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Application Deadlines

Decision Dates

Evaluation Criteria

Essay Questions

Recommendation

Core Courses

Electives

Specializations

Major Employers

Placement Source

Compensation by Industry

Compensation by Function

Employment by Geography

Dual Degree Programs

Exchange Programs

 

 

Tuition Fees

Expenses

Scholarships

Loans

 

DATES

 Application Deadlines

Round 1

November 15, 2008

Round 2

January 15, 2009

Round 3

March 15, 2009

 Decision Dates

Round 1

February 15, 2009

Round 2

April 01, 2009

Round 3

June 01, 2009

 

APPLICATION

 Evaluation Criteria

Academic potential

Professional achievements and aspirations

Personal characteristics

APPLICATION MATERIAL

Personal Information Part I and II

Resume

Work History

Activities and Achievements

International student Supplement

Two Recommendations

Essays

Transcripts

GMAT Scores

TOEFL Scores

Application Fee: $ 215

 Essay Questions

Please note the following details when completing the Essays section of the standard online application. The following essay questions give you the opportunity to more fully present yourself to the Admissions Committee and to provide insight into your experiences, goals and thought processes. Your essays should be written entirely by you. An offer of admission will be withdrawn if you did not write your essays. Please note the following:

* Essays 1, 2 and 4 must be typed and submitted using the standard U.S. 8 1/2” x 11” format, double-spaced, in 12-point font.
* Please adhere to the essay word limits provided for each question.
* Word limits apply to the total question. For example, your response to Essay 1 should answer part (a), part (b) and part (c) with a maximum of 750 words.
* Label the top of each essay with the following: Name, Date of Birth (month, day, year), Essay Number and Page Number (e.g.: Joe Applicant, January 1, 2001, Essay 1, Page 1)

Essay 1. Professional Aspirations (750 word maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)

Think about the decisions you have made in your life. Answer the following:

(a) What choices have you made that led you to your current position?
(b) Why pursue an MBA at this point in your life?
(c) What is your career goal upon graduation from NYU Stern? What is your long-term career goal?

Admissions Tips:
* Make sure you have fully answered the essay questions.
* Be genuine in your essays - tell us about the real you.
* Follow the essay instructions, including word limits and font size.

Essay 2. Fit with Stern (500 word maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)

The NYU Stern collaborative community is one of our strongest assets. We seek individuals who are passionate about our community and committed to growing as leaders at Stern. Please answer the following questions:

(a) What is your personal experience with the Stern community? What actions have you taken to learn more about us?
(b) What is the most difficult piece of constructive feedback you have received, and what did you do as a result of it? How will this experience make you a better member of the Stern community?

Admissions Tip:

* To see if Stern is a fit for you, come visit us in New York City.

Essay 3. Personal Expression

Please describe yourself to your MBA classmates. You may use almost any method to convey your message (e.g. words, illustrations). Feel free to be creative.

All submissions become part of NYU Stern’s permanent records and cannot be returned for any reason. Please do not submit anything that must be viewed or played electronically (e.g. CDs, DVDs, MP3s, online links), that is perishable (e.g. food) or that has been worn (e.g. used clothing). If you submit a written essay, it should be 500 words maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font.

If you are not submitting Essay 3 online, you are required to upload a brief description of your submission in your online application. Please note that on the online application checklist, you must select "Submitted Online" for Essay 3 even if you are mailing it.

To submit Essay 3 by mail, please follow the mail and labeling instructions and ensure it is postmarked by the deadline. Also, note that supplemental Essay 3 packages are subject to size restrictions. Essays that exceed the stated size restrictions will not be accepted for review by the Admissions Committee. Please see the table below for the maximum package size guidelines:

Packaging Type

Box: Metric (36cm x 31cm x 8cm); Non-metric (14” x 12” x 3”)

Cylindrical tube: Metric (8cm x 91cm); Non-metric (3” x 36”)

Triangular tube: Metric (97cm x 16cm x 16 cm x 16 cm); Non-metric (38” x 6” x 6” x 6”)

Essay 4. Additional Information (optional)
Please provide any additional information that you would like to bring to the attention of the Admissions Committee. This may include current or past gaps in employment, further explanation of your undergraduate record or self-reported academic transcript(s), plans to retake the GMAT and/or TOEFL or any other relevant information.

