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By Michelle Rafter
Jul. 30, 2004
Since their inception seven years ago, intensive summer “boot camps” for non-business majors held by prominent U.S. B-schools such as Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and NYU’s Stern School of Business have prepared students for corporate jobs with McKinsey, Fidelity, General Mills and UPS, among others. Here’s a quick rundown of some of these programs.
| School | Year Started | Description | Cost | Students in 2004 | Corporate-Sponsored Students | Companies that have hired program grads |
| Dartmouth Tuck School of Business Bridge Program | 1997 | Two four-week, full-time, noncredit sessions for sophomores and older | $7,5000 includes tuition, books, room and board (scholarships available) | 260 | 18 in 2004, 606 to date | American Express, Bain Capital, Fidelity, General Mills, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Brandes Investment |
| NYU Stern School of Business Undergraduate College Stern Advantage Program | 2000 | One six-week, full-time, three-credit session for sophomores and older | $8,450 includes tuition, books, and room | 37 | None so far | Boston Capital, CIBC World Markets, Pfizer |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business Summer Institute | 2004 | One four-week, full-time, noncredit session for juniors and older | $8,000 includes tuition, books, room and board | 55 | None so far | Not available |
| UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Business for Arts, Sciences and Engineering Program | 1998 | One six-week, full-time, for-credit session for sophomores and older | $5,175 includes tuition, books; optional room and board $1,655 to $2,160 extra | 43 | None so far | DHL, General Electric, KPMG, McKinsey, Ogilvy & Mather, Price Waterhouse, UPS |
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