由 connoisseur » 2007-03-20 02:10
I was recently asked some questions about CEIBS, I would like to share those here for those who might also have same questions.
Thanks for the prompt reply. I have registered for 傷心咖啡店 and received
> some useful information. There are 3 questions, however, I couldn't
> find anwsers there, and I wonder if you can help me with this.
>
> 1. One student said that last year there were 50% of the CEIBS
> students exchanged with students in other BS overseas for one
> semester. What is the criteria to apply for this opportunity?
>
Actually, if you want to go to exchange, you can definitely get it.
> For example, we have more 91 slots of exchange this year, more than
> students who want to go to exchange. But it is quite competitive for
> top schools like Wharton, NYU, UCLA, LBS, etc. But except for that, I
> think you have a very good chance to go, and lots of them are really
> good schools( such as Darden, Kelly at U of Illinois, Duke, RSM,
> ESADE, etc.). The criteria required is your term 1 GPA(40%) and
> interview(60%), in the interview, one MBA officer and one professor
> will evaluate your career objectives, contributions to school( e.g.
> promotion of CEIBS, club leadership, etc.) for 10 mins. Then the result will be decided.
>
> 2. Does the job market in Shanghai tend to pay higher for MBA students
> from the US or those from CEIBS?
>
> In MBA, you will learn one frequently used saying, " it depends",
> that answers this question as well. What US school are you comparing
> to? For those best paid jobs such as i-bank and consulting companies,
> you are not guaranteed that you will have one after you graduate from American schools.
> And at CEIBS, you also have good chance to get good jobs, for example,
> 10% of graduates this year got offer from consulting jobs, including
> at least 4 from McKinsey. But to be honest, it is more about your
> "fit" and "differentiation" to the job you are looking for, and also
> your personal competitiveness. Even in same MBA program, the students
> might vary a lot, don't be caught by the "average" number judge but
> your own potential, fitness and career objective.
>
> 3. I received an interview notice from CEIBS, but I am not able to fly
> to Shanghai at the scheduled time. Do you know if they have precedent
> to interview via phone?
> I think for Taiwanese applicants, phone interviews are allowed. But
> taking me as an example, I flied here to show my commitment to CEIBS,
> and also I want to do my own "field study" to see if I want to invest
> my time and money here. But of course, by taking phone interview, you
> could skip the case interview part, so it is up to your application strategy.