Booth: Read more

As it prepares to welcome students for orientation next week, NYU Stern School of Business has shared preliminary class profiles for its two new specialized one-year MBA programs—the Andre Koo Tech MBA and the Fashion & Luxury MBA. Stern announced the launch of the new May-to-May programs one year ago. The inaugural classes will each be made up of approximately 30 students. Though designed for students from different backgrounds targeting diverse post-MBA career paths, the two programs do share several things in common. Each pairs traditional core Read more

Admissions directors from seven leading business schools will convene for a second multi-school MBA admissions event on Wednesday, May 16th, in Washington, DC. Moderated by Clear Admit Editor-in-Chief Jeanette Brown, the DC event will feature representatives from Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, Cornell’s S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, Duke’s Fuqua School, Michigan’s Ross School, NYU Stern School, UVA’s Darden School, and Yale School of Management (SOM). The first event, which took place in San Francisco on May 10th, filled up completely. Dozens of alumni from participating programs now working in the Bay Area were also on hand to share their first-hand experiences as students with participants.  Read more