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“Create your own little slacks every day and be productive, not different” said professor Anirudh Dhebar as he finished the last bit of rice and curry in his plate while leaving me full of food for thought. Lunch time at Olin café is pretty usual – multiple tables of graduate students discussing their group assignments…
By Linh Le, MBA Candidate 2019 I was fortunate to have been sponsored by the Graduate Affinity Conference Sponsorship and was able to attend the Social Capital Market (SOCAP) conference. “SOCAP is the world’s leading conference activating the capital markets to drive positive social and environmental impact – convening the marketplace at the intersection of money…
By Ayodele Allu, MBA’19 NBMBAA 40th Annual Conference: One Voice, One Mission Privileged as a Babson Graduate Affinity Scholar, I attended the 40th Annual National Black MBA Association Conference in Detroit that was held from September 25-29, 2018. This was also my first real introduction to the US job market. It was an event that connected…
Remember that time in school when they asked you what you want to be in the future? One year you wanted to be a firefighter and the next a doctor and an architect in another. While asking myself what MBA concentration I wanted to pursue, I was in a similar situation. The Babson MBA offers…
After toiling through the hectic first year of the Babson MBA, the only thing on my mind was, “What am I going to do with all this knowledge?” The best way to put this to test was with a summer internship. With some assistance from Babson’s Center for Career Development I landed a marketing internship…
The first few months of grad school can be overwhelming. There are cases to read, assignments to complete, group meetings to attend, and networking to get a summer internship. Did someone say internship? That’s when the panic sets in. Your resume has to be updated, cover letters have to be prepared,and you have to shortlist…
During my career, I have read thousands of applications, and experienced the joy of guiding prospective graduate students to realize their goal of gaining admission to a competitive graduate program. With the 2019 admissions cycle upon us, it seems appropriate to tell you what few other graduate admission leaders will share. What really makes an…
When applying for graduate school, the essay is a great way to stand out from the rest of the applicants. Johanna Beers, associate director of Graduate Admissions, at Babson College gives an insider perspective on what makes a graduate school essay that will set you apart. Find your story In the application process, the essay…
All the Summer Catalyst teams are building momentum and perfecting their pitches just in time for the Summer Catalyst Venture Showcase on August 2nd! Until then, everyone is working hard to achieve their goals: building out their prototype, completing focus groups, outreaching to potential clients, and refining their pitch-deck. Every week, the teams check in about their…
On Wednesday July 18th, career services professionals from the MBA/MS Boston Career Consortium* gathered for their annual Professional Development day hosted by the F.W. Olin School of Business at Babson College. Forty career development professionals were in attendance, including Babson’s Graduate CCD Staff. As with past years, one highlight of this event is the opportunity…
