The GMAT Club » UVA Darden http://gmatclub.com/blog MBA programs, Free GMAT Test, Admissions Consultants, and Business School - It's GMAT Club Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:59:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 UVA Darden 2013 MBA Application Question, Deadlines, Tips http://gmatclub.com/blog/2012/08/uva-darden-2013-mba-application-question-deadlines-tips/ http://gmatclub.com/blog/2012/08/uva-darden-2013-mba-application-question-deadlines-tips/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:37:05 +0000 accepted.com http://gmatclub.com/blog/?p=13680 UVA DarenUVA Darden prides itself on producing successful, ethical, community-focused, leadership-driven MBAs. If you want a spot in next year’s Darden class, you’ll need to prove that you have the skills and the drive to commit to this top b-schools ideals and goals. Exhibit your skills as they exist now, plus your passion and motivation to expand on those skills with a case-based, general management MBA. (Note Darden’s new question for this year.)

UVA Darden 2013 MBA Essay Question

  1. Share your thought process as you encountered a challenging work situation or complex problem. How did this experience change your perspective? (500 words maximum)

Interesting question, and there are lots of different ways to approach it. Here’s one: Start by describing the work situation or complex problem. The more vividly you can describe the scene, the better. Steer away from problems where the complexity is entirely technical. There can be a technical component, but you want to make sure your reader understands what you were facing. A problem with a leadership or inter-personal element is a good one. How did you decide to deal with the challenges you were facing? What were the factors that influenced your approach?

In relating this story, don’t omit the results of your approach. Was it effective? How did it resolve the different elements of the problem?

Conclude with the lessons you learned from the experience. Show that you have the maturity and self awareness to reflect thoughtfully on your own actions. In what way(s) did your perspective on leadership or other components of your challenge change? Demonstrate growth and the ability to change as you analyze the effect of this experience on you.

UVA Darden 2013 MBA Application Deadlines

Round Due Date Notification
Round 1 Oct. 15, 2012 Dec. 19, 2012
Round 2 Jan. 9, 2013 Mar. 20, 2013
Round 3 March 28, 2013 May 8, 2013

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]]> http://gmatclub.com/blog/2012/08/uva-darden-2013-mba-application-question-deadlines-tips/feed/ 0 Darden and Stamps Foundation to Jointly Offer Full Scholarships http://gmatclub.com/blog/2012/07/darden-and-stamps-foundation-to-jointly-offer-full-scholarships/ http://gmatclub.com/blog/2012/07/darden-and-stamps-foundation-to-jointly-offer-full-scholarships/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:22:52 +0000 accepted.com http://gmatclub.com/blog/?p=12743 Stamps FellowshipThe Stamps Family Charitable Foundation has generously offered a gift of $1.8 million to the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. The gift will be used to match support from Darden in establishing 26 full-tuition scholarships that will be presented over the next six years starting in the fall of 2013.

The Penny and Roe Stamps IV Leadership Fellowship Awards will be given to students based on their merit and “core values,” such as innovation, scholarship, perseverance, service, and leadership. Plus, “those nominated for a Stamps Fellowship will exemplify a superior level of readiness to share their perspectives in the classroom, get involved with the School, University and surrounding community and make an overall leadership impact on society.”

Stamps Fellows will also receive a $5,000 award, which they can use as students at Darden “to help defray the costs of participating in Global Business Experiences, academic or co-curricular conferences, national case competitions, and other activities.”

The Stamps Foundation supports grad and undergrad students from other schools, as well. This coming fall, nearly 300 students supported by Stamps Scholarships will be enrolled at colleges and universities throughout the country.

