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Tuesday, October 2, 2001 THE BATTALION Page 5 lb S d cks ' ed by sonii ergency crei amazing \, how the dobler said, walk anywfe telling f efforts fe aise money nd Washing; a junior poi. ■r and mem: ’i, said he, of the fratei nallenge to ororities in A&M. to add $10i Iribution to World und," Pflti: dlenging evt ority to mas [elp on pay Business h Continued from Page 1 communications coordinator for the dean of business administration. Graduate students in Mays pay approximately $4,252 per year for in-state tuition and fees, Gerbig said. Robertson said he and other administrators agree with this kind of ranking and push for other credible rankings. “Recruits for our MBA pro gram are not all directly out of undergraduate school,” he said. “Most of them have been in full time jobs an average of five years, so this kind of ranking is a very healthy way to look at the program.” The average salary for stu dents graduating with a MBA from A&M is much higher than the amount of money spent on tuition and fees, on average, Robertson said. He said the gain from salary compensates for a high percentage of the expenses.’ Robertson also said that the MBA program at A&M ranked highly because it offers a differ ent approach to the traditional business program. Students are oe \taZeta’s ^An niJ 5K Run to the Chicken Sat, Oct. 6''’ 8 a.m. © Dixie Chicken www.njntothechicken.active.com 1805 Brlarcreat BRYAN 979-770-0990 L&WMSl'f SVMfii SHF; Come One! Come All! Come early! — Starting Times — [uss Wed-Thur-Sat Friday Sunday >:45 6:45 & 9:00 7:15 * 9:00 6:00 & 8:00 EXPERIENCE THE THRILL OF WINNING r ‘<OR Large Non-Smoking Room Over S30,000 Won Each Week Gtou. Cuaor I Bra/os Vaiicy divided into permanent teams of five for a semester with about seven teams per class, resulting in a small instructor- to-student ratio and allowing for teamwork. “This allows for healthy competition across teams,” Robertson said. “There are several right answers to many business problems or ques tions, and each team and team mate can present and challenge each other with different alter natives with disadvantages and advantages.” The teams are diverse, with students from 21 different coun tries, Robertson said. “This allows students to analyze business decisions from different cultural per spectives, since different coun tries can have very different business relations and cul ture,” he said. The team project design allows for an environment more like an actual business environment, he said. “Business recruiters and students who have worked full time before tell us that the pro gram is very similar to busi ness organizations and pre pares them well,” Robertson said. Joel Oswald, a first-year graduate student in the MBA program at Mays, worked for five years in the business workforce before attending graduate school. He chose A&M’s business program because “they seemed to really care about me as an individual student,” he said. “I can say firsthand that [the classes] are very similar to how a lot of workplaces operate,” Oswald said. “It’s a much rich er learning experience; when working with others you can draw on their strengths and work better, together. It’s a real life experience.” Rankings like those in Forbes examine what an MBA program does for a stu dent beyond other “beauty contest” blanket ratings that are based on graduate school admission requirements, Robertson said. “If I could talk to individu als applying to MBA programs, I would encourage students to look at rankings like this that consider the outcome of the program rather that what is takes to get into the program,” Robertson said. “It’s a means Nothing in life is FREE Unless you’re a senior Class of 2002 Don't miss your chance to be in the 2002 Aggieland yearbook. Get your FREE Senior picture taken at A R Photography. No appointment needed. Visit AR Photography at 1410 Texas Ave. South or call 693-8183. Open M-F 9-12, 1:30-4. L _ C j 1 E N I:) , J (979) 845 2682 aggieland. famu. edu Beat the Hell Outta Stress! Learn how/ to beat stress! 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