Texas A&M University
Lowry Mays Graduate School of Business
2000 Full-Time MBA Profile | Student Comments
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Address:
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Mays MBA Program Texas A&M University 212 Wehner Building/MS 4117 College Station, TX 77843-411
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E-Mail:
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MaysMBA@tamu.edu
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Web site:
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mba.tamu.edu
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2000-2001 Student Profile*
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Total enrollment
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222
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Full-time students
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222
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Increase in full-time students
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58%
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Part-time students
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0
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Female students in class
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20%
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Females in applicant pool
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N/A
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Female applicants accepted
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27%
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Non-U.S. (out-of-country) students
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N/A
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Non-U.S. (out-of-country) applicants
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59%
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Non-U.S. (out-of-country) applicants accepted
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18%
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Underrepresented minority students**
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N/A
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Underrepresented minority applicants
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N/A
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Underrepresented minority applicants accepted
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N/A
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Applicants accepted [selectivity]
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24%
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Admitted applicants who enrolled [yield]
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70%
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Number of applicants
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805
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GMAT scores
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Average
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628
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Range (middle 80%)
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560
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to
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690
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Work experience [months]
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Average
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60
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Range (middle 80%)
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36
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to
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72
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Student age [years]
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Average
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29
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Range (middle 80%)
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22
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to
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49
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* Business Week uses the Graduate Management Admission Council's standards for
reporting data.
** Underrepresented minority students are defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. They do not include Asian Americans.
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Estimated percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who took a job at a company with fewer than 100 employees
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5%
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Percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who received their first job offer by graduation
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90%
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Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships
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76
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Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
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184
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Average number of job offers received by a Class of 2000 graduate [seeking employment]
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3
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Top Employers / Number of 2000 Hires
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Top 10 companies [i.e. hired the most 2000 grads] and the number of students hired
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1.
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Ford Motor Co.
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7
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6.
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
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3
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2.
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Dell Computer Corp.
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5
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7.
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ExxonMobil Corp.
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3
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3.
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Andersen Consulting
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4
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8.
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3M Corp.
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2
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4.
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AT&T Corp.
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3
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9.
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Compaq Computer Corp.
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2
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5.
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Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
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3
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10.
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Entergy Corp.
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2
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Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads
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Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000
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$71,250
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Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000
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$72,500
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Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000
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$6,000
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Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000
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$9,500
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Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information
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91%
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Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus
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67%
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Median total investment
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$83,000
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Median post-MBA starting salary
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$68,000
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Median MBA loans
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$4,000
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Median signing bonus
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$3,000
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Number of job offers by graduation
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2
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Median other compensation
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$5,000
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Average number of business plans written
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3
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* The information presented in this section was collected using the MBA Career Services Council's Standards for Reporting MBA Employment Statistics
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Institution is
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Public
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Core MBA curriculum last revised in
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1993
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Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000
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N/A
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Laptop computer requirement
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N/A
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Accelerated MBA program offered
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N/A
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E-learning program
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No
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School Concentrations / Specializations
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E-business
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Information Technology
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Operations
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Banking and Financial Markets
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Services Marketing
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Human Resources Management
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Real Estate
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Accounting
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Consulting and Strategic Planning
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International Business
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Telecommunications
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Individualized Concentration
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Brand Management
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Retail Management and Consulting
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Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years
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Most Popular Professors
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Most Popular Electives
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Dr. Gerry Kiem
P. Fields
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Business Data Communications
Financial Management II
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Teaching Methods
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Lecture
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30%
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Case study
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50%
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Other
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20%
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Grading system
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Letter grades
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Describe other
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presentations,simulations
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Average number of students in core class
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45
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Average number of students in elective class
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25
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Mandatory study trip abroad?
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No
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Exchange programs or campuses abroad?
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N/A
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Accelerated MBA program?
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N/A
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Distance learning degree program?
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No
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Full-time faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year
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120
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Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year
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19
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Number of tenured professors
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90
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Percent of tenured professors who are female
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17%
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Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities
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13%
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Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience
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25%
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Amount school invested over the past three years
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N/A
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Changes made over the past three years
The school has a Masters-Lab dedicated to Masters students only. In 2000, the school added new servers, workstations (some with scanners), and plans in 2001 to add a wireless network in computer labs and student lounge areas.
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Resident
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$3,600
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Nonresident
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$9,324
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Room & board
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$8,242
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Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state]
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$14,612
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Application Deadlines for Class of 2003
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Financial Aid |
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Feb. 1, 2001 |
International |
Feb. 1, 2001 |
Domestic |
Feb. 1, 2001 |
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May 1, 2001 |
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International |
Feb. 1, 2001 |
Does the school offer rolling admissions? Yes
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Living MBA alumni
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3,600
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Alumni clubs
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3
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Placement Services for Alumni?
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Yes
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Percent of living alumni who gave to the school's fund-raising efforts in 1999-2000
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N/A
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Median gift
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N/A
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Average gift
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N/A
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The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by:
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Name
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Wendy Flynn
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Title
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Assistant Director, Mays MBA
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