Stern School of Business

-I had a great experience in the part time program at Stern. Not only did I learn a lot from the amazing professors, but my learning was greatly enhanced by my fellow classmates. Having a room full of people who have fulltime jobs in a variety of industries really provides you with a realm of different perspectives on issues, and makes you think about things from a direction you might not have thought of before.

-The Langone Program sorted me into a cohort of students based on schedule of courses. This cohort ended up becoming a family for more over the course of the first 18 months of the program. We were similar in age, professional experience, diversity of life experience, ambition, and most of all sensitivity to cultural and social diversity. As the program got more intense, these students matched the competitiveness of the program with a willingness to communicate and share their experience. For me this was essential to my overall education.

-While the quality of education is ok the level of on campus recruiting is not sufficient to invest 100k. I would recommend the program to those who are not looking to switch careers

-The breadth of courses available at NYU is fantastic. Also, I have met some great and talented individuals in the program that I will maintain friendships with for life. I have to admit, I have learned so much from my peers. The NYU curriculum is great focusing on 1/3 class, 1/3 case studies and 1/3 group work. Finally, most professors at NYU have been fantastic and focus on teaching you how to apply all of your classroom concepts in real-life situations. This has been extremely valuable!

-Overall the academic experience was great compared to options available at nearby schools. Most of the faculty is superb. The flexibility offered also helps maintain a work-school-life balance.

-I never anticipated the limitations that I would face for switching career into banking with bogus career advice during my first year (called “multi-year career plan”), only to realize how misguided I was and ended up going through a totally “failed” recruiting program in my last year (i.e. the only way to get in without prior banking experience is to get a summer internship, as evidenced by the success rate of FT students). The best and only advice that I should have gotten from the career services is to resign and apply for a FT program. Finance and banking were supposed to be the strengths of the school, my primary reason for going to Stern, but part time student are not able to leverage any of the brand equity which was sold to us. Unless you already work in the industry.

-My experience at NYU completely exceeded my expectations of what it would mean to be a part-time MBA student. When I was in classes, I didn't feel like a part-time student at all. I was fully engaged in my business education. I know few people who can afford to leave their jobs to pursue a full time MBA. I can recommend NYU to my friends and colleagues with confidence that they will receive the same or better quality educational experience as in a full time program.

-Part-time students are second-class citizens at NYU. Most services aren't available to us, complaints regarding faculty or services go unanswered, and NYU works very hard to keep full-time and part-time students from commingling.

-The Langone program at Stern provided more knowledge and resources than I could take advantage of. I also got to chance to attend classes and discuss timely topics with world-renown professors. In addition, the Langone community is still a great source of knowledge and friendship after I graduated. I feel like the only limiting factor to my learning experience at Stern was my own availability of time.

-I was very surprised at both the quality of the classes, and the diversity and quality of my peers as well. I did not expect to meet the type of people I met, and am very pleased with the network I have formed as a result.

-From a part-time perspective, the NYU curriculum left something to be desired. My understanding is that full-time students have a better offering of courses. However, I enjoyed the program and the challenge. Moreover, the NYU network is something I hope to take advantage of and would encourage others to attend for the same reasons.

-NYU Stern's part-time MBA provides a comprehensive yet flexible program and allows good networking opportunity with other highly qualified professionals. I did not realize the benefits of networking until I was enrolled in the program.