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If you would like more information about applying to Yale, please visit the Yale School of Management Admissions link located at
http://mba.yale.edu/.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Personal Issues:
Q: Is New Haven a safe place to go to school?
A: University police and security officials work closely with the New Haven Police Department to oversee the safety of the student body. New Haven and Yale both have programs of community policing and conduct joint patrols to oversee campus security. Crime in the City of New Haven is down by over 40% since 1990. Furthermore, FBI statistics show that New Haven has less violent crime per capita than most larger cities including Boston, New York, Washington DC, and San Francisco. New Haven crime rates are similar to some smaller cities such as Lexington, KY, Minneapolis, MN, and Orange County, CA. As with every city, one should exercise good judgment with respect to safety and security.
Many services are available to promote convenience and student body safety, including daytime and nighttime shuttle buses (door-to-door service available), a special services van, and for pedestrians, a 24-hour escort service. Additionally, a network of over 250 campus phones provides immediate access to police, fire, and emergency medical services.
For more information regarding safety and security at Yale University, please see:
http://www.yaleuniversitysecurity.com/
http://www.yale.edu/secretary/csr/csr2001.html
Q: Is there a specific group at SOM for women? How could it help me?
A: The Women in Management SIG sponsors academic, career-related, and social events on its own or in partnership with other SIGs that feature prominent women speakers or are geared towards issues of interest to women. Some of these events from current and previous years include: networking events at the Yale Club of New York City, industry-specific discussions led by alumnae panels, negotiations workshops, teas with women faculty, mentor/mentee social outings, and golf lessons.
Academic:
Q: Where can I find information about Yale Faculty?
A: Please see http://mba.yale.edu/faculty/faculty_set.htm
to view the profiles of SOM faculty members.
Q: Who are some of Yale SOM’s female faculty members?
A: Yale SOM’s distinguished women professors include:
- Sigal G. Barsade, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
- Meghan R. Busse, Assistant Professor of Economics
- Judith A. Chevalier, Professor of Finance and Economics
- Dina Mayzlin, Assistant Professor of Marketing
- Fiona M. Scott Morton, James L. Frank Associate Professor of Private
Enterprise & Management
- Sharon M. Oster, Frederic D. Wolfe Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship
- Sandra Spataro, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
Most of these professors teach courses in the core curriculum, so students are exposed to women professors in their first year at SOM. As with other SOM professors, our women professors are very accessible.
Q: What help is available for those who do not have quantitative backgrounds?
A: Because of the great diversity in the professional backgrounds of SOM students, there are many who are immediately comfortable with highly quantitative work and many who need additional time to adjust. SOM’s supportive and collaborative environment ensures that those who need help are able to obtain assistance, whether through informal channels (help from peers, study groups and out-of-class meetings with professors), or through structured ones (personal tutors and sessions administered by teaching assistants). In addition, the school sponsors a one-week, pre-orientation Math Camp to allow students to review the basics of calculus and other fundamental math skills. Such measures help to improve performance and academic excellence in the student body. SOM’s Pass/Fail grading system allows students to take courses in subjects that they might not necessarily be experts in.
Career:
Q: What are some of the benefits of being a female-MBA?
A: While women compete along with men during the recruiting process, women have access to an increasing amount of career forums and networking events geared specifically towards women (please see our page devoted to Other Women’s Organizations). Many companies realize that there are benefits in undertaking diversity initiatives to recruit more women and minorities. As a female in a top MBA program, you are particularly attractive to those recruiters.
Family:
Q: What will it be like for my family/partner and I to move to New Haven? What are the public schools and housing like in the city of New Haven or New Haven County? Can my partner find a job?
A: New Haven and greater southern Connecticut offer an array of job opportunities for partners. Partners with appropriate backgrounds can search for opportunities at an increasing number of bio-tech and other entrepreneurial firms that have made New Haven their home. (Some information regarding biotech opportunities is accessible through the Yale Biotechnology Student Interest Group Website at
http://www.yale.edu/biotech/.) A number of firms, from smaller private companies to large multi-national firms, have offices and headquarters within commuting distance of New Haven. Stamford and Hartford, two major cities in Connecticut, are both less than forty-five minutes away by car. Yale University also has employment opportunities for spouses. For more general information pertaining to family and partner issues, including information regarding public schools, campus jobs, and greater New Haven and Connecticut, please see
http://www.mba.yale.edu/
and click on the “Family and Partners” link.
Q: Are partners involved in the SOM community?
A: While the Spouse/Partner Interest Group has its own social gatherings and activities, spouses are active participants in SOM activities, Student Interest and Activity Groups, and social gatherings. Some spouses choose to audit classes at SOM and at other Yale University schools.
Q: What things will there be to help me adjust as a woman?
A: The Women in Management SIG is committed to helping women become comfortable with the school through a mentoring program for first and second year women and numerous professional and social events geared for women. In general, Yale SOM prides itself on its warm, collaborative environment—which naturally encompasses every type of person and nationality.
Q: What kind of things do women participate in? What’s co-ed, etc?
A: Women participate in everything, and every student interest group and student activity group is co-ed.
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