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Meet Stephanie DeCourcey (MBA ’22), Executive MBA

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "New York University’s Stern School of Business is acknowledged to be one of the top B-schools for real estate management studies in the United States. Today (September 7) it announced a major investment that it hopes will reinforce that distinction for many years to come.
 
NYU Stern has received $20 million to establish the Chao-Hon Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance, the largest-ever gift to an institute in school history. The gift from alumnus and Stern Executive Board member Charles C.Y. Chen will support initiatives in areas disrupting real estate as well as global expansion in research, industry engagement, and immersive learning for students, the school said in an announcement. There will also be scholarships for undergraduate and MBA students."

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "New York University’s Stern School of Business revealed a record-breaking MBA Class of 2024 profile. The new class earned the highest average GMAT in the school’s history: 733. They also showed their academic prowess with a new record average GPA of 3.62. Stern is also proud of the diversity of the newest MBA class, as percentages of women, international students and U.S. minorities all increased over last year."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "NYU Stern’s Albert Williams Jr. was once interviewed by Diane Sawyer – and enjoys the notoriety of catching four balls in the stands of Yankee Stadium."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "NYU Stern is one of the few schools that offers an entertainment and media specialization. It’s top in the field and provides opportunities to take courses across NYU’s schools, work on projects to solve real issues at major organizations and opportunities to take advantage of what the city has to offer."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "While the pandemic shook the business school market, several schools actually noticed steady or even increased demand for their EMBAs.
 
"That was certainly the case at NYU Stern which added a cohort in 2021 to meet demand, says Neha Singhal, assistant dean of Executive Degree Programs Admissions & Marketing. Even as the trend settles somewhat, demand is still higher than before COVID."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "I chose NYU Stern for three reasons: First, I wanted to have my home base and build my network in the middle of Manhattan. Second, I wanted to surround myself with individuals of diverse professional and personal backgrounds. Finally, I wanted a curriculum and faculty that supported entrepreneurship."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "It was Stern’s reputation and the network it could create for me in DC and NYC. I had spent my entire adult life on the West Coast and wanted to develop a professional network on the East Coast. Stern offered a great way to do so while being new to the DC area."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "It was Stern’s reputation and the network it could create for me in DC and NYC. I had spent my entire adult life on the West Coast and wanted to develop a professional network on the East Coast. Stern offered a great way to do so while being new to the DC area."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- NYU Stern’s upcoming MBA admissions events — which will include sessions for Focused MBA information, chats with current students, and virtual campus tours, among others — are featured in a roundup of events that top b-schools are hosting in the coming weeks.

Excerpt from Forbes Woman Georgia -- "NYU Stern Business School is among the top universities in terms of business education. They have a strict selection mechanism and are mainly focused on selecting leaders and professionals with different experiences and fields who think out-of-the-box, so that they can integrate the acquired knowledge into practice and bring concrete value to both the university and other members of the cohort."

Excerpt from Find MBA -- "More than 28 percent of NYU Stern’s 2021 class went into investment banking, where grads earn big bucks. The median base salary was $175,000, plus a signing bonus of almost $52,000 in banking. The median overall base salary was $155,000, with a joining bonus of $35,000."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "When you’re a full-time student living in one of the best cities in the world, you’re able to enjoy everything the city has to offer. From happy hours, dining, museums, and much more, we got to fully immerse ourselves in a place we would call home for two years. For example, I got to see Madonna perform live at a rooftop bar. Later that day, Dua Lipa did a set at another venue during pride weekend. None of these would have been possible if I didn’t live in the city."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "'In practice, the generalist nature of the traditional MBA serves many people well — particularly those interested in being managers,' says Melissa Schilling, the Herzog Family professor of management at New York University’s Stern School of Business."

Excerpt from Find MBA -- “The formats for working professionals programs typically are either flexible or lock-step, and the schedules provided could be for nights, weekends, modular, online or hybrid or some combination or range of choices,” says Gallogly. “These programs are best for those who like their current function and industry, wish to continue to advance and not take time off for school.”

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "According to Jeetendra Khilnani, Co-President of the OutClass club at New York University Stern School of Business, a strong LGBTQ+ presence on networking sites such as LinkedIn can help boost the confidence of graduates about to embark on their careers."

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "One of Stern’s values that we’re particularly proud of is that we’re uncommonly connected – with our NYC location and access to NYU’s global network, we have built deep connections that bring CEOs and business leaders into the classroom, generate hands-on experiential learning opportunities for students, and lead to incredible summer internships and full-time employment outcomes post graduations."

Excerpt from Business Insider -- "The median salary for 2021 Stern graduates was $155,000 and the majority of students entered consulting or financial services. In a competitive year for top talent, students also received a median signing bonus of $35,000 across various industries — including entertainment and retail."

Excerpt from Find MBA -- "At NYU Stern School of Business in New York City, alumni also have lifelong access to career support ensuring that all MBA graduates can consider a career switch after graduation.

"The school is seeing how technology is creating new opportunities across industries: more than 19 percent of the most recent graduating MBA class accepted full-time roles in the technology industry, as well as other industries where technology is transforming how work is done."

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "When announcing this prompt this year, Lisa Rios, NYU Stern Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions, advised, 'Be genuine. Community is a hallmark of the Stern MBA experience, and we are looking to get to know the real you! Use the Pick Six personal expression essay and other aspects of the application to show us your passions and what is most important to you.'"

Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal -- "The offers, recruiters say, reflect the knowledge that companies expect students to acquire from M.B.A. programs that have a solid hiring record, and come after interviews, coaching and conversations about the candidates’ career goals."

Excerpt from Financial Times -- ""This enthusiasm for fintech has left universities and business schools racing to keep up with the knowledge, skills and competencies required. Some are rolling out specialist fintech degrees. One of the first schools to offer fintech education in 2014, New York University’s Stern School of Business, will run a one-year, part-time Master of Science in Fintech course next May. It aims to cover topics ranging from programming for data to platform strategy, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, machine learning in finance, and leadership in fintech."

Excerpt from Financial Times -- "New York University’s Stern School of Business has offered the Professional Responsibility course since 1994. It used to focus on the regulatory and legal requirements of business but now explores its role in society, too.

"'It is difficult, today, to teach accounting as a technical discipline without exploring the underlying assumptions about what is perceived to be financially material,' says adjunct instructor Alison Taylor, referring to pressure on companies to share non-financial data."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "Stern offers multiple experiential learning programs, which are called Stern Solutions projects or courses. Here, you’re not only learning, you’re doing. For example, Tech & the City gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in a successful early-stage tech company and learn the ins-and-outs of growing it. It’s a great way to experience what it’s like to work in a startup without all of the risks."

Meet Alexia Victor (MBA ‘22), Langone Part-time MBA