A quick glance at

Stern’s Class of 2014 and Marketing

3907 people applied to NYU Stern in 2012; the entering class size was 389. The average GMAT score was 720 and the class has an average undergraduate GPA of 3.51. The average number of years of work experience for the class of 2014 is 4.8 years.

26% of class of 2014 students have undergraduate degrees in business and commerce; 22% in economics; 21% in engineering, math, and science; 17% in social sciences; and 14% in humanities, arts, or other areas.

In terms of pre-MBA work experience related to marketing, 5% of the class come from the advertising/public relations industry and 4% come from the consumer products/retail industry.

NYU Academics Related to Marketing

There are four phases to the Stern curriculum:

Phase 1: A 2-week orientation program called LAUNCH that introduces students to New York City and to b-school with tours, panel discussions, speakers, and other activities.

Phase 2: First year core classes. All students must take 2 required courses (Financial Accounting & Reporting and Statistics & Data Analysis) and choose 5 courses from the Menu Core (Firms & Markets, Foundations of Finance, The Global Economy, Leadership in Organizations, Marketing, Operations Management, and Strategy). Students can take electives in their first year. Students can obtain waivers for core classes if they have proficiency in the subject matter.

Phase 3: Summer Internship.

Phase 4: Second year core and elective courses. The core course for second year students is Professional Responsibility. Other than that, students take elective courses. Up to 5 of these courses may be taken at another NYU grad school.

Students graduate with an MBA in General Management and between 0-3 specializations. It is within these specializations that students will choose their elective courses. Relevant specializations for those interested in marketing are Marketing, Luxury Marketing, Digital Marketing, Product Management, and
Entertainment, Media and Technology. (Click on the links to see sample courses from each of the categories.)

You can view the complete list of NYU Stern courses here.

Marketing Electives at Other NYU Grad Schools

Electives at Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development:

• Marketing the Music Industry
• Music Industry Broadcast Promotion/Publicity
• Visual Arts Markets

Electives at NYU Wagner School of Public Service

• Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations

Between semesters, students may study abroad by participating in the Doing Business in…(DBi) Program. There are also semester abroad programs and International Club Treks. A Global Courses that may appeal to marketing students (that include trips overseas) is A Craft & Commerce of Cinema. (More details on these global programs and others can be found here.)

NYU Stern Marketing-Related Clubs, Competitions, and Conferences

• Emerging Markets Association
• Graduate Marketing Association
• Luxury & Retail Club
• Annual Graduate Marketing Association (GMA) Conference
• Graduate Marketing Association (GMA) Case Competition

Marketing Hiring Stats at NYU Stern

The chart below shows the hiring stats for 2011 MBA careers in marketing/consumer products:

Top consumer products/beauty and marketing hirers include: (an asterisk indicates that the company hired 3 or more students in 2011):

• American Express*
• Avon
• Bayer Healthcare*
• Colgate-Palmolive*
• Dannon
• Diageo
• Estee Lauder*
• General Mills
• Johnson & Johnson*
• Kraft*
• L’Oreal*
• PepsiCo*
• Pfizer*
• Post Foods
• Procter & Gamble
• Reckitt Benckiser*
• Unilever*

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A quick glance at

Stern’s Class of 2014 and Finance

3907 people applied to NYU Stern in 2012; the entering class size was 389. The average GMAT score was 720 and the class has an average undergraduate GPA of 3.51. The average number of years of work experience for the class of 2014 is 4.8 years.

26% of class of 2014 students have undergraduate degrees in business and commerce; 22% in economics; 21% in engineering, math, and science; 17% in social sciences; and 14% in humanities, arts, or other areas.

In terms of pre-MBA work experience, the largest group of students came from the financial services industry (at 23% of the class). This is followed by 11% in consulting and 10% in banking.

NYU Academics Related to Finance

There are four phases to the Stern curriculum:

Phase 1: A 2-week orientation program called LAUNCH that introduces students to New York City and to b-school with tours, panel discussions, speakers, and other activities.

