{"id":21692,"date":"2013-11-28T05:09:24","date_gmt":"2013-11-28T12:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=21692"},"modified":"2013-11-19T19:09:32","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T02:09:32","slug":"wharton-dean-says-change-is-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wharton-dean-says-change-is-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Wharton Dean Says ‘Change is Good’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like many top MBA programs, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School<\/strong> has seen a shift in the career focus of its students. Until just a few years ago, a quarter of Wharton MBAs went to work in investment banking. That figure is closer<\/a> to 13% of this year's graduates.<\/p>\n

Now, says Wharton dean Thomas Robertson<\/strong>, a growing number of newly-minted MBAs are heading to technology fields and to companies that didn't exist a decade or two ago.<\/p>\n

Robertson also notes the rapid rise in entrepreneurship at Wharton, pointing out several initiatives that support students' dreams of starting their own businesses, from the Semester in San Fransisco<\/em> program to the Wharton Business Plan Competition<\/em> to the Wharton Venture Initiation Program<\/em>. In fact, Entrepreneurial Management is now one of the most popular majors within the MBA program, Robertson writes.<\/p>\n

\"Students\u2019 interests are changing,\" he explains. \"In response, Wharton is evolving and innovating, while still keeping the quality of our applicant pool high. It is a transition we are embracing with enthusiasm.\"<\/p>\n

For more on the companies Wharton alumni have founded, and Robertson's thoughts on Wharton's data-driven approach to business, read his complete From the Dean post here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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