Posts by Alexandra Markovich

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Alexandra (Alex) Markovich was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She attended Florida State University (FSU), where she obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in English. After her time at FSU, she has continued to pursue learning more about the writing industry by enrolling herself in editing certificate programs provided by Poynter Institute and the University of Chicago. In her spare time, you can find Alex working out her local gym, perusing local book stores, taking her dogs to the local dog park, and soaking up the Miami sun!

Published: June 13, 2022

Real Humans of McKinsey: Symone Williams, Cornell Johnson MBA ’19, Engagement Manager

In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Symone Williams, Cornell Johnson MBA ’19, illuminates how business school prepared her for an exciting and fast-paced career in consulting. Read on for her story about joining McKinsey & Company and her advice for current MBA students. Symone Williams, Cornell Johnson MBA ’19, Engagement Manager at McKinsey Age: 30 Hometown: Boston, MA Undergraduate Institution and Major: Columbia University, Barnard College (Urban studies major, Women studies minor) Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration (if applicable): Cornell Johnson, 2019 Pre-MBA Work Experience (years, industry): Read more

Published: June 8, 2022

Real Humans of McKinsey & Company: Dushyanth Nutulapati, Michigan Ross MBA ’21, Associate

From Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Dallas, Texas, Dushyanth Nutulapati walks us through his journey from MBA student at Michigan Ross to associate at McKinsey & Co. in this edition of Real Humans: Alumni. Read on to learn more about Dushyanth’s fascinating story and his advice to current MBA students. Dushyanth Nutulapati, Michigan Ross MBA ’21, Associate at McKinsey & Co. Age: 30 Hometown: Hyderabad, India Undergraduate Institution and Major: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B), Electrical Engineering (B.Tech and M.Tech) Graduate Business School, Graduation Read more

Published: May 26, 2022

Real Humans of McKinsey: Joel Thompson, NYU Stern MBA ’21, Associate

Joel Thompson was a young professional that had acquired a ton of experience in the world of entrepreneurship. But, after running or starting a few companies, he was ready to challenge himself and learn something new. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, he talks about how NYU’s Stern School of Business helped broaden his horizons and reinforced the value of an open mind to help him land at McKinsey. Read on to learn more about his business school experiences and his advice for current MBA students. Joel Thompson, NYU Stern MBA ’21, Associate Read more

Published: May 23, 2022

Real Humans of Google: Rafael Ferreira, CBS MSFE ’19, Software Engineer

Columbia Business School offers more than a leading MBA program, as Rafael Ferreira, CBS MSFE ’19, highlights in this Real Humans: Alumni. Rafael digs into the benefits of studying at CBS and how his Master of Science in Financial Economics helped him land a role at Google. Read on for his story. Rafael Ferreira, CBS MSFE ’19, Software Engineer at Google Age: 27 Hometown: Rio de Janeiro Undergraduate Institution and Major: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Graduate Read more

Published: May 19, 2022

Real Humans of Google: Daphne Amir, Cornell Johnson MBA ’21, Technical Account Manager

For Daphne Amir, earning an MBA at Cornell Johnson was the perfect launchpad to a new career in tech with Google. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, she shares her insights into the leading business school, how the program supported her career and more about joining the tech giant. Daphne Amir, Cornell Johnson MBA ’21, Technical Account Manager at Google Cloud Age: 32 Hometown: Palo Alto, CA Undergraduate Institution and Major: Tufts University, Public Health & American Studies Graduate Business School, Graduation Read more

Published: May 18, 2022

Real Humans of Circle: Kidae Hong, NYU Stern MBA ’21, CEO and Co-Founder

Kidae Hong, NYU Stern MBA ’21, returns to talk about his entrepreneurial venture, Circle, and how Stern empowered his vision in this edition of Real Humans: Alumni. Read on for his insights into entrepreneurship, making the most of business school and more. Kidae Hong, NYU Stern MBA’21, CEO and Co-Founder at Circle Age: 36 Employer & Title: Circle CEO and Co-Founder Hometown: Seoul, South Korea Undergraduate Institution and Major: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Industrial Engineering Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration (if applicable): NYU Stern Read more

