Student Voices & Experiences

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Nolan School

Exploring courses outside of the Nolan School

To help everyone get a head start in exploring options outside the Hotel School, I’m sharing a list of my top favorite non-HADM classes that I’ve taken thus far.

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Johnson School

Better together: One married couple’s experience in the Executive MBA Metro NY program

Nick and Katie Meyer share how their experience as a married couple in the Executive MBA Metro NY program has helped them grow both personally and professionally.

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Johnson School

3 ways Johnson helped me succeed during my summer internship

Although I have a background in technology, Johnson helped me further my technical and leadership skills that allowed me to secure a return offer from Google after my internship last summer.

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Johnson School

Accelerate Johnson welcomes incoming One-Year MBA candidates

In March, incoming candidates for Johnson’s One-Year MBA program had the opportunity to experience Johnson and meet their potential class cohort at the annual Accelerate Johnson (AJ) welcome event.

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Johnson School

Park Perspectives: Becoming the LGBTQ leader and role model I wanted to be (and maybe never had)

Accepting my status and membership as part of the LGBTQ community has made me a more compassionate, more resilient, and more passionate leader. Here are some lessons I learned along the way.

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Johnson School

Nonprofit internship offers new perspectives on nursing

Last summer, I had the opportunity to combine my experience in nursing with the business side of healthcare through my internship at Maternity Care Coalition (MCC), a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia, PA, focused on maternal and child healthcare.

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Johnson School

Fayrouz Hares, MBA ’18: Aiming to lead on an international scale

As the academic year nears its end, Hares is looking forward to graduating in the community she now calls home, with both her Moroccan and American family and friends. 

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Nolan School

Team from Cornell University wins 2018 ULI Hines Student Competition with plan to redevelop Toronto site

A redevelopment plan for a Toronto site presented by students from the Baker Program has taken top honors in the 2018 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Hines Student Competition.

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Johnson School

IBI teamwork in action during Financial Modeling weekend

As my peers look toward summer on Wall Street, we want to take our preparation to the next level. Cue the Investment Banking Immersion (IBI).