gmatclb wrote:
Nice set of schools.
I was going to chime in and say that you should look into schools that are not strong in non-profit because this will probably maximize your chances of getting in... which is the goal, right?
For instance, Yale enrolls 5-10% from non-profit (probably not accurate... just off the top of my head), and Yale is known for non-profit, so they must get tons of non-profit applicants.....
but Colombia probably gets less non-profit applicants, so your chances at Colombia could be better.
i wondered about this. all of the schools i applied to except chicago have social enterprise / NP electives even if they are not known for as NP schools. i figure that the schools must intend to fill these courses or they would not offer them (i doubt they set out to waste their own resources). so common sense would dictate that they will select a certain number of students with relevant experience who state a desire to enroll in these programs. do they admit a lot of NP students? i guess it depends on what one means by a lot. 5-10% of a 900 person class (HBS) is a decent number, but i guess it depends on how many NP people apply. if they let in 90 out of 300 applicants, then any one of those people has a pretty decent chance (i just made those numbers up, i really have no idea).
Anyway,
Havard - well developed social enterprise curric.
Stanford - social enterprise certificate (can't remember the name)
Wharton - dual degree program with school of social policy; certificate of non-profit administration through the Fels Institute of Govt. at Penn.
Columbia - extensive list of nonprofit electives
Chicago - nothing unless i overlooked something.
i wouldn't call any of these schools NP friendly (except maybe stanford), but 4/5 offer some kind of NP course of study.