 

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]]> http://gmatclub.com/blog/2012/07/darden-and-stamps-foundation-to-jointly-offer-full-scholarships/feed/ 0 Turmoil at UVA http://gmatclub.com/blog/2012/06/turmoil-at-uva/ http://gmatclub.com/blog/2012/06/turmoil-at-uva/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:56:55 +0000 accepted.com http://gmatclub.com/blog/?p=12616 UVAAnyone following the unprecedented story unfolding at UVA will certainly be tuning in on Tuesday, as the school’s Board of Visitors will meet to “reconsider the controversial forced resignation of President Teresa Sullivan,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

It all began the weekend of June 9th, when the Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors (BOV), seemingly out of the blue, announced that they had voted to end Sullivan’s presidency, and that she will be leaving on August 15th. This news was met with such an uproar from the alumni, students, faculty members, and some lawmakers that the full Faculty Senate approved a vote of no confidence in the rector and vice rector of the BOV.

The BOV then held a 12-hour meeting, which was protested by about 2,000 students and faculty members. Sullivan made a statement to the board, in which she noted that in the wake of the controversy, she had done her best to keep a low profile. As she articulated, “I did not cause this reaction in the last ten days, but perhaps the reaction speaks to the depth of the connections I have made in the last 22 months.” The meeting concluded with the board’s decision to appoint Carl Zeithaml, dean of the McIntire School of Commerce, as interim president.

BOV Rector Helen E. Dragas has addressed some of the issues related to Sullivan’s mysterious removal, expressing that “the Board of Visitors has been concerned about the following difficult challenges facing the University—most of which are not unique to UVA—and we concluded that their structural and long-term nature demanded a deliberate and strategic approach, not an incremental one.” In contrast, Sullivan called herself an incrementalist in her statement to the board, arguing that this approach is the “best, most constructive, most long lasting, and beneficial way to change a university.”

Whose vision will win out? As Inside Higher Ed deduces, “In some sense, the board’s vote on Tuesday will be a referendum on the speed of the changes the university will undergo over the next few years. That decision, given UVA’s prominence among research universities, particularly public flagships, could reverberate through the sector.” And with this decision, chances are either Dragas or Sullivan (or both) will be out. Dragas is up for reappointment as rector at the end of June, along with one other member, and three vacant seats on the board will be filled. As for Sullivan, it isn’t clear whether she would even choose to remain in her job if the board reverses its decision.

Perhaps a message from the deans of UVA sums it up best:

The determination of the BOV to stick to their plans for the stewardship of the University is extremely admirable, and speaks to a genuine and deep concern for the institution’s welfare and future […]. However, it is clear after nearly two weeks of outrage, indignation, upset, threats of withdrawal of support and loyalty, that the people of the University of Virginia, and their ideas, which together comprise the University much more than buildings or landscapes, regard the decision as a mistake made in the absence of open discourse and courtesy. A reconsideration of the actions by both the BOV and President Sullivan can change what will surely have long-term adverse effects on the University [and how it is viewed both inside and outside the walls], into an instructive lesson on the powers of thoughtfulness, reconsideration, fairness, and the powers of an open mind as advocated by our founder.

]]> http://gmatclub.com/blog/2012/06/turmoil-at-uva/feed/ 0 The State of the 2010 MBA Job Market http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/11/the-state-of-the-2010-mba-job-market/ http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/11/the-state-of-the-2010-mba-job-market/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:50:08 +0000 accepted.com http://gmatclub.com/blog/?p=5134 Almost 90% of MBAs from the class of 2010 were employed after graduation, compared to 84% from the year before, reports a GMAC press release on the 2010 job scene. The press release also points out that these post-recession graduates are “faring better than their counterparts did following the last recession;” in the 2003 GMAC Alumni Perspectives Survey, only 72% of graduates were employed.

The class of 2010 also reported higher starting salaries than did the class of 2009. The median starting salary for this year’s graduates was $78,820, compared to last year’s $75,000.

“Companies are managing through an unprecedented economic environment,” said Dave Wilson, president and CEO of GMAC. “It is precisely because of these pressures that they place such a high value on newly minted MBAs to help them survive and thrive.”

