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...Merseth said applications from college seniors have also declined, and attributed this to a "stigma" businessschools have developed, "particularly in the last couple of years. There is a problem with the image of business that people have and what they perceive our graduates to be doing. More students now than ever before are interested in using the administrative skills learned here in areas other than business...
...Merseth attributed the applications deadline to a number of factors, including the tight job market. "People who have good jobs are reluctant to give them up. Most people fohfeit $25,000 to $30,000 in total income to come here, leading to a two-year cost of $40,000 to $50,000," he added...
Most M.B.A. students have had some "organizational experience" such as a job in business or public administration before coming to the Business School, Merseth said. Only 20 per cent enter directly out of college, while 40 per cent of the applications are from college seniors, he added...
Applications from Harvard have not declined, however. Although final figures for this year are not yet available. Merseth said they would be similar to last year's when 25 of the 60 Harvard seniors who applied were accepted. A total of 150 Harvard seniors and graduates have applied this year...
...number of women students has increased, however, over the last few years from "zero not very long ago" to 33 in the Class of 1971, Merseth said...