How to Prepare for a Video MBA Interview
You’ve submitted your application to the Hybrid MBA Program and received an invitation to a virtual interview. What’s next? We have you covered for what to expect, and how to prepare for a virtual interview. WHAT TO EXPECT The admissions interview is the final piece of your application and is conducted with a member of... Read More
Business Major Survival Guide: Time Management
I recently attended a speaker panel that featured five students from a top-ranked MBA program in California. The panelists were asked a wide variety of questions about the vast opportunities, experiences, and challenges associated with pursuing a graduate degree in business. One question in particular stuck out to me: what is the hardest part of... Read More
Escape to the Beach
Guest Post By: Maansa Jayaraman, a Junior studying Finance, CISB, and Korean. She studied abroad through a Foster Exchange and Direct Enroll at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, during Autumn Semester 2022. While I was in Seoul, me and my friend decided to take a one-day trip to Gangneung. Gangneung, a city located on... Read More
Why We Should Study Abroad
Guest Post By: Edrees Sidiqi, a Fifth Year studying Accounting. He is a Global Business Center Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, and he studied abroad through a Foster Exchange and Direct Enroll at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, during Autumn Semester 2022. Hello! I am Edrees and I am an exchange student at Bocconi University in... Read More
Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge Finalists Selected
The field of finalists is set for the 2023 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge (HIC) at the University of Washington. Judges selected 22 student finalist teams (detailed below) to compete on Thursday, March 2 in the Final Round hosted by the UW Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. The finalist teams (and two alternates) represent more... Read More
Train to Busan
Guest Post By: Maansa Jayaraman, a Junior studying Finance, CISB, and Korean. She studied abroad through a Foster Exchange and Direct Enroll at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, during Autumn Semester 2022. When I was studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea during Fall Semester, I decided to take a two-day trip to Busan with... Read More
Bob Agiro uses his African American Heritage Endowed MBA Scholarship to build career and community
Bob Agiro, a member of the Foster School Evening MBA class of 2023, is this year’s recipient of the African American Heritage Endowed MBA Scholarship. After earning a degree from the College of Aviation at Western Michigan University and working at Southwest Airlines, he shifted course to join Pfizer before earning a master’s degree in... Read More
Stage Set for ’22 Jones + Foster Accelerator Graduates
Every startup journey takes place on a timeline unique to itself. A rushed launch, an ill-defined customer base, or a too-early fundraising cycle can lead a team to ruin. Learning and embracing the lessons to achieve long-term success was a choice each of the seven startups accepted into the 2022 cohort of the Jones +... Read More
Meet Solyana Tesfai, recipient of this year’s Association of Black Business Students Scholarship
Solyana Tesfai is an undergraduate student at the Foster School, majoring in marketing and interning with the lifestyle brand Jenni Kayne, with another internship lined up at Deloitte. She is a Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America scholar and a Management Leadership for Tomorrow career fellow. And she is the 2023 recipient of the Association... Read More
Foster teams take top two positions in Tepper Tech Innovation Challenge
Each year Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business hosts the Tepper Tech Innovation Challenge, with sponsorship from PNC Financial Services, “for MBA students dedicated to applying business techniques to products in emerging technologies.” This year UW Foster had two amazing MBA Teams compete, taking both first and second places in the case competition. One... Read More