[mattsym]

Hi Sudheendra,
I was speaking to Mary Roll, head of careers for the Vlerick MBA, about European job opportunities. The school has one of the best placement records amongst the top schools in Europe, and is trypically #1 for ROI. With Brussels next door and also IMEC (a mini Silicon Valley) the class of '08 has had great success with post-MBA job placement. Vlerick is part of the K.Univ. Leuven, now over 600 years old. Much like Cambridge in the UK the school is a target for the hi-tech, biotech and applied sciences companies, as well as major electronics firms.
So with such a broad industry base I shouldn't think the Vlerick MBA grads are as worried about the Lehman, Merrill, AIG fall out.
Hope that helps.
Matt

[sanjeedq]

I have got an admit for 2009-10 season, has anyone else also got an admit for the same. Also can anyone please throw some light as to how much of an impact does knowing French/Dutch have in getting a good job. I have stayed in Belgium for some time and had found that its very important to know one of these languages, so what kind of options can a person not so proficient in these languages look forward to.

[answerfortytwo]

This thread is a little misleading (2007 intake is an anachronism). I've just got an admit "2009-2010" from Vlerick. From what I've heard it helps if we know some French because the Dutch folks seems to always know English. There is quite some time to pick up the basics. It's supposed to be quite hard to study a second langauge (French) during the course. I was just speaking to a Vlerick Aluminus and he was saying that knowing French was more important than knowing Dutch with respect to getting a job out there in Belgium / Europe.

http://www.eiuresources.com/mediadir...?PR=2008092601

You might want to look at this latest ranking by the Economist Int. Unit.

[I Must]

Hi,

What is the GMAT score required for Vlerick Leuven school?

[answerfortytwo]

From what I've read I think 640+ is helpful for Vlerick.

[I Must]

Hi,
Thanks for the quick reply. Right now my experience is 2+ years. (29 months) I browsed the web site and found the eligibility as 3 yrs. By June I will be completing 3 yrs. Can I still apply? Have there been applicants like this before and were they accepted?

[sanjeedq]

Hi
I have also recieved an admit for the 2009-10 session. I have got around 4.5 years of workex. When I had applied I had close to 4 years of workex, my GMAT score is 640. Whats your profile answerfortytwo?

[answerfortytwo]

5.5 years work ex right now. Core Mechnical Engineer and in a Mech company. GMAT - 710.

I actually spoke to a Vlerick Aluminus a little while ago. He's been praising Vlerick big time.

[answerfortytwo]

Sanjeedq, do you know anyone else expected to join the 2009-2010 batch. Indian or non Indian.
I guess the best person to contact is "Ms Charlotte De Volder", right?

[answerfortytwo]

Hey "I Must", it might be a nice idea to get a good 3 years under your belt and then head into the MBA woods. From what I've read so far the number of people applying for MBA is inversely proportional to the state of the economy world over. You might have a smaller pool to compete against next year plus you'll be better qualified in terms of work experience. Anyway these are just my comments.
On the other hand you don't really lose anything significant by applying. It might be a good exercise (plus a little applciation fees), so you could give it a shot now too.