mbaMission’s Stanford Graduate School of Business Insider’s Guide

Updated for 2023-2024!

While the Stanford GSB has developed a reputation for its investments in social innovation and international management, many of its graduates have been making a mark in the areas of technology, finance, consulting, and marketing/sales. Many classes incorporate team projects and study groups that—along with the school’s small class size—allow students to foster collaborative relationships across diverse interests, backgrounds, and specializations. Learn more about its CAT (“Critical Analytical Thinking”) seminars, Global Experience requirement, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Dean Jonathan Levin, Global Management Immersion Experiences, Certificate in Public Management and Social Innovation, renowned “Touchy Feely” course, and opportunities to bond with classmates via the Challenge for Charity, and Liquidity Preference Functions.

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