Class profiles Melbourne MBA students learn from their peers. The experience of working in talented teams and debating issues with others from a wide range of professional and cultural backgrounds is a key dynamic in Melbourne’s MBA. For this reason, MBS looks for versatile and stimulating individuals who will contribute actively to the learning process. Students bring diverse perspectives from their undergraduate studies throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. They may have practical work experience as accountants, architects, bankers, editors, engineers, marketers, ministerial advisers, physicians and lawyers, as well as managers of manufacturing operations, performing arts companies, scientific research groups and small businesses. Characteristics of current full-time MBA classSeptember 2008 and January 2009 intake | 90 students
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Countries of origin | 36
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Average age | 29 (Range 25 - 35) |
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Average work experience | 7 years |
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Average GMAT | 656 |
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Per cent female | 27.7% |
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Ratio of applications to offers | 5,4:1
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Average class size: | 45 |
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Undergraduate discipline Engineering | 34.44% |
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Business | 17.78% |
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Information Technology/Computing | 7.78% |
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Science | 6.67% |
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Accounting
| 4.44% |
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Commerce
| 4.44% |
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Economics
| 4.44% |
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Architecture/Design | 2.22% |
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Arts | 2.22% |
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Medicine/Health | 2.22% |
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Education | 1.11% |
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Law | 1.11% |
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Marketing | 1.11% |
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Other | 10% |
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Country of originSouthern Asia | 19% |
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South Eastern Asia | 17% |
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Australia and New Zealand
| 14% |
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North America
| 13% |
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Eastern Asia
| 12% |
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Northern Europe
| 6% |
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Eastern Europe
| 3% |
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South America
| 3% |
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Western Asia
| 3%
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Western Europe
| 3%
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Central America
| 2%
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Eastern Africa
| 2%
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Southern Africa
| 1%
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