Now let’s compare this to the less optimistic picture that Businessweek draws for us in the lead article to its 2010 MBA rankings. The article begins by focusing on the difficult job market as it affected students pre-graduation (in February), not as the GMAC release discusses, at the time of graduation. This past year, for example, only 64% of UVA Darden students had secured jobs by February, a drop from the previous year’s 69%, and considerably lower than the 81% who had landed jobs in 2008, pre-crash.

The article does, however, let some optimism seep in, especially when it comes to the role alumni played in generating job leads for the class of 2010. Alumni were encouraged to step up and generate job leads. By graduation, 77% of the class had received job offers; three months later, the job rate surged to 87%.

The article continues to explain that difficult economic times call for non-traditional job seek methods, such as the alumni call to action above. On-campus recruitment visits by major companies are on the decline; there are fewer jobs out there and more MBA grads to fill them. Regional companies are now “on the radar” for top MBAs, as well as jobs outside of a top choice industry and/or location. Networking is more important than ever. “I had to expand my job search to include potential jobs and industries I would otherwise have never considered,” says Tyler Fenelon, a 2010 UCLA Anderson graduate.

Another hint of optimism—the article concludes by stating that “[h]appily, there are signs that the job market for MBAs is picking up.” More second year students returned to campus this fall with firm job offers from internships than did second year students last year. Also, certain industries (such as health care and energy) are increasing their job recruiting activity. That should, at least, be good news for the class of 2012.

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]]> http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/11/the-state-of-the-2010-mba-job-market/feed/ 0 2010 MBA Rankings Released by Businessweek http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/11/2010-mba-rankings-released-by-businessweek/ http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/11/2010-mba-rankings-released-by-businessweek/#comments Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:53:56 +0000 accepted.com http://gmatclub.com/blog/?p=5088 Businessweek just released its biannual full-time MBA rankings. There were some minor shifts in this year’s U.S. top 30 compared to those of 2008, and some more significant changes in the international rankings, as you’ll see below.

Top 30 U.S. Business Schools of 2010 (2008 rankings are parenthetical.)

  1. Chicago Booth (1)
  2. Harvard Business School (2)
  3. Wharton (4)
  4. Northwestern Kellogg (3)
  5. Stanford GSB (6)
  6. Duke Fuqua (8)
  7. Michigan Ross (5)
  8. UC Berkeley Haas (10)
  9. Columbia (7)
  10. MIT Sloan (9)
  11. UVA Darden (16)
  12. Southern Methodist Cox (18)
  13. Cornell Johnson (11)
  14. Dartmouth Tuck (12)
  15. CMU Tepper (19)
  16. UNC Kenan-Flagler (17)
  17. UCLA Anderson (14)
  18. NYU Stern (13)
  19. Indiana Kelley (15)
  20. Michigan State Broad (2T)
  21. Yale SOM (24)
  22. Emory Goizueta (23)
  23. Georgia Tech (29)
  24. Notre Dame Mendoza (20)
  25. Texas-Austin McCombs (21)
  26. USC Marshall (25)
  27. Brigham Young Marriott (22)
  28. Minnesota Carlson (2T)
  29. Rice Jones (NR)
  30. Texas A&M Mays (NR)

Top International Business Schools

  1. INSEAD (3)
  2. Queen’s (1)
  3. IE Business School (2)
  4. ESADE (6)
  5. London Business School (5)
  6. Western Ontario Ivey (4)
  7. IMD (7)
  8. Toronto Rotman (8)
  9. York Schulich (2T)
  10. Cambridge Judge (2T)
  11. McGill Desautels (2T)
  12. IESE (9)
  13. Cranfield (NR)
  14. HEC Paris (2T)
  15. HEC Montreal (HR)
  16. Oxford Said (10)
  17. Manchester (2T)
  18. SDA Bocconi (NR)

BW bases its rankings on employer and student surveys, as well as what they call “intellectual capital,” or school research output. For more information on how the rankings are determined, read BW‘s “How We Rank Business Schools.”

