“People think that we’re a regional school – that if you come to Vanderbilt, you’re only going to get a job in Nashville or the Southeast and that’s just not true anymore. We have an international presence and have alumni all over Asia, Europe and Latin America… and all over the US… we have as many students on the West coast as we do on the Southeast.”

Christie St-John, Director of Admissions, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, joined the show to discuss the Vanderbilt MBA: a program focused on giving students a high-touch and flexible education that will prepare them well for internships and job placement success.

Vanderbilt’s medical, law and education programs are also highly ranked and Owen encourages its MBA students to study across disciplines. Nashville is the epicenter of the US healthcare industry, and Vanderbilt is one of the few business schools in the country to offer a Healthcare MBA.

Owen is focused on attracting the best students and award 70% of their students with scholarship funding based on merit. Christie makes it very clear that school takes a counseling approach in order to admit students who will succeed – and the school’s rising rankings and excellent job placement stats attest that her team has done so.

Christie also expands on Owen’s focus on leadership development, human organizational performance, its student culture, and of course, admissions. She has held leadership positions in admissions for Vanderbilt and Tuck for nearly 2 decades and gives great tips on how to present yourself in your essays and interviews – and on how to increase your scholarship chances.

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