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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If you are a loyal reader of this blog (all three of you), you may remember how bitter I was when I couldn’t attend last year’s Red River Rivalry (Texas vs. Oklahoma in Dallas) because of first year midterms. When the second years came back and raved about how amazing the game and the corresponding [...]

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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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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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When I was applying to business school one of the most frequently referenced phenomena were “overnight case competitions”. Essentially students form groups of 4-5, receive a case at 7pm, work the case through the night, and then present a perfectly coherent presentation in front of faculty, recruiters, and other people who ask searing questions. All [...]

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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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I haven’t written in a while and to those who care what I have to say from time to time I apologize. My first few weeks of school have been packed to say the least. Of course this is not meant to complain, as we make our own bed (figuratively of course - literally we all [...]

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Going to an undergraduate school without a big time athletic program, I would be lying if I said that thoughts of attending college sporting events didn’t cross my mind when comparing MBA programs. As a college football fanatic, I would also be lying if I pretended to be unaware that the Longhorns’ football team was [...]

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We’re a few weeks into classes, and I’m beginning to realize how fast this semester is going to go by. In addition to my normal class load, I’m a TA for Advanced Marketing Management for the Texas Evening MBA program and am running recruitment for the next class of CCIMS Marketing Fellows. Add in my [...]

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