Other articles in the report that may interest you include:

  • “The Best U.S. Business Schools 2010” – This article highlights ways that business schools are dealing with the sour job market—putting a new emphasis on job placement, reaching out to alumni for job leads, using technology to connect with recruiters, and bolstering career services departments.
  • “Top Global Business Schools” – Read about how the Great Recession has affected the international MBA scene, why new schools have popped up on the top 10, why students are being drawn to emerging markets, and more.

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  • The Rankings, a free special report on how you should interpret the rankings in your own b-school quest.
  • Internationalizing the MBA, a free special report that will help you determine whether an international MBA program is right for you.

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]]> http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/11/2010-mba-rankings-released-by-businessweek/feed/ 0 MBA Admissions News Round Up http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/10/mba-admissions-news-round-up-7/ http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/10/mba-admissions-news-round-up-7/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:58:42 +0000 accepted.com http://gmatclub.com/blog/?p=4882 A Businessweek article reports on the increased phenomenon of helicopter parents…not at preschools, middle schools, or even colleges, but at business schools. “Helicopter parents,” a term used to describe hovering parents, have taken an active role in their children’s b-school application process. And when we say “children,” we mean 20- or 30-somethings who have lived on their own for many years and who have years of experience in the workplace. A survey indicates that 33% of the 35 admissions officers surveyed say that “a pushy or overbearing parent has compromised an applicant’s chance of admission.” Many believe that these over-involved parents are leaving a “noticeable footprint on applications submitted to their schools.”
  • A group of social entrepreneurs in India visited Yale SOM earlier this fall to take part in the Global Social Entrepreneurs course, reports a Yale SOM news release. The course, which is in its third year, is intended to encourage Indian social enterprises to address management challenges, while simultaneously affording Yale SOM students with an opportunity to examine the practical issues surrounding these enterprises. While the Indian representatives have already returned to their posts in India, Yale SOM students will continue to work one-on-one with the participants via phone and email through the rest of the semester.
  • Can’t make it to an in-person MBA fair this year? Well here’s your next best option: The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) will be sponsoring the GMATCH Virtual MBA Fair, scheduled to take place on November 22 and 23 online. More than 40 business schools will be participating in the online event including UCLA Anderson, UVA Darden, Georgetown McDonough, London Business School, INSEAD, Nanyang Business School (Singapore), and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The event will last for four hours each day and will enable prospective applicants the chance to speak with admissions directors, chat with alumni and current students, and “learn effective self-marketing strategies.” Best of all, the virtual fair is FREE, but you do need to register, which you can do here.

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    ]]>     http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/10/mba-admissions-news-round-up-7/feed/ 0     MBA Admissions News Round Up http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/10/mba-admissions-news-round-up-5/ http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/10/mba-admissions-news-round-up-5/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:54:37 +0000 accepted.com http://gmatclub.com/blog/?p=4575
  • UVA Darden announced last week the launch of its new Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) program. The 20-month part-time program is designed for executives who are seeking to sharpen their skills in a global framework. “The program will enhance the skills of high-potential executives who need to be ready on day one to do business in any market around the globe,” said Darden’s Dean Robert F. Bruner. “Participants will acquire essential knowledge and master the disciplines of business. They will learn to be effective in diverse cultures and contexts and will analyze their current business challenges with some of the brightest minds in the business world.” The program will start in fall 2011 with approximately 40 executives.
  • According to INSEAD’s “Admissions Criteria,” the top b-school now accepts the GRE in addition to or in place of the GMAT. How high should you aim to score? Well, as high as possible; but the INSEAD website specifies that “candidates [should] aim for a score at or above the 70-75th percentile for both the quantitative and verbal sections of the GMAT and a percentile of 75-80th or above for the quantitative and verbal sections of the GRE.”
  • A Businessweek article explores the topic of whether or not MBAs make the best CEOs. A new study shows that “hiring new CEOs with MBA degrees leads to short-term improvements in operating performance…[and that there is not] a significant systematic relationships between CEO education and long-term firm performance. CEO education does not seem to be an appropriate proxy for CEO ability.” CEO performance was measured by several metrics, including stock returns and return on assets. The study also found that while a CEO’s MBA had little to no impact on a firm’s long-term performance, it was highly significant when it came to CEO hiring. In other words, a CEO is more likely to be hired if he or she holds an MBA, even if that candidate is filling the spot of a just-fired MBA.

