"Acton was the only program I found with such a tight focus on entrepreneurship with real entrepreneurs to teach it." - Nainish Dalal '06
"The
endless number of cases I tackled taught me to ask the right questions
instead of searching for the right answers."
-Regan Sheeley '04, Employee
Partnership Specialist,
Knowledge Learning Corporation
We want extraordinary applicants who have the intelligence, integrity and drive to change the world.
Intelligence
Our ideal applicant has proven analytical, writing, and communication skills that set him or her apart from peers. Our ideal applicant is acutely aware of how much he or she still has to learn and continually searches for new skills and better tools.
Integrity
Integrity means wholeness. It means being honest with yourself and others. For our ideal applicant, integrity also means being true to your talents and desires, finding a way to contribute now so that you leave a lasting legacy.
Drive
Perseverance and a strong work ethic may contribute more to your overall success than any other factor. We want tenacious applicants who refuse to give up, even when faced with overwhelming challenges.
Do You Have The Intelligence, Integrity and Drive to Change the World?
A few practical considerations
Applicants should also have:
- A Bachelor's degree and a record of academic achievement (as evidenced by GPA)
- An aptitude for graduate study (indicated by an exceptional GMAT score)
- A history of positions of leadership and involvement in extra-curricular activities
- Applicants educated at the college level in a language other than English must show a fluency in English by scoring a minimum of 620 on the paper-based TOEFL or a minimum of 260 on the computer-based TOEFL.
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