After graduating from Georgetown University in 2011, I entered the working world with a determined mindset to become an ethical and respected business professional. Much like Georgetown’s academic excellence, Boston College holds its students to a rigorous educational standard, something that I believe to be extremely important to achieve longstanding professional success. Additionally, the School of Management adheres to a Jesuit curriculum that I have built my post-college career upon. I hope to graduate with a business degree attached to the sense of personal fulfillment at a higher educational level that I believe is intrinsic to a Jesuit education.
Boston College offers a curriculum focused on the founding Jesuit principle of community that my intellect thrives in. This was particularly apparent when I learned about the University’s “tradition of service.” As a student at Georgetown I participated in tutoring inner-city children for three years, which gave me a new perspective. I transitioned these service traditions into my executive career while working for Macy’s in New York City. I was a member of the United Way Foundation for two years, helping to foster underprivileged communities. For me, participation in community service not only provides an opportunity to give back, but also allows for the building of teamwork and collaboration that can only come from uniting around a common cause. I believe that leadership in the business world can and should coexist with a strong impetus to serve others.
The teamwork and unity that I was a part of when tutoring or working for charities has enabled me to become a better student and co-worker. Collaboration and communication within a diverse environment is important in both the educational and professional spheres. , While at Macy’s, I learned how pertinent working cross-functionally in teams was to achieving my team’s goals in a fast paced and highly competitive environment. Our Company motto, “teams win,” perfectly describes the effectiveness of working together to achieve excellence. Boston College prides its curriculum on the teambuilding it is associated with. The small class sizes will enable me to work together with my peers to thrive and grow off each other’s strengths and ideas. I know that my collaborative abilities would shine in this environment, and I would especially look forward to the multitude of perspectives to be gained in such learning exercises.
My attraction to this community-based approach is strengthened by my belief that Boston College’s MBA tackles the international perspective that I am specifically looking to become educated in. I spent some time on campus speaking to current MBAs and experiencing the diaspora of perspectives and relishing in the hope that I might be able to contribute and learn from it some day. An environment in which I might actual hear the thoughts on a product from someone who is from China or Romania would allow me to broaden my perspective even further and to gain a greater understanding of cross-cultural branding.