 Peter Regan teaching
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About MBA Math - Media
 MBA's Guide to a
Successful First Year on Campus: How to Hit the Ground Running
MBA Math's Peter Regan categorizes incoming first years in terms of
quantitative preparation needs. He describes the MBA Math course and highlights
the importance of arriving prepared because the breakneck first year pace makes
catchup work difficult to fit in.
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A Business Week reporter attends Tuck's math camp, which
is taught by MBA Math founder Peter Regan
"The basic math is mostly algebra. Everyone could do it in high school, and
they probably had no phobias or confidence issues whatsoever at that time. But
later in life, as they went away from it, they got less comfortable with quant
things," says Regan. "What we need to do is take the rust off and introduce it
to them in a reasonable way, broken down in simple steps. It's not that hard to
do if it's well laid-out and well taught to bright students."
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Sharpening Your Skills Before You Begin Your MBA
Tuck's Sally Jaeger, Director of the MBA Program, joins MBA Math founder Peter
Regan and others talking about quantitative preparation in general. In a
companion podcast, Tuck Assistant Dean Steve Lubrano joins Prof. Regan and
first year students Tumi Adebiyi (Tuck) and Stefano Pardi (LBS) in discussing
MBA Math.
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MBA Math is endorsed by Military MBA for officers
pursuing an MBA
The MBA Math primer has proven its worth to military officers. According to
Darin M. Souza, a Tuck MBA student and United States Military Academy (USMA)
graduate: "The web-based tools are perfect for a JMO transitioning to business
school." A former Army officer added, "I served for five years in the
Army...and made extensive use of this course before starting graduate school."
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After You Get In, Get Ready
"Let's have a show of hands to give everyone a sense of how much you have done
over the summer to prepare for the quantitative demands of your MBA program."
"Minimal...." More than half the hands go up.
"Moderate...." A third of the hands.
"Extensive...." Just a few hands.
The scene is the first morning of math camp in late August each of the past six
years at a top-notch MBA program. Time is short, with orientation in one week
and classes in two. Standing at the bottom of the amphitheater classroom, I
look out at 70 students invited to attend "math camp" based on some aspect of
their background. Undergraduate major or GPA, maybe their GMAT, perhaps their
recent non-analytical professional responsibilities. Or simply because they
have been out of school a long time.
I use the show of hands as an ice-breaker so that the students in the minimal
and moderate groups do not feel alone. The room is full of people in the same
situation. “Predicament” is more accurate, knowing as I do the limits on what
can be accomplished in one week and the rigors of the first-year core
curriculum...
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