When Jeff Sebree began his career at Union Pacific nearly 21 years ago, he was excited just be able to use his finance background, not to mention his MBA education. It was a great opportunity — and one in which…
For Leslie Adkins, perseverance meant unrelentingly pursuing her passions and talents, no matter how different they may have seemed. In college, she majored in French and French studies — but spoke Spanish and some Italian as well. She also loved…
You’ve taken the GMAT, written your essays, gotten letters of recommendation and submitted your complete MBA applications. Now it’s time to sit back and take it easy while you anxiously await decisions. But, if you thought this was supposed to…
Studying abroad has been proven to help improve academic success, language learning and intercultural understanding. It also enhances employability and career skills and helps build an international network — things that, when it comes to graduate students, can provide a…
Growing up in New Jersey, Brandon Smith’s childhood was shaped by a love of basketball. Under no illusion that he had what it takes to go pro — “I’m only 5-foot-9, so after high school, I stopped pursuing the basketball…
You’ve taken the GMAT, written your essays, gotten letters of recommendation and submitted your complete MBA applications. Now it’s time to sit back and take it easy while you anxiously await decisions. But, if you thought this was supposed to…
Studying abroad has been proven to help improve academic success, language learning and intercultural understanding. It also enhances employability and career skills and helps build an international network — things that, when it comes to graduate students, can provide a…
Growing up in New Jersey, Brandon Smith’s childhood was shaped by a love of basketball. Under no illusion that he had what it takes to go pro — “I’m only 5-foot-9, so after high school, I stopped pursuing the basketball…
A second-year MBA candidate at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Adam Miller has found a way to use his own experience and that of others to help prospective MBA students. Through his podcast The MBA Candidate, the…
When it comes to being a leader, competencies like self-awareness, empathy and critical thinking are essential. Yet, these are skills that business schools have traditionally failed to cultivate. A new initiative at Consortium member school Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Tepper…