It feels like yesterday when I wrote a blog about my first month at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. I can’t believe that my first academic year of the MBA program is already over. Reflecting back on a year that zoomed past at a million miles an hour, I would like to share some of my thoughts and experiences. Internship recruiting: Most MBA students would probably agree that this is the most stressful and critical aspect of their first year at the MBA program. I was lucky to receive my first internship offer as early as January. I had applied through the school’s internal recruiting process. The present economic conditions have drastically disturbed the demand-supply equilibrium for popular internship opportunities. As Read More
Category Archives: Admissions
Learning The Ropes: UNC Kenan-Flagler Leadership Immersion
04/08/2013 – 10:36 am
This post was written by current second-year student, Todd Cobb. Todd is participating in the UNC Kenan-Flagler Leadership Immersion for the final seven weeks of his MBA career and wrote this upon returning from Outward Bound; a staple in the Leadership Immersion every year. Outward Bound was an amazing and challenging way to start my last Mod of business school at UNC Kenan-Flagler. After spending two years with PowerPoints, spreadsheets, networking events, and case studies, the sense of mental clarity and personal awareness I found spending a week with my peers without those daily distractions in nature was powerful. I got to test my own limits mentally, physically, and emotionally, but best of all, I developed a deep bond of Read More
To Attend, or Not to Attend – That is the Question
03/21/2013 – 7:36 am
This post was written by first-year student, Joe Zakierski. He attended ASW 2 and is an Investment Management concentrator. Analytical Skills Workshop is the program that UNC Kenan-Flagler offers first year full-time MBA students to experience firsthand what some of the core classes will be like on Day 1. The original goal of the program was to assist new students in their preparation to get ready for the rigorous quantitative curriculum at UNC Kenan-Flagler, but I can tell you that the benefits are much more expansive than that. First, the classes are in a much more relaxed atmosphere and the professors will be the same professors you will have during your first semester at school. This was great for me Read More
Heels 4 Homes 5K: What’s your plan for the morning of April 6th?
03/04/2013 – 8:52 am
The Kenan Flagler Habitat for Humanity partnership began in 2001 and so far we have helped 9 deserving families realize their dream of affordable housing. The partnership has been instrumental in bringing the Kenan Flagler business school community together through opportunities to volunteer at the construction site and participate in various fund raisers. The Heels 4 Homes 5K was created this year with the goal of bringing together not just the Kenan Flagler community, but the entire community of Chapel Hill, encouraging physical activity and creating lasting memories for everyone involved. What makes this run special? Coach Fedora will be giving a pre-race speech and hi-fiving you as you finish in the Kenan Memorial Stadium! You will be running through Read More
Annual Harambee Celebration at KFBS
02/21/2013 – 9:19 am
Blog written by Tiffany Day, MBA 2014 On March 23th at 7pm, in Koury Auditorium at the business school, the Alliance for Minority Business Students (AMBS) of UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School will be presenting HARAMBEE, our annual fashion show fundraiser, which raises money for Global Scholars Academy in Durham, North Carolina. Global Scholars Academy (GSA), formally Union Independent School, strives to create greater developmental equity for Durham youth who represent the greatest risks of academic failure due to significant social, economic, and educational challenges – individually and in their family, neighborhood, and community environments. Learn more about KFBS Professor Dr. Johnson’s role and Global Scholars Academy http://one.unc.edu/inspirational-advocate/ Dr. Johnson founded Union Independent School, which is now Global Scholars Academy on August Read More
Qualities of a Successful MBA Student
02/15/2013 – 9:18 am
So you think you’re ready to return to school to get your MBA, but aren’t sure if your background or business acumen are the right fit for a particular school. While we can’t speak for all schools, we can tell you what qualities we look for in top MBA candidates for the Full-time program at UNC Kenan-Flagler. Let’s start with the basics. Naturally, we expect our students to have a strong intellectual capacity and quantitative ability. These are typical qualities of a successful MBA student. In addition, we also look for our students to maintain a high level of emotional capacity as well; students who are collaborative, passionate and empathetic. It is the combination of these two, seemingly distinct character Read More
Promises to Myself & Tigers in Thailand
02/06/2013 – 3:34 pm
There truly is no other place like it in the world. The grand oak trees lining the streets. The bars. The restaurants. Nearly 300 friends that all live within a few miles of you. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is a town I have loved to call ‘home’ for the past two years. The thought of graduating already makes me want to reminisce, so the thought of leaving halfway through my second year to study abroad was quite a tough decision. Before I started business school, I made myself a promise. I promised myself I would stretch in new ways – I vowed to take elective courses in advanced finance, to run the annual Tar Heel Ten Miler road race, to Read More
5 Reasons You Still Have a Chance of Admission in the Last MBA Application Deadline
02/06/2013 – 7:20 am
So you want to apply for an MBA program that starts this fall, but the only deadline remaining is the last one. You’ve heard that applying during the final round is a waste of time and that your chances of being admitted are slim, especially if you’re an international student. And even if you do get admitted, you’ll need scholarship money in order to afford the cost of the two-year program, but scholarships aren’t usually offered in the last round, so it’s a moot point anyway….right? Well, I don’t want to burst your bubble entirely, so I won’t. There is some truth that goes along with the bad reputation of the final round. Historically, yes, there typically aren’t as many Read More
Why UNC Kenan-Flagler Made Sense to me as a West Coast Applicant
01/17/2013 – 11:21 am
Kendra Leigh Perlitz is a 2011 UNC Kenan-Flagler graduate and a Palo Alto, CA native. Below, she writes about why Kenan-Flagler was the right choice for her in an MBA program. I am a native Californian. After working for five years in a Finance role in the Bay Area, I began my MBA search. Alumni presence on and off campus was critical for any program I applied to because I knew that I wanted to return to San Francisco upon graduation and that I would need assistance when competing with the local, highly-qualified business school graduates. Before I accepted my UNC offer, I attended a UNC-Duke basketball viewing and networking party at Bill Starling’s (CEO of Synecor and BSBA UNC-Chapel Read More
Admissions Tip #3 – The Interview
12/11/2012 – 3:06 pm
As the final posting in our series of Admissions Tips for this application season, we wanted to give you the best advice possible when preparing for your MBA interview. Remember to get it scheduled as soon as possible, so you don’t miss the completion deadline! Below, we have outlined several pieces of guidance for you as you ready yourself before the interview, during the interview and after the interview. Before the Interview: Do your homework about UNC Kenan-Flagler, or whatever school it may be that you are interviewing with. Visit their website, network with alumni at events and reach out to current students. The MBA Ambassadors at Kenan-Flagler are an amazing resource for you and are eager to answer any Read More