Welcome to another edition of Trivia Tuesday, our weekly exploration of the special programs, interesting opportunities and unusual policies that impact the MBA experience at the leading business schools! Today we turn our attention to residential life, an important aspect of student life and campus culture. Although most of the leading business schools offer some on-campus housing options for full-time MBA students, space tends to be limited, and the rooms or apartments tend to be in residence halls shared by other graduate programs at the university.
However, two of the leading MBA programs best known for their strong sense of community are also two of the schools that have actively expanded the number of on-campus housing opportunities for MBA students. Let’s take a closer look at housing options offered by Tuck and Kellogg.
Tuck’s Whittemore Hall offers private living accommodations, social areas, group study rooms, a business resource center and an exercise facility with locker rooms. Students entering Tuck with partners or children often choose to live in Sachem Village, a duplex and townhome community for Dartmouth’s graduate students.
Tuck also recently expanded its residential options with two additional residences, Achtmeyer and Pineau-Valencienne Halls. Together, these residences provide 85 single-occupancy rooms, with group kitchens and lounges on each floor. Located just west of Whittemore Hall, these buildings offer a number of places for students to gather. These halls are part of the new living and learning center that officially opened at Tuck in January 2009.
At Kellogg, of the 30% of MBA students who choose to live on campus, most settle into the seven-story McManus Living/Learning Center. Both single and married students may choose from single or double studios, and one- or two-bedroom apartments. With study rooms, a computer lab, lounges, a workout room and a game room, McManus is designed to facilitate socializing and out-of-classroom learning. The McManus Living/Learning Center is just a three block walk from the Jacobs Center, making it one of the most convenient housing options for Kellogg students.
Students at both Tuck and Kellogg report that the opportunity to live with classmates extends students’ social circles and enhances the sense of a shared campus community. For more information on the housing options at Tuck, Kellogg, or other leading business schools, be sure to check out the Clear Admit School Guides!
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