His goals were to have an MBA with a technology emphasis, but he also wanted to dabble in accounting. He had a number of years of work experience, the depth and the breadth of which were outstanding. It just gave us a lot to talk about. Illinois requires applicants to complete four essays. Others don't answer the questions.
Applicants think that's a trick question.
The Illinois MBA program is strong in finance, marketing, accounting, and also agribusiness. A mix ensures that we don't have too many business students or too few engineering students. In past years, we've had mostly business and economics, engineers and scientists. Now, we're seeing a few more applicants with liberal arts backgrounds. We even have someone from food sciences this year.