Monthly Archives: October 2011

Penn State Smeal’s Day of Caring 2011

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By Ankit Goswami, MBA Class of 2013

Today is end of 1st week of Mod 2. It is difficult to believe that Mod 1 ended so quickly. Now when I look back and think about all the events and activities that I got involved with my classmates, one that absolutely stands out, is Day of Caring. It was a social activity organized by our Philanthropy Committee. The theme of this event was to participate in rendering help in form of serving domestic needs of physically challenged people. We were fast approaching our Final exams for Mod 1. So, I thought that this activity will bring in some much needed breath of fresh air in our hectic and busy schedule. Continue reading →

My beloved Penn State

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It has been more than two months since I came to Penn State. Talking in American way, “I’m doing great!”

For an international student like me, the new life was not easy: I’m living halfway across the world from my family and friends, exploring America – a totally different culture and getting back to school life with exams, homework and lectures. Sometimes, I even thought: “What the hell had I brought myself into?” But now, I feel that I have overcome the most difficult part of it with the help of people around me: my classmates, Continue reading →

Why I am glad I chose Smeal

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It’s now more than a year since I became a citizen of Happy Valley and in these 400 days, I have come to greatly appreciate something that Smeal has to offer to its students – a small diverse class.

Coming from a very competitive Indian educational system where grades can make or break a student, I tend to focus on academic excellence. But, over time, one realizes that some relationships you make in college can transcend a lifetime, and MBA is definitely not about turning into a number-crunching machine. So, when the class size runs into a couple of hundreds, you tend to miss out some awesome people and in most cases, it turns out to be ‘I know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy’. Well, In Smeal, you just know all the guys.  I meet all my classmates at least once a week and though it might sound cliché, I think we are more like a family.  Not the ones having a Continue reading →

IBM Mock Case Interview – True spirit of Smeal Alum

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Mehul Pathak, MBA Class of 2012

Almost a year back when I came to this college, admin, faculty and classmates all stressed on how strong alum network Penn State has and the value of same. I was from a different country and was not able to grasp this “power of alum” concept. But now I understand what they all meant. If you read the next few paragraphs, no matter which country, which culture you are from, you will agree with me as well!

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Friendship at Smeal:D!

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By Phuong-Ahn Tran, MBA Class of 2012

At the beginning of this 2nd year of mine in the program it was a bit upset about not seeing last year’s friends in Smeal who graduated some months ago. I was wondering if I could make friends easily with 1st years although I felt they were very sociable during the Visitation Weekend before summer. I decided not to keep raising questions but instead spend time on getting closer to them. On the first day of school I took advantage of the coffee break between the classes to talk with 1st years. After 30 minutes, I felt very happy because they were all so open with tight handshakes and friendly smiles. Continue reading →