The school provided me with the necessary tools to succeed. The faculty were senior and skilled. The staff was extraordinary and very professional. The school was geographically convenient to my work. --Doctor
Kenan-Flagler's emphasis on teaming exemplifies where I believe B-schools should be focusing, and their outstanding faculty and support staff make this program ideal for maximizing the academic experience while concurrently managing family commitments and professional responsibilities. --Accounting
Outstanding professors, staff, and classmates! --Strategy
For the value, there is not a school in the nation that can compete with the education received while attending UNC Business. --Finance
I was tormented about spending the significant $$$ on my EMBA right up to the very day I arrived in Chapel Hill, but UNC exceeded my expectations in every way. The professors, facilities, quality of courses, and support staff are second to none. First class all the way. It was well worth the $$$! --General Management
The EMBA was a great experience. The faculty did a fine job. I was overly impressed with my peers in the class. Truly a great group of people to work and interact with. The Kenan-Flagler program has a good bit of flexibility, which allowed me to have some control over the direction of my studies. --Human Resources
The Kenan-Flagler faculty were consistently knowledgeable and enthusiastic in their areas, and were outstanding in engaging the class in every session. --Accounting
Strong mix between real world and theory. Weaknesses were sometimes relating complex material to current situations. --Strategy
The instructors did an excellent job of allowing the students to learn from one another. There are no ego related issues. Everyone's goal is to enhance the student's knowledge base.--Finance
[Faculty strengths/weaknesses?] The strengths consisted of interacting well with business professionals seeking an EMBA and being mindful of our time and professional responsibilities. The weaknesses generally can be summarized with a faculty member or two having difficulty being challenged by a class member who may have expertise in the discussed area. This did not occur often, but occasionally it would sidetrack the flow of the session. --Human Resources
The faculty and instructors understood the requirements of condensing the information utilizing real world, current business relevance. In many cases, they creatively used humor to relax the candid case studies and discussions throughout the program. They were truly excellent. --Operations
At times we were stretched with the amount of material required, however, it truly taught the student the necessity of prioritization and delegation. --Finance
More current case studies would have improved the experience. --Marketing
The school and professors were extremely responsive to personal needs and challenges. They fully understood the stress the process put on the family and worked to minimize it. --Marketing & Engineering
The staff at Kenan-Flagler could do no wrong in my opinion. They would go the extra distance to meet the needs of the students. --Operations
[Corporate support?] The company I worked for when I applied to UNC later said I had to transfer 1,000 miles away -- before the program started. They also reneged on paying for the program when I said I wanted to stay in North Carolina for school. I quit and took a very poorly paying "internship" during school. --Marketing
I'd like to see better career support. I know that sponsor companies support the students through time and tuition, but many of us paid for the program ourselves. Some were even unemployed. I feel that the school could have made some effort to include us in their job placement/recruitment efforts. --Operations
A prospective EMBA student would be hard-pressed to find a program that provides a better experience. The combination of the university's reputation, the setting/location, the price, the professors, the staff, and the facilities makes UNC business the total package. --Finance
I'm very neutral about this education. So far, I haven't seen any huge payoffs from the MBA. I have more responsibility and a different job but still in the same functional area. The transition I was hoping to make to a very different job function within or outside my company has not panned out. The lack of career counseling makes the EMBA not so attractive. I had a very good GMAT score (720), graduated with Beta Gamma Sigma honors, and haven't been able to make a big leap, primarily because of the lack of access to career-services resources that day time MBAs do [have access to]. My timing (the economy) may have had something to do with this too! While in my situation (married with a family to support), a full-time program was out of question, people who do not have that restriction should consider going to a full-time program if they want to do something radically different after they graduate. The EMBA is a good tool for people who want to grow in their present jobs. --Engineering
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