“Buy”, “Sell”, “Hold” These are phrases people commonly associate with investments. Recently, as part of Whitman’s experiential learning program, we served as portfolio managers over millions of dollars in virtual money. We had to pick investments weekly and were judged on our…
Time is flying by. I have already been in NYC for five weeks. It’s a culmination of sorts as I waited forever for this summer to get here and now it’s flying by. Allow me to reintroduce myself. I am…
So as the 1st year of my MBA program comes to a close I am amazed at how fast the year has flown by. This is exactly what students and administrators told me. I feel like just yesterday we started…
Over the last 12 months while attending interviews, career fairs, and company presentations I continued to run into the same people over and over. Through these friendships that I built, we came to the consensus that since we would see…
Can you say pressure to perform on a big stage? This was our feeling leading up to the Key Bank Case Competition in Cleveland, OH on 2/24 – 2/25. This was the first case competition that myself and the other members of our team had participated in. While we had done dozens of case analysis and presented plenty of times in class, this was different.
While we did not place in the competition, we learned so much. We sat in on competitors presentations and saw different ways to convey our message. We talked to the judges afterwards and found out exactly what they liked and did not like about all the different school presentations. This feedback was useful as it helps us get better for the future.
Class in the morning, group projects in the afternoon and filling out internship applications/calling contacts in the evening, sleep, shower, and repeat. This has been my life since late December when I started applying for internships. While I only started…
Waking up to a few inches of snow is what living in Syracuse is all about! Living in Syracuse has definitely been an adjustment for me. I am originally from Mississippi and have lived in Houston, TX for the last…