Phase 2: First year core classes. All students must take 2 required courses (Financial Accounting & Reporting and Statistics & Data Analysis) and choose 5 courses from the Menu Core (Firms & Markets, Foundations of Finance, The Global Economy, Leadership in Organizations, Marketing, Operations Management, and Strategy). Students can take electives in their first year. Students can obtain waivers for core classes if they have proficiency in the subject matter.

Phase 3: Summer Internship.

Phase 4: Second year core and elective courses. The core course for second year students is Professional Responsibility. Other than that, students take elective courses. Up to 5 of these courses may be taken at another NYU grad school.

Finance Electives at Other NYU Grad Schools
Electives at NYU School of Law:

• Corporations
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Survey of Securities Regulation

Electives at NYU Graduate School of Arts and Sciences:

• Development of Economics
• Economics/Financial History of Europe
• Math for Economists
• Seminar in Econometrics
• Theory of Economic Development

Electives at NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences:

• Derivative Securities
• Financial Engineering Models for Corporate Finance
• Case Studies in Financial Modeling

Students graduate with an MBA in General Management and between 0-3 specializations. It is within these specializations that students will choose their elective courses. Relevant specializations for those interested in finance are Finance, Banking, Corporate Finance, Financial Instruments and Markets, Accounting, Financial Systems and Analytics, and Quantitative Finance. (Click on the links to see sample courses from each of the categories.)

You can view the complete list of NYU Stern courses here.

Between semesters, students may study abroad by participating in the Doing Business in…(DBi) Program. There are also semester abroad programs, global courses (that include trips overseas), and International Club Treks. (More details on these global programs and others can be found here.)

There is also a dual degree offering of an MBA/MS in Mathematics in Finance.

Finance Research Centers at NYU Stern

• Center for Real Estate Finance Research
• Glucksman Institute for Research in Securities Markets
• Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions
• Vincent C. Ross Institute of Accounting Research
• The Volatility Institute

NYU Stern Finance-Related Clubs

• Graduate Finance Association (GFA)
• Real Estate Club (REC)
• Sales and Trading Club
• Stern Hedge Fund Association (SHFA)
• Stern Investment Management and Research (SIMR)
• Stern Private Equity Club (SPEC)

Financial Services Hiring Stats at NYU Stern

The charts below indicates the hiring stats for 2011 finance careers:

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The following essay questions give you the opportunity to more fully present yourself to the Admissions Committee and to provide insight into your experiences, goals and thought processes. Your essays must be written entirely by you. An offer of admission will be revoked if you did not write your essays. Please note the following:

• Essays 1, 2 and 4 must be typed and submitted using the standard U.S. 8 1/2” x 11” format, double-spaced, in 12-point font.
• Please adhere to the essay word limits provided for each question.
• Word limits apply to the total question. For example, your response to Essay 2 should answer both part (a) and part (b) with a maximum of 250 words.
• Label the top of each essay with the following: Name, Date of Birth (month, day, year), Essay Number and Page Number (e.g.: Joe Applicant, January 1, 1982, Essay 1, Page 1)

Essay 1. Professional Aspirations (250 word maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)
What are your short and long-term career goals?

First, don’t even think about how to get everything you want into this MBA essay. You can’t. Rather, ask yourself, “What are the few, key points I must have in this essay to both answer the question effectively and stand out?” First, you need the details of your short- and long-term goals: positions and titles, company, industry, a sample of likely responsibilities you’ll hold. Beyond that, to make the essay compelling, in one or two sentences convey your vision for your goals (the broader impact you’ll have) and your motivation for your goals – these elements are often intertwined.

One way you can fit in pertinent career information is to start the essay with your current position and weave it into your short-term goals. After all, you will have goals within your current position while you’re earning your MBA – it doesn’t require a promotion or change of position to have a goal.

A simple structure works best: the first paragraph covering your short-term goals (possibly starting with where you are now); second paragraph long-term goals. With this short essay you don’t need intro and concluding paragraphs, intro and concluding sentences will do.

Essay 2. Fit with Stern (250 word maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)

(a) Why have you chosen to pursue your MBA on a part-time basis?
(b) Earlier in your application, you indicated your Langone program preferences in rank order from among the choices below. Please explain your preferences.

