Full Time MBA

Before starting my MBA, I had already had some exposure to consulting-style work through pro bono projects. I enjoyed working with organizations, understanding their problems, and developing recommendations. But this summer, during my internship at stradajī, I experienced something different: I was able to work almost like a consultant inside a real business.

This summer, I had the opportunity to intern with a global consulting firm, based out of their Boston office. The internship started toward the end of May and ran through July 31st, and looking back now, those ten weeks feel like they packed in a year's worth of learning and living.

When I started my MBA, if you had told me I would spend this summer falling in love with treasury, I would have laughed. Coming into the MBA, I wanted a role that merged my accounting background, capital markets experience (especially derivatives), and strategy, but treasury never came to mind, and it wasn't a typical, traditional MBA pathway either. My internship this summer in Controllership and Treasury Transformation at Deloitte Consulting changed that.

One of the newest initiatives from the graduate programs at Fisher College of Business is Advantage Columbus and the name fits. Designed to elevate the student experience through exclusive company visits across Columbus, the program offers something rare: direct access to industry leaders, operating environments, and real-world business challenges beyond the classroom.

This spring, I had the opportunity to participate in the COE Summit 2026, and it was a remarkable experience. What made it truly unique was that I got to see the event from two perspectives: as both a volunteer and an attendee.

As we all know, February is the month of love, and I was genuinely excited to attend the OUAB Valentine’s Day Ball at The Ohio State University. The theme was Casino Royale, and for one night, the usual winter grad-school uniform of backpacks, heavy jackets, and sweaters was replaced with tuxedos, gowns, and everyone fully leaning into the theme.

I came into my MBA program with a clear intention: to grow from being technically strong in accounting and finance into someone who can think more broadly about strategy, value creation, and long-term business impact. I wanted transformation not just in what I know, but in how I make decisions. The first semester provided a shared foundation across core disciplines and gradually trained me to see everyday problems through a business lens.

The MBA program is full of a variety of courses, and each offering unique perspective of business. Some of the courses are elective, meaning one has the option to pick and choose those courses, and while others are core courses designed to build a strong foundation. One of the core courses in the second semester of the Full-Time MBA program is Strategy Formulation and Implementation.