Texas MBAs Talk

There is no doubt that one of the major selling points of the McCombs MBA is the location.  Many of my fellow bloggers have discussed the awesomeness that is Austin, TX and they are entirely right, Austin is a fantastic place to spend two years.  In addition to live music, great food, and gorgeous weather, [...]

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While we have a wide range of career interests represented on the blog, I wanted to speak to an area that hasn’t yet come up but is very prevalent at McCombs – energy finance and clean technology. The energy crew in particular includes some of the most active and passionate students in the program. For [...]

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I’ll be the first to admit that idea of moving to Texas was a little intimidating for me.  I am not a native Texan.  I am a west coast girl, and for many years of my life Texas was synonymous with machismo and cowboy culture.  While I always had the utmost respect for the University [...]

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The first thing people said to me when I told them I was heading to Austin for business school were three words “Austin is amazing!” Having visited the city before, I knew this was the case, however business school started with such a bang that my goal of exploring Austin was quickly replaced the goal [...]

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McCombs draws students from not just all over the United States, but from all over the world. And while 30% of our class is made up of Texas residents, the majority of these Texans have moved from Dallas or Houston. Overall it’s safe to say that we’ve made some pretty major life changes to be [...]

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It’s hard to believe that an entire year has gone by since my first experience at the Austin City Limits Festival last September. Having had such an amazing experience at my first ACL, I was refreshing the page to ensure I got tickets as soon as Early Bird 3-Day Passes went on sale in April. [...]

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Things are heating up here at the McCombs School of Business.  Gone are the weeks of getting acquainted with going back to school.  Instead we find ourselves in a frenzy of quizzes, cases, projects, and exams.  That’s right, October officially marks the onset of first quarter finals and I can already see stress lines on [...]

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My summer was a complete whirlwind, and it’s hard to believe I’ve already finished the first year of school, completed my long-awaited summer internship, and come back for year 2…AND that a week of class has gone by. Sadly, I know the rest of my MBA will be over in a blink. I’m thinking denial [...]

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Despite the fact that I went to a D-3 University without a football team, I am a die-hard college sports fan. Whether it is a meaningless spring practice or the national championship game I am all in when it comes to athletics. However, there is one particular event that rises above the rest every year, [...]

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Coming up on my second and final year I would like to reflect on what’s happened since I last wrote; particularly my summer and internship in NYC. After school ended I had about a month before my internship started in NYC, giving me a lot of time to chill before my expected 100+ hour weeks [...]

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