Darden Rising Second Year - Taking Questions

fisherrui · 发表于 2009-5-24 21:59:00

Hi all,
Just finished my first year and would love to share with you guys my experience here at Darden. I'll do my best to answer whatever questions and concerns you might have.

Best,

RW

filman · 发表于 2009-5-25 11:34:00

以下是引用fisherrui在2009-5-24 21:59:00的发言：
Hi all,
Just finished my first year and would love to share with you guys my experience here at Darden. I'll do my best to answer whatever questions and concerns you might have.

Best,

RW

What is your suggestion on preparing for and fitting into the case method of learning at Darden?

Thank you, Rui.

fisherrui · 发表于 2009-5-29 22:17:00

Great question. There are two parts to daily preparation for the case study method. Digesting the case individually or with learning team then offer insights about the case in class. The school does a great job of forming learning teams so that you won't be on your own and could draw help from your teammates on case preparation. There's not methodical process to prepare for the method. My recommendations are: 1. Get your self into a mode where you are comfortable of speaking in front of an intelligent crowd. 2. Express thoughts in a succinct and logical manner. 3. Be ready to defend your opinions.

filman · 发表于 2009-5-31 08:32:00

以下是引用fisherrui在2009-5-29 22:17:00的发言：
Great question. There are two parts to daily preparation for the case study method. Digesting the case individually or with learning team then offer insights about the case in class. The school does a great job of forming learning teams so that you won't be on your own and could draw help from your teammates on case preparation. There's not methodical process to prepare for the method. My recommendations are: 1. Get your self into a mode where you are comfortable of speaking in front of an intelligent crowd. 2. Express thoughts in a succinct and logical manner. 3. Be ready to defend your opinions.

Thank you!

I can see why I am drawn to the case method so much. It just practices key skills that business leaders/managers need on a daily basis. My another question might be a litte bit tougher. I believe nothing is perfect. So according to your own experience, what are the disadvantages of 100% case methods at B-schools?

fisherrui · 发表于 2009-6-1 20:32:00

Disadvantages:
Time Constraints - Classes lasts from 8am to 1pm monday through friday during the first two quarters with 3 short breaks between each 85 minute class immediately followed by multiple recruiting events that could last from 30 minutes to one hour each. The cocktail receptions usually start around 6pm and could last until 1am (espcially for investment banking). Learning team at 7pm. The difficult part is trying to fit case preparation into after class hours. It is a known fact that int'l students will have a harder time at first because English is not their native language.

Communication - In class the professor is there to facilitate discussions rather than to lead discussions. Hence, a heavy emphasis is put towards class participations. Class discussions can be daunting for int'l students due to: not comfortable speaking in front of a large crowd and lack of experience in conversing in English.

Overall I enjoyed my first year experience and didn't find the difficulties unbearable. It took me about 2 months to adjust to this new learning enviornment partly because I have been out of school for a while and partly because I partied alot during the beginning of the year.

soniashi · 发表于 2009-6-2 12:02:00

up, show my support.

driftysnail · 发表于 2009-6-3 23:40:00

hi fisherrui,

不如重新开个帖子或者把这个帖子改成darden的答疑帖啊。这样想了解darden最新的情况的人也更容易找到。

youneverknow · 发表于 2009-6-9 11:44:00

up~

同意楼上的~~

leiniao · 发表于 2009-8-2 20:08:00

Dear Fisherrui,

will you still come here?

Darden is the apple in my eyes, i'm going to apply this year, could you pls shed some lights on some doubts i encourntered in my application process? i would highly appreciate that, may i know your msn or Email? many thanks. KEVIN. MY MSN and E-mail: shyacht(A) hotmail.com

driftysnail · 发表于 2009-8-2 22:08:00

To Leiniao,

I am a Y1 Darden student and please feel free to send me messages for any questions u want to ask. Fisherrui is busy with his internship currently.

Darden Rising Second Year - Taking Questions

Darden Rising Second Year - Taking Questions

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