Does taking another step forward entail raising the bar on applicants credentials, scrutinizing GMAT scores, GPAs, and types of professional background?
Walker: I would say every year we want to improve that mix. I don’t think we’re that bad, really, right now. But we have areas of [possible] improvement. [For example,] we’re a central U.S. school and I think we’re going to try to concentrate on making [recruiting] inroads on both coasts. We’ve already got some good contacts, but we still need to invest more time and effort [recruiting] on the East Coast and in California, and so forth. Q: Two years ago, just under 50% of the school’s MBA students were from the regional Southwest. Peter, with that kind of in-state student make-up, I would imagine that a lot of placement opportunities are local. Has that been changing? Veruki: Yes, and that’s the big reason I’m here. I’m here to influence both the [school’s] admissions side and placement side toward a more national profile. In other words, we want to have more placements in the Northeast. We want more in Silicon Valley. To get that, you almost have to start going over there and doing yo
