Explore Your Potential
Is an MBA right for me?
Teacher. Lawyer. Doctor. Business leader? If you’re planning your future, have you considered an MBA? MBAs are leaders in organizations of every kind – big and small: private and nonprofit; in the U.S. and around the world. They are creating wealth for shareholders, creating opportunities for social entrepreneurs, creating positive social change. The Yale School of Management Pre-MBA Leadership Program will help you discover the world of possibilities open to an MBA.
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Learn Business Skills
What do I need to know?
Accounting. Finance. Marketing. Passion? You many already know some traditional business skills. But an MBA leader knows that technical skills like calculating a discounted cash flow are only part of the MBA toolkit. The Yale School of Management Pre-MBA Leadership Program will teach you some of the basics, like reading a balance sheet, but also show you how more intangible personal assets – like values, and purpose, and commitment – are also essential to MBA success.
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Study at Yale
What’s it like?
Ivy-covered halls. Dusty old books. Ivory towers. 21st-century innovation? The Yale School of Management combines the best of Yale’s 300-year history with cutting-edge business education. While attending the Pre-MBA Leadership Program, you’ll live in a Yale dorm and experience the traditional Yale environment while at the same time immersing yourself in today’s hottest business topics, with case studies and scenarios taken directly from some of the most talked-about companies.
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Embody Your Leadership
How can I make an impact?
Be aggressive. Be charismatic. Be the loudest person in the room. Be self-aware? Leaders can motivate through intimidation. Leaders can use the force of their personalities to create enthusiasm. But true leaders are authentic, self-aware, and accountable. They know how to dream a goal and inspire others to dream it, too. The Yale School of Management Pre-MBA Leadership Program includes activities that will develop your personal leadership strengths – and help you understand how others see you in leadership roles.
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Find Out About B-School
How does an MBA program work?
Spreadsheets. Number crunching. Discipline. Creativity? MBA students must master quantitative skills. But they also have to work in teams, make persuasive presentations and develop entrepreneurial ideas. The Yale School of Management Pre-MBA Leadership Program will give you a look inside a top MBA program. And, if you decide an MBA is right for you, the program will give you tools and tactics for mapping out your own MBA application process, from GMAT prep to essay and interview strategies.
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Develop Your Network
Whom will I meet?
Roommates. Classmates. Colleagues. Friends for life? During the Yale School of Management Pre-MBA Leadership Program, you’ll meet people like you: people curious about an MBA; people eager to lead and make and impact; people interested in diversity and inclusion in industries and organizations around the world. You will work together on class projects, forge friendships over New Haven pizza, and begin to develop a personal network that can last for a lifetime.
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