Two even more entrepreneurial subgroups cemented commercial partnerships and set out in search of venture capital. Team building, according to Roy N. Moore, Director of the American Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, is a major goal of most U.S. business school curricula. Building a well-oiled team helps business school students boost their grades, deepen their network of professional contacts and create projects that may develop into profitable businesses. What Sloan students have done is unique and valuable, because it will make them more productive. At the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, most incoming students used the school's electronic applications, chat rooms and e-mail accounts to get acquainted.
Orientation is more like a reunion, because students are better prepared and more comfortable.
Moving to an online-only application process also transformed how Sloan interacts with MBA prospects and manages the admissions process. After two years there, he knew about 40 classmates. But, we'll hit the ground running, because we already know each other's work styles and how to allocate jobs to get stuff done fast and right. Being linked to Sloan and classmates upon acceptance, he was able to embark on a scuba diving tour of Asian beaches. He could splash around and still obtain his immigration papers and get acquainted with classmates.