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My MBA Journey to Wharton, and Tips for Navigating the MBA Application Process

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From a young age, Courtney Jacobson (Wharton, ’23) knew that she wanted to attend graduate school. With the encouragement of her parents who stressed the value of education, Courtney initially set her sights on law school, but after starting her career at Deloitte Consulting Courtney realized quickly that an MBA was a path more aligned […]

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Episode #23: How my Time at Wharton Taught Me To Embrace Uncertainty and Risk

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During her time at Wharton, Ashley Wells (WG, ‘16) took on stretch opportunities, and built confidence that allowed her to thrive in her post-MBA career. In this episode, Wells talks about how her MBA experience at Wharton helped her embrace risk and appreciate uncertainty, and shared her advice on how to remain confident during ambiguous

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

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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: Aligning your decisions to your goals and priorities

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During his two years in business school, Jeff Ellington (Wharton, ’17) stayed busy on various activities, classes and experiences. Whether it was  some of his interests/hobbies that he always had (VC, skiing, and hockey) or  new and emerging interests (statistics and machine learning, among others) Jeff made sure to make the most of his MBA experience.

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MBA Final Reflections: Taking on Stretch Experiences to Learn and Grow

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During her two years at Wharton, Katie Blach Ellington (Wharton, ’17) traveled the world, played intramural hockey, served as  a Leadership Fellow, helped run First-Year Orientation, performed in Wharton’s annual Dance Studio Performance, got to see speakers such as Jessica Bennett and Sheryl Sandberg all while affirming (and advancing) her knowledge and passion for equal

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