If you are unable to submit a recommendation from a current supervisor, you must explain your reason in Essay 4.

If you are a re-applicant from last year, please explain how your candidacy has improved since your last application.

If you are applying to a dual degree program, please explain your decision to pursue a dual degree.

Uploading Formats: You may upload documents into the standard online application in the following formats: word, excel, PDF, .txt, .rft and .wpd.

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 Recommendation

Two recommendations are required with your application. Professional recommendations are strongly preferred over academic recommendations. One recommendation must come from your current supervisor. If a recommendation from your current supervisor cannot be included, you must provide an explanation in Essay 4.

Recommendations should come from individuals who can objectively assess your professional performance and your potential for success in Stern's MBA program and in your future career. Recommendations from family members, family friends and close friends are discouraged.

Please use a separate sheet(s) of paper to respond to each of the questions below. Kindly attach separate sheet(s) to this form.

1. How long have you known the applicant and in what capacity?

2. What do you consider the applicant’s strengths?

3. In which areas could the applicant exhibit growth or improvement?

4. How would you describe the applicant’s interpersonal skills?

Please use this scale to rate the applicant in relation to his or her peers.
  Outstanding

Top 5%

Excellent

Top 15%

Good

Top 1/3

Average

Middle 1/3

Below Average

Bottom 1/3

Unable to Judge

Analytical/Quantitative Ability

           

Oral Communication Skills

           

Written Communication Skills

           

Initiative

           

Integrity

           

Leadership

           

Maturity

           

Teamwork

           

Professionalism

           

 

COURSE

 Core Courses

YEAR 1

Required Core Courses

Financial Accounting & Reporting

Statistics & Data Analysis

Teams and Leaders

Professional Responsibility

Core Course Menu

Competitive Advantage from Operations

Firms & Markets

Foundations of Finance

The Global Economy

Leadership in Organizations

Marketing

Strategy

YEAR 2

Electives

Specializations

 Electives

Accounting and Valuation Issues in the Entertainment, Media, and Technology Industries

Accounting for Mergers, Acquisitions and Related Matters

Accounting, Tax, and Legal Issues in Entrepreneurship

Advanced Corporate Bankruptcy and Reorganization

Advanced Futures and Options

Advanced Global Perspectives on Enterprise Systems

Advanced Strategic Analysis

Advanced Topics in Negotiation

Advertising Management

An Integrated Approach to Financial Statement Analysis

Analysis of Financial Institutions and Financial Instruments

Analytical Models in Financial and Managerial Accounting

Applications of Portfolio Analysis

Applied Stochastic Processes for Financial Models

Auditing

Bankruptcy and Reorganization

Behavioral Finance

Behaviorial and Experimental Finance

Brand Planning for New and Existing Products

Building and Managing Customer Relationships

Business Law for Managers

Business of Music and Film

Business Process Design and Implementation

Business Start-Up Practicum

Case Studies in Bankruptcy and Reorganization

Cases in Corporate Finance \

Collaboration, Conflict, and Negotiation

Competitive Strategy in the Marketplace

Consumer Behavior

Corporate Branding and CSR

Corporate Finance

Corporate Governance

Corporate Strategy and Finance in Entertainment and Media

Credit Risk

Data Mining for Business Intelligence

DBi Argentina

DBi China (Beijing)

