Because nothing impresses a potential employer more than relevant experience, the Else School of Management gives you as much exposure as possible to the day-to-day issues of the business world.

With a grant from the Merrill Lynch Foundation and matching funds from General Louis Wilson, the Else school established a $87,000 stock portfolio in 1989. By co-managing the portfolio, students experience the same challenges that they will soon face in their jobs: risk determination, stock and bond valuation, and financial forecasting with real dollars. Participants are required to research companies they wish to buy, sell, or hold and defend their recommendation before a board of professional investors. Since its creation, students have managed the fund so adeptly that it has consistently outperformed the S & P 500. This real-world success is a convincing endorsement of Else School graduates.

Find out more about the Wilson Fund at the Wilson Fund website.