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The Case for Business Case Competitions

Lauren Heckler

Issue date: 11/4/08 Section: Administration
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Each year graduate students from the top MBA schools gather far and wide to compete in business case competitions. These privileged few get the chance to flex their intellectual muscles, travel to exotic places (like Pittsburgh and Paris!!), meet industry leaders, network and demonstrate why they are the best at what they do.

While every competition is meant to challenge you (I know, great play on words) the rewards certainly outweigh the costs. Dan Huber, an MBA 2 whose team took first place in the JP Morgan Case Competition last year explained, “the best part of the experience was learning about the role of investment bankers. You can only get so much from corporate and OCD presentations, actually rolling up your sleeves and doing the work really gives you insight into the industry… it was, overall, a tough yet worthwhile experience and I’m very thankful for the opportunity”.

Of course, the learning experience is great, but does it help during those interviews?  "Absolutely" responds Amy Kovitz, a MBA 2 who took part in the Real Estate Case Competition at the University of Texas at Austin. "It's different from involvement in school activities or clubs, and interviewers have consistently asked me about it. It has truly been a fantastic addition to my business exposure and resume story".

Overall, the business case competitions are a great place to make new friends, strengthen your interview story and garner exposure to a company, industry or country.

You can find these opportunities listed on the Stern MBA Student Activities Website under “Events & Competitions”. This webpage points to a multiple array of business case competitions with links to websites and information regarding locations, the particular types of industry or function, registration deadlines and event dates.

If you’ve already seen the light and have decided to take part in a competition, we would appreciate your feedback to better understand what made it professionally and personally rewarding for you. By tracking these competitions, we'll be able to better promote future opportunities and the talent of Stern students. MBA Student Activities has created a feedback form that you can also find under “Events & Competitions”.

To navigate directly to the “Events & Competitions” website you can follow this link: http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/studentactivities/events.cfm?doc_id=6374

 

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Business Competition

Location

 Date  

Registration
Deadline

Industry/Function

NYU Stern's Business Plan Competition

New York, NY

Academic Year

10/27/08 at 3pm

General

NYU Stern's Social Venture Business Competition 

New York, NY

Academic Year

10/27/08 at 3pm

Social Enterprise

Proctor & Gamble Just in Case Acquisitions; Interactive Case Study Game 

Online


see website

Multiple dates -
see website

Finance/Marketing

L'Oreal Estrat

Paris, France

10/3/08- 01/17/08

Nov. 3, 2008

General

Fifth Annual American Bankruptcy Institute
Corporate Restructuring Compeitition 

Chicago, IL

Nov. 6 - 7, 2008

Nov. 6, 2008

Finance

CMU Tepper International Case Competition 

Pittsburgh, PA

Nov. 7 - 8, 2008

Oct. 7, 2008

International Business

HABLA (Hispanic Association of Business
Leaders Association) Case Competition 

Ithaca, NY

Nov. 8 - 9, 2008

Nov. 8, 2008

Marketing/Brand
Management

Innovation Challenge at Darden Graduate
School of Business

Charlottesville, NC

Nov. 20 - 22, 2008

Sept. 25, 2007

Innovation

Confluence 2008 - India Unbound:
Changing Contours 

Kolkata, India

Nov. 20-23, 2008

NA

General

Corporate Finance Case Competition
at CMU Tepper 

Pittsburgh, PA

Nov. 22 - 23, 2008

NA

Corporate Finance

Rotman Net Impact CSR Case Competition 

Toronto, CA

Nov. 22 - 24, 2008

Nov. 21, 2008

Social Enterprise

National IPO Challenge 

Chicago, IL

NA

NA

Investment Banking

Cerebration 

Singapore

NA

NA

General

McCombs School of Business National Real
Estate Challenge

Austin, TX

NA

NA

Real Estate

Duke Fuqua MBA Brand Challenge 

Durham, NC

Dec. 12, 2008

NA

Brand Marketing

Annual Wake Forest MBA Marketing Summit

Charlotte, NC

Feb. 5 - 7, 2009

Nov. 14, 2008

Marketing

Purdue Global Supply Chain Management
Conference and MBA Case Competition 

West Lafayette, IN

Feb. 6, 2009

NA

Supply Chain
Management

The mai Bangkok Business Challenge & Sasin 

Bangkok, Thailand

Feb. 26 - 28, 2009

Dec. 15, 2008

General

Fisher College Minority MBA Case Competition 

Cleaveland, OH

Feb. 27 – Mar 1, 09

Feb. 27, 2009

General

Marshall MBA Global Consulting Challenge 

Los Angeles, CA

NA

NA

Strategy

WHU Case Challenge 

NearFrankfurt,  
Germany

March 5 - 7, 2009

Late Dec. 2008

International
Business

Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) 

Regional March 6, 2009
Final April 16 -
18, ‘09

NA

Chapel Hill, NC

Venture Capital

The McGinnis Venture Competition at CMU 

Pittsburgh, PA

March 12-14, ‘09

Feb. 23, 2009

Entrepreneurial

Music Industry Challenge 

Austin, TX

NA

NA

Music Industry

USF PSI International Business Plan Competition 

San Francisco, CA

NA

NA

International Business

New Ventures World Competition 

Lincoln, NE

March 26 - 28, ‘09

Jan. 21, 2009

Entrepreneurial

Loyola Marymount University Center for Ethics – Student Team Business Ethics Competition 

Los Angeles, CA