DBi Hungary/Central and Eastern Europe

DBi Italy

Debt Instruments and Markets

Decision Models

Developing Managerial Skills

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Econometrics 

Economic and Business History of the United States

Economics of Healthcare

Emerging Financial Markets

Empirical Research in Financial Accounting

Energy and the Environment

Entertainment and Media Industries

Entertainment and Media: Markets and Economics

Entertainment Law

Entrepreneurial Finance
Entrepreneurial Selling

Equity Instruments and Markets

Equity Valuation and Accounting Data: Theory and Empirical Evidence

Examining the Nonprofit Capital Market

Family Business Management

Financial Development of the United States

Financial History: Money and Power, 18th-21st Centuries

Financial Information Systems

Financial Reporting and Analysis

Financial Services Marketing

Financial Theory

Financing and Investing in Pension Vehicles

Forecasting Time Series Data

Forensic Accounting and Financial Statement Fraud

Foundations of Entrepreneurship

Futures and Options

Game Theory and Business Strategy

Global Banking and Capital Markets

Global Outsourcing Strategy

Global Perspectives on Enterprise Systems

Global Poverty Alleviation

Globalization of the Entertainment Industry

Implementing Strategy

Information Analysis for Efficient Cost and Profit Management

Information Technology and Corporate Strategy

International Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis

International Finance - International Investments Analysis

International Financial Management

International Macroeconomic Policy: Theory and Evidence from Recent Financial Crises

International Marketing Management

Introduction to Marketing Research

Introduction to Stochastic Processes

Introduction to the Theory of Probability

Investing in Microfinance

Investment Banking

Investment Banking and Private Equity in Media and Entertainment Finance

Investment Strategies

Judgment and Decision Making

Law and Business of Investment Banking

Leadership

Leading Sustainable Enterprises

Luxury Marketing

Managing Change

Managing Financial Businesses

Managing for Quality

Managing High Performing Teams

Managing Investment Funds

Managing the Growing Company

Marketing of Hi-Tech Markets

Mathematics of Investment

Mergers and Acquisitions (EMT Focus)

Microeconomics: Theory and Applications

Modeling Financial Statements

Modeling Financial Statements

Modern Portfolio Theory and Asset Management

Monetary Policy, Banks, and Central Banks

Movie Marketing and Distribution

Multinational Business Management

Negotiating Complex Transactions with Executives and Lawyers

New Product Marketing and Design

New Venture Financing

Operational Risk

Operations for Global Entrepreneurs

Operations in Entertainment: Las Vegas

Operations in Real Estate Development

Operations Strategy

Organization Theory

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Policy Making in Financial Institutions

Post-Soviet Economies in Transition

Power and Politics in Organizations

Pricing Strategies

Principles of Real Estate Finance

Private Equity Finance

Professional Management in Entertainment and Media Industries

Project Finance and Leasing

Quantitative Applications in Marketing

Real Estate Capital Markets

Regression and Multivariate Data Analysis

Restructuring Firms and Industries

Retail Strategy

Risk Management Systems

Sales Management

Search and the New Economy

Seminar in Corporate Finance

Service Operations and Strategy

Social Entrepreneurship

Social Venture Capital

Social Venture Fund Practicum

Special Seminar in Finance: Hedge Funds - Investment and Management

Statistical Inference and Regression Analysis

Strategic Analysis for Success in the Digital Age

Supply Chain Management (Business Logistics)

Taxation of Individuals and Business Income

Technology Innovation and New Product Development

Television Management

The Business of Producing: Entrepreneurship in Entertainment and Media

The Business of Sports Marketing

The Craft and Commerce of Cinema: Cannes Film Festival

The Great Depression

The Media and the Business World

The New Economy, Networks, and Digital Convergence

The Social and Economic Setting of Business

Topics in Corporate Finance: EMT Focus

Topics in International Finance

Topics in Investments

Trading Strategies and Systems

Venture Capital Financing

Volatility

Women in Business Leadership

 Specialization

Accounting

Banking

Corporate Finance

Data, Models and Decisions

Economics

Entertainment, Media and Technology

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Finance

Financial Instruments and Markets

Financial Systems and Analytics

Global Business

International Finance

Law and Business

Leadership and Change Management

Management

Management of Technology and Operations

Marketing

Product Management

Quantitative Finance

Social Innovation and Impact

Strategy

Supply Chain Management and Global Sourcing

 

