My Story
Before first being encouraged to write the GMAT by a friend, I had never contemplated pursuing an MBA or any graduate level education for that matter. After all, I grew up in an isolated town where my elementary cohort wasn’t taught the alphabet until late in the first grade and no one realized I needed glasses until the third. Luckily, for my sake, life resembles a rolling snowball rather than a series of cannon balls.
Despite having a vested pension, a promotion on the horizon, financial support had I opted for a local part-time MBA, and several admissions offers on the table, I decided to move on to Vancouver to complete a full-time MBA at the Sauder School of Business. Some people don’t understand my decision but regardless of its future outcome, this is already one of my proudest accomplishments – to have had the courage to make this big life decision in pursuit of my own ambitions.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
I chose an MBA because I knew it would open up a great number of opportunities to me – Opportunities that would take much longer to attain with only an Honours Bachelor of Commerce. My decision is re-enforced by my experiences working within the Government of Alberta. I had the opportunity to be exposed to a broad range of careers and industries. In particular, working alongside consultants and managing relationships with industry provided clarity that this was the direction I wanted to pursue in my own professional career.
In comparison, choosing Sauder was a much easier decision. Given that I already have a B.Com (hons.), I didn’t want to sell myself short on the quality of my MBA. Sauder provides a very exciting combination of international experience, real world application, opportunity to broaden my network in Vancouver, and the confidence that I will be challenged by some of the best MBA candidates and faculty in the world.
I look forward to experiencing all the program has to offer! – Adam
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