Whatever your leadership ambitions, you need to understand how markets work and how to build a thriving organization. But to make a deep impact in coming decades, you also need to be able to navigate the complexity that exists where sectors, regions, and cultures intersect in an increasingly connected world.
Student Experience
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Silver Scholars
Silver Scholars Program for College Seniors
The Silver Scholars Program provides exceptional college graduates the opportunity to pursue an MBA directly after graduation. Silver Scholars embark upon a three-year course of study: the first year is spent at Yale SOM developing basic skills and the mindset of a manager through the core curriculum, the second year is dedicated to a full-time internship, and the third year focuses on electives that will broaden students’ analytical framework and prepare them for leadership positions in business and society.
Joint Degrees
Joint Degrees
Yale offers the opportunity to pursue an MBA in combination with a degree from Yale Law School, Yale Medical School, the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, or another of the university's world-class graduate programs. Yale's joint-degree programs are intended to prepare leaders who will bring a broad understanding and analytical thinking to whatever industry they work in.
Community Profiles
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Uma Krishnan ’19
MBA
“I’m the student government admissions chair and an admissions interviewer, so I meet a lot of prospective students. I always tell them that the integrated core is really useful for looking at business through a consulting lens.”
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Ken Ofori-Atta ’88
MBA
"I think there was some subliminal awareness that in choosing Yale, in wanting to engage with the experiment being tried at SOM on public and private management, that I would find my way to the public sector, too."
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Joe Rigodanzo ’19
MBA
“SOM is a community where we help each other. There were probably a dozen second-year students who helped me think through what I needed to do to find the right internship... Alumni, too, were so amenable... They shared the kind of insights you can only get from people in the field.”
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