By Mary Thomason-Smith For Kelley student Nicole Pines, the highlight of the 3/2 MBA program is the person she’s becoming. Nicole is particularly passionate for women to consider the program, saying “while the 3/2 MBA can seem daunting, I hope hearing my story will encourage women to join.” Here are Nicole’s firsthand tips and insights… Read more »
3/2 MBA
1/1/21 vs 1/1/22
By Bobby Strode, 3/2 MBA Class of 2023 As you may infer from the title, those dates represent two different versions of myself. On 1/1/21, I was your typical college junior feeling fairly accomplished coming off the I-Core semester. By that time, I had an internship locked up, accepted my offer to join the 3/2 MBA program… Read more »
Making a Career Work for You
By Kyle Tackett, 3/2 MBA Class of 2022 What do you want to do when you grow up? For many growing up, that is a question with infinite possibilities. I remember that in first grade, I wanted to be a water park designer. I continued to ask myself this question throughout school, and I continued… Read more »
International Tax and your Career
By Professor Katie Metz, Senior Lecturer at the Kelley School of Business Thinking of investing in NFTs? Interested in exactly what the G20 is discussing this summer? Exploring the possibility of a unique consulting career path? These are just a few of the topics you might investigate when learning about international taxation. When I started… Read more »
Lessons Learned in the 3/2 MBA Program
By James Georgiou, 3/2 MBA Class of 2022 It is hard to believe that it is the summer of 2021. It has been a long, difficult, and rewarding year for me. Some of my closest friends/family battled cancer, mental health issues, and COVID this year. During this time, I was in my first year of… Read more »
Alumni Involvement in the 3/2 MBA Program
By Cole Sears, 3/2 MBA Class of 2018 co-founder of Outpost and a principal of Batshit Crazy Ventures (BCV) 3/2 MBA students are uniquely prepared at graduation to enter the workforce, far more than the average undergraduate or MBA. This is a result of receiving a top-tier education and being given numerous opportunities to… Read more »
Moving On, a 3/2 MBA Retrospective
By Ben Sermersheim, 3/2 MBA Class of 2021 Final grades are posted, the diploma is on its way, and I moved back to my hometown. Supposedly I graduated, but no matter how often people tell me “congratulations,” it doesn’t feel like the right time to close this chapter of my life. While my… Read more »
3/2 MBA and the Value of Experience
By Danny Amato, 3/2 MBA Class of 2021 You might be asking “Is a 3/2 MBA worth it?” Staying in school to pursue your MBA is a big decision. A decision that includes contemplating whether or not you need your MBA, when the right time to get your MBA is, and how to pay… Read more »
Versatility as a Strength of the 3/2 MBA Program
By Caroline Carman, 3/2 MBA Class of 2021 As I enter my last semester of the Kelley School’s 3/2 MBA program, I can confidently say that enrolling in this program and earning this degree is the best academic decision I could have made. Upon entering the Kelley School of Business my freshman year, I… Read more »
Analytics in Accounting: Excel and Beyond
By Nathan E. Myers, 3/2 MBA ‘99, CPA Digital Transformation Consultant Author of Self-Service Data Analytics and Governance for Managers, by Myers and Kogan (Wiley, 2021) There is so much emphasis on data and analytics in the graduate accounting programs. Isn’t learning Excel enough for most accounting applications? Yes and no. Clearly, Excel offers… Read more »