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The Essentials Guide |

Accelerator®

Summer Business Institute

In just 30 days, you can get the skills and the resume that will help you get a good job after graduation.

Through Accelerator® Vanderbilt Summer Business Institute, you’ll learn the basics of marketing, finance and operations. Get hands-on experience solving real business problems for real clients and present your ideas to senior executives of those companies. Make valuable connections. Get one-on-one career counseling. Gain new confidence. And discover you can accomplish more than you ever imagined.

It’s four fast-paced weeks. (And also, Accelerator alumni say, a lot of fun.)

Four weeks. Six ‘internships on steroids’. One life-changing experience.

“Accelerator taught me to take my creative and sometimes off-the-wall ideas and find the research to turn those ideas into realistic business opportunities.”

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Four weeks. Six ‘internships on steroids’. One life-changing experience.

Alex has had two passions from a young age—music and business. An avid cello player, he aims to combine these two passions by majoring in musical arts as well as economics. Long term he sees himself working in the entrepreneurial world at a start-up focused on music.

Alex Krew

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All Vanderbilt Business students have one thing in common: they’re different. But while there’s no risk that we’ll ever reduce students to statistics and averages, here are a few figures that may give you a picture of who your classmates might be.

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Sample List of Undergraduate Institutions*n Duke Universityn Elon Universityn Furman Universityn Harvard Universityn macalester Collegen middlebury College

n University of Georgian University of miami (FL)n University of texasn Vanderbilt University*For a complete list of past schools please visit owen.vanderbilt.edu/accelerator

Sample List of Undergraduate Institutions*

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Partial List of Undergraduate Majorsn Business Administration/Economicsn Engineeringn Health/medicinen Humanities/Liberal Artsn Science/mathematicsn Social Sciences

Average Class ProfileAverage Class Size: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Women:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45%Recent Graduates:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%Rising Seniors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31%Rising Juniors:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44%Rising Sophomores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5%

Past SponsorsDodge | Whirlpool | American Airlines | Bridgestone | Lexus | Chamber of Commerce | mars | the Nashville Predators | Nissan | Oreck | Coca-Cola | Fed Ex | Yum Brands

snapshot into acceleratorDay 1

8:00 am mARKEtING StRAtEGY AND BRAND mANAGEmENt Professor Steve Hoeffler discusses the marketing of new products and the

advantages of strong brands.

10:00 am CRAFt YOUR PERSONAL BRAND Professor Kimberly Pace helps you understand the unique value you will bring

to a company.

11:00 am CREAtIVItY AND WORLD CHANGING IDEAS Stay alert! this class, taught by guest speaker and Vanderbilt Professor

Bob Isherwood is exactly what you need to serve as a consultant for top companies this week.

1:00 pm CLIENt VISIt After lunch, you're headed to mars Petcare to do field research as a

consultant, solving an issue top executives have brought to your attention.

6:00 pm tEAmWORK FOR CLIENt Once back at Owen, you're asked to map out the next day, solving a problem

for a different company: Junior Achievement of middle tennessee.

Day 2

8:00 am BUILD A BUSINESS CASE Professor David Furse, a 30-year marketing professor and business strategy

consultant, teaches you how to strategize with your business clients.

10:00 am mARKEtING StRAtEGY AND BRAND mANAGEmENt Professor Steve Hoeffler, former consultant for Procter & Gamble, IBm and

Fujitsu, returns to arm you with the latest tools and knowledge in how to tell your client’s story.

11:00 am DELOIttE REPRESENtAtIVES At OWEN You’ll have the opportunity to learn about a career in consulting, explore

various career paths, get an inside look into which one is best for you and enjoy lunch.

12:30 pm EmERGING mEDIA Hear from Emerging media Coordinator Brooks thomas from Southwest

Airlines, a leader in social media, about the newest technologies that are making waves in the business world.

snapshot into acceleratorDay 2

2:00 pm PRESENtAtION SKILLS tHAt StICK Professor Kimberly Pace is back with information to ensure your team’s

project presentation is anything but ordinary.

