Posted by: Grace Stephens on September 19, 2019
As my year in Oxford pursuing an MBA draws to a close, I am reminded of the words by Charles Baudelaire to “extract the eternal from the ephemeral.” It’s a finite year in Oxford at SBS, and everyone knows it coming in. Some lament that is only one year early on, instantly finding that they […]
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Posted by: Grace Stephens on June 4, 2019
It’s come to that time now in the MBA where pervasively everyone is saying, “How has time gone so quickly?” It’s not as if we don’t know that it is going to be a fast and intense year. Believe me, we are told that probably 20 times before we ever step foot in Oxford. But […]
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Posted by: Grace Stephens on February 12, 2019
As I think back on this time of year, I remember that last year I was gearing up to head to Oxford for my admissions interview after having received the invitation at the end of January. It was an exciting time, but also a bit nerve-racking. I was thinking through my application for potential questions […]
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Posted by: Grace Stephens on November 27, 2018
Matriculation is one of those weird things I heard about over and over when people mentioned the special “Oxford” things. I would of course ask them many questions on it because it just seemed so foreign to me, and then thought I understood it, but I really did not having now gone through it. I […]
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Posted by: Grace Stephens on September 21, 2018
Q1. In one word, how would your best friend describe you, and how would you manager describe you? Best friend: Renaissance Woman Manager: Self-motivated Q2. Tell us about where you have come from and what has led you to Oxford. I’m originally from the US state of Georgia, but have spent the last 5 years […]
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