Ch 16: Judge Business School (JBS) Second Impressions
My day started with a traditional english breakfast (sausage,bacon,eggs,toast, with optional beans). Pretty good, very American. I was over by the Judge building by 8:45am. There were 20 or so other potential students from all over the world. I'm impressed by the Diversity. After talking to a few I felt that they would be good people to go to school with as well. Very nice with different professional backgrounds. The school also rebranded itself from an Institute to the Judge Business School in Q4 2005. A good move on the marketing front. And doesn't JBS just sound nice?
The building itself is quite nice on the inside, it's got a lot of open space, lighting, and room for students to work/hang out.
The lecture halls have good outside lighting as well which is rare. Their are currently 106 students with plans for about 120 students in the upcoming class. We also learned more about Cambridge and the program and the city. Cambridge has 120,000 full time residents including students. The town is small enough where most things are never more then 10 minutes bike ride away. And people do bike, everyone actually. Probably more then Oxford where both bikes and buses are common. Judge also incorporates close to 70 undergraduates and 100 PHD candidates (almost as much as the MBA program) all under one roof. Classes however are separate. The building itself is 24 hours which is a bonus over SBS which closes at 11pm. The building is mostly wifi enabled (hey my house in VA and my apartment in NY are, any BSchool better damn well be). There is a two week orientation as well which is good to get to know your fellow classmates.
The alumni base is world wide and I am told that it does help to get your foot in the door. This is logical to me as any good brand name school should. I just wouldn't rely (or want to) on any more then that but isn't that what most people ask for? Just a chance? An opportunity?
The building itself is quite nice on the inside, it's got a lot of open space, lighting, and room for students to work/hang out.
The lecture halls have good outside lighting as well which is rare. Their are currently 106 students with plans for about 120 students in the upcoming class. We also learned more about Cambridge and the program and the city. Cambridge has 120,000 full time residents including students. The town is small enough where most things are never more then 10 minutes bike ride away. And people do bike, everyone actually. Probably more then Oxford where both bikes and buses are common. Judge also incorporates close to 70 undergraduates and 100 PHD candidates (almost as much as the MBA program) all under one roof. Classes however are separate. The building itself is 24 hours which is a bonus over SBS which closes at 11pm. The building is mostly wifi enabled (hey my house in VA and my apartment in NY are, any BSchool better damn well be). There is a two week orientation as well which is good to get to know your fellow classmates.
The alumni base is world wide and I am told that it does help to get your foot in the door. This is logical to me as any good brand name school should. I just wouldn't rely (or want to) on any more then that but isn't that what most people ask for? Just a chance? An opportunity?
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