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🎓🤹♀️ Dive into Melissa's journey, an Access 2023 Fellow who navigated applying to business school while also starting another graduate program. In our latest Fellowship Features video, Melissa offers valuable strategies for anyone considering a dual-degree path or managing multiple educational commitments. 📚💼 🌟 Discover how to craft a compelling narrative that integrates diverse interests—like health policy, economics, and business—and learn tips for managing your time effectively during the application process. Melissa's story is a testament to the diversity of our Access Fellows and the flexible support Access offers, accommodating a wide range of educational backgrounds and commitments. 🚀 👩🎓📈 Whether you're balancing multiple degrees or unique career goals, see how Access can support your journey towards success.

"Timing is everything" and "if it's meant to be, it will be" are familiar sayings many of us have pondered. Last night, at 10:00 PM, everything clicked for me as I completed my first semester with Vanderbilt Peabody College. This journey is just beginning, but I'm committed for the long haul because of the program's exceptional quality and impact. - A year ago, I faced disappointment when I wasn't accepted into a local doctoral program in Business Administration. After some reflection, I resumed my search and decided to aim high by applying to Vanderbilt's Leadership and Learning in Organizations program. As Wayne Gretzky said, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." To my surprise and delight, I was accepted. - Last night's culmination was a testament to this program's value. My team and I collaborated with a local nonprofit in Orlando, designing a dashboard to help track metrics more effectively. This experience was both challenging and rewarding, offering me the meaningful work I'd been seeking. - Life often presents us with unexpected turns, but my path became clear last night. Trusting the process, even when it's unclear, has been invaluable advice for me. Sometimes, all it takes is faith, trust, and a little pixie dust to find your way. #vanderbilt #vanderbiltuniversity #peabody #peabodycollege #leadership #learning #doctoralprogram #doctoralstudent #development #professionaldevelopment #impact #time #faith #trust #pixiedust #disney

🌐 Ivy League Mastery: Deciphering the Art & Science of Decision-Making 🎓✨ I am ecstatic to divulge my latest scholarly conquest at the illustrious Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, an Ivy League bastion of knowledge. My intellectual odyssey through the course "Decision-Making: Blending Art & Science" has culminated in a triumphant 100% grade score. 🏆🧠 This cerebral voyage, steered by the sagacious Professor Sydney Finkelstein, bestowed upon me the acumen to: - Unravel the neuroscientific underpinnings of decision-making, appreciating the cerebral alchemy that orchestrates our choices. - Navigate the labyrinth of emotional biases, emerging with the prowess to calibrate decisions with equanimity and perspicacity. - Synthesize experience and expertise, forging a decision-making crucible that melds intuition with empirical wisdom. With a heart brimming with gratitude, I express my humble gratitude towards Sydney Finkelstein Sir for his erudition and mentorship—a veritable lighthouse in the fog of uncertainty. 🙏 As I stand on the precipice of future endeavors, I am armed with an arsenal of strategies, ready to deploy the quintessence of Ivy League erudition in the theater of professional challenges. #StrategicSavvy #IvyLeagueExcellence #DartmouthDecisions #LeadershipLore #DecisionScience #GradeAChampion 🌟

As I graduate, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to my professors, peers, and family. Your support and encouragement have been invaluable in my success. Here’s to new beginnings! #Senecacollege #Graduation #Honours #Financialplanning

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝑪𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒄 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔? 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒐𝒏 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍, 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚, 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆? The Fellowship journey holds three key chapters, each underpinned by practices of peer connection, exploration & inquiry, systems thinking, and collaboration. 💭 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 – The focus of the journey begins with centering the individual— What motivates you to do the work that you do? Where might we be better placed within the system to change what we want to change? 🤝 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 – Drawing focus to the collective; exploring the opportunities for cross-sector & cross-systems experimentation, facilitating social change in new ways, and collectively problem-solving through practices, such as peer coaching and action learning. 🌱 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 – Collaborative real-world testing of the hypotheses that have emerged from this collective, creative exploration. Supported by funding, these experiments can build and grow beyond the Civic Futures programme and towards a transformative future. Begin your Civic Futures journey today by applying to the 2024-25 Fellowship: https://lnkd.in/ejhj7N95 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒.

This time of year, school and district leaders are straddling two realities- one that closes out the current school year strong and another that prepares for the upcoming school year with all the opportunities that brings. ANet is hosting its final webinar of the school year on Tuesday, April 23, to support school and district leaders in reflecting, prioritizing, and accelerating their efforts in support of closing out this year and setting up next year. https://lnkd.in/eTCZGZX4

Happy Spring! College decision day is about a month or so away, and some students are still grappling with which college to attend next year. This is a high-class problem! Yet, teen indecision is understandable. For many students, deciding where to attend college feels like a make-or-break choice that will affect their future career options and earning potential. I felt the same when I was seventeen.    As a college professor and coach, I guide students to make decisions that are authentic to themselves, rather than succumbing to the pressures and opinions of their peers, social media, or family. Below are two great resources to help with decision-making. The first is a commencement speech by Adam Grant; the other is an article in #HarvardBusinessReview.  Adam Grant on Making the "Right" Decisions - UPenn Commencement Speech 2011. https://lnkd.in/eXcHFr2J "Stop Worrying About Making the Right Decision" Harvard Business Review. https://lnkd.in/eJqD_hzA Good luck to one and all, and as always #KeepCalmAndCollegeOn!

