Hough Graduate School of Business

-The small cohort size added a degree of intimacy. Over the two years, we really got to know each other and learned how to work together in such a close environment. Have professors be a bit more focused instead of trying to combine a number of different topics. When classes are only 8 weeks, moving too fast keeps you from retaining what they are teaching you.

-It is a boutique MBA experience at a university with the resources of a large institution. The program only has about 100 full-time MBA students, yet is part of a university of 50,000 students.

-Career services could do more to focus on the individual students needs and wishes rather than the placement that would look best for the department.

-The UF MBA has superior student services and promotes a cooperative atmosphere. Student service directors and even the program director know students by name and face and converse with them regularly.

-The EDGE Professional Development and Leadership Program can be better utilized to provide UF MBA's with an "edge" over the many other MBA grads they will compete with in the job market.

-The one-year program: it's the best value by far. You are only away from the working environment for one year, it's affordable, it's the best reputation in the southeast, has the most connections in the southeast, and allows you to customize your MBA.

-One of the points that faculty themselves mention is that they tend to make the curriculum not as rigorous because all students cannot cope with it. Becoming more selective in choosing the right candidates for the program would go a long way in making the program stronger. With respect to administration, implementing student suggestions/ feedback and not just getting the feedback will help a lot.

-The University of Florida's Hough Graduate School of Business offers a variety of programs to meet the needs of students. The one-year Option A program was perfect for me, as I could not afford to be out of the workforce for two years. It was a boutique program, aimed at providing the guidance, resources and support necessary to ensure success for its students.

-The career services office has got to buck up and improve. Students have generally felt let don by their lack of efforts. Diversifying the curriculum further would help too. e.g. the current information systems management concentration is too simplified and courses are directly picked from the ISOM dept. Instead, the business school should design their own curses that properly link management and technology.