FULL-TIME MBA PROGRAM
EXPERIENCE FOSTER Pacific Northwest. Surrounded by natural beauty, Foster is connected to Seattle’s epicenter of innovation and growth, leveraging deep relationships with a vibrant entrepreneurial community and iconic companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Expedia, Boeing, Costco, Nordstrom and Starbucks. Top-ranked and team-driven. At Foster, students learn from world-class faculty who are thought leaders and masterful teachers. Students practice the art and science behind Foster’s comprehensive teamwork methodology, developing the skills that make them outstanding team members and leaders. Performance without pretense. It’s a unique juxtaposition. Foster students are high achievers, able to jump in and have a positive impact. Confident and competitive, they are also incredibly supportive and help classmates in unexpected ways—like coaching fellow students before interviews at the same company. High touch experience. Foster’s intentional cohort size allows for a personalized, high-touch experience. That means more time and access to staff, faculty, and highly skilled career coaches, ready to help transform your career.
A TIGHT-KNIT AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY Foster’s deliberately small cohort size encourages active collaboration, especially true outside the classroom. Interests and passions unite through a wide range of student organizations. On any given weekend you’ll find fun-seeking Foster MBAs coming together to enjoy the Pacific Northwest. You’ll see groups hitting the Seattle restaurant scene and others coming together to hike, ski, paddle board or train for the annual trek to summit Mt. Rainier!
DEFINE YOUR MBA EXPERIENCE The Foster MBA is uniquely yours. A Foster MBA degree speaks to your passion and interests, enabling you to explore your own path but with the guidance and resources needed to achieve your career goals. What does this look like? Pick from an innovative, timely selection of Foster electives or diversify your degree with a cross-disciplinary focus. Study abroad. Join a community board of directors. Select from 20+ diverse student organizations to expand your perspective and network. Put your skills into practice on a student consulting team. Create a business plan and compete for funding. Receive support in unexpected places. Foster’s worldrenowned faculty will know you by name. Foster staff, career coaches, mentors, and your teammates will inform and support your journey.
TRANSFORM YOUR CAREER Known for some of the top job placement rates in the country, Foster’s MBA Career Management team is dedicated to connecting you with Seattle’s thriving companies —both local and global. Our secret? Foster’s career coaches take an individualized, high-touch approach to your career goals and success. Tap into Foster’s famed executive mentorship program, designed to personally match MBAs to senior executives so you can learn more about industries, companies, and functional areas that interest you. Engaged Foster alumni are eager to open doors for new Foster MBAs in the Northwest and around the world.
CONNECT WITH US: 206.543.4661 mba@uw.edu foster.uw.edu/mba
FULL-TIME MBA PROGRAM Michael G. Foster School of Business University of Washington Dempsey Hall 334 Seattle, WA 98195-3223
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