All you need to know about UW's Foster MBA program [Show Summary]

Amber Janke, Director of MBA Recruitment and Admissions at Foster School of Business shares everything potential applicants should know about the collaborative MBA program.

Amber Janke, Director of MBA Recruitment and Admissions at Foster School of Business talks about how to get accepted [Show Notes]

Welcome to the 461st episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Thanks for listening. You've seen the stats that most people have a great return on their MBA investment, but what about you individually? Are you going to see that return? How much is it likely to be? We created a tool that will help you assess whether the MBA is likely to be a good investment for you individually. Just go to www.accepted.com/mbaroicalc, complete the brief questionnaire, and you'll not only get an assessment but also the opportunity to calculate different scenarios. 

It gives me great pleasure to have for the first time on Admissions Straight Talk, Amber Janke. Amber earned her BA at Chapman University and then went to NYU, where she earned her MA in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs. She also started her career in higher ed as the Assistant Director of Admissions at NYU. She moved to Foster as Associate Director of MBA Recruitment and Admissions in 2016, and became the Director of MBA Recruitment and Admissions for Foster School of Business in 2019. 

Can you give a basic overview of the Full-time MBA Program at Foster for listeners who may not be that familiar with it? [2:24]

Absolutely. We have your classic two-year Full-time MBA Program here at the Foster School. The first year is very focused on a strong MBA foundation. It’s focused on leadership, teamwork, and we're very big on hands-on experiential learning here at Foster. You get that in the first-year curriculum. In the second year, our students get to choose the elective courses that best suit their career goals. We don't have specific concentrations or areas of studies that students are required to choose. Instead, they really get to customize their degree in a way that makes sense for their career goals.

Do students graduate with a concentration? [3:09]

They don't graduate with a concentration, they graduate with an MBA, but we really encourage them to share the things that they've learned and worked on, on their resumes. 

Is the first year lockstep, where students are with the same cohort? [3:27]

Yes, we are a lockstep program. We're a pretty small cohort. We typically have no more than about 125-130 students. We're very focused on community and culture here at Foster. Our students are very big on helping each other achieve their goals. Our students are very driven and want to make a positive impact on the world, but they also want to help others do the same and it's something that I think is pretty special here at the Foster School.

What don't people know about Foster that you would want them to know? Is there a myth out there about Foster that you would like to dispel? [4:04]

I think there is an impression, and there is some truth to it,