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My Babson Bucket List

Classes started this week at Babson, which means I have officially started my second semester of senior year. It is hard to believe that I am almost done with my time here. My friends and I want to make the most of our last semester, so we’ve been talk a lot about what we want to…

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Thursday, January 7th 2016 – Babson Connects students, alumni & more in NYC and Miami

Babson Connect-Miami January 7th was a beautiful day in Miami and perfect for the Grove Harbor Marina venue, where we hosted the 3rd annual Miami Babson Connect.  More than 130 attendees; undergraduates, graduate students, alumni, parents, faculty and staff gathered to network and learn about opportunities in Cuba. Imagine a former airplane hangar, now housing…

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Why Babson?

As we approach the holiday season and I reflect on the past year, I also think back to one of the best Christmas presents I received roughly four years ago today; my admittance to Babson. Receiving the news that I had gotten in had topped any present under the tree and although I was incredibly…

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How to Survive the End of the Semester

If you are like me, you came back from Thanksgiving break all refreshed and realized there are about three weeks left of the semester (one of which is the dreaded finals week). These weeks can be daunting with the vast amounts of papers, presentations, group projects, and exams but it can be a little less…

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4 Key Takeaways for Data Visualization

Babson San Francisco recently had the pleasure of hosting an event by the Design Museum Foundation on Data Visualization. The night started off with a reception for design enthusiasts to network, followed by a panel discussion of experts in data visualization. For those interested in design and data, here are a few key takeaways from…

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Introverts Have a Voice

Do you frequently hear friends and colleagues spouting about whatever is on their minds?  Are they speaking while you’re thinking?  You want to join the conversation, but just don’t have the opportunity to get a word in edge wise.  You know exactly what you wanted to contribute to the discussion, and now the conversation is…

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My True Babson Story

Its hard to believe that I am a senior a Babson, let alone over halfway done with my first semester of senior year. As I am finishing out my time at Babson, I have really started reflecting on what my time her has been like. This is a little bit about my Babson Story and…

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Networking, Why?

Oh No, Do I Have to Network? Do you get that awful feeling in the pit of your stomach when you hear the advice “You need to network”?   Many people seem to have a negative connotation of networking, but I think it’s built on false assumptions.  What is networking anyway?  The dictionary defines it as:…

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A Glossary to the Babson Vocabulary

Students at Babson always joke about the “Babson Bubble” and how the students here are always thinking about what is going on on campus but not necessarily off.  I think the opposite is true as well. Many of my friends and family do not really understand what is happening on campus either. And the more I…

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5 Things I’ve Learned So Far in San Francisco

5 Things I’ve Learned So Far in San Francisco My first week in San Francisco was eye-opening. I grew up in Boston for the majority of my life before I decided that I needed to experience living in another setting. Let me tell you beforehand, there are many differences between west coast and east coast ways of life…

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