CAREER

 Major Employers

CONSULTING

Accenture

Archstone Consulting

Bain & Company

Booz & Company

Boston Consulting Group

Capgemini

Deloitte

Grant Thornton

IBM Consulting

Kurt Salmon Associates

McKinsey & Company

Monitor Group

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

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CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND BEAUTY

Avon

Cadbury-Schwepps

Colgate-Palmolive

Dannon

Energizer

Estee Lauder

Fresh

Johnson & Johnson

Kraft

L'Oreal

Pepperidge Farms

Unilever

ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY

Disney

Google

HBO

Microsoft

NBA

NBC

Warner Brothers

Yahoo!

FINANCE AND REAL ESTATE

American Express

Bank of America

Barclays

CB Richard Ellis

Citi

Credit Suisse

Deutsche Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Fidelity

GE Real Estate

Goldman Sachs

HSBC

JPMorgan

Morgan Stanley

PIMCO

RBS Capital Markets

Standard & Poor's

Thor Equities

LUXURY AND RETAIL

Ann Taylor

Bloomingdale's

Chanel

Coach

Coty USA

Kurt Salmon Associates

Louis Vuitton

Macy's

Target Corporation

Tiffany & Co.

Toys "R" Us

Victoria's Secret

NON PROFIT AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

Achievement First

Acumen Fund

The Advisory Board Company

The Bridgespan Group

Education Pioneers

William J. Clinton Foundation

PHARMACEUTICAL, BIOTECH, HEALTHCARE

Genentech

Johnson & Johnson

Merck

Novartis

Pfizer

Schering-Plough

 Placement Source  

Stern on/off Campus Interviews

61%

Personal Contacts

15%

Stern Supported Activities

12%

Stern Job Postings

5%

External Career Fair

5%

Pre stern Employer

3%

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 Compensation by Industry

in USD

  Average Salary Salary Range

Investment Banking

37% 97701 75000-150000

Diversified Financial Services

17% 96019 80000-130000

Consulting

14% 115270 55000-145000

Media/Entertainment/Communication

6% 96000 75000-140000

Consumer Products

4% 90615 88000-110000

Investment Management/Hedge Fund

4% 103846 75000-160000

Luxury/Retail

3% 90250 82000-110000

Pharmaceuticals/Healthcare

3% 103400 90000-110000

Private Equity/Venture capital

3% 92778 70000-120000

Technology/Telecom

3% 111571 100000-120000

Real Estate

2% 123000 70000-185000

Not-for-profit

1% 95000 90000-100000

Other

3% 113953 70000-175000

 Compensation by Function

in USD

  Median Base  Salary Salary Range

Corporate Finance/Investment Banking

25% 98503 84000-134503

Consulting

14% 116210 80000-145000

Marketing

13% 92513 75000-120000

Sales & Trading

10% 96463 75000-116000

General Finance

7% 97091 70000-160000

Business/Development

6% 102158 75000-185000

General/Project Management

4% 104653 55000-135000

Research

5% 98574 95000-113889

Investment Management

3% 112227 95000-160000

Private Equity

3% 99286 80000-150000

Strategic Planning

3% 97889 70000-120000

Private Banking/Client Services

2% 94167 80000-105000

Structured/Project Finance

2% 100200 90000-116000

Operations

1% 101667 85000-120000

Risk Management

1% 91250 85000-95000

 Employment by Geography

in USD

 

Northeast

85%

Mid-Atlantic

4%

Midwest

1%

South

2%

Southwest

<1%

West

8%

Asia

5%

Europe

7%

Latin America

3%

 

