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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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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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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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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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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Balance is a word you hear frequently throughout the hallways of the McCombs School of Business. Professors tell us we need to find it, our classmates are constantly searching for it, and internally we all understand the importance of achieving the right balance between school and life, career searching and studying, and hard work and [...]

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As someone who studied history and medicine as an undergrad and entered the workforce in the realm of campaign politics, I know I am not a traditional business student. Lucky for me, being a non-traditional student at McCombs is not a rarity. Most of my classmates were not business majors, which makes asking questions in [...]

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I decided to apply to business school over two years ago.  For a long time it was just a talking point, something to insert into casual conversation.  When I made my final decision to attend McCombs in May, I thought that was a sizable reality check.  I signed my name, paid my dues, and committed [...]

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