• Manhattan – Weeknights
• Manhattan – Weekends
• Westchester – Weeknights

I suggest more depth and content for part A, and a straightforward, factual explanation for part B.

Part A probes your decision-making regarding the part-time option. The adcom wants to know that the reasons are affirmative and that the part-time program is your program of choice. This section also gives you a chance to further elaborate on your current work and its distinguishing aspects – presumably one reason you are pursuing the part-time program is because you are engaged in your work. In this section, focus on the key 2-3 reasons for a part-time MBA and discuss each briefly but thoughtfully. Don’t worry about having “unique” reasons – you won’t – it’s your specific work and the insights you’ll bring from it that are unique. Caution: state positive, affirmative reasons; avoid reasons like can’t afford a full-time MBA, afraid to leave job, can’t get into a top-tier full-time program, etc. Positive reasons include wanting to stay in fascinating job/industry, excitement about applying learning in real-time, valuing studying alongside peers who are immersed in diverse industries and functions, etc.

Part B should be short and sweet; a couple of sentences will suffice, simply explaining in concrete, practical terms why you are choosing the particular program.

Essay 3. Personal Expression

Please describe yourself to your MBA classmates. You may use almost any method to convey your message (e.g. words, illustrations). Feel free to be creative.

If you will submit Essay 3 via mail, please provide a brief description of your submission and its relevance to your MBA application.

Please note the following guidelines and restrictions:

• Your submission becomes the property of NYU Stern and cannot be returned for any reason.
• If you submit a written essay, it should be 500 words maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font. If you submit a video or audio file, it should be five minutes maximum.
• If you submit a non-written piece (i.e., artwork or multimedia), please provide a brief written description of your submission and its relevance to your MBA application.
• If you prepare a multimedia submission, you may mail a CD, DVD or USB flash drive to the Admissions Office. Please do not submit a link to a webpage.
• Mailed materials must be postmarked by the application deadline date. Please follow our mail and labeling instructions.
• The Admissions Committee reserves the right to request an alternate Essay 3 if we are unable to view your submission.
• Do not submit anything perishable (e.g. food), or any item that has been worn (e.g. clothing).

Please note that mailed Essay 3 packages are subject to size restrictions. Submissions that exceed the stated size restrictions will not be accepted for review by the Admissions Committee. Please see the table below for the maximum package size guidelines:

First, a comment about “feel free to be creative”: don’t strain to do something you think represents “creative” if it doesn’t flow naturally. Plenty, perhaps most, of admitted applicants write an essay. If you are inspired and have a great idea, fine, go with it. If not, write the absolute best essay you can. The key here is to help the adcom get to know you in ways that are relevant to Langone, that distinguish you, and that reflect your life beyond your job in some way. Langone, and more broadly NYU, relish involvement with the community, intellectual and/or artistic engagement, a sharp ability to self-reflect on one’s life and circumstances, a willingness to assert and/or question one’s values, a willingness and ability to ask questions that you don’t have answers to… There are many inviting avenues to consider in selecting a topic for this essay – and that selection is the key to hitting a home run with it. There really isn’t a formula. I have seen successful essays that focus solely on the applicant’s passionate hobby, that discuss some aspect of one’s family life, one’s regional culture, one’s religious or political evolution… And I’ve also seen successful essays that discuss a couple of things. With the 500-word limit, you can’t really do justice to more than two points though.

Don’t worry about discussing things that are “impressive” or about finding things that are unusual – this essay’s effectiveness rests on how vividly you present your topic(s), how you personalize it with anecdote and detail. A discussion about something as common as cooking or learning a language or playing basketball can become a memorable statement if done vividly with stories and experiences.

Admissions Tips:

• The Essay 3 is first and foremost a personal expression. We want to get to know you as an individual, beyond your college transcripts and professional achievements. This essay is not a creativity test, but rather an opportunity for you to describe yourself to your future classmates in whichever medium you feel most comfortable. Creative submissions are welcomed, but so too are written essays.
• Proofread your essays carefully.
• Make sure you have fully answered the essay questions.
• Be genuine in your essays – tell us about the real you.
• Follow the essay instructions, including word limits and font size.

