So I know this cat… and on Linked In this is his info… "John Smith’ Education Harvard Business School Venture Capital Financing 1999 — 1999 University of Maryland College Park Economics, Mathematics 1988 — 1993 Calvert Hall College High School 1984 — 1988 " I think he went to Harvard for a couple of months in some type of Venture Capital program? Anyways…for his company, on his webpage, he has a picture of himself and … "Johhn Smith, Harvard Educated Executive, Managing Director at XYZ Trading & frequent contributor on FOX News and the FOX Business Network. Not to mention that in interviews he gives, he also claims to be “Harvard Educated.” Is this wack or am I being too picky?
The only Harvard Venture program that I know of is the SVMP which is the summer venture management program and its only a week long I believe. http://www.hbs.edu/mba/svmp/
maybe an extension school certificate? I see this alot, people say the went to Harvard, when really they went through Harvard Extension which has no admission requirement.
I don’t have a problem with this as long as the person doesn’t try to pass it as an MBA. I believe these people get alum status with Harvard after going through these programs. I would want alum status as well if I paid $30K or $50K for a week long class!
it looks like USAA sent him to this Harvard program. My company does that for execs as well, but it is hard to get approved to those programs.
I think it’s absolutely misleading as it is very likely to be interpreted as the guy having a degree from Harvard. I get so tired of seeing people do things like this.
lame
lame lame. and shame on harvard for extending their name to this. they KNOW this is going on but do nothing to stop it
i’d expect the NPV of this to be negative. you get nothing out of the week and when people actually look at your credentials, they will realize the “harvard education” is near worthless. this seems like a harvard cash grab.
That is beyond weak. I visited the Harvard campus a couple of years ago and took some pictures, so maybe I should add an independent study in photography at Harvard to my resume.
@matt: seems? lol
harvard needs all the revenue it can get, since its endowment just got raped. something like 30%.
Yeah, seriously. Harvard is now so poor that absolutely no one wants to go there. Surely, they will be forced to sell assets and fire professors soon.
^ harvard has asked some professors to take an early retirement, professors who most likely want to remain into very old age in that vibrant academic atmosphere there, in which they got into through a combination of ridiculously hard work and a lot of luck.
But what are you trying to say, actually? If Harvard was using resources efficiently before, then naturally, a drop in its endowment would result in a drop in spending. They are a bit poorer now, but are still far richer than any other university in the world. If by your account, Harvard “needs all the revenue it can get”, then what about every other university on the planet, whose peak endowments were far smaller than even Harvard’s current reduced endowment? Sure, Harvard lost some money, but so did everyone else. Maybe I’m taking your comment to mean more than you intended - I just can’t seriously think of Harvard being desperate for cash in any way.
“all it can get” was more a figure of speech said in jocular fashion. if i feed you a bucket of fish like this, will you forgive me? http://www.dailyhaha.com/_pics/walrus_eating_fish.jpg
^ LOL
jbaldyga Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > maybe an extension school certificate? I see this > alot, people say the went to Harvard, when really > they went through Harvard Extension which has no > admission requirement. Not a true statement, the Harvard University Extension School has open enrollment courses. However, the certificate and degree programs require formal admissions. This is most likely the program the individual completed: http://www.exed.hbs.edu/programs/pevc/
^what’s the admissions rate? I’d be surprised if it’s below 95%.
jbaldyga Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ^what’s the admissions rate? I’d be surprised if > it’s below 95%. I would be too, as you have to meet the merit based admission criteria before you apply… Probably very close to 100%. Of the 14,000 students each year, roughly 10% are degree or certificate candidates.