{"id":190,"date":"2012-01-23T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T18:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/questromgrads\/2012\/01\/23\/what-will-you-make-of-your-time-at-bus-school-of-management\/"},"modified":"2012-01-23T14:02:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T18:02:00","slug":"what-will-you-make-of-your-time-at-bus-school-of-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/questromgrads\/2012\/01\/23\/what-will-you-make-of-your-time-at-bus-school-of-management\/","title":{"rendered":"What will you make of your time at BU&#8217;s School of Management?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Post By:<br \/><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Felipe Spinel<\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic\">MBA Candidate, 2012<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;        &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   JA   X-NONE                                                                                                    &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]&gt;  &lt;![endif]-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"font-size:100%\">Two years go by in the blink of an eye and here I am, done with my third semester and feeling a sudden desire for the program to last much longer. While trying to compile a list of the things that have made this one of the most exciting times of my life I came across the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\">  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"font-size:100%\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\">  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><b>World<\/b>. Meeting people from all over the world was inspiring and eye-opening. The cultural differenc<\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%\">es were initially a puzzle and, later on, a source of amusement.<span>  <\/span>For this reason, my wife and I decided that our summer internship was going to be a three-month \u201cexpedition\u201d through Asia. Our trip took us to amazing places like the base camp of Mount Everest, the colored cities, palaces and forts in India\u2019s Rajasthan, the cr<\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%\">owded streets of Mumbai, paradise beaches in Cambodia, the Mekong River in southern Laos, the ancient temples of Angkor and the chaotic, sizzling cities of Vietnam. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\">  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\">  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><b>Friends<\/b>. Not only have the academic qualities of my classma<\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%\">tes permanently raised the bar in class but also their diverse background and personal qualities have created strong, long-lasting friends<\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%\">hips. The Cohorts have made it feel like a family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\">  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"font-size:100%\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\">  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><b>Learning<\/b>. Most of the best professors in my entire life I have met while at BU. Their styles vary incredibly but each one of them has special characteristics that make them outstanding. Whether it was their rigorousness, kindness, counseling, ex<\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%\">perience or simply fun and innovative teaching style, their unique ways definitely made my classes so much more enjoyable. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\">  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"font-size:100%\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\">  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><b>Boston<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%\">. Finally, besides being one of the most innovative cities in the world, Beantown is essentially a huge campus. It is the Amazon jungle of knowledge, a bubbling pot where curiosity, ideas and science meet business and opportuniti<\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%\">es. I have had the chance to spend time on amazing things like setting up an electric car competition with fellow students from MIT, participate in (and win) BU\u2019s Smart Lighting challenge, attend talks of several heads of state, speak to <\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%\">several CEO\u2019s and intern for one of the most exciting Cleantech startups in the country. Networking events are non-stop, entrepreneurship is in the air, and serendipitous connections have happened to me in pubs, coffee shops or random parties at friend\u2019s places. <span style=\"font-size:100%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-d7UEMtNCu7c\/TvIhWMGSBNI\/AAAAAAAAAmU\/lOHLsnxtgyE\/s1600\/Felipe%2BBoston%2BSection%2B-%2BElectric%2BCar%2BCompetition.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;width: 259px;height: 194px\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-d7UEMtNCu7c\/TvIhWMGSBNI\/AAAAAAAAAmU\/lOHLsnxtgyE\/s200\/Felipe%2BBoston%2BSection%2B-%2BElectric%2BCar%2BCompetition.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688645944410768594\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Electric Car Competition<\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ga3QecvfIN8\/TvIf8uko3RI\/AAAAAAAAAl8\/ZvtSdRQj2vE\/s1600\/Felipe%2BBoston%2BSection%2B-%2BMass%2BChallenge%2BDinner%2Bwith%2BGovernor.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;width: 294px;height: 220px\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ga3QecvfIN8\/TvIf8uko3RI\/AAAAAAAAAl8\/ZvtSdRQj2vE\/s320\/Felipe%2BBoston%2BSection%2B-%2BMass%2BChallenge%2BDinner%2Bwith%2BGovernor.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688644407476673810\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Mass Challenge Dinner with the Governor<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ga3QecvfIN8\/TvIf8uko3RI\/AAAAAAAAAl8\/ZvtSdRQj2vE\/s1600\/Felipe%2BBoston%2BSection%2B-%2BMass%2BChallenge%2BDinner%2Bwith%2BGovernor.JPG\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\">  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"font-size:100%\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\">  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"font-size:100%\">BU has offered me all the elements to write my own st<\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%\">ory, what will YOU make out of your time <\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%\">at BU\u2019s School of Management?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nAU_apQ0M3w\/TvIgrkpWqRI\/AAAAAAAAAmI\/PHKdQmsAkYk\/s1600\/Felipe%2BSpinel%2BHead%2BShot.jpeg\"><img style=\"float: left;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;width: 62px;height: 62px\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nAU_apQ0M3w\/TvIgrkpWqRI\/AAAAAAAAAmI\/PHKdQmsAkYk\/s200\/Felipe%2BSpinel%2BHead%2BShot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688645212265949458\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-size:100%\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms\">  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;        &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                             &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]&gt;  &lt;![endif]--><span style=\"font-size:85%\">Felipe Spinel is a second year MBA student concentrating  in strategy and business analysis. He has worked for companies in the IT  and Oil&amp;Gas industries and is passionate for the outdoors, mountain  biking, entrepreneurship and the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"font-size:85%\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms\"><span style=\"font-size:85%\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:85%\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/lg-share-en.gif\" alt=\"Bookmark and Share\" style=\"border:0\" width=\"125\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post By:Felipe Spinel MBA Candidate, 2012 Two years go by in the blink of an eye and here I am, done with my third semester and feeling a sudden desire for the program to last much longer. 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