Essay 4. Additional Information: (optional)

Please provide any additional information that you would like to bring to the attention of the Admissions Committee. This may include current or past gaps in employment, your undergraduate record, plans to retake the GMAT, GRE and/or TOEFL or any other relevant information.

If you are unable to submit a recommendation from a current supervisor, you must explain your reason in this essay, even if you are a re-applicant.

If you are a re-applicant from last year, please explain how your candidacy has improved since your last application.

This doesn’t explicitly limit the essay to extenuating circumstances or application-specific issues, but the topics it suggests are such issues. Moreover the phrase “bring to the attention of” doesn’t really invite you to continue marketing yourself with any new material that you think might enhance your application. I therefore suggest addressing the types of issues the question presents, or other information that has a direct bearing on the adcom’s ability to understand your candidacy. There is no word limit, but given the other word limits, keeping it short will align with the other essays.

If you are a re-applicant from last year, please explain how your candidacy has improved since your last application.

Uploading Formats

You may upload documents into the standard online application in the following formats: .doc, .wpd, .rtf, .xls, .pdf, .docx, .xlxs, .txt

Application Deadlines for the Part-time MBA program

http://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/part-time-mba/admissions/deadlines-process/index.htm

Online applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline, and any mailed application material must be postmarked by the deadline date to receive your notification by the date below.

After the application deadline, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until July 1 (for Fall 2012) and December 1 (for Spring 2013).

By Cindy Tokumitsu, co-author of The EMBA Edge, and author of the free special report, “Ace the EMBA.”

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This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. We hope to offer you a candid picture of student life, and what you should consider as you prepare your MBA application.

Accepted: First, can you tell us a little about yourself – where are you from? What and where did you study as an undergraduate and when did you graduate? Do you hold any other degrees?

Richard: I was born in the States, and I went back to Taiwan to go through my childhood until the age of 13, and came back to LA to study for high school. I then decided to go to the east coast to check out the different dynamics, so I enrolled in Cornell University first in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering, and then did a Master of Financial Engineering in Cornell as well as preparation for transition into Finance, investment banking. After a couple of years of stink at Wall Street I decided to pursue an MBA at Stern to transform myself into a management consultant.

Accepted: Why did you choose NYU Stern?

Richard: I think there are three pillars about NYU Stern that really attract me.

1. Smart, driven, yet down to earth people - Every top 10 business school is full of smart people, and we all know that. So nothing too particular about it. What really sets Stern apart from the rest is that we are a very practical, realistic group of people. We execute on what we said, and we walk the talk. You can be a charismatic leader but if all you do is talk, in the long-run it won’t work when the business condition shifts. Therefore. NYU Stern is about a practical, executionable attitude when they select future MBAs.
2. New York City – I am a city person, and there are just so many resources you can leverage in a city. No matter if it is networking for recruiting or just socializing with friends and classmates, NYC has so much to offer…this is important if you can be level-headed yourself in a more intense yet energetic environment.
3. Finance & Strategy focus curriculum - NYU Stern has great strategy & finance professors. Professor Marciano is a famous strategy professor and she is one of the best at teaching strategic management. Professor Demodaran is a frequently quoted speaker from CNBC and the Wall Street Journal, and his corporate finance course is a must. I think if you want to work in finance or consulting, you can’t go wrong with NYU Stern.

Accepted: Can you tell us a bit about your MFE from Cornell? What is financial engineering?

Richard: If you think about engineering, it is about assembling individual components and constructing something out of this creation. For example, mechanical engineering assembles different components such as an engine or pipeline into a car. Similarly, financial engineering is about constructing the financial instruments by using derivatives to feed into enterprising clients’ needs.

Accepted: What are some of your favorite things about living in New York City?

Richard: New York City can satisfy all different kinds of palates. You can go for Indian food one day and the next day you can enjoy Brazilian BBQ. In addition, if you enjoy meeting new people and going out, there is no better place than NYC to do so. It can be quite intense when you go out on a consecutive basis…but it is a life-style that you can pick and decide. Of course, a lot of cultural stuff happens in NYC as well such as museums, street fairs, Broadway shows, etc.

