Business School Reality Quiz

Most business school students enter MBA programs straight from undergraduate school.

True

False

Business school class discussions usually start with a review of the concepts covered in the previous night's assigned reading. The professor usually collects the students' written responses to the reading and administers quizzes on formulas and procedures.

True

False

Business school coursework focuses on accepted methods of finance and management while discouraging the use of individual experience in analysis.

True

False

Assuming that the following four students are equal in merit except for their approach to class discussion, which student is most likely to receive the highest grade?

The person who speaks the most often during class discussion.

The person who speaks only when he or she has relevant experience to share.

The person who makes the most effort to talk to the professor after class.

The person who asks the most questions.

If a student either fails to attend class regularly or regularly shows up unprepared, a business school professor is most likely to...

not care at all.

applaud the student if she receives a good grade on the final exam or paper anyway.

report the student to the dean, who may ask the student to leave the program.

require the student to do extra assignments to prove her knowledge of the topic.

At least 15 percent of the first-year class...

leaves the program.

develops a stress-related illness.

feels overwhelmed at some point by the amount of reading assigned in class.

makes the dean's list.

Many business school students...

cannot be trusted with money.

will cheat or plagiarize at least once during the MBA program.

majored in business during undergraduate school.

will receive lower grades than they had expected.

Most business school students are concerned primarily with...

getting high grades in class.

networking with as many people as possible.

learning about the principles of accounting.

impressing their professors with complicated analyses.

Which one of the following business school students would be considered the most successful?

The student who gets several job offers in the months before graduation.

The student who writes an article that gets published in a major financial magazine.

The student who earns the highest grade point average.

The student who works the hardest on group projects.