MBA Applicants

From Engineering and Entrepreneurship to Pursuing an MBA at UCLA Anderson

Name: Garima Narang Class: 2022 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA  Career Interests: Management Consulting, Technology  After starting her career at General Electric and then co-founding an Indian food meal kit and restaurant company, Garima Narang (Anderson, ‘22) decided to pursue her MBA to further her skillset and become a stronger business leader. Garima chose to enroll […]

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Pivoting to a Career in Corporate Strategy with an MBA from the Carlson MBA Program

Ullas Pathak (Carlson, ‘22) worked in the energy industry as a consultant for six years before deciding to build his business acumen through an MBA degree. Ullas selected the University of Minnesota Carlson MBA program, where he is finishing his first year. During our conversation, Ullas spoke about his decision to pursue an MBA, and

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Episode #101: How Forté’s MBA Launch Program is helping create more women leaders

  Powered by RedCircle Ashley Lautzenehiser is an Associate Director at the Forté Foundation, and heads up the Forté MBALaunch program This 10-month program provides a structured road map for applying to business school, including step-by-step application guidance and supportive peer groups. During our conversation, Ashley spoke about Forte’s mission to empower more women leaders,

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My Journey to the University of Rochester Simon MBA Program

Kristen Alcazaren (Simon, ’22) was working as a process improvement engineer at an industrial gas company before deciding that she wanted to broaden her business acumen through an MBA degree. After navigating the MBA application process, Kristen enrolled at the University of Rochester (Simon) MBA Program where she recently finished her first semester. Now, as

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