Cohort System

Students spend their first year in cohorts (groups of about 70), taking the same classes across the core disciplines. The cohorts are created with diversity in mind, drawing on the complementary cultural, professional, and social backgrounds of each incoming class. An integral part of the first-year experience is assignment to project teams within the cohorts. These teams, usually five students, bring together a wealth of talent and experience across numerous industries, economies, and nationalities. Our students are encouraged to take full advantage of this opportunity to share experiences, support each other, expand the team’s capabilities, and extend this important future professional network.

"Everyone is here to do well…but not at the expense of others. I’ve never met a greater group of people more willing to sit down and teach you something that you don’t understand. A large part of learning in school comes from the people you’re sitting next to."

—Scott Humphreys, MBA ‘09