Yale Admissions Chat

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Bruce DelMonico
Director of Admissions
Yale School of Management

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hthompson: In the activities section of the application, should I include bullets about what I did at each organization or just include the basics (organization, title, dates)?

BruceAtYale: It really depends on how much room you have, but I would suggest including a few brief bullets about your involvement in the activity to give us a sense of the organization and exactly what you do for it.

sriswetha: If you needed to pick one, in what area of the MBA would you say Yale is the best?

AbbyAtYale: We are a school focused on training leaders for business and society; our program is extremely broad and trains people to excel in whichever area of management they are most passionate about. So, we don't really have one area that is stronger than others.

cuggyer: Would you share more on your point of view of the new curriculum?

MichaelAtYale: That's a broad question, but I'll add a few thoughts. What I like about the "Perspectives" in the new curriculum is that they map the way that a CEO sees the world. CEOs have to worry about "What are my competitors up to?" one minute, then "Am I properly motivating/utilizing my employees?" the next minute, and then "Are my customers happy?" the next. The way the core curriculum is structured, it really drives home that managers need to be cognizant of ALL stakeholders to be successful.

stephane88: What are the criteria for scholarship eligibility?

BruceAtYale: All applicants are automatically considered for a scholarship; no separate application is required. In terms of awarding scholarships, we do so to the strongest overall applicants to the school across the various admissions criteria (grades, scores, work experience, recommendations, essays, interview).

ktchow: How has this year's summer intern class done regarding receiving full-time offers. I remember visiting a few months back and in terms of investment banking, 100% received full-time offers. How about other job functions such as consulting, industry, nonprofits, etc.?

MichaelAtYale: You're right about the investment banking numbers. We had a 100% offer rate this summer! We're also doing really well when it comes to full-time consulting interviews. We've had quite a few offers to students from firms like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG. I think firms are really starting to realize how effective the new core is at training people for consulting.

sar712: Are you looking to increase the number of dual-degree students with FES (Forestry and Environmental Studies) this year? What size dual-degree class are you planning to have?

BruceAtYale: We don't have any targets for dual-degree students, although historically about 10% of each class has been dual-degree people. FES is the largest dual-degree program with SOM. We have no specific target number of joint-degree people; if we get strong joint-degree applicants from FES and other Yale schools, we will take them.

guoan: Reading the activities section, does that mean we don't need to mention those activities in the résumé?

BruceAtYale: It still makes sense to include your activities in your résumé? At the very least, it will be helpful to your interviewer, who will only have seen your résumé before the interview.

FrancescaBW: How would each of you describe the culture at Yale SOM?

MichaelAtYale: I would say the culture is very collegial. I know pretty much everyone in my class, and have had substantive conversations with pretty much everyone (I think!).