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    ]]>     http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/10/mba-admissions-news-round-up-5/feed/ 0     Economist MBA Rankings Released! http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/09/economist-mba-rankings-released/ http://gmatclub.com/blog/2010/09/economist-mba-rankings-released/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:38:54 +0000 accepted.com http://gmatclub.com/blog/?p=4435 According to The Economist, this year’s rankings are “probably the most turbulent” in its nine year ranking history. How schools have responded to the difficult job market has greatly affected their position in the rankings since career opportunities for graduates and salaries of graduates account for 55% of The Economist‘s rankings.

    This year, Chicago Booth took the cake with the number 1 slot, at least in part, if not entirely, because of its top-ranked career service department. (The $300 million donation by David Booth in 2008 helped the school achieve this goal, something most schools haven’t been able to accomplish in this economy.)

    Here are the top ten full-time international MBA programs:

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    And here are the top ten schools by category:

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    For more information on how these schools were chosen, check out the Methodology section of The Economist‘s report.

    Meanwhile, a Poets & Quants article on The Economist rankings (“The Economist’s Roller Coaster MBA Ranking“) points to the fact that the this year’s rankings are slightly flawed, mainly in that the job/salary data was gathered from the class of 2009, not the latest graduating class of 2010. The 2010 data, which won’t be ready for a few weeks, would have presented a much more current and fair perspective on how b-school graduates are actually doing job/salary-wise, especially since the economy has improved in the last year.

    The P&Q article refers to a number of “roller coaster-like” jumps and plummets, including:

    • UVA Darden “leapfrogged” 13 spots from last year’s 24th spot to this year’s 11th.
    • Columbia moved up 8 spots from 20th to 12th.
    • CMU Tepper jumped 22 spots from 33rd to 21st.
    • London Business School ranked the third best in the UK, a shock that came to most people, especially given its number 1 placement by The Financial Times. According to The Economist, LBS is ranked lower than the Cranfield School of Management and Henley Business School.

    P&Q states that of the five major MBA rankings (U.S. News, Businessweek, Forbes, Financial Times, and The Economist), “the Economist‘s methodology is considered the least credible.”

    Not sure what the rankings mean to you? How much should you take them into account when applying to b-school? Download Accepted’s special ranking report now to learn about how the rankings affect you.

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  • Test prep companies have a busy season ahead of them; test prep traffic is bound to increase as future b-school applicants scramble to prepare for the Next Generation GMAT, reports a Businessweek article, “GMAT Test Prep: Changes on the Way.” The new GMAT, which will launch in 2012, will include a new integrated reasoning section in which test takers must analyze data and draw conclusions using multiple data sources. This BW article highlights some of the changes top test prep courses plan to make in the next years in response to the GMAT’s new section.
  • Applicants planning on applying to NYU Stern should check out Businessweek‘s latest Admissions Q&A on NYU with Anika Davis Pratt, Stern’s assistant dean for MBA admissions and financial aid. Wondering if you’re a fit with NYU’s prestigious program? According to Pratt, this is what they’re looking for: “While our academic program is certainly rigorous, and we certainly seek students who are bright and accomplished, intellectually curious, and who will excel in the classroom, we also place a very high value on emotional intelligence and strong interpersonal skills. We attract students who are forward-thinking and student who really want to have an impact right away.” Check out BW’s article for tips that could help you improve your chances of getting into NYU Stern. (Or contact us — we could help you with that too!)
  • A new Poets & Quants article, “In Consulting, Which B-School is No. 1?,” John Bryne lists the top b-schools for consulting, in general and in individual cities, based on a new survey by Vault.com. Here are the results (see his article for his commentary — he doesn’t completely agree with Vault’s methodology):

