如果你对VC, Entrepreneurship, Starting UP your own business after MBA immediately or a few years later, DARDEN 的Batten Insitute会是一个好的资源. 如果你有Entrepreneurship的背景,说不准还能拿个奖学金.
2000年Weather Channel 和 Landmark Communication的前CEO Frank Batten一下子捐了美刀60Million, 现在还是商学院单笔捐款的头名.
1. How strong is Darden in offering international education and focus in its MBA program? I am looking forward to doing my internship and post MBA job in Asia. I was wondering how can Darden help me gain business knowldge and experience that will be relevant for Asia
1. Don't have an exact figure but I would say more than half of the cases we cover in class are on a foreign company. It allows students to see how different situations are handled differently in different countries. We also place a premium on input from foreign students. Darden also offers GE classes where you study abroad (for either a week, quarter or semester). In your case it might be benefitial if you do you first semester of your second year in Asia, which would give you a better opportunity to secure a full time offer in Asia. Darden's CDC has hired an account manager to recruit foreign companies to hire students on ground, so there is a big emphasis on expanding internationally.
Question: "How is Darden's reputation amongst consulting companies - especially the big 5, and also management consulting firms that have a business-technology practice? "
Answer: "We have an excellent rep with the big 5. The only one that does not recruit on grounds is McKinsley, but it is not hard to difficult to get hired into McKinlsey through the Alumni network. The reason that we were dropped from one of McKinsley's core school is b/c a couple of years ago they made several offers, but only one student ended up signing with McKinsley"
However McKinsley is still the top 1 recruiter for international students for class 2003-2004 according to Darden 2004 Brochure.