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lEAving thE rEgion’s EConomiC woEs BEhinD, morE youngAsiAns thAn EvEr ArE going toAmEriCA to gEt thEir mBAs. FortunE rAnks thE 25 sChools thAt Do thE BEst joB oF trAiningAsiA’s FuturE mAnAgErs. thosE thAt mADE our list not only hAvE numBEr onE ACADEmiCs But Also oFFEr sCholAstiC, CArEEr, AnD CulturAl supports thAt mEEt thE nEEDs oFAsiAn stuDEnts. this ExplAins why mAny oF our top sChools ArE inCAliForniA, whiCh hAs ClosEr links withAsiA, through immigrAtion AnD EConomiCs, thAn Any othEr stAtEs. most oF’ thE FortunE 25 hAvE EstABlishED rEputAtions inAsiA AnD hAvE DEvElopED FormAl links withAsiAn institutions. toDAy 260,000AsiAns — DEFinED As CitizEns FromChinA, jApAn, korEA, AnD thE nAtions oF thE suBContinEnt AnD southEAstAsiA — ArE gEtting grADuAtE DEgrEEs in thE u.s. oF thEsE, 16% ArE EnrollED in BusinEss. thE rEwArDs For grADuAting mBAs ArE suBstAntiAl, withAmEriCAn multinAtionAls oFFEring thE BEst positions. mBAs grADuAting From topAmEriCAn sChools CAn look ForwArD to $ 75,000 stAlling sAlAriEs, up to $ 20,000 in signing BonusEs, plEnty oF ExtrA monEy — AnD intErEsting work. thE mArkEt For thE skills oFAsiAn mBAs is ExpAnDing.DEspitEAsiA’ s EConomiC turmoil, wEstErn Firms ContinuE to ComE into thE rEgion. thEy ArE DEspErAtE to hirE pEoplE with mAnAgEriAl tAlEnt AnD knowlEDgE oF loCAl CulturE. For ExAmplE, mCkinsEy &Co., whiCh is thE most sought-AFtEr EmployEr Among BusinEss stuDEnts, hirED 834 mBAs. in 1997, up From 515 in 1993 — A 61% inCrEAsE. But thE growth in thE numBEr hirED to work in itsAsiAn oFFiCEs in 1998 is EvEn morE stAggEring — up morE thAn 100% From 487 in 1993. B-sChools, As BusinEssEs in thEir own right, hAvE Also ADAptED to thE DEmAnDs oF thEir CustomErs. thEy hAvE rEvisED thEir CurriCulums, ADDing morE intErnAtionAl CoursE mAtEriAl, AnD introDuCED Compulsory CorE CoursEs on gloBAl mAnAgEmEnt. thEy hAvE mADE it EAsiEr For non-AmEriCAn CompAniEs to rECruit thEir stuDEnts. AsiAn stuDEnts ArE impossiBlE to CAtEgorizE, But As A group thErE ArE A FEw notABlE points ABout thEm. onE ChArACtEristiC: most sAy thEy wAnt to Bring thEir skills BACk homE EvEntuAlly.AnothEr ChArACtEristiC is thAtAsiAn mBA、stuDEnts ArE mArkEDly EntrEprEnEuriAl. hAlF oF thEm woulD likE to stArt thEir own BusinEssEs within tEn yEArs oF grADuAtion, CompArED with 33% oF thE gEnErAl mBA、populAtion. AnDAsiAn stuDEnts tEnD to BE wEll oFF. thErE is limitED FinAnCiAl AiD AvAilABlE to ForEign stuDEnts, who thErEForE must pAy in Full — morE thAn $ 25,000 A yEAr in somE CAsEs.

thE numBEr oF mBAs hirED By mCkinsEy &Co. in 1998 in itsAsiAn oFFiCEs is ABoutA．515.
B．834.
C．1,000.
D．487.