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Meet the Smeal MBA Ambassadors

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By Daniel Ruiz, MBA Class of 2018

As the MBA Association VP of Recruitment, I am really excited about one of the new programs that we have introduced in conjunction with the MBAA and Admissions, which is the creation of the Smeal MBA Ambassadors. Here at Penn State, we pride ourselves in the community that we have in the MBA program — the close-knit relationships we develop with not only our current students but also with our alumni. The creation of the Smeal MBA Ambassadors program will help prospective students connect with current students in the 1st and 2nd year Smeal MBA classes. Continue reading →

Smeal MBA Orientation

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By Rahul Ramteke, MBA Class of 2016

Anxiety is one of the things that an international student traveling to the US for the first time, or for that matter any new student beginning a new college experiences. My anxiety lasted for only the first 20 minutes of the first day of orientation. That was the time it took for me to travel by bus from my apartment to the Business Building. The moment I stepped into the Business Building and met the welcoming team at Smeal, all of my anxiety went away, and everything that followed for the next two weeks fell perfectly in line.

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Home away from home – Challenges of B School and support from The Smeal community

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After completing one eighth of my MBA program, I am proud to say that I survived, as a matter of fact we all survived. It sure was a whirlwind. Everyone warned me that MBA program is very demanding, but I never understood what they meant until I experienced it. This deserves to be repeated; business school takes every second your life, of course in a positive way.

Now that we have got that out of the way, I would like to talk about my classmates and my experience with the Smeal MBA program in the last three months. I am very happy Continue reading →

So I guess it’s real now…

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By Moulik Desai, MBA Class of 2012

And that is exactly how one of the students in the Class of 2012 decided to sum up a whole bunch of emotions running through our heads – exhilaration, anxiety and those butterflies fluttering around in our tummies. Well it’s only been a week, and it almost seems like we have spent a really long time here; and the best part is…. the classes haven’t even started yet! Continue reading →

Welcoming Class of 2009

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charles_preston.JPGBy Preston Charles, VP Student Affairs, MBA Supply Chain Management Association, MBA Class of 2008

The SCMA held its inaugural meeting on September 6. The meeting served to welcome the class of 2009 to the Smeal SCMA and to describe the variety of career opportunities for Supply chain students upon completion of the first year of the program. Brad Updegrove, Continue reading →