Thursday, April 06, 2006
Network With Anderson Alums - Dean Olian Reception
A couple of night ago, I had the pleasure of attending the New York reception for the new Dean of the Anderson School of Management at UCLA, Dean Judy Olian. It was held at the Bloomberg building on Lexington Ave, a really great venue.
There were a very large number of alums there, as well as many admitted students. I was very impressed by the high caliber of the admitted students. The graduated from impressive schools, and are in fairly significant positions. I really enjoyed my conversation with them.
Dean Olian greeted the alums and welcomed all the admitted students. She noted that Anderson was just ranked in the top 10 business schools by U.S. News & World Report, as well as in the top 10 in several specific disciplines. She mentioned that the Anderson faculty was also quite renowned and top ranked. Even though UCLA had just lost in the NCAA Championship game the night before, she joked at being #2 in the nation wasn't all that bad.
Dean Olian asked all the admitted students to raise their hands. Then she asked all those students who had decided to attend Anderson to put their hands down. She asked the alums to look around and note the folks with their hands still raised and go speak with them about Anderson, which is what I did.
As I spoke with the admitted students, several of them asked me what differentiates Anderson from another top 10 school that they are considering. I told them that they will get a solid education at any of the top 10 schools, but what sets Anderson apart is the great culture, awesome location, and the warmth and helpfulness of their future classmates and alums. Some of the great extracurricular activities that I really enjoyed were the TEC On-Campus, sponsored by the Entrepreneur Association, and the Silicon Valley Days On The Job, organized by the High Tech Business Association (of which I was a past President and organizer). I really had very fond memories of my days at Anderson.
I also spoke to Linda Baldwin, the Director of Admissions. The credit for Anderson admitting such high quality students belongs to Linda and her team. I know Linda personally, so if you are interested in going to B-School and thinking about applying to Anderson in the future, let me know and I will send Linda a quick note.
If you are one of the admitted students and have not yet decided to attend, feel free to email me at any time. I can tell you more about my wonderful experiences at Anderson and why you should attend.
-Joshua Li
There were a very large number of alums there, as well as many admitted students. I was very impressed by the high caliber of the admitted students. The graduated from impressive schools, and are in fairly significant positions. I really enjoyed my conversation with them.
Dean Olian greeted the alums and welcomed all the admitted students. She noted that Anderson was just ranked in the top 10 business schools by U.S. News & World Report, as well as in the top 10 in several specific disciplines. She mentioned that the Anderson faculty was also quite renowned and top ranked. Even though UCLA had just lost in the NCAA Championship game the night before, she joked at being #2 in the nation wasn't all that bad.
Dean Olian asked all the admitted students to raise their hands. Then she asked all those students who had decided to attend Anderson to put their hands down. She asked the alums to look around and note the folks with their hands still raised and go speak with them about Anderson, which is what I did.
As I spoke with the admitted students, several of them asked me what differentiates Anderson from another top 10 school that they are considering. I told them that they will get a solid education at any of the top 10 schools, but what sets Anderson apart is the great culture, awesome location, and the warmth and helpfulness of their future classmates and alums. Some of the great extracurricular activities that I really enjoyed were the TEC On-Campus, sponsored by the Entrepreneur Association, and the Silicon Valley Days On The Job, organized by the High Tech Business Association (of which I was a past President and organizer). I really had very fond memories of my days at Anderson.
I also spoke to Linda Baldwin, the Director of Admissions. The credit for Anderson admitting such high quality students belongs to Linda and her team. I know Linda personally, so if you are interested in going to B-School and thinking about applying to Anderson in the future, let me know and I will send Linda a quick note.
If you are one of the admitted students and have not yet decided to attend, feel free to email me at any time. I can tell you more about my wonderful experiences at Anderson and why you should attend.
-Joshua Li
