A newsletter for the MBA professional  |  November 2008

Notes from Admissions: Class of 2009 & 2010 Profiles

By Mary Lindberg

Class of 2009:
Total class size: 55
Average age: 28
Average GMAT: Average of top 10%= 710
average of top 25%= 670
Average years of work experience: 4
Male/female ratio: 76% male
24% female
International students: 26% international students
31% students of international background

Countries represented: Ethiopia, Mexico, Nigeria, Ghana, Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea, China, Canada, Thailand, Pakistan and Iceland

A Few Interesting Items: The class of 2009 has started several new student clubs, has been extremely influential in getting a UST Net Impact Chapter started, has students who have already received full-time job offers and has been truly invaluable to the admissions office in helping promote the program and recruit excellent new students.


Class of 2010:
Total class size: 74
Average age: 26
Average GMAT: Average of top 10%= 680
average of top 25%= 650
Average years of work experience: 3
Male/female ratio: 65% male
35% female
International students: 19% international students
31% students of international background

Countries represented: China, Ukraine, Sri Lanka, India, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uzbekistan, Colombia, Ghana, Germany, Bulgaria, Canada and Nigeria.

A Few Interesting Items: The class of 2010 contains two sets of siblings, a student who biked across the U.S. as a fundraiser, students who have worked as choreographers, interpreters, teachers and on Wall Street, or who have run their own successful business—including an online business with 10 employees and a travel agency specializing in trips to Eastern Europe. Several students can speak three languages, and four students are parents.


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Information Session Time and Location
Thursday, November 6, 2008 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Minneapolis Campus
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Minneapolis Campus

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