4:00 pm DRESS REHEARSAL FOR CLIENt PRESENtAtION Your team is holding dress rehearsal for the big presentation tomorrow at

Junior Achievement of middle tennessee. Every aspect of your proposal has to be perfect, as the CEO himself will be in the room critiquing your suggestions to the organization’s issue.

Day 3

7:00 am BUSINESS BREAKFASt Grab your coffee! It’s time to network with more than 50 business executives

at the Business Breakfast. Who knows? One of them could be your next boss!

9:00 am PRESENtAtION tO CLIENt Upper-level management at Junior Achievement of middle tennessee is

hearing your team’s final presentation complete with your solutions about how to solve their issue.

11:00 am JUDGING, FEEDBACK AND PRESENtAtION EVALUAtIONS top executives at Junior Achievement of middle tennessee and Vanderbilt

professors give you specific feedback on your presentation and whether or not they think your solutions will work.

1:00 pm mANAGERIAL ECONOmICS After lunch, Professor Luke Froeb, who served as Director of the Bureau of

Economics at the Federal trade Commission, provides you with theory to understand the business world and the outside influences that affect it.

4:00 pm CREAtIVItY AND INNOVAtION Professor David Owens opens your mind to endless possibilities for

developing unique ideas in your business solutions.

5:00 pm tEAm SESSION meet with your team and determine how you will solve mars Petcare’s

business issue. through research, brainstorming, plus theory you’ve learned this week, you can apply your knowledge to develop solutions that benefit this company.

application deadlines

admissions requirements

Successful applicants will have a strong record of achievement, a thirst for knowledge and the ability to bring energy and a positive attitude to an intense, yet rewarding program. to be considered, all applicants will provide the following:

n Online applicationn Undergraduate transcriptn two essaysn two letters of recommendation

InterviewsSelect applicants will be contacted within two weeks of submitting their application with an invitation to interview either in person or via video call.

there are no prerequisites for the Accelerator program.

75 400The number of universities that have been represented

in the program.

The hours of instruction, feedback and project time that will take

place during the program.

admissions events

application deadlines

*receive $500 discount off tuition

We encourage you to apply as early in the admission cycle as possible. Application Deadline to Decision Deposit Round Apply Deadline Deadline

Early (1)* Dec. 16, 2012 Jan. 16, 2013 One month after acceptance

2 Jan. 28, 2013 Feb. 28, 2013 One month after acceptance

3 Feb. 25, 2013 mar. 21, 2013 Full tuition due upon acceptance

4 mar. 18, 2013 Apr. 10, 2013 Full tuition due upon acceptance

admissions events

*receive $500 discount off tuition

0 1 The number of years Accelerator has used the same curriculum. Each year

the subject matter changes to reflect the knowledge needed to solve the real-life

business problems you will face.

The number of nonprofit firms that Accelerator partners with each year to ensure you gain knowledge about every

type of business.

Online Learning Sessions* Learn more about what Accelerator can offer you while sitting in the comfort of your dorm room. During these web events you will talk directly with the program director, hear an overview of the program as well as have the opportunity to ask questions.

n October 11, 2012, 12:00 PMn October 30, 2012, 12:00 PMn November 15, 2012, 12:00 PMn December 6, 2012, 6:00 PM*All times listed are central standard time

On Campus Events**These on campus info sessions will give you direct access to the program director to find out more about what Accelerator has to offer. At this event, you will have a chance to hear the program overview, learn admissions requirements, as well as have the opportunity to ask questions.

n November 6, 2012, 6:00 PM

**For a complete list, please visit owen.vanderbilt.edu/accelerator

admissions events cost of programEstimated Expensestuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,000Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Includedmeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IncludedActivities and Excursions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IncludedHousing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000Access to Vanderbilt Rec Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Included

Scholarships are available and may be awarded based on achievement and potential.

Additional costs to consider travel to Nashville | Housing essentials (towels/sheets, etc.) | Business clothing | Laundry service & dry cleaning

45% The percentage of women

who take part in Accelerator year after year.

50 The minimum number of

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