Author: Celina Bontigao

This past summer, I had the privilege of working at JPMorgan Chase & Co. as a Summer Associate for their Chase Associate Program (also known as CAP). CAP is JPMC’s leadership rotational program for MBA candidates and graduates. JPMC directly recruits Fisher MBA candidates, with recruitments starting as early as September. This summer, we had six Fisher MBA candidates working at the JPMC Polaris office in Columbus, Ohio. It definitely made the experience extra special knowing that I had friends to go through the summer with. My experience was beyond amazing!

With the new year comes a new semester, a new team, new classes, and new opportunities in the MBA program! I am so glad that Fisher allows us a good month to breathe, regain our energy, and enjoy our break before coming back to take on the spring semester. Now, I am ready to take on the semester and build from all the things I learned last semester. Here is a quick overview of how my first week back went. Goodbye Old Team and Hello New One I had such a great core team experience last semester. Our team had a great dynamic.

One important aspect that attracted me to pursuing a Fisher MBA, as opposed to other MBA programs, is their emphasis and commitment to training MBA candidates in having a cross-functional approach when it comes to problem-solving and dealing with various business decisions. As first-year MBA students, we attend workshops and integration sessions every week that focus on connecting and merging the myriad of complementary disciplines we tackle in our core classes.