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Final Reflections on Business School: Reflecting on the past, and looking ahead in the future for MBA Grads

Two years ago, I graduated business school, packed up my apartment and before moving out to San Francisco spent the next two weeks traveling with my family on vacation throughout the United States. At some point in my travels, my Mom asked me, “What did you learn in business school, how have you changed, and […]

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MBA Final Reflections: Learning to focus on what you can control

During her time at UNC Kenan-Flagler, Melanee Swanson (Kenan-Flagler, ’17) made her impact on campus by serving as President of the Management Consulting Club, coaching students as a Consultant in the Business Communication Center, and successfully landing a Summer Associate and Full-Time consulting offer, all while navigating the expected and unexpected challenges of being an involved student

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MBA Final Reflections: Learning to love the process

As a competitive triathlete, Max Zevin (UNC Kenan-Flagler, ’17) was used to using performance and results to measure success and progress. But during his time in Chapel Hill, Max learned the importance of falling in love with the process and learning how to learn from failure. In this interview, Max shared his reflections on his

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Internship Insights: Starting early to set yourself up for success

Last summer, Susan Hedglin (UNC Kenan-Flagler, ’17) interned on the Corporate Finance team at Eli Lilly. Knowing that the summer was short, Susan started preparing for her internship as soon as possible, and during our interview, talked about how her preparation and early start enabled her to navigate her summer internship. MBASchooled: What did you

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Final Reflections: Learning to lead, manage, and help others

Ben Thayer (Kenan-Flagler, ’16) spent most of his time in Chapel Hill maximizing the classes and opportunities provided through the MBA experience but also in helping, mentoring, assisting, and leading In between winning the Class Core Value Award for Teamwork and juggling his many responsibilities, he took some time to share some of his thoughts

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