[讨论] 有了解Wharton的Lauder Institute的同学来说说吧!

从网站介绍上看主攻International business

提供多种语言培训。。。

有了解的同学来介绍一下吧！

教学质量，毕业生的就业前景等等……

必须在母语和英语之外还会一门外语才行……

Hi Lisese,

I'm an American who graduated Wharton-Lauder Chinese track in 2007.  Maybe I can add a bit to all of the great information that Jason has included. 

To me, there are 3 reasons to consider doing Lauder: Language, other coursework, and community.

1. Language training: The language training at Lauder is pretty good and you will probably feel that your language skills -- especially formal business language skills -- are improving steadily.  However, if language training is your main reason for attending Lauder, it's not really very cost-efficient -- you could probably hire someone to be your private tutor for 20 hours a week for 2 years for the price of your Lauder tuition.

2. Other coursework: The Lauder progam also offers a nearly unique set of coursework in history and political economy.  Your view of this coursework will probably largely depend on your education background.  If you studied something like engineering or finance, the Lauder curriculum will probably really open your eyes to a new field of knowledge.  If you studied politics or history, you might find the Lauder curriculum to be very similar to what you've already studied, albeit with more of a focus on business. 

3. Community: Wharton, and any other large American business school, has a huge class of people with very different backgrounds and interests.  Especially if you are a foreigner, you might find yourself feeling a bit lost for the first few months -- even more so if your learning team consists of people without an international background and mindset.  Lauder is a tight-knit community of internationally minded multi-lingual students on the Wharton campus. It provides a sort of home community for a certain type of internationally-minded student.  Having a sense of community is something that can really make your b-school experience much more valuable personally and professionally, as a tight community helps you build lasting relationships.  This tight-knit community continues after graduation.  The alumni network for Wharton (or any big b-school) is so large that there is no tangible personal connection between different members. The Lauder network, however, is small and intimate enough that members feel a real connection to each other and really try to stay in touch with each other and help each other out.  Two years after graduation, most of the people that I talk to on a daily basis in either a social or a professional capacity are fellow Lauder graduates.  For me, this strong community is the main reason for pursuing a Lauder degree.

I hope this is helpful.

Alex

Dear Alex / Jason,

One question about the Lauder program. It is said it's not for native-speaker.

I'm really not sure about this.  I'm Chinese Native speaker and know every well English, and I can speak also Greek. Am I eligible to apply? I'm native chinese speaker, and Greek is not inside the program so the problem is not really for me, right?

Thanks