As this year comes to a close the MBAL program will be introducing its first graduates from the school of business. As we graduate, go on to new endeavors, and find a new career it is hard to not think about the time over the past two years that the ten of us have spent together. In typical programs other than school work students do not have the chance to come together on personal levels with their respectable classmates. Problem based learning has provided us a chance to understand each other’s different styles honing on each person’s abilities and allowing students to be cohesive.
Sure this type of collective agreement between classmates is fun, nothing prepared the class for the experience of a lifetime. The opportunity that the MBAL class received has inevitably led to more opportunities in life and a great understanding of the world we live in. Having traveled to Shanghai, China to learn about the culture, history, business ideals, and intern is an experience that we will never forget and will always carry with us. Not only did this trip revel the opportunity of a life time but it also helped spark closeness between classmates unseen before. Spending everyday with each other was fun and allowed us to coincide on issues in the future. We have a better understanding of peoples thinking due to this experience. Greater friendships were made as a result that will last through the future and hopefully continue for a long period of time.
With graduation upon us it’s offered a chance to reflect on the program in which we enrolled upon two years ago. A new program centered on a new curriculum that was not traditional, were the least of my worries, instead how we would get to intertwine with others stood apart. The class has a mutual respect for each other and it has allowed us all to shine in our own way. This has shown us what our strengths and weaknesses are and will allow us to embrace or change them for the future.
