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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A couple of weeks ago Deloitte Consulting came to campus for their annual Consulting Case Challenge- one of the most highly anticipated challenges of the year. Twenty teams battled for the top prize, setting a new record for participation in the process. In addition to the overwhelming turnout of first-year students, Deloitte added [...]

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As Austin cools down and fall descends upon us, you start to get into the groove of being back in school as a First Year MBA student. Cramming late into the night all too frequently, having no class on Fridays, eating a lot of take out, and having the occasional mid-week adult beverage becomes a [...]

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One of the great things about business school is the exposure afforded to you as an MBA student to just about anyone in any industry you are interested in. If you have kept up with my blog, you know I’m a finance guy so last year when the opportunity arose to travel up to New York [...]

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So let me start off by saying “My Bad.” Apparently things get quite busy during the first semester of business school and unfortunately my blog posting suffered dramatically as a result. I apologize. But now I am back with a renewed dedication and plenty of stories to share about the fastest seven weeks of my [...]

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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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I can’t believe that it has already been two months since graduation!  As you can imagine, finals were a whirlwind of projects and exams, but once that was over, it was time to celebrate!  The Graduate Business Council organized a 7-day extravaganza of “Disorientation” events in Austin, including a party barge on Lake Travis, floating [...]

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When I left Austin, it was 94 degrees and sunny. My first weekend after arriving in Minneapolis, it was 49 degrees and raining. I knew the weather would be an adjustment, but I had no idea the change would be so dramatic so early on. But first, let me back up a little.
I participated in [...]

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Amongst all of my semester’s academic obligations, I have also had the privilege to intern at Austin Technology Incubator (ATI). In case you have never heard of ATI, they are a part of the University of Texas IC2 research unit and are a true reflection of the entrepreneurial spirit of UT and the city of [...]

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