8 Nr?fler o f the 2009 - 2010 Most ((olive Pro gam Award ALI 1111M prolitilellig3141,1111:14:10:141/oViTiG I ME N Business DOW: 11,382.09 +19.68 +0.17% Ob.* fplico 111.: 9 , , ,L1L. 11,190/7.914 12,t1/11119 11,g,t2q1" 12/912019 onp. , i It'L 4, 9 9 9199 AM 9 . 110 AM 430 .91.7 /00 AM 4400 OM 1 I I 5 :1.4',/ : : 41:9 :1.29 :1.15.3 ...,,, it-09, , i ~.„ ~ ...../ 9 , ,....,, , LA 959 : L LAO "L [ L 4 -. 'y^' '''-'. - v . '''' '''''' • M 5. ), Iraut , NO A..s. 194 AL MBA program ranked high STEPHEN GALDO business writer Penn State Behrend has emerged as one of the top tier MBA program's in the nation. Behrend is in league with schools such as Harvard, Stanford, Ohio State, and many more. This rank is no surprise for the school, considering the school of Business is accredit ed through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools The rinceton Review o k t trili# 40 I e 1 .40 10 *le 44. 1.1 -101111' 1 1: 1111.1°..."111' le of Business Only fifteen percent of schools hold this accredita tion world wide. Our MBA program has also been ranked in Princeton Review and U.S. World News and Re port magazines respectively. For most entrants the pro gram consists of a fall, spring, and summer semester. This allows graduates to finish the program in as quickly as one year. The director of the pro- woe 0‘ * , av eM b e Ihsow - 401110 ,0 0 1 vetteit,*4' 41000111°.° 11 0' 0 41‘ 4 °''' • ,004._; #* e 4 A I : P•si-;*#".#°.l ;Ow' NASDAQ: 2,591.46 +12.11 +0.47% Ilfrigolo IWO/2M 12/1/2010 IMROIO 12/3/2010 104010 V* as 11130 AM 100 *4 1.90 AM 9130 NM 4,00041 I I i 4410 ?MO 2,530 0 4 :1300 ~,,, fk,"...v.^ — ' '25(4 ) ~.j `''', • •4, .. \-,, :ma ri 3340 L9O tl' A 2520 't r 2.610 a.soo i vbit,r , 4- 1 e N . ,... / Pvv,t‘, 2" • NASDAQ Comm** bolt gram, Alfred Warner, illus trated some of the perks of receiving an MBA from Beh rend versus University Park's business school, Smeal. "You cannot easily com pare the programs because they are too different per haps," Warner said. "Some advantages you might see however are the length of the program and class size. There are usually no more than thirty five stu dents to a class. This really gives us a chance to assess the student's performance. We may be able to give better feedback than a larger MBA program." Behrend MBA students are split between students who have just received their degrees and those who have been working in the profes sional world for some time. "This allows for a great balance," Warner said. "This leads to by Princeton Review sions and different insight. In addition, Penn State em phasizes excellence in both research and teaching for the faculty, so students get the best of both worlds. "The level of commitment by the faculty here is tremen dous." Behrend's program has also done a fantastic job at helping their students acquire jobs throughout the nation. Recent graduates have received significant jobs in Connecticut, New York, Texas, North Carolina, Indi ana, Georgia, and even the Ukraine! Some of the compa nies they are part of include IBM, National City, General Electric, and PNC. Andrew Watters, the as sociate director of academic and career planning services, does a great deal to help stu dents down the right path. "I think it's very impor for students • rsi 11P9201 0 11/301201$ 12/1010 1211010 12, 1 3/2014 12101~030 340 AM A.* MA 4.30 AM 930 MA SI 10 AM 4100 PM i I i i 1,290 L,230 1220 t2L / LO 3,190 1,110 ../..- k iNA,..."- , 1,110 • PO SOO PAX% MBA to continue to use ca reer planning services, and to add more value to their resumes while in graduate school," Waters said. What may hold some back from pursuing an MBA after undergraduate study is the GMAT exam. GMAT stands for the graduate manage ment admissions test, and is required for most business graduate programs. For those of you who do not know, the GMAT is a gen eral aptitude assessment and is a requirement to be eligible for MBA study. The test is supposed to measure a correlation be tween results and success in the program. Ann Burbles, Admissions Counselor for the MBA pro gram, helped clear up some confusion about the exam. "There is a verbal, quan titative, and writing section. an Usuar hour. , ' - ide S&P 500: 1,224.71+3.18+0.26% to administer the test via com puter. Both the math and quan titative sections take seventy five minutes each and there are two essays administered, each is designated a half an hour a piece. The GMAT is based on grade point average so; there is stronger pressure on those who graduated with a lower grade point aver age. Behrend's minimum re quired score is four hundred fifty and the average score is around five hundred thirty." Ann also proctors a coach ing session for prospective GMAT test takers. Behrend's high performing MBA pro gram is only continuing to improve. It may be well in the favor to continue further study at Penn State Behrend and re ceive the MBA degree.
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