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Graduating Year: 2009 |
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Hometown: San Francisco, California |
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Undergraduate and Previous Work Experience: UC Berkeley, BA in Sociology, Business Application Coordinator, Kaiser Permanente |
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Major: Sociology |
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Internship while in the Program: Beckman Coulter |
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Extracurricular Activities: Co-president Health Care/Biopharmaceuticals Association |
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Just for Fun: Riding my beach cruiser to the Wedge in Newport Beach, camping, going out to eat |
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OC Favorite Places: The Melting Pot in Irvine has the best fondue, and Flemings in Newport Beach is an incredible steak house. |
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The Size of the School is a Great Advantage
The size of the school makes it very easy to get to know classmates, professors and staff. And having classes with the same students for an entire quarter or two helps you to build strong relationships. I especially like that the professors are very hands-on during their classes and really make an effort to get to know you as an individual.
Throughout the year, the MBA Career Center brings recruiters and executives on campus to meet and recruit students for internships and full-time positions. A number of healthcare companies came to the Merage School, providing an excellent opportunity to learn more about the companies themselves and the types of positions available to MBA graduates.
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The First Month Was Intense
The first week of orientation had lots of events that gave students many opportunities to meet each other, especially those students who are in the same class for the first quarter. There were also several events where we met with professors and second-year MBA students. For instance, there was a meet-and-greet with professors and an outing to an Angels’ baseball game with our classmates.
I remember that my first month here was pretty intense. The workload was tough but manageable. A lot of emphasis was placed on fine-tuning cover letters and resumes, since companies began conducting information sessions and on-campus interviews almost immediately.
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"...the most important thing we learned from this experience is that it’s not enough to be able to find the problem. You need to be able to manage it and work towards resolving it."
Lauren Ramsey
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What I Learned From a Sandwich Shop
At Merage, in almost every class the professors include a group project to help you better learn the course materials by applying them to a real-life situation or company. My favorite project was working with a local shop of a nationwide sandwich chain to help alleviate their problem of high employee turnover.
After several interviews with shop employees and their manager, we were able to apply our knowledge from our Organizational Behavior class to determine the cause of strife and eventual turnover among employees. However, the most important thing we learned from this experience is that it’s not enough to be able to find the problem. You need to be able to manage it and work towards resolving it. What we learned in class helped us to make meaningful and realistic recommendations to the store manager.
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