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Hi,Myself Dr Gaurav Mishra,final year BDS student.I would like to know the significance of summer programs in general management and entreprenuership in ivy league colleges like stanford,yale,harvard etc.How are they beneficial in management career?Would they be useful for a dental undergraduate?Which college has the best summer program?


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Avinash Patra

Hi Dr. Mishra,

I had attended a summer program on entrepreneurship at UCLA. I would say it was a very nice experience. Kind of a quick look on some aspects of management with a focus on entrepreneurship.
Nonetheless, to launch a career in management would be totally dependent on you, the participant. I'm told Stanford has a wonderful entrepreneurship summer program in which I believe the participants prepare a business plan and present it to venture capitalists by the end of the program. Well, I think you should first focus on what you want to gain through a summer program. Also, note that a summer program is very short compared to an MBA.

Not in a position to particularly tell about how useful it would be to a dental undergrad. Look at what areas of mgmt, you want to explore. Then see if the program touches upon these. Would you be able to form some contacts ? Does the program have a practical component, industry interaction etc? What kind of student-profile does the program attract ?

Hope this at least gives you some points to explore further.

Regards,
Avinash Patra.


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Hi Dr. Mishra, I had attended

by Avinash Patra - 8 Nov 2009 - 2:04am

Hi Dr. Mishra,

I had attended a summer program on entrepreneurship at UCLA. I would say it was a very nice experience. Kind of a quick look on some aspects of management with a focus on entrepreneurship.
Nonetheless, to launch a career in management would be totally dependent on you, the participant. I'm told Stanford has a wonderful entrepreneurship summer program in which I believe the participants prepare a business plan and present it to venture capitalists by the end of the program. Well, I think you should first focus on what you want to gain through a summer program. Also, note that a summer program is very short compared to an MBA.

Not in a position to particularly tell about how useful it would be to a dental undergrad. Look at what areas of mgmt, you want to explore. Then see if the program touches upon these. Would you be able to form some contacts ? Does the program have a practical component, industry interaction etc? What kind of student-profile does the program attract ?

Hope this at least gives you some points to explore further.

Regards,
Avinash Patra.