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...best for undergraduates not to think of the B-School as a "school," nor of the the students as "students." School for undergraduates is a place of academic orientation for intellectual and self-development...
...School for B-School students, on the other hand, is a professional training ground. It is a place of practical orientation where the students don't even pretend to be intellectuals. They don't allude to Plato or Shakespeare, but they do like to get involved in the analysis of managerial problems. They are training to become professionals and their focus is on careers. They are not here to introspect but to improve managerial skills. Many have families to support; so in a sense, school is their livelihood. Motivated and disciplined, they study hard against the heavy workload which requires...
...first year at the B-School last year was a lot like boot camp. We were flooded with work, often to the point of frustration. There is never enough time to be thorough. No reading periods are offered before final exams at the end of each of the three quarters...
...first year is highlighted by two things particularly: the section and the case study method. They are two reasons why B-School differs from all other institutions of learning, especially the College...
...case study method means many things to the B-school student; analysis, problem-solving, making decisions, taking stands, proposing action steps, speaking out in class. This method is more than the study of problem situations; it is a system in which there are neither lectures nor domination by professors. Unlike the case study method at the Law School, where professors guide discussions closely, B-School students are given almost free rein...