funnytiger bro - pls comment!

mango

Could you please comment on the part I highlight?

Thanks!

STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS — In his welcome to the MBA Class of 2005, Director of MBA Admissions Derrick Bolton greeted the 373 enrolled students, chosen from among 5,089 applicants.

"We offered admission to only 9 percent of applicants, which again makes the Stanford Graduate School of Business one of the most selective business schools in the world," said Bolton.

Women represent 35 percent of the class. Non-U.S. citizens with passports from 51 different nations make up 32 percent (35 percent if counting dual-citizens). Before enrolling, students worked for 277 companies, collectively contributed 1,610 years of work experience, and hail from 177 different colleges and universities. Nine percent have already earned advanced degrees, including one medical doctor, two lawyers, and three accountants. The class also includes Coro, Fulbright, Gardner, Marshall, Mayfield, Rotary, and Truman fellows.

Bolton noted that most students "have excelled by doing ordinary things extraordinarily well." Highlighting individual differences, he touched on the rich mix of experiences, accomplishments, and interests embodied in the incoming class:

The associate at a New York entertainment company whose Broadway show finished its run in June, garnering three Tony Awards;
The Pakistan government official who developed and implemented an educational incubator enrolling 70,000 Afghan children;
The classmate who threw his hat in the recall ring as a candidate for Governor of California;
The personal assistant to the President of Honduras;
The classmate who played professional baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, and New York Yankees;
The monetary policy advisor to the European Central Bank;
The Olympic gold and silver medalist in women's ice hockey;

And the former network anchor in China, with shows reaching 200 million people weekly.

=>Curious who that is??? Is this the typical profile for chinese students at Stanford?
Could you share some info?



"With 14 applicants for every space in the class, we had to make some difficult decisions," said Bolton. He continued, "we turned down every applicant with an 800 GMAT score this year. We also turned down Olympic medalists, entrepreneurs, managers of thriving businesses, Rhodes Scholars — incredible people who, like you, have achieved amazing success in life and who have compelling prospects for the future.

"I can say with all sincerity that we would not change a single decision. We simply believed you will make the most of this opportunity for personal, intellectual, and professional transformation."

funnytiger

Haha, former network anchor? on Stanford Campus, they already have tons of childrens of our top country leaders. Now a TV anchor?

The orientation school wide is next week. I will check out who he/she is....

yeah, MBA and Law school students are from another planet on stanford campus. usually Stanford will recruite most of its Chinese students from MC and IB industry. So if you are not in those two catagories, I guess you have to be really special to get admitted, that "9%" should tell the story .

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mango

Definitely let us who he/she is. With 200MM viewers, he/she must be from CCTV, Interesting!