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Your Graduate Application: Do’s and Don’ts

Before you begin your Babson graduate application, I wanted to share some Do’s and Don’ts on how to make your application as competitive as possible. Recommendation Letters Do… ask colleagues with whom you collaborative regularly for their recommendations. It’s ideal to have at least one recommendation letter come from a current or former supervisor, but…

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2017 Spring Graduate Career Fair Set To Sail!

Still hunting for that perfect job or summer internship?  The Graduate CCD office at Babson is excited to announce its 5th annual Spring Graduate Career Fair in Knight Auditorium on Tuesday, April 4th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. If past years are any indication, this year’s event will be a great platform to learn about exciting opportunities…

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Babson India Trip 2017 – Melissa Altarejos MBA ’17

As part of my two-year MBA experience, my classmates and I went on what seems to be now, a traditional, annual India trip for the second-year students at Babson. This is the second year running that Babson students have done an India trip. Seventy people (that’s right 7-0) and seventeen days full of laughter, bellies…

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Experiential Learning: My Favorite Class at Babson

During my time in Babson’s MBA program, I’ve spoken to several different potential students about my experience here, my advice for their interviews, and what they can expect once they step through those doors. One thing that always comes up, and that I too was curious about before I started, is the experiential learning opportunities…

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Babson Abroad: The Value of International Travel

Traveling abroad was an important factor when I was choosing an MBA program. If the school didn’t offer some sort of international experience, it was taken off of my list. You hear it all the time: Companies want globally-minded candidates. We’re in an international economy; our businesses can no longer effectively operate in a local…

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Babson Connect: New York City – Power of the Network

Last week I had the opportunity to attend my first Babson Connect (New York City).  For those of you who don’t know, Babson Connect is a networking event that can also have an educational component.  It is a great way for alumni and current students to connect with others from both the undergraduate and graduate…

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Babson Graduate Admissions Events: Where we met you in 2016!

The Graduate Admissions team had a wonderful year getting to know so many innovative students, both by travelling abroad and welcoming students to our campuses in Wellesley, Boston, and San Francisco. As we wrap up 2016, we looked back at some of our favorite events of the past year: Babson Boston Opening- This past Fall,…

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Babson Breaking Barriers: How Two Students Started a Tradition

Long before the poll results were announced, before our students began to rally behind one another to recover from an election gone wrong, two of our very own were planning an event that would disrupt “business as usual” here on campus – in the best way possible. Flora Ekpe-Idang and Mark Gagliardi, both full-time students…

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Making Connections: Blended Learning MBA Startup Week

On Tuesday, October 25, the entire Fall 2016 Blended Learning cohort came to campus for the first time for Startup Week. While the majority of the program takes place online, the Blended Learning program utilizes a hybrid format, with in-person sessions scheduled throughout its 21-month duration. Startup Week is one of only two times that…

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Graduate Students and Employers Connect at 2016 Just-In-Time Fair

What do a brewing company, a Swiss chocolatier and a national drone training school provider have in common? They all attended the 2016 Graduate Just-In-Time Career Fair at Babson College . 40 employers of varying shapes and sizes, including 53% who were open to hiring international students, descended upon Knight Auditorium on April 6 to locate the…