{"id":35004,"date":"2016-11-10T09:59:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T16:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/business-school-receives-15m-for-veterans-tuition\/"},"modified":"2016-11-10T09:59:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T16:59:44","slug":"business-school-receives-15m-for-veterans-tuition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/business-school-receives-15m-for-veterans-tuition\/","title":{"rendered":"Business School Receives $15M for Veterans\u2019 Tuition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How important is the MBA essay to your application?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

One business school is hoping that a new program will attract more applications from veterans, while other schools shift to teaching in the real world. Meet the newest class at Mendoza\u2014and learn why you should be authentic in your MBA essays. Here\u2019s what\u2019s trending on the business school landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n

Veterans get $15M in educational support<\/span><\/h2>\n

Top-ranked New York University\u2019s Stern School of Business<\/a> just announced a $15M endowment from alumnus Lorenzo Fertitta and his brother to provide massive tuition breaks for U.S. military veterans. Thanks to the gift, eligible students will only pay $30,000 per year, a steep break from regular tuition, which is around $66,500. <\/span><\/p>\n

Raghu Sundaram, Vice Dean of MBA Programs, commented: \u201cA part of it is professional: connecting them to alumni who are themselves veterans and who can act as mentors, assisting in this transition process and to corporations who hold special events for veterans. And a part of it is social, allowing them to bond with each other even as they get to know the school and the city.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The program will also provide our veterans academic support services. (<\/span>The Washington Square News<\/span><\/i><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Meet Mendoza\u2019s new MBA class<\/span><\/h2>\n

South Bend, Indiana is one of America\u2019s premier college towns and is also home to the <\/span>University of Notre Dame\u2019s Mendoza College of Business<\/span><\/a>. Like other top MBA programs around the country, it attracts a diverse grouping of tomorrow\u2019s business leaders. Among them in this year\u2019s class is a chemist who loves poetry and a brand manager of a kickboxing company.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s first year class includes 121 students overall, the same number as last year\u2014in spite of an application drop from 735 in 2015 to 646 this past cycle. And in a trend we\u2019ve seen at other top business schools across the country, the average GMAT scores for new students nudged one point higher to 683. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Notre Dame MBA Class of 2018 was selected, not just based on their career potential and academic prowess, but because they have far-reaching goals and aspirations beyond the acquisition of business knowledge and career advancement,\u201d says Kristin McAndrew, director of graduate business programs. (<\/span>Poets & Quants<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Business schools get real<\/span><\/h2>\n

Business schools across the country are increasingly looking at the way they mold their future MBAs. For as long as anybody can remember, business schools relied on case studies. But now curricula are embracing something different: asking students to solve real world business dilemmas in real time. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we had to do was rebalance the amount of curriculum that was learning versus doing\u2014or applying,\u201d said Sarah Fisher Gardial, the dean at the <\/span>University of Iowa\u2019s Tippie College of Business<\/span><\/a>. The school requires that at least 60 credits include some kind of experimental coursework, though many students exceed that number.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI speak directly with customers and sales reps about their needs, opinions of our services, and I take that and synthesize it into the overall marketing strategy,\u201d noted one recent Tippie graduate who said that the curriculum revamp helps her in her everyday professional activities. (<\/span>The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/i><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

MBA essay authenticity<\/span><\/h2>\n

While your score on the GMAT or GRE remains the most important business school admissions factor, according to Kaplan research over the years, you should nonetheless shower your application essays with plenty of careful thought and attention as well. And while there\u2019s no magic bullet in writing a great MBA essay, experts say it should be both compelling and authentic. Admissions officers know a phony when they read one. <\/span><\/p>\n

“We are looking to bring in students who will be inclusive leaders and who will bring people together,” says Bruce DelMonico, assistant dean of admissions at the<\/span> Yale University School of Management<\/span><\/a>. (<\/span>U.S. News & World Report<\/span><\/i><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Worried about your Test Day performance? Sign up for a <\/span><\/i>free GMAT practice test<\/span><\/i><\/a> to start building a stronger application.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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