Accepted: How does studying in the Big Apple compare to studying in Ithaca?

Richard: It is quite different. And I will be honest – I love every aspect of living in a city, and don’t really enjoy Ithaca.

Accepted: I see you’re now interning at IBM. What is your position there and what role did NYU play in helping you secure that position?

Richard: I am a Summer MBA consultant at IBM’s Strategy & Transformation (S&T), which is a management consulting arm for IBM Global Business Services. My role is to become a capable consultant to support my team in the industrial sector in all strategic initiatives when we engage with our client. I will say NYU Stern opens the door for you to recruit with IBM S&T, but it is more about you needing to nail your interviews to be able to get in.

Accepted: Do you have any advice for some of our applicants who will be applying to NYU Stern?

Richard: I think it is more about really understanding why you want an MBA. You should spend 75% of your time brainstorming and understanding what you wanna do and what you wanna get out of it. Put in consulting jargon, what is the value added from an MBA and particularly for you, because every case is different just like different core client engagement. And be prepared to present yourself to your interviewer because NYU really cares about the interview; a perfect resume does not get you in, but a well-conducted interview will.

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This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. We hope to offer you a candid picture of student life, and what you should consider as you prepare your MBA application.

Accepted: First, can you tell us a little about yourself – where are you from? What and where did you study as an undergraduate and when did you graduate?

Ben: I’m from East Setauket, NY (Long Island) and went to Villanova (PA) on a full Army ROTC scholarship. I graduated in 2005 with a political science degree and wished to pursue the JAG corps and attend law school. However, at the time I graduated and was commissioned into the Army as a 2nd Lieutenant, I was diagnosed with a kidney disease that forced me to accept an honorable medical discharge.

With my very short military career over, I had to find another career. I took a position with Accenture, which is an IT consulting firm, and learned a lot about working on client sites, working in teams, and meeting tight deadlines. I wasn’t absolutely enthused by the product of IT, so I decided to make a switch into finance and see what a lot of my classmates were doing in NYC.

I was lucky enough to get hired before the financial meltdown and started at Goldman Sachs in February of 2008 in their Credit Derivatives Middle Office. Of course, a month later Bear Stearns collapsed and Lehman went down not much later. The work was extremely fast paced, I worked with top-notch people, layoffs were almost constant, but I thrived. I joined Goldman as an Analyst, then was promoted to Technical Specialist and then Associate.

After two years, however, I realized that a long-term career in Operations was not what I sought. I wanted a position that was revenue-generating, client-facing, and more macro than Sales and Trading. Investment Banking seemed to fit into my long-term career goals, and fit my personal skill set, so I set up meetings with some GS employees in IBD and quickly learned that to get into banking, especially in the midst of a financial crisis, you must be recruited out of a top business school (Analyst or Associate new hire). I decided that I needed to take the GMAT and get the ball rolling on finding a top business school.

Accepted: Why did you decide to attend NYU Stern?

Ben: The first thing about Stern is that it’s in the city, so there are a ton of alums around the city, especially in financial services. So I met some alums and had a very favorable impression from them on their experience at Stern and the types of recruiting that happens there. I also visited Stern and immediately thought it was the best fit for me, personality-wise. It’s a top business school, with extremely smart and talented students, however, it was also a place that was collaborative internally, competitive externally.

My impression before visiting was that there was no secluded campus and therefore a diluted community of commuters. This couldn’t be further from the truth. I found a community that was supportive and engaged, almost tighter in the space that occupies Stern because of all the madness of the city surrounding it. I found the faculty to be top-notch, student-body to be down to earth, the career opportunities stellar, and a surprising amount of international engagement (students, faculty, travel, global learning, etc.). After visiting other schools in the area, and considering a jump to the west coast, it turned out to be a no-brainer for me.

Accepted: What are some of your favorite things about living in New York City? What were some of the advantages of studying in the Big Apple?

