The World MBA Fair finally came to Beijing on Saturday, November 6th. I began the day with 3 interviews of prospective Zicklin students. At the actual fair, Baruch/Zicklin was one of more than 50 schools from around the world all there to speak with potential applicants from the Beijing area. I was delighted with the students who came to our table. Most of them were knowledgeable about our school and our admission requirements. Many stopped by because Baruch had been recommended to them by family or friends who are Baruch alumni, or current Zicklin students, or who are studying at other schools in the NY area but know that Baruch has a wonderful reputation.
At one point a very excited young woman came rushing over to the table to tell me that she had just been admitted. She wanted to be sure to meet me and to visit “our school”.
Yue (Rachel) Lu - newly admitted MS Accountancy student
Rachel Lu sent me this picture and told me “It was sooo nice talking with you! I had been looking forward seeing you for days. You look so great! If it weren’t you, my boyfriend was not able to be a Baruch student and he would not recommend Baruch to me. Now I am so thrilled to be admitted to Baruch. We thank you!” I’m not sure how great I look or how much I contributed to her boyfriend’s admission, but, I am sure that Rachel will be a wonderful Baruch student.
I ended the day with one final interview after the fair. I was lucky to be able to interview two wonderful spring 2012 applicants. I hope to meet them again at Baruch very soon.
One final note – for all the students and faculty who offered to be a resource for anyone I met on the road, I just want to let you know that you should expect to be contacted often. With the expert help of Associate Director Tom Lo, I was able to bring a wonderful sheet with all your contact information. It is by far the most popular sheet on my table.
Tomorrow we fly to Shanghai …
