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March 3, 2020
Powering Up a New Career
How do you successfully go from operating nuclear reactors on an aircraft carrier to commercial banking? An MBA sounds like a great place to start and the internship sounds like a great place to take…
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Powering Up a New Career
February 26, 2020
Why You Should Join the Club
In any MBA program there are going to be some moving pieces, from classes to group meetings, and more. But a crucial part of the MBA experience is finding ways to get involved beyond the usual class…
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Why You Should Join the Club
February 5, 2020
It’s the climb, not the summit
My first semester at Smith proved fruitful in both academic and life lessons – the most important being the need to embrace ambiguity. The 35 days (not that I was counting) we had over winter break…
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It’s the climb, not the summit
January 25, 2020
Why We Trek
There are many opportunities to travel during your MBA journey, but it’s the treks that really stand out. Treks are concentrated visits to cities, where you meet with multiple employers to network,…
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Why We Trek
January 24, 2020
MBA Global Experiences for a Global Economy
You’ve probably heard of “the Grand Tour.” It was a key fixture of a higher-level education from the 1500s through the 1800s. The idea of the grand tour was that, near the completion of his formal…
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MBA Global Experiences for a Global Economy
December 20, 2019
What We're Doing Over Winter Break
Now that final exams, group projects, and papers are done for the semester, we’re looking forward to some well-deserved rest and relaxation. So in the spirit of that relaxation, we thought we’d talk…
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What We're Doing Over Winter Break
December 16, 2019
The Statistical Programming Packages You Never Thought Would Be Part of an MBA
As a full-time MBA student, I’ve had the opportunity to interact with students from a variety of MBA programs during the past year and a half. One thing has become clear to me in that time. The Smith…
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The Statistical Programming Packages You Never Thought Would Be Part of an MBA
December 6, 2019
Your Guide To MBA Finals Week
Finals are coming, finals are coming! It’s officially finals season for Term A and as a first-year MBA student, here are some tips to help you get through this first wave, and the waves to come.
Lean…
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Your Guide To MBA Finals Week
December 6, 2019
Embracing ambiguity: A first-semester reflection on the MBA
Before joining my first-year cohort at Smith, I had created an infallible 5- and 10-year plan for how my career and professional life would develop. Or so I thought. By February, the plans had…
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Embracing ambiguity: A first-semester reflection on the MBA
November 29, 2019
What to Do Now That You’ve Been Accepted to Business School
If you were at the top of your game and submitted an early application for Robert H. Smith School of Business graduate programs starting in Fall 2020, first-round notifications begin issuing soon, in…
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What to Do Now That You’ve Been Accepted to Business School
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