Published: May 16, 2022

Real Humans of McKinsey & Company: Mansoor Safi, Northwestern Kellogg MBA ’21, Associate

Many factors can combine to make the perfect place–location, values, fit, ROI, culture and more. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Mansoor Safi, Northwestern Kellogg MBA ’21, digs into the culture and other features that drew him to join Kellogg and then McKinsey on his professional path. Read on for Mansoor’s story and his advice to current MBA students. Mansoor Safi, Northwestern Kellogg MBA ’21, Associate at McKinsey & Company Age: 29 Hometown: Hanover Park, IL Undergraduate Institution Read more

Published: April 28, 2022

Real Humans of BCG: Sarah Doyle, Cornell Johnson MBA ’20, Consultant

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has more than 90 offices in over 50 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa; in this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, we hear from Sarah Doyle, Cornell Johnson MBA ’20, who pursued a summer internship with BCG in the D.C. area and loved it so much, she went back full-time. Read about Sarah’s business school journey and her career advice for prospective MBAs below. Sarah Doyle, Cornell MBA ’20, Consultant at BCG Age: 33 Hometown: Harwich, Massachusetts Undergraduate Read more

Published: April 27, 2022

Real Humans of Google: Chris Ouayoro, USC Marshall MBA ’20, Sr. Financial Analyst

In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Chris Ouayoro, USC Marshall MBA ’20, provides insights into the work culture at Google, how the MBA readied him to contribute to the tech giant, and much more about his journey to becoming a senior financial analyst there. Chris Ouayoro, USC Marshall MBA ’20, Senior Financial Analyst at Google Age: 28 Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Miami, Economics Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration: USC Marshall School of Business, 2020 Read more

Published: April 25, 2022

Real Humans of BCG: Simon Pannatier, INSEAD MBA ’20, Consultant

Once you make it through the admissions process, there can be many exciting peaks — seeing “accepted” in the application portal, leaving a job you’ve outgrown, heading off to a new location and new community to begin the next chapter of your life! The first day of business school is full of promise and hope and determination — the last thing on anyone’s mind when matriculating in 2019 was graduating into a pandemic in 2020. Amidst a cold market, Simon Pannatier, INSEAD MBA ’20, landed a coveted position at BCG. In this edition of Real Read more

Published: April 21, 2022

Real Humans of Microsoft: Marcus Morrissette, Cambridge Judge MBA ’17, Customer Success Manager

Microsoft’s Office 365 is used by an estimated 1 million companies worldwide. As of early 2022, Microsoft Teams had 145 million active users each day. These software are just a part of Microsoft’s Modern Workplace, which is a bundle of services to promote communication, smooth operations, and encourage collaboration within organizations. Marcus Morrissette, Cambridge Judge MBA ’17, draws on his MBA experience everyday in his role as a customer success manager for Microsoft’s Modern Workplace. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Marcus explains how the Cambridge Judge MBA program developed his skill set Read more

Published: April 20, 2022

Real Humans of Google: Karin Bailey, CMU Tepper MBA ’17, Solutions Consultant

Karin Bailey, Carnegie Mellon Tepper MBA ’17, had reached a pivotal point in her career in manufacturing, and she needed to decide to go all-in or switch things up. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Karin talks about how business school empowered many changes, including a switch to tech and full-time job at Google. Karin Bailey, CMU Tepper MBA ’17, Solutions Consultant at Google Age: 35 Hometown: York, Pennsylvania Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Pittsburgh, B.S. Industrial Engineering Graduate Business School, Read more

Published: April 18, 2022

Real Humans of Microsoft: Casey Murphy, HBS MBA ’21, Business Planner

Casey Murphy, HBS MBA ’21, made his way through several pre-conceived notions–what others thought about business school, what others thought about his chances to get in, and even what he initially thought about a particular program–to find the yellow brick road to his dream role. At Harvard Business School, he not only learned the business skills to become a business planner for Microsoft’s Azure division, but also refined his vision and sense of values when it comes to work. Find out more about his journey and what business school can offer below in this Read more

Published: April 14, 2022

Real Humans of Microsoft: Jessica Goldberg, Booth MBA ’19 Product Marketing Manager