As we count down to graduation, take a moment to meet @CornellDysonSchool’s Zoe Rich ‘24 🎓 Q: What will you always remember about your time at Cornell? A: What I will most remember about my time at Cornell is the people who made it so incredible. I was lucky enough to meet people from all different corners of Cornell, who have become my best friends. Along with this, my professors offered me so much support and guidance throughout my school career that will no doubt leave a lasting impact. Q: What is the most valuable thing you learned in your time at Cornell? A: The most valuable lesson I learned in my time at Cornell is to always be true to yourself, even if you feel that everyone else around you is doing something different. In my opinion, staying authentic to your values and beliefs is the most important thing you can do. Q: How will you use this lesson or knowledge in the future? A: I plan on using this lesson in the future in both my work and personal life. By prioritizing authenticity, I can make sure that I stay true to myself! 📸 Provided by Zoe Rich

What a neat privilege to interview Kim B. Clark. If you don’t know about this man, he has been a major force in changing education around the globe—all the way from the lofty executives at Harvard Business School to young children in 3rd world countries. As a young adult, Kim served an LDS mission, before taking a year to study Brigham Young University. There, he met incredible professors who sparked him with a passion for teaching higher education. He then went to Harvard, where he forefronted incredible studies on innovation in the marketplace.  After his education and some years, he then became the dean of Harvard Business School. After a long and successful career at HBS, he received a special invitation from Gordon B. Hinckley, then acting President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to serve as President of Brigham Young University - Idaho. Although his peers thought he was out of his mind to switch schools, he accepted the role with enthusiasm. During his time at BYUI, Kim played a major role in the development of BYU-Pathway Worldwide, an online worldwide education network that now services more than 70,000 people a year, bringing education to even the poorest of countries. Kim has impacted millions of lives throughout the globe, including my own. Although I attended HBS many years after he left, the legacy and change for good he created helped shape my own character and career for the better. My personal takeaway from Kim’s story is that to make a big impact, you must decide where you wish to end up, and then you must accept the path it takes to get there. You’ll be tempted to stray or give up, but once you demonstrate that you’re not going anywhere, life opens up to you. Kim’s life looks nothing like he thought it would today, but he was fearless in taking those opportunities when they presented themselves. That faith and discipline has allowed him to accomplish in one lifetime what would normally take 10. I can’t recommend that you listen to the full interview with Kim and hear about his amazing story: https://lnkd.in/dHzKYyrP #casestudies #kimbclark #byupathwayworldwide #byupathways #harvardbusinesschool #byui #success #legacy #growth #motivation #bestlife #finance #wealth #reachingyourpotential #faith

Owing to the highly competitive environment at b-schools, where every student is an over-achiever, students and graduates often get lost in self-doubt and imposter syndrome. University of Virginia Darden School of Business' dean, Scott C. Beardsley shared meaningful advice on nurturing self-worth on the commencement day for the graduating MBA Class of 2024. He talked about the need for graduates to look inwards and cultivate their own potential, instead of looking outward and comparing themselves with others or setting unrealistic expectations. He gave this seven-point path to abate the internal strife and work towards realistic self-improvement: ● Stop leaping to self-judgements that pull you down and make you feel inadequate and anxious over not meeting our own prescriptive standards. ● In an age of artificial intelligence, focus “not on AI but I”. Build intelligence about what you as a human learn and feel and how you improve your wellbeing. Instead of focusing on what you don’t have, start by understanding yourself and your unique strengths and virtues. ● Practice gratitude. It is an antidote to envy and self-comparison and increases wellbeing. Believe in yourself, understand your special strengths and values by exercising gratitude for what’s going right and all those who helped you along your journey. A bonus is, bringing gratitude out in other people. ● Remember that your most important investment is in you and your well-being, with a focus on true fulfilment. Many students come to b-school calculating the ROI.  But in your personal journey, the ROI, is the return on “I” or yourself, with the return currency being your own wellbeing and fulfilment. ● Have goals, and make sure they are ones likely to produce happiness and overall well-being. ● Adopt a lifelong learning mindset, seeing even mistakes or missteps as opportunities for learning. When you make mistakes, learn from them instead of self-judging yourself and move on with the learning. When you see a gap, think of it as an opportunity to improve, rather than a problem. ● Choose optimism and hope over pessimism, developing a mindset of optimism in the face of significant and real challenges. https://lnkd.in/ezZ7kGb8