The remaining 20 percent is what we call experiential learning, where students are living and breathing a real-world situation. They're out consulting as a group to a small company or a company is coming to campus and presenting a situation for the students to evaluate. Wharton's a little bit more practical and hands-on than perhaps some of our peer institutions and our students love the opportunity to get out and actually participate in a real world situation. We also have what's called the Field Application Project, which is the capstone course to the first year and the core curriculum. The idea is for students to apply what they've learned throughout the core curriculum in a setting of their choice.
Students sometimes travel and do a lot of field work.
Other projects are less field-intensive. But it's completely up to the students. Relish the Community Students sometimes think this is just going to be a two-year opportunity, but actually you're getting a lifetime of resources from this community. What I valued about being here were the people I went school with, and that's what drives me in my current job. This fall I'm traveling with the rest of the staff to 38 countries to host receptions, conduct interviews, and communicate what this place is all about.