Chances are, your first interaction with Microsoft was at a desk, on a computer with a monitor that probably seems comically large now, your leg room narrowed by a tower to power up as well as to store data. That tower now functions in the “cloud”–that mystical platform for data storing and sharing that transcends borders and makes global business seamless. Jessica Goldberg, Chicago Booth MBA ’19, serves as a product marketing manager for Microsoft’s cloud platform, Azure. She identifies key cloud trends, seeks to understand the customer, and contributes to Azure strategy projects. In this Read more

Published: April 13, 2022

Real Human of Apple: Najma Yakob, NYU Stern MBA ’21, Environmental Program Manager

As this generation faces a climate crisis, Najma Yakob is on the offensive, helping tech giant Apple in their mission to become carbon neutral by 2030. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Najma, NYU Stern MBA ’21, talks about how the NYU Stern MBA program empowered her transition to tech, the community she found in business school and more about becoming an environmental program manager at Apple. Najma Yakob, NYU Stern MBA ’21, Program Manager at Apple Age: 29 Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota Undergraduate Institution and Major: Brown University — Economics and Sociology Read more

Published: April 11, 2022

Real Humans of Google: Akshay Sriprasad, Columbia Business School MBA ’20, Product Management

Akshay Sriprasad is on a mission. Multiple missions, in fact. He believes technology can save the world–and you will, too, after reading his story. For Akshay, business leaders have a responsibility to solve the world’s greatest problems and an MBA from Columbia Business School added some fuel to this work. In this Real Humans: Alumni, Akshay talks about the importance of a life/work balance, how CBS supported his dreams and why he has pursued product management at Google, along with a lot more. Akshay Sriprasad, Columbia MBA ’20, Product Management at Read more

Published: April 7, 2022

Real Humans of Bank of America: Brendan Crowley, Wharton MBA ’20, Investment Banking Associate

The MBA is a popular bridge to careers in finance and Brendan Crowley, Wharton MBA ’20, sheds light on how Wharton was uniquely supportive in changing his career trajectory. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Brendan explains how the Wharton MBA helped him pursue a role at Bank of America (BofA), the second-largest banking institution in the U.S., offers insights into his internship there and gives advice for current MBA students. Brendan Crowley, Wharton MBA ’20, Mergers & Acquisitions at Bank of America Age: 34 Hometown: Wooster, Ohio Undergraduate Institution Read more

Published: April 6, 2022

Real Humans of Apollo: Maria Fernanda Yglesias, Northwestern Kellogg MBA ’21, Healthcare Credit Associate

Founded in 1990, Apollo is one of the largest asset managers serving many of the world’s most prominent investors. Having worked in banking previously, joining the company was an easy decision for Maria Fernanda Yglesias, Northwestern Kellogg MBA ’21, when she was offered a full-time position. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Maria talks about how the MBA program at the Kellogg School of Management prepared her for the role at Apollo. Maria Fernanda Yglesias, Northwestern Kellogg MBA ’21, Global Corporate Credit Associate, Healthcare, at Apollo Age: Read more

Published: April 4, 2022

Real Humans of Apple: Ruth Adu-Daako, Stanford MBA/MS, Closed-Loop Program Manager

In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, we hear from Ruth Adu-Daako, Stanford MBA ’18/MS ’19, who explains how her degrees prepared her for her role at Apple. She also offers insights into her non-Apple internships and how those experiences now inform her work as a closed-loop program manager. Ruth Adu-Daako, Stanford MBA ’18/MS ’19, Closed-Loop Program Manager at Apple Age: 30 Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana Undergraduate Institution and Major: The University of Cape Coast, Bachelor of Commerce Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration: Stanford Graduate Read more

Published: March 31, 2022

Real Humans of J.P. Morgan: Brian Guo, Cornell Johnson MBA’ 19, Investment Banking

Given Cornell Johnson’s strong job placement in the finance industry, Brian Guo, Johnson MBA ’19, found it to be a natural stepping stone from asset management to investment banking at J.P. Morgan. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Brian talks about his experiences at Cornell Johnson, how the MBA prepared him for investment banking and his advice for current MBA students. Brian Guo, Cornell MBA ’19, Investment Banking Associate at J.P. Morgan Age: 31 Hometown: Whippany, New Jersey Read more

