Author Archives: Sauder Student

It’s a shot in the dark

by Julia Kerrigan There is truly nothing I love more than a good under-dog turned miracle story. Nothing. My friends gave me one on monday. As a rec hockey team of mixed abilities they had trouble winning games at the … Continue reading

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Champions on the High Seas

The Sauder sailing team finished 3rd in the 4th edition of the SDA Bocconi’s MBA Cup. The annual regatta attracted 21 schools from all over the world. Kudos to the Sailing team for flying the Sauder brand high and making … Continue reading

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Period 1 Exams Over! Vancouver 2010 Olympics Begin!

I wrote my last exam yesterday, marking the end of the first period of my MBA. It was an intense term filled with numbers and graphs, I found myself wishing the time to go faster so it would finally be … Continue reading

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MBA China Trip!

This October I participated in the Sauder MBA China Study Tour. We travelled to Hong Kong and Shanghai and met with company executives there, who told us about doing business in Asia, business and market trends and careers in China. … Continue reading

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Exams are Starting which means the End is Near

The big countdown to the first round of exams is on. I am surprised and pleased by how quickly the core is flying by. As I reflect on the past 2 months, I am shocked by how much I have … Continue reading

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The Decision Brief

One of the great advantages of the Sauder MBA is that it doesn’t rely completely on the case methodology, nor is it completely defined by standalone lectures on courses. Rather, the Integrated Core, which runs from September to December in … Continue reading

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Sauder MBA Sailing Team won 3rd Place in MBA’s Cup in Italy!

I‘m so excited! The Sauder MBA Sailing team came in 3rd place in the MBA’s Cup, a regatta among the top business schools in the world, which takes place every year in Santa Margherita, Italy. This year’s participating team was … Continue reading

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Life during the Core – mission is NOT impossible

Well, some of my classmates already shared the opinion that as long as we are able to write anything during the Core, it is probably not THAT bad. I tend to agree. It is definitely intense, with a lot of … Continue reading

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Survived 50% of The Core

Dear Readers, Wow! I finally managed to post my very first blog after several weeks of procrastination. You know how it works right? One day you are eating an eggo waffle and the next thing you know, you are 50% … Continue reading

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Pre-core and Orientation at a glance

Pre-core is a preparation program for MBA students, which consists of 4 different courses: Financial Accounting, Case methods, Economics and Quantitative Methods, Computers & Statistics. It takes about 2 weeks for all 4 courses, so basically it is just general … Continue reading

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