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Student Testimonials:
The Consortium
By the time I came back from the Consortium orientation conference held in July in Chicago, I had not only been introduced to several first year fellows and key members of the UT administration, but I had begun to feel the school spirit that makes UT such a special place to be. Thanks to the career fair organized at the conference, I also had a summer internship offer with Charles Schwab and several contacts with interested consortium sponsor firms like Motorola, Sprint, and Proctor and Gamble. Consortium fellows are valued by recruiters, and in an increasingly competitive market the Consortium has given me an edge in many of my job search endeavors. As the McCombsConsortium liaison, I've been given the opportunity to represent the University of Texas at Consortium events and organize orientation for incoming first year fellows into the UT community. It's been another opportunity to continually network and learn the time management skills that I'll, all too soon, need to be using in my marketing internship at Coca-Cola this summer. The Consortium has meant so much more to me than just the financial freedom of a free education. It has continually met my job search and career development needs and has helped me, through networking with other consortium fellows, keep the difficulties of the MBA experience in perspective. I'd invite anyone interested in a graduate degree at the University of Texas to look into the Consortium fellowship. --Stephen Noteboom
On Fitting In
I am from New York City, so the homogeneity of Austin was shocking in the beginning. However, now that I have been living here, I have found many things about Austin that I am really learning to like. And I have made many good friends. --Afolabi "Fola" Ojumu
It's also important to get to know your professors and go to them immediately if you feel you're struggling. If they know you're interested and working hard, they often give you the benefit of the doubt. I feel confident that with my McCombs education I will be able to compete effectively against students from any other top 20 school. --Dominque Bourda
Social Life and International Travel
This Weekend has turned into a Black
Alumni Weekend hosted by the Texas Exes Alumni
Association. This event is held annually in April--just in
time for a much needed escape from school. Want to see
what it was like this year? Check out www.texasrelays.com. --Andrea René Louis
McCombs, Austin, and the BGBA offer all these and more. The BGBA was particularly supportive, providing ready friendship and a true welcome! I am proud to be a member of the Black Graduate Business Association, and I look forward to welcoming new members in the class of 2003. --Kemi Soetan |
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Last updated Thursday, July 11, 2002 |
The
real benefit of a Consortium for Graduate Studies
in Management fellowship is not the MBA education
free of tuition and fees. Beyond the obvious
financial benefits of the fellowship,
the consortium proved to be a means of getting more
out of my MBA experience earlier than most of
my classmates. For first year students like myself who
needed a warm up before reentering the world of
academic pursuit, the Consortium conference in
Chicago was just what I needed. It allowed me to
begin to think about the job hunting, negotiating,
and networking skills I would be using during the
next two years. The fact that it was fun made it less daunting
and reminded me to keep
everything in perspective during my two years at
McCombs. 
As a student pursuing my
master's
in public accounting (MPA), I have found opportunities
to work with some of the most gifted and
intelligent people. Since my undergraduate degree
isn't in accounting, it has been a little
difficult for me, but I have found the environment
in my classes welcoming and the instruction very
helpful. In addition, the job placement services
here at the McCombs School are wonderful. 
