鈥淭hey are the all-in difference makers, curious and galvanizing go-getters, eager to give back to others鈥攔efusing to fit into any stereotype of the young professionals who pursue a graduate degree in business,鈥澛�Poets & Quants聽says of those who made its list of聽聽And among the selected is Katie Philippi, M.B.A. 鈥�17.
Poets and Quants聽is a popular news site devoted to the coverage of business schools. The website made its selections on the basis of discussions with faculty and administrators of the nation鈥檚 top M.B.A. programs.
Philippi focused on marketing in the full-time MBA program and interned at Hasbro in her home state of Rhode Island. She will continue there as an associate brand manager on Hasbro鈥檚 Nerf team.
In written Q&As with all of the Best and Brightest,聽Poets and Quants聽asked, among other questions: What was the most surprising thing about business school for you? In response, the 31-year-old聽聽formed at Boston College.
鈥淚n the past year and a half, I鈥檝e developed a number of significant friendships. I didn鈥檛 realize that I would form such close relationships with my classmates so quickly. Between the classwork (especially all of those group projects!) and social activities, you are able to bond with people in a matter of weeks. It is a great feeling to graduate BC with so many people who I will continue to keep in touch with for years to come,鈥� said Philippi, whose undergraduate degree was in government from Hamilton College in New York.
And what鈥檚 her ultimate long-term professional goal?
鈥淲hen I was in San Diego [working as an advertising account executive], my passion outside of work was volunteering to help foster children better their lives through mentoring and support programs,鈥� Philippi said. 鈥淲orking with and helping children remains a passion of mine and I hope to one day be a chief marketing officer at a company whose mission is related to positively influencing the lives of children.鈥�
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