MBA Quant Experience

I received the following response from a second year at London Business School:

1. Does your program suggest brushing up calculus skills before starting the first year?

I don't remember any specific suggestion on this. I know the program incorporated accounting and statistics as core courses rather than pre-term teaching 2 years ago.

2. Does your program provide any calculus pre-term teaching?  If yes, is it done on campus?

Not that I know of.

3. Have you used calculus in your MBA studies?  If yes, in what classes?

I have seen references on calculus in many quant subjects (Finance/Operations/Marketing etc.) but I never had to use it. It was more of a reference on how to arrive to a certain formula. I am not sure if this depends on my focus (more marketing and strategy in the second year).

4. If yes to some of the above, would you recommend that prospective students interested in your program brush up on calculus before starting or just refresh their memories on the fly during their coursework?  If you suggest advance prep, would you give it low, medium, or high priority relative to other pre-MBA preparation needs (e.g., spreadsheets, accounting, finance basics).

I think that a brush up can be useful, but with a lower priority than spreadsheets, accounting and finance basics.