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Acton School of Business鈥檚 unique MBA is like 鈥渂oot camp鈥 for entrepreneurs. This 鈥渃hallenging yet rewarding鈥 program covers every aspect, practical and personal, of launching a successful venture. Through the school鈥檚 unique curriculum, students 鈥渓earn how to learn, learn how to make money, and learn how to live a life of meaning.鈥 In meeting this mission, Acton employs 鈥渟ome of the best entrepreneurs in the world鈥; the school鈥檚 stellar professors are 鈥渓eaders in the field of study, and experts at leading the classroom discussions.鈥 A current student gushes, 鈥淭o say the professors here are 鈥榳orld-class鈥 would be an understatement. These are the best teachers an MBA student could ever encounter.鈥 Coursework is entirely case-based, and professors employ the Socratic method to encourage discussion and creative problem solving in the classroom. Students love the fact that 鈥渃lass time is 100 percent dedicated to real-life applicable situations. There is no wasted time on theory that we can鈥檛 use.鈥 A current student adds, 鈥淎fter seeing 300 cases and having analyzed those from the entrepreneur point of view, you start seeing patterns.鈥
The Acton MBA is an accelerated program, which packs two years of coursework into single fast-paced year. Every day is a marathon, with students meeting for break-of-dawn study groups before class kicks off at eight o鈥檆lock in the morning. With its emphasis on discussion, 鈥渃lass is incredibly intense; the professors are knowledgeable, and the students are incredibly well prepared.鈥 On that note, there are roughly ten cases assigned every week, so you can reasonably expect 鈥渘inety to a hundred hours of case prep per week.鈥 Fortunately, the rewards of the Acton MBA are well worth the effort. Despite the long hours, 鈥渄iscussions and material make the days go by so fast. It really is a lot of fun once you get past the tough schedule.鈥 Not to mention, the rigor itself is a great teacher; here, the curriculum is 鈥渟o difficult and time-consuming that you are a different person after you finish.鈥
鈥淎cton is run like a well organized company,鈥 and overseen by a staff of three that is 鈥渧ery easy to work with and very efficient.鈥 The 鈥渟chool administration is very responsive to problems鈥 when they arise, treating students like valued customers. A case in point, all Acton instructors are required to sign a contract agreeing to step down if students are dissatisfied with their course. Students also appreciate the accelerated structure, which limits their educational expenses to a single year. Sure, you may sweat through it, but 鈥渢he amount of education packed into one year is better than any two or two-plus year program in the country.鈥<
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