Darden - Wahoowah!

zxsteven

以下是引用nicole2007在2006-9-19 12:24:00的发言：

hi Darden students,

would you help me with the following questions?

1. what does Darden feature most?

---Leadership, communication skills, team work, and desire to dive into the cases

2. what kind of prospective students will Darden prefer? i have three years'experience in traditional manufacturing industry, major working function covers strategy and marketing.

---No special preference since Darden is a general management school rather than a finance school or a marketing school. Your background looks good.

3. what do you mean by "strong communication skills" in Darden? I am afraid american culture and communication will be most challenging if i want to do marketing in usa. i don't think two years b-school experience will change this situation tremendously.

---Strong Communication skills in English are required for MBAs in every school if you want to land a job in the U.S., Case discussions and learning teams will stretch you while in the same time challenge you. It takes long time to pick up real American culture things, you are right, two-year MBA is too short to know every thing beyond business. This is true in every B-school for internationals. Brand management in the U.S. is the toughest for internationals; Product management is tough as well but it is doable because this role may need strong quantatitive skills.
        

4. you've mentioned a chinese person went to marketing function in us. would you introduce more about his/her background?

---Not sure whom you refer to,  most Chinese students in the marketing function were hired in those rotation programs that will eventually send you back to China's operation, but I know some of them made it to stay in the U.S.after the rotation. Some times It is a personal choice to stay or leave, sometimes you have no controal at all.

5. i am also concerned about tuition fee and fellowship. will darden suggest other scholarships if they cannot provide more scholarships to chinese students.

---Try your best but do not count on it, which is the same for every top B-school.
        

6. what is the brand image of Darden in consulting and industries? sometimes students are labeled with school features.

---Darden is a strong school in both consulting and general management. But it depends on which school you want to compare with. You will find a bunch of HBS or Wharton graduates in Mckinsey, but you will still see some Darden graduates as well. Once you get in, a couple of years later, no one will remember where you are from unless you like to mention it; at the end of the day, your job performance means everything. What I can say is that at Darden you do not lose any chance to get in a top consulting firm, and it all depends on your case interviews.
        

迅捷

up

笑春风

借用楼主地盘问个不太相关的事情：）因为想到一个是G的商学院 ，一个是UNDER的商学院，可能你们G的学生也会对UNDER商学院也会有所了解，希望不觉得冒昧唐突。

想了解一下UVA本科的McIntire Commerce School怎么样啊，我一个表妹在美国读本，目前想转到这所学校的McIntire School去读大三。我们查到McIntire无论对transfer students还是本校其它学生，一律都是从大三开始读起的。她的GPA目前在她的学校很高，接近3.9；McIntire要求的核心课程也基本都已经完成。我们在US NEWS上看到它的排名，好象很不错（在本科的商学院里），一些专业能进前十。不知道它的FINANCE的方向到底怎么样？我另外一个朋友的女儿也是从这个本科商学院毕业，毕业前就已经找到E&Y的工作，不过她是ACCOUNTIN方向的。不知道finance方向的是否好找工作？另外这所学校的本科毕业生毕业后工作几年不知道申请更好学校的mba的人多不多？本科商学院是否和ＤＡＲＤＥＮ有一些互动等等？：）

有一些问题大概风牛马不相及，请楼主包含：）

当然过段时间我也打算带表妹亲自去学校考察一下，ＵＶＡ所在的夏城我本人是相当喜欢的，就看她喜欢与否了：）

GoGoGoMBA

Please provide the full names, addresses, colleges and degrees, positions, and current employers of your mother and father in this space. You have not submitted an essay for this question. [Add Essay]

If you have any immediate relatives who have been, or presently are, students at the University of Virginia, please provide their names, relationships, schools attended, dates of attendance, and degrees in this space. You have not submitted an essay for this question. [Add Essay]

这两个essay可以不写吧? 谢谢.

efz31990

UVA本科的McIntire Commerce School is ranked #2 by BW this year and is definitely a top under school. Many of them end up with Wall Street.

yorkzhong

以下是引用笑春风在2006-9-23 5:24:00的发言：

借用楼主地盘问个不太相关的事情：）因为想到一个是G的商学院 ，一个是UNDER的商学院，可能你们G的学生也会对UNDER商学院也会有所了解，希望不觉得冒昧唐突。

想了解一下UVA本科的McIntire Commerce School怎么样啊，我一个表妹在美国读本，目前想转到这所学校的McIntire School去读大三。我们查到McIntire无论对transfer students还是本校其它学生，一律都是从大三开始读起的。她的GPA目前在她的学校很高，接近3.9；McIntire要求的核心课程也基本都已经完成。我们在US NEWS上看到它的排名，好象很不错（在本科的商学院里），一些专业能进前十。不知道它的FINANCE的方向到底怎么样？我另外一个朋友的女儿也是从这个本科商学院毕业，毕业前就已经找到E&Y的工作，不过她是ACCOUNTIN方向的。不知道finance方向的是否好找工作？另外这所学校的本科毕业生毕业后工作几年不知道申请更好学校的mba的人多不多？本科商学院是否和ＤＡＲＤＥＮ有一些互动等等？：）

有一些问题大概风牛马不相及，请楼主包含：）

当然过段时间我也打算带表妹亲自去学校考察一下，ＵＶＡ所在的夏城我本人是相当喜欢的，就看她喜欢与否了：）

I have no idea about UVA undergraduate, but UVA under business school has just been ranked No.2 in business week.

THe school itself should be good enought if she want to apply for B-school later. We don't communicate with UVA under much... that's all I can answer.

http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/06rankings/

yorkzhong

以下是引用GoGoGoMBA在2006-9-23 9:13:00的发言：

Please provide the full names, addresses, colleges and degrees, positions, and current employers of your mother and father in this space. You have not submitted an essay for this question. [Add Essay]

If you have any immediate relatives who have been, or presently are, students at the University of Virginia, please provide their names, relationships, schools attended, dates of attendance, and degrees in this space. You have not submitted an essay for this question. [Add Essay]

这两个essay可以不写吧? 谢谢.

You can say "n/a" in the second but you should write the first one... it should be very simple and won't spend you more than 10 minuites.

yorkzhong

以下是引用email555在2006-9-23 19:32:00的发言：
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
外国语言教授，帮助你写各种申请材料，根据你的个人要求，写专业的个人陈述(Personal Statement) 或目标陈述(Statement of Purpose,简历 (Resume),推荐信(Letter of Recommendation)和各种文书修改．
联系方式：study_overseas(A) hotmail.com

this guy is sending the ad to the wrong place.... MBA application is much more complicated than PHD...

笑春风

谢谢efz31990和Yorkzhong！！：））

Business week那一期我也看过，你们提供的信息也更加坚定了我和表妹的信心，也基本锁定作为重点申请目标了：）

efz31990

We have one Chinese graduate working in traditional CPG firm in US. He had FMCG business experience in China.

I don't know whether you classify industrial B2B marketing as "marketing". As a recent Darden graduate, I am working in Industrial Stragetic marketing in US. For most Chinese, English is still the biggest barrier to get into marketing function in US. Darden's case study, classroom and learning team discussion can help you better prepare for the future challenge after MBA.