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MBA Voices
MBA Voices
I entered HBS as a mom to two amazing kids, Aiden, now 5, and Avery, almost 3. Prior to HBS, I had never started a business before, but I knew it was something I wanted to focus on a lot while pursuing my MBA. I now know from personal experience how similar being a mother and an entrepreneur can be. [...]
These days you don’t have to look far to find someone questioning the value of an MBA. It seems like every week brings another article on rising costs and evolving employers. Even if you don’t believe the naysayers, does anyone actually enjoy taking the GMAT? The decision to apply is, of course, a personal one but allow me to share one person’s journey. [...]
Like many of his classmates, Andrew Ling (MBA 2015) decided to use the summer between his first and second year to try out something new. Formerly a consultant, he spent his summer working in a marketing and general management role at General Mills – specifically on the Totino’s brand of frozen pizza and snacks. [...]
"Before HBS, I worked at Accenture in their strategy consulting practice focused on a mixture of non-profit and government clients. I really enjoyed my time at Accenture, but I decided to go to business school because I wanted to work for a mission-driven organization doing a mixture of strategy and execution work. " [...]
Harvard Business School has been on Jessica Assaf’s mind for a long time. First introduced to campus when she attended her dad’s 20 year reunion (as part of a father-daughter road trip) she was quickly convinced she wanted to follow in his footsteps one day.
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