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Learn what truly sets the UC Riverside MBA apart and how it helps in your professional growth
22 Sep 2010, 13:19
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Columbia EMBA Global Americas and Europe
#3 in 2009, #1 in 2008 FT EMBA rankings
Average GMAT: 648
Source: Columbia's website and their EMBA Global brochure
Now I'm very interested in the program, but this really caused me to hesitate. I just have to ask, does Columbia provide any basic English and elementary math classes for their EMBA students? Has Columbia decided to abandon the financial sector? Someone who makes that many errors would be completely excluded from working in investment management or hedge funds. Even without any studying, a GMAT score of 648 indicates some major problems with basic math and English among a large number of students. I just found this unbelievable but its in their own brochure. I know people working as checkout cashiers and gas station attendants who could make fewer errors. CBS, what's going on here?
#3 in 2009, #1 in 2008 FT EMBA rankings
Average GMAT: 648
Source: Columbia's website and their EMBA Global brochure
Now I'm very interested in the program, but this really caused me to hesitate. I just have to ask, does Columbia provide any basic English and elementary math classes for their EMBA students? Has Columbia decided to abandon the financial sector? Someone who makes that many errors would be completely excluded from working in investment management or hedge funds. Even without any studying, a GMAT score of 648 indicates some major problems with basic math and English among a large number of students. I just found this unbelievable but its in their own brochure. I know people working as checkout cashiers and gas station attendants who could make fewer errors. CBS, what's going on here?
22 Sep 2010, 13:39
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I dont like these sweeping generalisations. the GEMBAs attend some common electives with MBA students in both London Business School and Columbia. They bring great expereinces and some very interesting viewpoints. Most of them have already been very successful in the areas that you speak about (investment mgt and hedge funds). At that level they probably do not have enough time to prepare for a high GMAT score. If you specifically look for an "entry point" in to these sectors then GEMBA is probably not for you.
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18 Oct 2010, 07:23
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Average GMAT is a sweeping generalisation, so are you not happy with the poor performance of the EMBA-Global students? Anyone who makes that many errors on high school level math, ability to remember reading passages and critical reasoning isn’t going to be able to work for a hedge fund in ANY capacity, not just entry level. When you have an entire class with such limited abilities, the viewpoints may be interesting, but the value behind them will be almost non-existent. There is very limited number of top quality executive education programs and I’m really hoping CBS comes though, so are there any plans to improve the overall quality of the upcoming admitted students? I find it difficult to believe the applicant pool is of that low quality.
