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UCLA Anderson Student Association president Juhie Rathor (’24) and Fully Employed MBA Council president Tiffany Lin (’24) candidly discuss how UCLA Anderson manifests its leadership ethos within the student experience. From clubs to extracurriculars to study groups, there is no shortage of student leadership opportunities.
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Admissions | Anderson Women | Careers and Recruiting | Clubs | Director's Perspective | Full-Time MBAs | General | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Living | MBA Admissions | Student Life | Student Perspectives

First Year Perspectives: From NYC to LA, Building Home and Belonging at Anderson

About Amy: Amy was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, and spent parts of her childhood in Singapore and Pennsylvania. After graduating from high school in Taipei, she moved to Berkeley, California, where she studied Economics and Marketing at the University of California, Berkeley. There, she discovered her passion for…
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First Year Perspectives: My Journey as an International Student Arriving at UCLA Anderson

About Fabian: Fabian grew up in Germany, studied Mechanical Engineering, and earned an M.Sc. from RWTH Aachen University in Germany and from Tsinghua University in China. During this time, he stayed in California three times for several months each: once for a Semester abroad at UCSB in Santa Barbara, once…
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First Year Perspectives: Reflecting on Round 2 - Tips for First Time Applicants

About Esha: Living in eight states throughout her life from the Midwest, East Coast, South, and PNW, Esha is happy to find her new home on the West Coast in sunny Los Angeles. Prior to starting at UCLA Anderson, Esha received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University…
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Day in the Life: Healthcare Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

About Serena: Born and raised with a passion for engineering and healthcare innovation, Serena came to UCLA Anderson to expand her strategic toolkit and accelerate her impact in the medtech space. Before business school, she studied Mechanical Engineering at Rice University and worked as an R&D Engineer at Becton Dickinson,…
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Day in the Life: Product Manager (Non-Tech) at Amazon

About Dani: Born and raised in New York, Danielle moved to LA to attend UCLA Anderson School of Management. Before starting in the Full-Time MBA Program, Danielle went to Skidmore College where she studied English & Business, enabling her to bring together her love of communication and analysis to develop…
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Day in the Life: MBA GBT Marketing Intern at Mattel

About Matt: Matt Roberts grew up in Chicago before heading to the nation’s capital for college at George Washington University where he studied Business Administration with a concentration in marketing. After graduation, Matt went back to his hometown where he spent 6 years working in advertising account management. Matt chose…
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Ph.D. Research

Designing a Scalable Health Hub Model to Expand Access to Affordable Mental Health and Specialized Care in South Africa

(Human Sciences Research Council & Unjani Clinic, SOUTH AFRICA) The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) was established in 1968 as a South African statutory research agency and has grown to become Africa’s largest dedicated research institute in the social sciences and humanities, with the mission to understand and explain social…
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Global Nonprofit Capstone Projects

Exploring the Viability of Floating Farm in Los Angeles: A Circular Urban Agriculture Model for Climate-Resilient Cities

(Floating Farm, NETHERLANDS / USA) Floating Farm, the world’s first floating agricultural platform, was founded in Rotterdam as a response to the vulnerabilities of urban food systems exposed by natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy. The farm operates on a three-tiered barge that integrates dairy production, water filtration and circular waste…
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Global Nonprofit Capstone Projects

Delivering Change:The Educational and Labor Market Effects of Gig Work

Beatriz Rache, Ph.D. student in global economics and management (entered 2022) The rapid expansion of platform-mediated gig work, such as food delivery and ridesharing, has transformed labor markets across the globe. While much of the existing literature focuses on the flexibility and income benefits of gig work in developed…
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Global Nonprofit Capstone Projects

Students Visit Rwanda and Ethiopia and Create Positive Social Impact and Real Value for Their Two Nonprofit Clients for Their Capstone Focused on Global Social Impact Consulting in East Africa

Capstone projects continue to evolve at UCLA Anderson. With the new strategic plan as a guide, FTMBA students have a new set of five faculty-developed options available for their final projects. Up to 25 students enroll in focused seminars led by specially chosen faculty who are experts in the subject…
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Global Management Specialization

Global Management Specialization Graduate: Jillian Zhang

JILLIAN ZHANG is a member of the UCLA Anderson FTMBA Class of 2025 and a Forté Fellow, specializing in social impact and global management. Before Anderson, she spent six years at Rockwell Automation, where she led strategic partner engagements and supported digital transformation initiatives for EV manufacturing clients globally.
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