Simmons Holds MBA Showcase
Simmons School of Management is holding its last MBA Showcase before the beginning of the Spring 2015 semester. The showcase will be held Dec. 9 at 5:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Simmons campus.
During the MBA Showcase, attendants will hear firsthand how the Simmons MBA has opened up tremendous possibilities for women through its innovative curriculum led by dynamic experts who ensure a real-world learning experience, find out about the school’s flexible full-time and part-time options, as well as career placement opportunities and get details about the application process and financing options in order to start the program this spring.
Simmons Student Shares Experience
Simmons School of Management hosted a panel discussion on starting and funding a small business. MBA student Audrey Markarian shared her experience attending the panel in the Simmons student blog.
Markarian beings by explaining how she made the decision to attend Simmons instead of saving her money for opening her own business.
Simmons Alum Shares Experience
Simmons School of Management Alumnus Amanda Wagner shared her story of why she chose to attend Simmons and how it has helped to further her career. Wagner’s story was published in the Simmons School of Management blog.
Wagner serves as the Senior Director of Product Planning & Program Management at Concert Pharmaceuticals and was selected out of 350 Boston professionals that were nominated for the honor of 40 under 40 due to her professional accomplishments and civil engagement.
Current MBA student, Audrey Markarian, interviewed Wagner. Read an excerpt from the interview below:
Simmons Student Shares Experience With Part-Time-to-Full-Time Program
Simmons School of Management student Noelle San Jose shares her story on how she made the decision between the full-time and part-time MBA program by choosing both. San Jose writes in the Simmons student blog:
“At the School of Management, prospective students are given the opportunity to transition from part-time to full time as a means of accelerating their degree. I am one of those students who started in the spring when this track is available. All spring-start students start with a part-time load, but have the option to accelerate in the fall by indicating this preference in the application.
Simmons Ranked No. 1 Opportunity for Women by Princeton Review
The Princeton Review has ranked Simmons School of Management no. 1 for Greatest Opportunity for Women. The Princeton Review tallied its lists based on its surveys of 41,100 students overall attending the schools profiled in the books for each of their review categories. The 80-question survey asked students to rate their schools on several topics and report on their experiences at them.
Simmons is a leading center for innovative teaching, research and discourse on women, leadership and management. The School of Management (SOM) offers a demanding management education to women MBA and undergraduate students as well as a newly launched Health Care MBA and a Master of Science in Management. The SOM is also a leading-edge provider of executive education, consulting services and applied research to senior management in business, government, and the nonprofit sector.
Simmons Student Reflects on Summer Elective
Simmons School of Management MBA student Noelle San Jose offers a student’s insight to taking electives outside of the cohort over the summer. San Jose writes in the Simmons student blog:
“I was unsure about stepping out of that group to take an elective this summer. Being that I have yet to take the Negotiations course, I had yet to acquire the skills to convince others to join me in the summer elective I found most relevant to my goals and interests, writes San Jose.” “Once I was able to login to the class website, I saw no familiar names and thought the worst: the fear of having to introduce yourself to another group of strangers is the stuff on sleepless nights–ice breakers can be the worst! Would I be the last kid picked for the team? But then I remembered that I’m at the Simmons School of Management and nothing here is ever that bad,” she said.