    • Top 10 Schools for Consulting:

    1. Northwestern Kellogg
    2. Harvard Business School
    3. Chicago Booth
    4. Wharton
    5. Michigan Ross
    6. Columbia
    7. Duke Fuqua
    8. MIT Sloan
    9. Stanford
    10. NYU Stern

    Top 3 B-Schools for Consulting in New York

    1. HBS
    2. Columbia
    3. NYU Stern

    Top 3 B-Schools for Consulting in Boston

    1. HBS
    2. MIT Sloan
    3. Dartmouth Tuck

    Top 3 B-Schools for Consulting in Washington, D.C.

    1. UVA Darden
    2. Wharton
    3. Northwestern Kellogg

    Top 3 B-Schools for Consulting in Atlanta

    1. Emory Goizueta
    2. HBS
    3. Duke Fuqua

    Top 3 B-Schools for Consulting in Silicon Valley

    1. UC Berkeley Haas
    2. MIT Sloan
    3. Michigan Ross

    Note the role of geography in determining top schools in specific regions. Something to keep in mind if you know where you want to live.

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  • Test prep companies have a busy season ahead of them; test prep traffic is bound to increase as future b-school applicants scramble to prepare for the Next Generation GMAT, reports a Businessweek article, “GMAT Test Prep: Changes on the Way.” The new GMAT, which will launch in 2012, will include a new integrated reasoning section in which test takers must analyze data and draw conclusions using multiple data sources. This BW article highlights some of the changes top test prep courses plan to make in the next years in response to the GMAT’s new section.
  • Applicants planning on applying to NYU Stern should check out Businessweek‘s latest Admissions Q&A on NYU with Anika Davis Pratt, Stern’s assistant dean for MBA admissions and financial aid. Wondering if you’re a fit with NYU’s prestigious program? According to Pratt, this is what they’re looking for: “While our academic program is certainly rigorous, and we certainly seek students who are bright and accomplished, intellectually curious, and who will excel in the classroom, we also place a very high value on emotional intelligence and strong interpersonal skills. We attract students who are forward-thinking and student who really want to have an impact right away.” Check out BW’s article for tips that could help you improve your chances of getting into NYU Stern. (Or contact us — we could help you with that too!)
  • A new Poets & Quants article, “In Consulting, Which B-School is No. 1?,” John Bryne lists the top b-schools for consulting, in general and in individual cities, based on a new survey by Vault.com. Here are the results (see his article for his commentary — he doesn’t completely agree with Vault’s methodology):

    • Top 10 Schools for Consulting:

    1. Northwestern Kellogg
    2. Harvard Business School
    3. Chicago Booth
    4. Wharton
    5. Michigan Ross
    6. Columbia
    7. Duke Fuqua
    8. MIT Sloan
    9. Stanford
    10. NYU Stern

    Top 3 B-Schools for Consulting in New York

    1. HBS
    2. Columbia
    3. NYU Stern

    Top 3 B-Schools for Consulting in Boston

    1. HBS
    2. MIT Sloan
    3. Dartmouth Tuck

    Top 3 B-Schools for Consulting in Washington, D.C.

    1. UVA Darden
    2. Wharton
    3. Northwestern Kellogg

    Top 3 B-Schools for Consulting in Atlanta

    1. Emory Goizueta
    2. HBS
    3. Duke Fuqua

    Top 3 B-Schools for Consulting in Silicon Valley

    1. UC Berkeley Haas
    2. MIT Sloan
    3. Michigan Ross

    Note the role of geography in determining top schools in specific regions. Something to keep in mind if you know where you want to live.

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