I know that whatever I want to do in life, my connections and education at Kenan-Flagler will help me. I never would have imagined tripling my income in two years, or going into finance, or learning to love solving business problems. I can't say enough good things about Kenan-Flagler, both in my personal and academic experience. -- Finance
There was lots of interaction between first- and second-year students, which I believe is lacking in other schools. -- Investment Banking
If there is a downside to the school, it's that we are overly team focused and lack enough willingness to "own" our individual contributions. -- Consulting
U.S. schools bring in international students to sell "diversity" to U.S. students, but they don't provide adequate career opportunities to us. As an international student, I felt that my opportunities were very limited because of sponsorship. At the same time, it is very difficult to afford education at a top U.S. school on your own savings. -- Consulting
Chapel Hill is one of the best places for family and kids. My wife and daughter enjoy their lives in a safe and calm town. My wife always tells me, "I am very happy to be here. I don't want to go back to Japan.� -- Operations
Kenan-Flagler's faculty, staff, and students are incredibly supportive. Each will go out of his/her way to help fellow colleagues, whether it is with personal pursuits, the job hunt, or academic studies. -- Consulting
The facilities have been appropriately upgraded based on student feedback, and the program office is quick to take action when problems arise. It's all you can ask for in an MBA program. -- Consulting
I would advise people over 35 to think twice before joining the full-time MBA program. I have seen some of my classmates struggle getting a job either because they are over qualified or the companies think they are too old to be groomed the company wants them groomed. -- Consulting
Kenan-Flagler students tend to have an easy-going nature and a rare combination of external competitiveness (i.e. with other business schools) and internal cooperation (with other Kenan-Flagler students). I enjoyed the sense of pride we shared in the school, but also liked that we weren't uber-competitive in classes, which made for a more enjoyable learning environment. -- Operations
I was coming in as an English teacher and was expecting something completely different; among the non-profit set, going into finance is practically going to the dark side. But the teachers at UNC showed me how challenging and interesting real business problems could be, and I found ways I could use my new skills to help people and businesses. -- Finance
I was highly surprised at the quality of the professors at a "state" school. I completed my undergrad at an Ivy League, and the professors at UNC were as good or better as any I had during undergrad. -- Consulting
UNC is a very good brand, especially on the East Coast, and the school benefits from that. It is an old school, and it has tons of alumni spread all over, resulting in diversity in job opportunities. -- Finance
Overall, the program was avery balanced, with a good amount of group work and individual work, case study and lecture, etc. -- Finance
The faculty is awesome. I learned a lot, and they were patient in helping students understand the course. -- Finance
I viewed the MBA program as a two-year hiatus, a chance to get a practical business education, and a way to re-invent my career track. In that sense, Kenan-Flagler has been well worth it. -- Marketing
Before coming to Kenan-Flagler, I thought it was a place where students, faculty and administration actively supported one another. When I arrived, I found that faculty didn't actively interact with students, the administration seemed indifferent to student career concerns, and second-year students fed information to their employers about first-year students who they thought were promising. -- Finance
Our relatively small class size provides a lot of opportunities for students to take on leadership roles. Also, you get to know everyone, and there's a great collaborative environment. -- Marketing
Companies that recruited MBAs for internships on campus in 2008-09:
59
Companies that posted internships for MBAs on school job boards in 2008-09:
104
Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:
Bank of America 13
Johnson & Johnson 8
Eli Lilly & Company 8
Kenan Institute Asia 8
General Electric Co. 6
Barclays Bank 5
Bandwidth.com 5
IBM Corporation 5
Credit Suisse 4
Deloitte Consulting 3
DuPont 3
B Corporation 3
Quintiles Transnational Corp. 3
JPMorgan 2
Kraft Foods 2
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Africa: 0 %
Asia: 5 %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 3 %
Middle East: 1 %
North America: 90 %
Oceana: 0 %
Western Europe: 1 %
Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2008-09:
45
Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs
on the school's job boards in 2008-09:
72
Job Offers for 2009 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation: 57 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 14 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 1 %
Did not report having received a job offer: 28 %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 54 %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 15 %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 1 %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 30 %
Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:
Bank of America 15
Deloitte Consulting 11
Johnson & Johnson 10
Morgan Stanley 5
Barclays Bank 4
Citi 4
DuPont 3
JPMorgan 3
The Hershey Company 3
American Express 3
Carolina Capital Markets 3
McKinsey & Co. 3
General Electric 2
Kraft Foods Inc. 2
Jones Lang LaSalle 2
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
75 %
Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
Mean base salary: $ 93,012
Median base salary: $ 95,000
Mean signing bonus: $ 26,850
Median signing bonus: $ 25,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation: $ 17,121
Median other guaranteed compensation: $ 9,750
CAREER SERVICES
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 90 %
Graduates not seeking employment: 10 %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 0 %
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination: Wall Street Investment Banks
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Atlanta (Marketing)
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Chicago (Marketing)
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: New York/New Jersey (Marketing)
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Charlotte NC (Real Estate)
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: None
Primary source of job offer:
School-facilitated activities: 86 %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 14 %
No information provided by graduate: 0 %