By Stephanie Bannister | October 24, 2016
At the end of my first year in the full time MBA program, I had a prospective student ask me this question. She had received competitive offers from other well-known schools in the Boston area. And she wanted MY take on why Babson was the best choice. I paused for a moment and thought about…
By Barbara Selmo | December 3, 2012
Last week, I was fortunate to attend a luncheon co-sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Lewis Institute featuring Nate Garvis, Babson Social Innovation Fellow and author of the just released book “Naked Civics.” The conversation was far-ranging, as convos at Babson always are, stopping to look at definitions of a healthy community,…
By Barbara Selmo | September 7, 2012
Greetings from Toronto, Canada, where my colleague Domenic and I are attending two recruitment events this week. Last night, we participated in the Forte Foundation Forum. This was Babson’s and the Forte Foundation’s first foray to Toronto, and from Babson’s perspective, we will certainly be returning. We spoke with many engaged, entrepreneurial-thinking women interested in…
By Barbara Selmo | July 13, 2012
As promised, I am going to introduce you to another member of the Graduate Admissions team, Petia Whitmore. Petia is a Babson MBA alumna and will soon be a one-year veteran of Graduate Admissions. She will be on the road starting next month, recruiting in New York City, Washington DC, and Asia (Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong…
By Barbara Selmo | May 31, 2012
Commencement has come and gone, and at Babson that means that the Graduate School is as busy as ever. We welcomed our One-Year MBA’s and our GEP cohort to Babson. We welcomed a new group of Evening MBA’s who started their program this May. But we also continue to work with a newly admitted Two-Year…
By Barbara Selmo | April 26, 2012
Two posts ago, I provided a top ten list of reasons why you should consider the part-time programs at Babson. In this post, I feature a quick highlight of the Fast Track program and the three Fast Track recruiters through my recurring “Meet the Staff” segment. The Fast Track MBA program is one of the…