Published: March 30, 2022

Real Humans of Morgan Stanley: Gabrielle Alves, Michigan Ross MBA ’20, Investment Banking Associate

Morgan Stanley, one of the world’s largest investment banks, has three business units: institutional securities, global wealth management, and investment management. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Gabrielle Alves, Michigan Ross MBA ’20, talks about how b-school helped her land a role there. Though Gabrielle very recently moved to Gap Inc., she talks about the Morgan Stanley recruiting process, what it took to transition from retail to investment banking and more. Gabrielle Alves, Michigan Ross MBA ’20, Investment Banking Associate at Morgan Stanley Age: 30 Hometown: Montclair, New Jersey Read more

Published: March 28, 2022

Real Humans of Disneyland Resort: Casey Brown, USC Marshall MBA ’19, Marketing Strategy Manager

Challenging journeys are a common theme among the Disney classics–Moana, Finding Nemo, Mulan to name a few. Just as Disney characters set out on daring missions, Casey Brown also had a tough dream to achieve: Marketing at Disney. How does one change industries, but also earn the chops for a spot at the best-known resort in the world? In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Casey, USC Marshall MBA ’19, explains how the MBA program prepared her for a pivot to marketing, how she earned the marketing strategy role at Disney and what she wished she Read more

Published: March 24, 2022

Real Humans of BCG: Lilian Izuorah, Duke Fuqua MBA ’21, Consultant

In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, we jump back into the consulting sector to leading consulting firm, Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Lilian Izuorah, Duke Fuqua MBA ’21, wasn’t quite sure where she wanted to land for her post-MBA employment when she matriculated at b-school. Read on for how the Duke Fuqua MBA exposed to her a variety of career paths and prepared her for life as a consultant. Lilian Izuorah, Duke Fuqua MBA ’21, Consultant at BCG Age: 29 Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Benin Read more

Published: March 23, 2022

Real Humans of Bank of America: Chris Shoemaker, Carnegie Mellon Tepper MBA ’16, Investment Banking VP

Get a glimpse into the lifestyle of investment banking, as Chris Shoemaker, CMU Tepper MBA ’16, shares his story of pursuing a role at Bank of America (BofA) through business school in this edition of Real Humans – Alumni. BofA is the second largest banking institution in the U.S. It was founded in San Francisco, though Chris works at the New York headquarters. Read on for his account of the dedication a profession in investment banking takes, tips on landing a role in the industry, how Tepper prepared him for his position and more. Read more

Published: March 21, 2022

Real Humans of Citibank: Anoop Kinjavdekar, Cambridge Judge MBA ’20, Management Associate

Today’s edition of Real Humans – Alumni introduces a management associate at Citibank , Anoop Kinjavdekar, Cambridge Judge MBA ’20. Citibank is one of the “Big Four” banks in the U.S. and a subsidiary of Citigroup. Founded as the City Bank of New York over 200 years ago, the bank now has 2,649 branches in 19 countries. Anoop shares his story from a Citigroup base in Singapore. Below he offers a peek into MBA life at Cambridge Judge, a sense of the work culture at Citibank, and reflection on how he managed to move from semiconductor Read more

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December 19, 2024 10:03pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via portal December 19, 2024

EA: 165

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: Brazil

December 19, 2024 7:32pm ET

Interview Invite to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via email December 19, 2024

GMAT: 645

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Application Location: Texas

Note:

Invited for virtual interview. Applied as part of round 1 Consortium. Had sort of written it off as a rejection after hearing nothing from them since submitting on Oct 15th

December 19, 2024 6:11pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via email December 19, 2024

GPA: 3.8

GRE: 329

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Marketing

Application Location: Italy

Note:

Interviewed 11/24 and got the email today. Reapplicant after being waitlisted last year. Yay!

December 19, 2024 3:42pm ET

Accepted to Yale SOM

Round: Round 1

Received via phone on December 04, 2024

GPA: 3.83

GRE: 326

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: CA

December 19, 2024 3:25pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 2

Received via email December 19, 2024

GPA: 3.8

GRE: 319

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Marketing

Note:

Received application status update email with link to updated portal

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