McDonough School of Business

Georgetown is a mid-size b-school that operates with the energy and reach of a large b-school and the personal connections and relationships of a smaller one. The people are amazing, everyone knows everyone else, and diversity is both welcomed and encouraged. Unlike other b-schools, Georgetown truly is a home away from home. It’s not work to be there; it’s a joy.

The MBA program needs to leverage the undergraduate career services connections better, especially in terms of Wall Street recruiting.

Georgetown is located in the heart of Washington, DC, sitting at the cross-section of business and politics. The school also has a vast alumni network spanning many industries.

There is a focus on community and global integration and innovation that I have not seen anywhere else. I now feel confident that I could move anywhere in the world to manage a team and know how to handle the obstacles of expatriation. They teach you how to build innovation through diversity in a way that forces you to practice while in school.

Georgetown's rising reputation is lagging behind when it comes to employer awareness. Career services has laid out a solid plan to improve this, but it will take time. They could hasten the process by hiring more outreach personnel to pitch to employers. I also fear that some faculty are overly academic in their approach to MBA education, particularly in the marketing department. From attempts to oust a student-favorite marketing professor because he's not a traditional academic, to attempts to turn the marketing department into an sponsored research center, they need to refocus on functional education and bring in some new and exciting professors.

The Global Residency program which requires all full time students to consult with an international client company and then travel and report results to executive in the client's home country is unique to Georgetown's McDonough School. This helps you gain real world consulting experience and enhances international exposure in the business realm.

The entrepreneurship center should put stronger emphasis on student participation and development earlier in the program.

Georgetown focuses extensively on international business and gives its students multiple opportunities to work with people from other nationalities and cultures in professional settings.

Some faculty could stand to be replaced. Career services needs to be more consistent in their feedback; for example, different representatives provide different opinions on the structure and layout of resumes. Certainly, content should be personalized for different companies/industries, but shouldn't the look and feel be consistent?

Georgetown's location in the power capital of the world is an incredible competitive advantage for the school. We are in the front row of policy decisions that impact the businesses we'll be joining. Having the ability to get engrossed in this process and having access to the leaders making these critical policy decisions will serve us all well as we enter our careers.

Career Service Department did not fully meet my expectations. I think it should focus more on individual student's goals as opposed to school ratings.

The global aspect of the program is very unique. The global residency was the greatest experience of my program and the international diversity of the students enhanced my experienced as well.