Babson is one of a kind. Yes, there are other undergraduate business programs but at Babson everyone studies business. Specialization comes into play in your junior and senior year where you may choose a focus in accounting, marketing, entrepreneurship, finance and other sub-disciplines.
The curriculum at Babson surprisingly requires approximately half of your classes be business and half liberal arts for all four years. Liberal arts is viewed as equally important because of the skill building involved. Liberal arts classes are designed to strengthen and hone research, writing and presentation skills.
Freshman year students participate in the Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship. This year long program groups students into teams of 30 with the goal of inventing developing, launching, managing and liquidating a business. Sophomore year and first semester Junior year, students participate in Intermediate Discovery an integrated management course designed to show how accounting, economics, finance, organizational behavior and operations issues must be balanced when managing a company. Classes often use case study methodology and the work load is tough but students say its worth it because they know they will graduate prepared to pursue their dreams.
The student body at Babson is often characterized as white, conservative and wealthy. There is a significant international population which broadens the ethnic pool but does little to expand socio-economic diversity. Socially, students characterize their peers as athletes, Greeks and Internationals. Freshman and sophomore year students tend to socialize on campus. By Junior year, students are more likely to venture to Boston for the night life.
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