Walton MBA Class of 2010

Our new MBA class will begin in three weeks. If you are a member of this class, let me welcome you. As I mentioned in my previous post, we admitted a few VERY late applicants on Friday. The class now consists of 37 students. I am very excited about this group. Their average GMAT is 628, average GPA is 3.4, they average 3.5 years of work experience, and their average age is 26. Of the 37, 15 are female and 12 are International - representing India, China, and France. This group has a variety of undergraduate backgrounds from business to engineering to physics and many more. They have worked at companies such as Wal-Mart, JB Hunt, Tullius Taylor Sartain Sartain, Northwestern Mutual, KPMG, and others.

Next semester the Walton College will have about 160 MBA students. There are currently two classes of part-time students and the full-time class that will graduate in May. In the spring semester, we always have two full-time classes while in the fall, there is only one class. Spring is a very exciting time. The new class is just getting started while the other class is getting ready to graduate. This class can see the light at the end of the tunnel and there is an energy in the air.

I am looking forward to meeting our new class of Walton MBA students. Orientation is January 5-9. Immediately upon completing Orientation, I will start working on the next class, the Walton MBA class of 2011. This class will begin January 2010. Ah, no rest for the wicked.