Blog Archive Beyond the MBA Classroom Show Off Your Talent at the NYU Stern Follies

Blog Archive Beyond the MBA Classroom Show Off Your Talent at the NYU Stern Follies When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. With skits such as “Sterndog Millionaire” and songs such as “We Didn’t Start the Crisis” (set to the tune of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire”), the annual  NYU Stern Follies  talent show entertains students and faculty alike. Anyone at Stern can put together a team and apply to participate in the show. The Follies’ creative committee, which is made up of students, decides which skits and performers will ultimately be part of the show. “Follies is a huge deal,” remarked a first year with whom we spoke. “It was a lot of fun. It’s just nice to see your classmates kind of poke fun at being business school students.” Modeled after the classic TV show Saturday Night Live, the 2015 Follies was themed “Sternie Night Live” and featured skits inspired by Taylor Swift, the Serial podcast series, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (“The Fresh Prince of Washington Square”). In 2014, the Follies’ Academy Awardsâ€"inspired theme was “The Torchy Awards,” and students were invited to vote on the best performances. Parodies of  House of Cards, the game Candy Crush, and the band Daft Punk were among the show’s highlights. The theme of the 2013 Follies was “The Real World: Stern,” and the show included “Meet the Cast” promo videos of various MTV-inspired Stern characters. For in-depth descriptions of social and community activities at NYU Stern and 15 other top MBA programs, check out the  mbaMission Insider’s Guides. If you are applying to Stern, our  NYU Stern Interview Primer  can help you put your best foot forward. Share ThisTweet Beyond the MBA Classroom New York University (Stern) Blog Archive Beyond the MBA Classroom Show Off Your Talent at the NYU Stern Follies When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment, but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. With skits such as “Sterndog Millionaire” and songs such as “We Didn’t Start the Crisis” (set to the tune of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire”), the annual NYU Stern Follies talent show entertains students and faculty alike. Anyone at Stern can put together a team and apply to participate in the show. The Follies’ creative committee, which is made up of students, decides which skits and performers will ultimately be part of the show. “Follies is a huge deal,” remarked a first year with whom we spoke. “It was a lot of fun. It’s just nice to see your classmates kind of poke fun at being business school students.” The theme of the 2013 Follies was “The Real World: Stern,” and the show included Meet the Cast promo videos of various MTV-inspired Stern characters. In 2012, the event was held on Friday the 13th and capitalized on that date with the theme of “So Much Talent, It’s Scary.” That year’s Follies included the skits “Hunger Games Th eory” and “Stern Wars,” a spoof on Star Wars. The 2011 Follies were themed “The Social Network” and included a spoof of Black Swan as well as a live Twitter feed displayed during the show.  Well-known professors, such as William Silber, are frequent guest stars in many Follies presentations. For in-depth descriptions of social and community activities at NYU Stern and 15 other top MBA programs, check out the  mbaMission Insider’s Guides. If you are applying, our NYU Stern Interview Guide can help you put your best foot forward. Share ThisTweet Beyond the MBA Classroom New York University (Stern) Blog Archive Beyond the MBA Classroom Show Off Your Talent at the NYU Stern Follies When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment, but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. With skits such as “Sterndog Millionaire” and songs such as “We Didn’t Start the Crisis” (set to the tune of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire”), the annual  NYU Stern Follies  talent show entertains students and faculty alike. Anyone at Stern can put together a team and apply to participate in the show. The Follies’ creative committee, which is made up of students, decides which skits and performers will ultimately be part of the show. “Follies is a huge deal,” remarked a first year with whom we spoke. “It was a lot of fun. It’s just nice to see your classmates kind of poke fun at being business school students.” Modeled after the Academy Awards, the 2014 Follies was themed “The Torchy Awards” and invited students to vote on the best performances. Parodies of House of Cards, the game Candy Crush, and the band Daft Punk were among the show’s highlights. The theme of the 2013 Follies was “The Real World: Stern,” and the show included Meet the Cast promo videos of various MTV-inspired Stern characters. In 2012, the event was held on Friday the 13th and capitalized on that date with the theme of “So Much Talent, It’s Scary.” That year’s Follies included the skits “Hunger Games Theory” and “Stern Wars,” a spoof on  Star Wars. Well-known professors, such as  William Silber, are frequent guest stars in many Follies presentations. For in-depth descriptions of social and community activities at NYU Stern and 15 other top MBA programs, check out the  mbaMission Insider’s Guides. If you are applying, our  NYU Stern Interview Guide  can help you put your best foot forward. Share ThisTweet Beyond the MBA Classroom New York University (Stern) Blog Archive Beyond the MBA Classroom Show Off Your Talent at the NYU Stern Follies When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. With skits such as “Sterndog Millionaire” and songs such as “We Didn’t Start the Crisis” (set to the tune of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire”), the annual  NYU Stern Follies  talent show entertains students and faculty alike. Anyone at Stern can put together a team and apply to participate in the show. The Follies’ creative committee, which is made up of students, decides which skits and performers will ultimately be part of the show. “Follies is a huge deal,” remarked a first year with whom we spoke. “It was a lot of fun. It’s just nice to see your classmates kind of poke fun at being business school students.” The 2016 Follies, themed “Sternflix Chill,” featured skits based on TV shows, including Game of Thrones (“Game of Loans”) and Arrested Development (“Arrested Career Development”), in addition to such skits as “Between Two Sterns” (a take on the Funny Or Die Web site series Between Two Ferns) and “Mean Girls,” which parodied the popular 2004 comedy film. Modeled after the classic TV show  Saturday Night Live, the 2015 Follies was themed “Sternie Night Live” and featured skits inspired by Taylor Swift, the Serial podcast series, and  The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air  (“The Fresh Prince of Washington Square”). In 2014, the Follies’ Academy Awardsâ€"inspired theme was “The Torchy Awards,” and students were invited to vote on the best performances. Parodies of  House of Cards, the game Candy Crush, and the band Daft Punk were among the show’s highlights. For in-depth descriptions of social and community activities at NYU Stern and 15 other top MBA programs, check out the  mbaMission Insider’s Guides. If you are applying to Stern, our  NYU Stern Interview Primer  can help you put your best foot forward. Share ThisTweet Beyond the MBA Classroom New York University (Stern)