One of our French exchange students, Nicolas Merlaud has decided to create one video for each week he is here with us. We are happy to be able to share his unique experience with you here on the blog! This first video show how he got here. More videos to come focusing on among other things Uptown, campus, the French Quarter, and classes. Week#1 – The arrival from Nicolas Merlaud on Vimeo. First week. Airplane. Hotel. St Charles Street. more [...]

Question: What is the acceptance rate to the part-time MBA program? Answer: Admissions rate for PMBA is not really a good measure. The applicants to PMBA typically work for several years getting ready to go back to school. We advise, encourage courses, and hold applications until the student is ready to “make the plunge”.  Rejection is no fun for applicants or the school. 

Question: Is a 3 year undergraduate degree in business sufficient to apply for the full time Tulane MBA Program? Answer: No, the requirement for graduate study is a four year undergraduate or a three year BCOM plus a masters degree.  Sorry!

Hello everybody! Let me introduce myself, first. Well, my name is Anastasia Petri and I am an incoming, international, full-time MBA student from Greece (yeah, this country that appears on the headlines worldwide lately and, unfortunately, not for the good reasons. I hope that the situation will improve soon, though, giving a boost to the European and global economy). First of all, I would like to say how glad I feel to have been introduced to all my international fellow [...]

I can’t believe that it’s already been two years.  I started the MBA program with the summer classes in July of 2009 and the time has flown by.  It’s been an amazing experience. I’ve learned more than I ever thought I could, tackled statistics, made great friends, gained confidence in my capabilities and established a Tulane network of professors, classmates and professionals that will continue to grow for the rest of my life. Aside from this being a life-changing experience [...]

Question: Is there a minimum GMAT score to enter the PMBA? Answer: Admission to the MBA programs is really about your ability and fit with the Tulane programs. The GMAT is one measure, transcripts and recommendations offer others.  All work together to give the committee a more complete picture of the applicant.  That said, it is unusual for someone to be admitted with a GMAT below the mid point-of the test – 520. The average score for all admitted PMBA [...]

Link: Burkenroad Fund in the News New Orleans City Business profiles the Freeman School’s Burkenroad Reports program.

Guest post from Scott Gerdes, MBA2. Final deliberations in which the Darwin Fenner research analysts decide on how to allocate roughly $2 million are drawing near.  Armed with classic and even some more recent, unpublished journal articles, the sector teams are dwindling down the stocks in the S&P 400 and S&P 500 to make final buy and sell recommendations.  Traditionally, the fund has substantially outperformed the benchmark stock index with lower levels of risk, and carrying on this tradition is [...]

Today’s guest post comes from Alexandra Thurber, MBA 2. Burkenroad Reports is a course in equity analysis. Students are divided into teams of 3-5 and follow one public company throughout the semester.  For the most part, we follow small cap companies headquartered in the Southeastern United States.  The companies span many industries, but students doing the Energy specialization can choose to follow an energy company.  Students meet with management, visit company sites, conduct extensive research on the company, and develop [...]

Some of Freeman’s very own won the 2011 National Association of Women’s MBA Strategy Case Competition in Newark, New Jersey, taking home a grand prize of $5,000. On March 23, Katie LaCorte, Dana Omar Mahmoud, Hakima Taoufiq and Sofia Zarate partook in the final round of the contest at the Newark, New Jersey corporate headquarters of the sponsoring company PSEG. In all, seventeen business schools hailing from all over the country competed in this competition. Six teams advanced to the [...]