MBA Applicants

Accelerating Career Growth and Learning By Pursuing an MBA at Darden

After spending four years in the Financial Services Industry, Antonio Brodie (Darden, ‘22) decided to broaden his career horizons by pursuing an MBA. With the help of UCLA’s Riordan MBA Prep Program and his own, Brodie successfully navigated the MBA admissions process, and recently started at the University of Virginia (Darden.) In this interview, Brodie

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Finding the Right MBA Program by Focusing on the “3 C’s

After working as a management consultant at Accenture, Taylor Benford (Goizueta, ‘21) chose to go to business school to develop as a leader and build finance and strategy skills. By focusing on finding an MBA program that focused on the 3 C’s (Community, Commitment, and Career Placement) Benford enrolled at Emory University’s Goizueta MBA program,

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How Resilience Has Helped Devin Hedgepeth Navigate Life and His MBA Journey to Stanford GSB

Devin Hedgepeth (GSB, ‘22) is no stranger to resilience. From navigating a career ending injury from a college football career to rising up through the ranks in Sales and Marketing at ExxonMobil, Hedgepeth has always found a way to use these skills to propel him forward in his career. During this interview, Hedgepeth shares his

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The Importance of “Finding Your Why” For an MBA Degree

After spending two years in the Strategy & Operations Healthcare Practice at Deloitte Consulting LLP, Michael San Román (Darden, ‘22) chose to attend Darden to accelerate his career growth and build leadership skills. Throughout his application process and now his MBA journey, Michael is constantly thinking about his “why,” which helps him drive decision making

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