\nWhile certainly Columbia is known for finance \u2014 after all, value investing was invented here \u2014 it also has well-regarded faculty from, and deep connections to, media, real estate, marketing, and other fields.<\/p>\n
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\nA cornerstone of Columbia\u2019s finance program is the Value Investing Program in the Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing. Perhaps the most famous value investor in the world is Warren Buffett, a graduate of this program. The basic approach of value investing is evaluating fundamentals against market price to determine intrinsic value for a long-term buy-and-hold strategy. The Value Investing Program is only open to MBA students, with a competitive application process for admission. The advantages? It\u2019s taught by more than 25 investors who serve as adjunct faculty.\u00a0 Students also benefit from an impressive roster of guest speakers, and invaluable mentorship and recruiting support. About 40 students are selected based on interest and \u201captitude\u201d for investing as expressed in an application essay, mandatory interview, and a two-page writeup of a proposed long or short investment. Many classes in the Value Investing Program require students to pitch ideas, usually multiple pitches per class. This type of hands-on training \u2014 and the exposure students get to marquee Wall Street firms \u2013 puts Columbia\u2019s Value Investing Program in a category by itself.<\/p>\n
\nThese project-based electives are superlative in terms of offering the ability of second-year students to roll up their sleeves and apply what they have learned. This is one element of Columbia\u2019s focus on combining theory with practice.
\nAn Accelerated Option<\/strong>
\nColumbia is the only full-time day MBA program in the U.S. that offers two intakes, September and January \u2014 and the J-Term allows students to progress through in the quickest possible time, at just 16 months end to end. No other American business school makes its same full-time MBA curriculum available in such an accelerated format. If you\u2019re interested in accelerated MBA options and want to study in the U.S., Columbia is a must for your short list<\/p>\n
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