Ben: I’m very biased, but I think NYC is the best city in the world. The amount of cultural, social, and academic activities here are incredible. I thought Stern did a great job of utilizing all of the resources the city has to offer. The center of the financial world is here, so for me personally, that was a huge advantage. NYC also has some great advantages for students wanting to study strategy, entrepreneurship, brand strategy, media, etc. There are so many companies and industries here it really is amazing. Also, getting keynote speakers to address the student body is fairly simple, since a lot of executives are either based here or visit here frequently. I also think the quality of the faculty is in large part due to the awesome location, many adjunct professors can run their business and teach at Stern in their free time. Pretty impressive.

Accepted: I see you’re now working as an Associate at Credit Suisse. What role did NYU play in securing that position?

Ben: NYU set it up completely. I was on a pretty standard track of Investment Banking, so all of my initial meetings with banks were on campus. All of the bulge bracket banks and many mid-tier investment banks come to Stern to recruit, so the opportunities for IB are tremendous. The standard tracks (Consulting, IB, S&T, Marketing) are mostly setup by NYU through their “on-campus” recruiting. Stern set up the corporate overview sessions, the meet and greets, and interviews, which are critical to getting a job at these places.

Accepted: How has your experience in the U.S. Army contributed to your business skills?

Ben: Due to my abbreviated stint in the Army, I can’t really speak about my huge amount of leadership experience, but I can speak of the Army training and how relevant it can be in business. I think firms like to recruit ex-military because there seems to be a lot of critical business qualities in military candidates: loyalty, respect, discipline, leadership, integrity. I think humility and eagerness play a large role as well. In organizations where chain of command, organization and leadership are important, such as Investment Banking, military candidates will do extremely well. Also, firms recognize their ability to handle pressure well, make quick decisions and be quantitatively strong, so S&T also seems to be a good fit. For me personally, I think the military helped instill a sense of discipline and maturity that seems to be rare for students coming out of college. I think having some training grounds to practice leadership and taking command of a unit can certainly help in a workplace when a project needs a push to make a deadline or meetings that tend to end in chaos, it can certainly help to have someone who can seize control and guide a group toward a decision.

Accepted: Do you have any advice for some of our applicants who will be applying to NYU Stern?

Ben: I think more than any other top program, Stern looks for candidates that have strong EQ. For future business leaders, just being smart and analytical is not enough. They have to be able to lead people, to deal with clients, shareholders, employees and on and on. Stern has a process for measuring EQ which tends to work extremely well in the classroom. Certainly by coming off as respectful, hard-working, down to earth and sociable, in addition to being smart and ambitious, it will help your case. Be prepared for the interview, although it is a friendly interview, they are looking for a candidate that has done her homework on the school and her future career plans. If a potential candidate does not appear to be ready for a job interview, it is unlikely that candidate will be prepared for on-campus interviews in the fall, so that will not reflect well.

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In the business and commerce world, Asia is a huge focus, but that attention is not reflected in undergraduate study abroad numbers.

Karen Fischer, author of the Chronicle article “Americans Shy Away From Study in Asia,” gives the following two explanation for the lack of undergraduate interest in Asia:

• It is far more common for undergrads to learn and then become proficient in a European language (or to just stick with English). Students are drawn to countries where they’ll be able to communicate. Therefore, for most American undergraduates, “Asia can seem exotic and a little bit scary.”
• More American university professors have built relationships with professors in Europe than in Asia; therefore, they’ll be more likely to steer students in the direction of their friends and colleagues.

As schools build stronger bonds with Asian countries, Fischer explains, we’ll likely see an upswing in Asian study abroad attendance. For example, Yale has strong roots in China; a quarter of Yale study or intern abroad students head to Asia. University of Buffalo’s China program is also extremely popular.

Also, studying abroad in Asian countries is increasingly popular among students of Asian descent. At UC San Diego. Almost every one of the Asian study abroad students have Asian backgrounds; in NYU these students make up about half of the China program.

Students who plan to enter business-related fields, particularly fields like global finance or international business, are more likely to be attracted to studying Asian languages and studying or interning abroad in Asia. Top US business schools seem to be making a more concerted effort to expand their classrooms over to Asia, and elsewhere.

P.S. While the Asia study abroad numbers are low, they are still now more than 200% more than they were five years ago, and continue to grow.

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