Questrom Means Teamwork
Somewhere towards the end of Mod 2, the second 7-week 3-class series in the first semester, it hits you. It’s a dizzying moment: you’re in the middle of StratSim (a week long management team simulation to create the most profitable company), you have marketing strategy and financial models racing through your brain, and bam–you’re a quarter of the way done with your Questrom MBA. By now, you have had the chance to get to know your classmates, your cohort, and your teammates and you will have learned that what they say is true: some of the best people in the world find themselves at Questrom.
Teamwork is central to the Questrom experience—and not just in that slightly squishy interview answer way. Each Mod has a team capstone project that distills the concepts of the preceding 5 weeks and provides the opportunity to learn from your fellow classmates. Together, you will assess a company for takeover, lead a car company, and work with a live client to tackle a real-life problem. Outside the classroom you and your classmates will team up to lead conferences, consult with nonprofits and small businesses, and enter (and win) case competitions. Questrom brings together a unique set of backgrounds and experiences—my Mod 1 team included students with backgrounds in commercial banking, nonprofit management, disaster recovery, and supply chain—and one of the greatest benefits is the unique perspective each brings to your common project. One person’s consulting background may help you understand that tricky operations concept; someone else’s work in engineering may open up a whole new perspective on a marketing project. It’s a great place to learn together, work together, and build those skills that employers say are the number one reason they prefer Questrom Grads!
Learn more about our team-based approach here.
Emily Racklef is a 1st year Social Impact MBA + MSDi Candidate at the Questrom School of Business