Experience Darden

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Larry Mueller and Merav Frazier. Larry is the Assistant Dean for Global Advising at Darden and Merav is Senior Associate Director of Global Recruitment. We talk with Larrry and Merav about their backgrounds, what they enjoy about working with international students, their advice for incoming students and more. Larry and Merav also reflect on this year’s International Student Orientation Program (ISOP). For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Lindsey Moran. Lindsey is recent graduate in UVA Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2024, and we talk with her about what led her to Darden, how she spent the summer after her first year, her experience with the Prison Reentry Education Program (PREP) and more. We also talk with Lindsey about her interest in healthcare, and her advice for healthcare-focused students at Darden. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Chris Egbert. Chris is a recent graduate in Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2024, and we chat with him about his decision to pursue an MBA, what led him to Darden, what he enjoyed about his time in Charlottesville and more. We also discuss Chris’ interest in healthcare, and he shares his thoughts on opportunities for healthcare-focused students at Darden. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series, a conversation with Professor Michael Ho. We talk with Ho about his background, what led him to Darden, his mergers and acquisitions elective, how his work at Fifth Third Bank informs his classes at Darden and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with two recent graduates from UVA Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2024, Alex Durant and Maximilian Martin. We talk with Alex and Maximilian about their decisions to pursue an MBA, what led them to Darden, the impact of their Darden experience and more. In addition, Alex and Maximilian have recently started a new microfinance venture, Mingle Money, and we talk with them about the inspiration for this idea and their plans for the months ahead.  For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Curie Chang. Curie is a recent graduate in the Full-Time MBA Class of 2024, and she is also the founder of Petrichor, the first apparel manufacturing and disposal startup specializing in zero waste and closed-loop processes. We talk with Curie about her decision to pursue an MBA, what led her to Darden, what inspired her to launch Petrichor, how her venture evolved during her time at Darden, her plans for the months ahead and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Tingting Su. Tingting is a second year student in UVA Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2025, and she is also VP Admissions for Darden’s Graduate Women in Business (GWIB) student organization. We talk with Tingting about her decision to pursue an MBA, what led her to Darden, what GWIB has meant to her during her time at Darden, what she’s looking forward to in the months ahead and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series, a conversation with Professor Ian Appel. His main area of interest is empirical corporate finance, and his recent work studies different types of institutional investors (e.g., index funds, activist hedge funds), corporate environmental behaviors, and governance in decentralized finance.. We talk with Appel about his background, what led him to Darden, his FinTech electives, decentralized finance, cryptocurrency and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series, a conversation with Professor Shane Dikolli. Dikolli’s primary research interests focus on the performance evaluation of CEOs spanning both analytical modeling and empirical analysis, and he currently serves as an editor at The Accounting Review. We talk with Dikolli about his background, what attracted him to Accounting, what led him to Darden, his Strategic Costing elective, his global course in Australia and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Jessa Ursabia. Jessa is a rising second year student in UVA Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2025, and she is also the President of Darden’s Graduate Women in Business Club. In this conversation, we talk with Jessa about her background, her decision to pursue an MBA, applying to Darden through the Consortium, her plans for GWIB in the year ahead, her advice for prospective students and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.