ALLIANCES

 Dual Degree Programs

JD/MBA (Juris Doctor)

MBA/MFA (Master of Fine Arts)

MBA/MS in Mathematics in Finance

MBA/MPA (Master of Public Administration)

MBA/MA in French Studies (Master of Arts in French Studies)

MBA/MA in Politics (Master of Arts in Politics)

MS in Biology/MBA (Master of Science in Biology)

Dual MBA with HEC School of Management (MBA from Stern & HEC)

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 Exchange Programs

Argentina: IAE, Management and Business School, Universidad Austral - Spanish Speakers Only

Australia: Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM); Melbourne Business School

Austria: Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (WU)

Belgium: Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL)

Brazil: Escola de Administracao de Empresas de Sao Paulo, Fundacao Getulio Vargas

Canada: Schulich School of Business

Chile: Pontifica Universidad Catolica (PUC)

China: China Europe International Business School (CEIBS); Fudan University School of Management (FDSM); Guanghua School of Management, Peking University

Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management

Costa Rica: Instituto Centroamericano de Administracion de Empresas (INCAE)

Denmark: Copenhagen Business School

England: London Business School; London School of Economics and Political Science; Manchester Business School

France: HEC School of Management

Germany: University of Cologne

India: Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad; Indian Institute of Management Bangalore; Indian School of Business (Hyderabad)

Israel: Tel Aviv University

Italy: Bocconi School of Management(SDA Bocconi)

Japan: International University of Japan (IUJ/Graduate School of International Management); International University of Japan (IUJ/Graduate School of International Relations); Keio Business School
Korea: Yonsei University

Mexico: Instituto Technologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM); Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Graduate School of Business Administration & Leadership (ITESM)

The Netherlands: Erasmus University (RSM), Rotterdam

Norway: Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration

Singapore: Nanyang Business School

South Africa: University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT); Witswatersrand Business School (WITS)

Spain: ESADE Business School (ESADE); IESE Business School, University of Navarra; Instituto de Empresa (IE)

Sweden: Stockholm School of Economics

Switzerland: Hochschule St. Gallen Fur Wirtschafts (St. Gallen)

Thailand: Thammasat Business School

Venezuela: Instituto de Estudios Superiores (IESA)

SHORT EXCHANGE PROGRAMS [DBi]

Duration: 2 weeks

Period: January, May

Number of Students per Course: 15-40

 

FINANCE

 Tuition Fees   for 2010 MBA1 class (in USD)

Tuition Fees

45242

 Expenses   (in USD)

Room & Board

21192

Books & Supplies

1872

Local Travel

729

Miscellaneous (including Health Insurance)

6589

 Scholarships  

Kenshin Oshima Scholarship: $50,000; first year MBA student(s) with a deep and abiding interest in Asian culture

Kenshin Oshima Prize: $100,000; second year MBA students achieving the School's most distinguished academic record

Reynolds Foundation Graduate Fellowship in Social Entrepreneurship: $50,000 tuition scholarships; students interested in social entrepreneurship

 Loans

DOMESTIC STUDENTS

Federal Subsidized Stafford/Ford Loans

Nature: Need-based

Limit: $ 4250 per semester

Federal Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loans

Nature: Not Need-based

Limit: $10,250  per semester

Federal Graduate Plus Loans

Nature: Not Need-based

Limit: Full cost of education minus any financial aid received

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Chase Select Student Loan

Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Chase Bank

Term: 20 years (25 for > $30000)

Citibank CtiAssist Student Loan

Sponsor: Citibank

Term: 20 years

Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund

Qualifiers: Students from Latin American and Caribbean countries with a U.S. co-signer

Limit: $150000

Sallie Mae Smart Option Student Loan

Sponsor: Citizens Bank

Wells Fargo Graduate Loan

Sponsor: Wells Fargo Education Financial Services

Qualifiers: International students with a U. S. Co-signer

Limit: Full cost of education minus any financial aid received

Term: 15 years

 

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