New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business

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Students Say - Academics
You don't become a top-tier business school without developing strengths in a broad cross-section of fields, and the NYU Stern School of Business exemplifies that principle. With a "great finance program," a location "near all the investment banks," a "wellregarded specialization in entertainment, media, and technology," a "strong marketing program" bolstered by "recruiting opportunities with top consumer packaged-goods companies," a "great entrepreneurship program," and an "excellent reputation for strategy… and economics," to say Stern is "strong in many different business disciplines" is an understatement. NYU's primo address is a huge asset. Access to the world's top financial institutions means "resources that no other school could offer." "Almost daily the school is able to leverage its location and prominence to bring in prominent speakers." New York is also a huge allure to the superstar professors who pepper the faculty at NYU. "Seeing your professors being quoted in The New York Times or the Wall Street Journal is [a] nice bonus," one student writes. Given their renown, it's surprising that NYU professors "make themselves extremely accessible outside of class," in part because "part of student activities funds are allocated for each professor to spend time outside the classroom with the students; last semester, I got to get to know my professors at a Knicks game, a karaoke bar, and other venues. Students also have [the] ability to ‘take a professor to coffee,' where the school will pay for a once-per-semester coffee break with the professor of the specific student's choice." NYU offers both a full-time program and a sometimes overlooked but also popular and excellent part-time program (its enrollment is actually substantially greater than fulltime enrollment). One part-timer reports that "We have the same professors, same curriculum, and same degree options as full-time studentsâ€"very unlike any other school I have seen." Adds another, "The greatest strength [of the part-time program] is the credentialing of the students and prospective students. There's a tremendous advantage to being able to cater to working professionals in the most powerful city in the U.S. I have no doubt that I'm surrounded by some of the most talented and driven classmates anywhere in the world!" The full-timersâ€"who must survive one of the most demanding admissions processes in the United Statesâ€"aren't too shabby either.

Students Say - Admissions
NYU's Admission's Committee strives to create a business school community that is as vibrant and diverse as New York City itself. In addition to having a strong academic background, Stern students are leaders in a wide range of fields, bringing diverse expertise and experiences to the program. The entering class of Fall 2008 numbers just over 350 and boasts an average undergraduate GPA of 3.43. The class's average GMAT score was 708, with a range of 680-730.

Students Say - Campus Life
"There is a definite split between full-time and part-time students" at NYU, where "parttimers [generally] do not interact with full-time students and are not part of the community (they are too tired after work and class to take part in extracurricular events)." The part-timers "mostly like to come in, take courses, and get the job done." Many of them prefer it that way, telling us that "The full-timers take things too seriously and I am glad we are mostly segregated. I can't deal with their competitiveness…. The part-timers are much friendlier and are open-minded and more willing to learn and share." For parttime students looking for more socialization, there are multiple happy hours each evening and other extracurricular activities. At the beginning of their first year, students are divided into smaller communities of "core groups," which plan group activities and help students form closer bonds. While some full-timers would concede that they can be "competitive," they also say that theirs is "a strong, vibrant community" where "there are so many activities going on every night that it's like trying to drink from a fire hydrant." "There's always multiple club-sponsored happy hours and parties every weekend." Many here cite Thursday Beer Blasts as a program highlight. "No classes on Fridays allows us to have ‘Beer Blast' on Thursday evenings, where we can hang out with other students on campus in an informal setting," one student explains. MBAs here are also "heavily involved and dedicated to their personal causes/interests. There is a work hard, play hard mentality at Stern, which facilitates networking and the community atmosphere."

Students Say - Careers
Stern's "location in downtown New York is a huge competitive advantage when networking with recruiters," students tell us. This is especially true in finance; as one student reports, "investment banking recruiting is among the best at Stern, we have every major bank on campus." While the majority of students pursue careers in finance, the school has dramatically broadened its range of employment opportunities as student interests have diversified. However, one student writes, "I'd like to see continued diversification of on-campus recruiters. Our student body ends up working across many industries and disciplines and our recruitment opportunities need to continue to evolve to reflect that." The school has bolstered its efforts to help part-time students looking to change careers through the Langone Professional Development Program (LPDP), which "prepares students trying to shift careers by teaching them job searching techniques" and the Management Consulting Association (MCA)'s Bootcamp, which "offers training in casing and interviewing skills for students trying to get a consulting job." Hundreds of companies recruit at Stern. Some of the top employers of Stern MBAs include: American Express; Avon Products, Inc.; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays Capital; BNP Paribas; Boston Consulting Group; Booz & Company; Citi; Credit Suisse; Deloitte; Deutsche Bank; JP Morgan Chase; IBM; Johnson & Johnson; Kraft Foods; McKinsey & Company; Morgan Stanley; Pfizer; Standard & Poor's; UBS; and Unilever.

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