Join Nicole Guzski, senior assistant director of admissions, for a conversation with a panel of MS alumni on a range of topics, including why they chose Simon, how their program’s curriculum prepared them for their full-time role, advice for prospective students, life in Rochester, NY, and much more! Alumni panelists: Billy Dickinson ’18 MS in Business Analytics Senior Modeling Analyst, GEICO Carolina Mazzocchi ’16 MS in Finance Business Valuation Senior Consultant, Deloitte Lucas Nudelman ’18 MS in Marketing Analytics Senior Marketing Science Analyst, Analytic Partners Monica Perez ’17 MS in Business Analytics Growth Analyst: Grooming & Personal Care, Procter & Gamble Please note: This conversation was recorded during an on-campus event in February. . . View transcript.

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Ep. 29: Q&A with MS Alumni

Join Nicole Guzski, senior assistant director of admissions, for a conversation with a panel of MS alumni on a range of topics, including why they chose Simon, how their program’s curriculum prepared them for their full-time role, advice for prospective students, life in Rochester, NY, and much more! Alumni panelists: Billy Dickinson ’18 MS in Business Analytics Senior Modeling Analyst, GEICO Carolina Mazzocchi ’16 MS in Finance Business Valuation Senior Consultant, Deloitte Lucas Nudelman ’18 MS in Marketing Analytics Senior Marketing Science Analyst, Analytic Partners Monica Perez ’17 MS in Business Analytics – Growth Analyst: Grooming & Personal Care, Procter & Gamble Please note: This conversation was recorded during an on-campus event in February. . . View transcript.

Join Andrew Brayda, director of admissions, for a panel discussion with MBA alumni on a range of topics, including why they chose Simon, the internship search process, the STEM-designated MBA option, criteria for the job search, the Simon community, and more! Alumni Panelists: Mike Alcazaren '19 (MBA), Amazon Patrick Coulter '19 (MBA), State Street Adrian Finch '15 (MBA), Nutanix Treadwell Singfield '18 (MBA), Zappos Victoria (Tori) Vossler '19 (MBA), PwC . . View transcript.

Ep. 28: Q&A With MBA Alumni

Q&A With MBA Alumni

Trista Kukucka, assistant director of admissions, moderates a conversation with current students about how they made their decision to pursue a graduate degree at Simon Business School. The students discuss when they applied, what criteria were most important in making a decision, what resources helped them decide to enroll at Simon, and more! Student Panelists: Hawa Sultani '21 (MBA) Toby Motyka '21 (MBA) Vihang Shah '20 (MS in Finance) Jake Wittig '20 (MS in Accountancy) If you're in the process of making your decision—or have general questions about business school—we encourage you to reach out to our MBA or MS students to learn more about life at Simon. . . View the transcript.

Ep. 27: Making Your Decision

Rebekah Lewin, assistant dean of admissions and financial aid, is joined by Angela Petrucco, assistant dean of career management and corporate engagement, to discuss career outcomes for Simon’s MBA Class of 2019. In addition, Angela provides some insight into in-progress results for the Class of 2020, how the internship search is going for the MBA Class of 2021, and her best advice for what prospective or admitted students can do before beginning the MBA to position themselves for career success. Learn more about employment results for our full-time MBA Class of 2019. Don’t forget to subscribe to Simon Bizcast so you never miss an episode! . . View transcript. 

Ep. 26: MBA Class of 2019 Employment Outcomes

Join Julie Sadwick, senior associate director of admissions, for a discussion with several MBA students who are members of The Consortium. The group reflects on the application process, the moment they received their Simon acceptance, their experience at The Consortium’s Orientation Program (OP), what they like most about Rochester, and more! Panelists include: Moderator: Chey Savoy ’21 (MBA) Juceliz Batista ’21 (MBA) Kitenge Ngongo ’21 (MBA) Crystal Thompson ’20 (MBA) It’s not too late to become a member of The Consortium for 2020—contact us at admissions@simon.rochester.edu to learn more. . . View transcript.

Ep. 25: The Consortium at Simon

Join Trista Kukucka, assistant director of admissions, for a chat with four current MS students about all things Simon: favorite classes, club involvement, where to live in Rochester, advice for prospective students, and more! Panelists include: Hector Abreu, MS in Marketing Analytics Class of 2020 Luke Bamburoski, MS in Business Analytics Class of 2020 Tuan Ngo, MS in Finance Class of 2020 Shirley Zheng, MS in Accountancy Class of 2020 We invite you to reach out to our students if you have more questions about life as a Simon MS student, but please note that response times may be a bit longer than usual as our students are on Winter Break until mid-January. . . View transcript.

Ep. 24: MS Admissions Ambassador Roundtable

Julie Sadwick, senior associate director of admissions, sits down with Greg Bauer, associate dean of full-time programs, to discuss the ins and outs of Simon’s MBA curriculum, the Integrated Student Experience—which intentionally links coursework, co-curricular activities, and career search activities—and the STEM-designated MBA option. In addition, Dean Bauer answers pre-submitted questions about examples of client projects, alumni interaction with current students, the requirements to attain a STEM-designated MBA, and more! . . View transcript.

Ep. 23: MBA Curriculum, Integrated Student Experience, and STEM

Andrew Brayda, senior associate director of admissions, is joined by a panel of current MBA students to discuss life at Simon. The students weigh in on how they determined the number of b-schools to apply to, coming to an analytical MBA program from a "non-traditional" background, the benefits of Simon's STEM-designated option, things they would have done differently during the application process, and more! MBA Panelists: Calvin Crockett ’20, Miguel Garcia ’20, Wallace Gundy ’20, and Raazgi Haidri ’20 . . View transcript.

Ep. 22: MBA at Simon – The Student Experience

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