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And Fuqua’s Best Supporting Role Goes To . . .

As classes were winding down, I began catching up on my neglected Netflix subscription, and I realized that I just was not ready to give up the student lifestyle. Consequently, I revisited many of the “oldie but goodie” inspirational teacher movies like Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, and Finding Forrester. While watching these movies, [...]

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2013 NFL Draft: Where to Enroll to Get Drafted

The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft, starts at 8pm on April 25th. As sports fans and players anticipate who will be chosen, two Goizueta marketing professors Michael Lewis and Manish Tripathi consider which colleges do the best job of converting elite recruits into NFL draft picks. Their research includes several analyses that examine [...]

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The Unofficial 5-Step Path to Leadership Success at Fuqua

While salaries and job statistics are quantifiable metrics that allow prospective students to compare business schools, how can you tell if a school will make you a better leader? There isn’t a metric that really defines leadership — and ask any person on the street, and they will give you a different definition of what [...]

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Accounting Professor Lisa Koonce Selected in the Top 10

Originally posted by Katy McDowall in the Alcade. Photo by Matt Wright-Steel. There are some teachers you just don’t forget. Nominated by alumni, these professors are among the best and most inspiring on the Forty Acres. Meet this year’s Texas 10. Lisa Koonce Professor, Accounting Growing up in a small town in Southern Illinois, Lisa Koonce [...]

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A Perspective from Cyprus

A friend from Cyprus writes: Indeed the situation here is not good. We have major financial problems. Greece took us down the drain. Our banks lost about 4.5 billion euros from the haircut on Greek government bonds, 5 billion in non-performing loans from Greek operations of Cypriot banks, plus about 3 billion from a major blast at [...]

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Notes from the Director: Round 2 Decision Release and Round 3 Update

Greetings from Philadelphia, With the close of March has come spring (finally!), and we hope that the weather stays after a last hurrah for winter and bout of snow earlier this week. In addition to the change in season, March also brought our Round 3 application deadline and the much-anticipated (from our end and yours) [...]

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Tuck Partners are the Best

A couple of amazing things happened to my family recently.  After the birth of our second child in February, a daughter (the first amazing thing!), partners of my classmates began showing up on our doorstep with the best gift of all–food (second amazing thing)!  We have received almost 10 full 3-course dinners now.  This has [...]

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MBA at HEC Paris – All You Need To Know as an Applicant

With admission deadlines coming closer, more and more applicants are getting serious about their applications. Along with that, it is also important to choose the right business schools and know more about what they look for in their prospective students. We got in touch with the admissions team at HEC Paris to know more about [...]

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Admissions Tip #2 – The Resume & Recommendations

Another large component of your MBA application comes in the form of your resume and your recommendations, both of which are incredibly important for us when determining your admission status. The Resume is crucial because this is the only document our interviewers will be privy to prior to your interview.  We conduct our interviews “blind,” [...]

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Considering the Texas MPA?

Although there are numerous reasons to consider attending The University of Texas at Austin’s Master in Professional Accounting program, here are a few highlights: Top-Ranked Accounting: The McCombs School of Business graduate and undergraduate accounting programs are top-ranked with U.S. News and the Public Accounting Report. Our respected faculty, innovative curriculum, strong placement rates and extensive alumni network have contributed to the Texas MPA reputation. Our [...]

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